Position Title: Project Officer
2026-04-22        Kandahar       Full Time        22
Job Location: Kandahar
Nationality: Afghan
Category: Agriculture
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary: As KRO Salary scale
Vacancy Number: KRO-AFG-333
No. Of Jobs: 1
City: Kandahar
Organization: Kandahar Refugee Organization
Years of Experience: • 3-5 years’ working experience in similar roles in the field of food security and nutrition livelihood agriculture extension value chain and marketing linkages projects with INGOs or NGOS.
Contract Duration: 6 Months
Gender: Male
Education: • Bachelor’s degree in agriculture/livestock management, social science, business administration or similar related field.
Close date: 2026-04-22


About Kandahar Refugee Organization:

Kandahar Refugee Organization (KRO) is a national-level, non-political, non-profit, non-governmental organization working for humanitarian and rehabilitation roots in Afghanistan. Further, KRO is an Afghan organization that is committed to the development of the local economy and building local capacity for sustainable development. Thus, we have an established specialized network in many provinces of the country in order to design, implement related activities in the field of food security, research, capacity building, disaster management, and placement.

Job Descriptions:

The project officer is responsible for handling ongoing project activities and working closely with team members to ensure that all project requirements, deadlines, and schedules are on track and are based on project timeline.

 

Major Areas of Responsibility:

The major responsibilities of project officer are planning, managing, monitoring, coordination, documentation and preparing project status report from ideation through to completion of the project.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Referring any project related issues directly to project manager through any appropriate channel.
  • To develop proper weekly and monthly plans for the implementation of project activities.
  • Manage, monitor and evaluate implementation of the project activities in all targeted communities of targeted districts.
  • Prepare regular weekly and monthly reports of the project activities and share directly with project manager in a timely manner.
  • Coordination and communication with relevant stakeholders while the project manager should be in the loop.
  • Attending coordination meetings arranged by line departments and share the reports with project manager.
  • Ensure that all operations and implementations of the project are according to the organizational rules and policies and align with donor requirements.
  • Regular monitoring of the project activities in order to track the project as per requirements and schedule.
  • Raising and processing PRs and keep the records in the file.  
  • Providing the logbooks for NFI kits.
  • Management of all distribution in all targeted districts.
  • Following up any related issues regarding warehouse and receiving NFI kits with the logistic department.
  • Training the staff (warehouse guards/cleaner and storekeepers)
  • Ensure, proper documentation of project activities including beneficiary data (Distribution logbook, trainings lists, training database), plans, official head letters, reports, meeting minutes etc.
  • Checking of beneficiaries and kobo data on daily and weekly basis.

    The project officer is responsible for handling ongoing project activities and working closely with team members to ensure that all project requirements, deadlines, and schedules are on track and are based on project timeline.

     

    Major Areas of Responsibility:

    The major responsibilities of project officer are planning, managing, monitoring, coordination, documentation and preparing project status report from ideation through to completion of the project.

    Main Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Referring any project related issues directly to project manager through any appropriate channel.
  • To develop proper weekly and monthly plans for the implementation of project activities.
  • Manage, monitor and evaluate implementation of the project activities in all targeted communities of targeted districts.
  • Prepare regular weekly and monthly reports of the project activities and share directly with project manager in a timely manner.
  • Coordination and communication with relevant stakeholders while the project manager should be in the loop.
  • Attending coordination meetings arranged by line departments and share the reports with project manager.
  • Ensure that all operations and implementations of the project are according to the organizational rules and policies and align with donor requirements.
  • Regular monitoring of the project activities in order to track the project as per requirements and schedule.
  • Raising and processing PRs and keep the records in the file.  
  • Providing the logbooks for NFI kits.
  • Management of all distribution in all targeted districts.
  • Following up any related issues regarding warehouse and receiving NFI kits with the logistic department.
  • Training the staff (warehouse guards/cleaner and storekeepers)
  • Ensure, proper documentation of project activities including beneficiary data (Distribution logbook, trainings lists, training database), plans, official head letters, reports, meeting minutes etc.
  • Checking of beneficiaries and kobo data on daily and weekly basis.
Job Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree in agriculture/livestock management, social science, business administration or similar related field.
  • 3-5 years’ working experience in similar roles in the field of food security and nutrition livelihood agriculture extension value chain and marketing linkages projects with INGOs or NGOS.
  • Excellent communication skills and English proficiency, both oral and written.
  • Excellent computer skills in word processing and excel.
  • Outstanding team building and management skills.
  • Having negotiation and decision-making skills.
  • Ability to make decisions and get measurable results through a diverse team.
  • Ability to manage and direct a multicultural and multi-disciplinary team.
  • Time management and organization skills.

Inclusion Statement:

  • KRO maintains a stringent zero-tolerance policy towards any behavior that contradicts its objectives, encompassing sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. Moreover, KRO is committed to upholding comprehensive child safeguarding principles. Consequently, all prospective candidates will be held accountable to these high standards and principles, necessitating thorough reference and background checks. These checks will involve verifying academic credentials and employment history. Additionally, selected candidates may be requested to furnish supplementary information to facilitate the background check process.
Submission Guidelines:

The intersted applicants can submit thier application by clicking the apply option below.

Submission Email:

https://kro-af.org/job/Project%20Officer%20/142

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