Context :

Terre des hommes (Tdh) has been working in Afghanistan since 1995. In 2023, Tdh provided humanitarian

assistance and protection to very vulnerable children and families who often did not have at all access to

basic services in 4 provinces: Nangarhar, Herat, Kandahar and Kabul.

In Afghanistan, Tdh's work focuses on two main components: general health centered around maternal and

child health and child protection. Since August 2021 and the regain of power by the Taliban, Tdh has also

integrated a multi-purpose cash component, sub-grants and vocational training to meet the basic needs of

the population. Indeed, due to the economic crisis generated by this political unrest, combined with

international sanctions and constant natural disasters, the entire public system has collapsed. Today, the

population depends almost exclusively on humanitarian aid - which is diminishing - to meet its basic needs

as well as to access health and education services.

It is estimated that, out of a population of over 42 million people, 29.2 million are in need of humanitarian

aid. As families struggle to make ends meet, children and women suffer directly from the consequences of

the deteriorating overall humanitarian situation. Negative coping mechanisms include the reduction of

expenditure considered non-essential, such as maternal, newborn and child health care (MNCH), and/or

the involvement of children in harmful practices to contribute to household expenditure, in particular child

labour for boys and early marriage for girls.

As well as facing a dramatic political, economic and human and women rights context, while humanitarian

space continues to shrink, Afghanistan is also having to cope with a steady increase in the number of

internally displaced persons and returnees. A humanitarian disaster is currently unfolding on the border

between Afghanistan and Pakistan, as undocumented Afghans are being sent back from Pakistan. It is

estimated that this current situation will develop into a protracted humanitarian crisis that Afghanistan will

have to face in the coming months and year.

Responsibilities :

• Under the supervision of the Head of Delegation, he/she ensures the roll-out of the program

• strategy in his/her field of expertise at the national level as aligned with the delegation strategy and
• plan of action, and as such he/she is the guarantor of the national impact of Terre des hommes in
• his/her field of expertise.

• He/She is in charge of developing, improving and consolidating, and improving the implementation

• of programming across the country.

• He/She is in charge of overseeing specialized program coordinators and ensuring quality control

• and sound financial management.

• He/She coordinates the development of new proposals with a focus on the technical approach and

• staffing structure and contributes to securing the required resources (financial and human) in the
• delegation with the support services involved.

• He/She contributes to the coordination with existing donors and the development of partnerships

• with new donors.

• He/She contributes to steering the program by implementing and following up indicators, especially

• concerning the cross-cutting themes of his/her field.

• He/She develops and fosters innovation in the program in the country.
• He/She supports the implementation of the insurance system and quality control for the projects of

• the program in the country.

• He/She coordinates closely with counterparts in the regional office and at HQ to discuss

• innovations, partnership, and the sharing of knowledge of his/her program in the country.

• He/She is in charge of running and developing the program‘s strategic partnerships in the

• Delegation.

• He/She is responsible for and accountable to beneficiaries, collaborators and donors.
• He/She ensures close coordination with the Support Service Coordinator, the Safety & Security

• Manager and the Grants & Reporting Manager to ensure the smooth implementation of
• programming and address issues as they arise in a timely manner.

• He/She ensures that teams and partners have learned the security policies and the general code
• of conduct and comply with them at all times.