Capacity Strengthening Support Manager

Position Title: Capacity Strengthening Support Manager

2026-03-25 Kabul Full Time 45

Job Location:	Kabul
Nationality:	National
Category:	Program
Employment Type:	Full Time
Salary:	Salary and conditions are according to ACBAR’s salary scale.
Vacancy Number:	CSSM-26
No. Of Jobs:	1
City:	Kabul

Organization:	ACBAR
Years of Experience:	Minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience leading and managing humanitarian or development programs with an international or national NGO. Specific expertise may be either in program implementation or program administration/operations
Contract Duration:	Contract is through 31 December, 2026, renewable on an annual basis depending on funding and performance.
Gender:	Male/Female
Education:	Bachelor’s degree from an accredited academic institution, preferably in humanitarian or development studies, training/education, and/or management or business, Master’s Degree preferred.
Close date:	2026-03-25

About ACBAR:

The Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief and Development (ACBAR) is an independent forum founded in 1988 in response to the demand from NGOs working with Afghan refugees in Pakistan and across the border in Afghanistan to more efficiently coordinate assistance and delivery of services. With its main office in Kabul since 2002, and seven regional offices supporting our work across the country, ACBAR brings together more than 200 National and International NGOs working in all sectors of humanitarian assistance and development in Afghanistan. ACBAR’s strategic pillars of service to its members include coordination and information sharing, advocacy for enabling environments, and supporting capacity strengthening and organizational development for our members. ACBAR has a mission to provide an efficient platform for members to carry out effective humanitarian, development, and peace building activities in Afghanistan. The members are the drive behind ACBAR, and their active participation is essential to ACBAR’s continued dynamism.

For more than ten years, ACBAR has supported its members with programs designed to raise the internal capacity of national and local NGO’s to successfully acquire and implement humanitarian and development programs. Through the various “Twinning” programs that ACBAR has implemented, more than 100 NGO partners have received this support, with many going on to become strong, influential NGO leaders across the country. But as the operating context and funding environment continues to change, ACBAR will transition our capacity strengthening program to a service-oriented model that builds off the knowledge and experience we have gained as an organization under past programs, while making our services accessible to more members and more fit-for-purpose in the current environment.

Job Descriptions:

ACBAR is hiring a Capacity Strengthening (CS) Support Manager to lead our transition from a limited Twinning-style capacity development program to a service-oriented model that supports a greater number of national and local NGO partners at both the national level in Kabul, as well as at the provincial level throughout the country. Working alongside ACBAR’s Head of Programs, the CS Support Manager will lead a team of 6-8 colleagues to develop program tools, SOP’s and other documentation to support a robust program of services that will engage national NGOs to improve their performance and deliver in several key areas, including program planning and development, project and field-level implementation, internal operational capacity, and accountability and inclusion. The CS Support Manager will co-lead the development of new pilot programs that will support greater capacity strengthening for NGO’s who have previously completed Twinning programs, and work alongside other programs department colleagues to facilitate an integrated approach that supports localisation, organizational development and coordination.

ESSENTIAL TASKS AND DELIVERABLES

Lead and manage a team of 6-8 Capacity Strengthening Support Staff, including four Specialists who provide hands-on, tailored support to national and local NGO’s requesting assistance from ACBAR. This will include leading regular team meetings, ensuring that all staff members are on-track with their performance, and providing regular updates to the Head of Programs on team progress.
Lead development of key program tools and operating procedures required to transition the current capacity development activities to a new program with a different set of deliverables.
Manage day-to-day implementation of project activities and deliverables, including assessing service requests from national and local NGO partners, assigning tasks and work plans to specialists, managing case loads of specialists, and ensuring that ACBAR is meeting our program obligations according to the project work plan.
Support CS Specialists to provide technical support to national and local NGO members, as required.
Support the Localisation Technical Working Group (LTWG) to develop comprehensive coordination mechanisms to better align capacity strengthening programs across all humanitarian and basic needs programs, including NGO’s, UN Agencies and Donors.
Support the development and implementation of monitoring and assessment tools, as well as programmatic follow-up mechanisms, to assess the impact of project activities. This includes working closely with the MEAL department to review the activities in the program MEAL plan and logframe for timely completion.
Travel to regional offices to support on capacity strengthening service delivery to local NGO’s not based in Kabul.
Support administrative management of aspects of the grant deliverables, including developing written reports, reviewing budgets, tracking staffing and procurement plans, and other such tasks required to successfully manage the designated activities of the program.
As requested, support training department activities and help align the work of the capacity strengthening support department with the activities of the training department.
Provide representation to outside parties, including ACBAR members, UN agencies, donors, and others on specific capacity strengthening program deliverables, as requested by the Head of Programs.
Other key tasks assigned by the Head of Programs to advance the

Job Requirements:

EDUCATION, TRAINING and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited academic institution, preferably in humanitarian or development studies, training/education, and/or management or business, Master’s Degree preferred.
Minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience leading and managing humanitarian or development programs with an international or national NGO. Specific expertise may be either in program implementation or program administration/operations.
At least two-to-three years of experience managing programs that support training to or within NGO’s or CSO’s.

OTHER REQUIRED SKILLS:

Excellent writing and verbal skills in English, as well as in either Dari or Pashto.
Demonstrated experience developing and implementing training or capacity development programs for staff members within NGOs.
Proven experience developing program documents, operating procedures and manuals, work plans, progress reports, etc. necessary to successfully implement ongoing programs.
Proven experience successfully managing project budgets and expenditures.
Proven experience leading teams of up to 10 staff members, including day-to-day management of tasks and work load, as well as completing adequate performance management.
Demonstrated to commitment to accountability, equity and inclusion in leading project teams and program implementation.
Excellent management skills between various departments within ACBAR, including but not limited to finance, administration, human resources, procurement and logistics, MEAL, and others.

Submission Guidelines:

If you possess the necessary qualifications and experience, we invite you to complete the form using the link provided below by March. 25, 2026. Prepare your CV and cover letter as a single file before applying; you will have to attach them.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Notes:

Please be informed that the written test and interview will be conducted only in person.

Job Application Form Link: https://form.acbar.org/app/form?id=nn5Mbw