Job offer
FIELD COORDINATOR – AFGHANISTAN
Published on 28 Aug. 2026, Updated on 29 Aug. 2026
- Fixed Term Contract
- 6 months
- Start date : 01/11/2026
Our work environment
Afghanistan remains one of the world's most protracted and complex humanitarian crises. Decades of conflict, political transition, economic collapse, and recurrent natural hazards—including droughts and a recent earthquake—have severely eroded livelihoods, basic services, and coping mechanisms. Over half of the population requires humanitarian assistance, with acute food insecurity and critically high malnutrition rates, particularly among children, further compounded by large scale returns of Afghans from neighboring countries. Humanitarian actors operate in an increasingly constrained and complex environment. At the same time, humanitarian funding continues to decline despite escalating needs, threatening the continuity of life saving assistance and placing millions at heightened risk. Action Against Hunger (ACF) has been present in Afghanistan since 1979. The current country strategy prioritizes a more integrated approach to addressing the underlying drivers of malnutrition, with a strong focus on community based programming, localization, and sustained emergency preparedness and response capacity.
Your position and responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Country Director, your missions will be as follows :
- Contribute to Action Against Hunger country strategy development and program design
- Coordinate Field Operations and Integrated Program Implementation
- Strengthen Local Partnerships, Community Engagement and Localization at Field level
- Manage the team at field level with technical support from Head of Departments
- Facilitate Effective Coordination and Collaboration with the Coordination Team
- Security and Access
© Elise Blanchard pour Action contre la Faim
Your profile
You hold a degree in a related field such as Humanitarian Action, International Relations, Development Studies, or a related field.
You have a minimum of 3 years experience in a senior management role with humanitarian and/or development organisations, in a similar context.
You have experience in project management.
You have strong managerial competencies including: strategic planning and operational management; budget and resource management; security and access management; communication, coordination, facilitation.
You have negotiation skills; leadership, people management, coaching, and team development skills.
ACF is committed to people with disabilities and actively fights against all forms of discrimination.
Your employment conditions
National applications :
- 6-months contract according to the internal and national salary conditions of ACF in Afghanistan
International applications :
- Fixed term contract under French legislation: 6 months
- Monthly gross salary from 2597 to 2968€ upon experience, including 13th month
- Reimbursement of the pension insurance for non-French citizens: 16% of the gross monthly salary
- Annual salary increase: 6% increase after and each 12 months of continuous contract
- Monthly per diem and living allowance: 682€ net, field paidMonthly country allowance: 450€
- Cold allowance: Reimbursement for the purchase of winter equipment for a maximum of 380€ per person per year in severe cold contexts
- Child allowance: 1500€ per year per child present in the country of origin (maximum 6000€/year)
- Transportation and accommodation: Coverage of transportation costs and guest house
- Medical coverage: ACF covers 100% of the health and repatriation insurance agreement fees, for your medical expenses, and up to 1 month after the end of your contract.
- Salary sustainment measures (sickness, paternity, maternity)
- Leaves and RnR: 25 days of paid leaves per year, 20 RnR per year, airfare reimbursement with a ceiling to get to the chosen break destination, and 215 € for each RnR period
- Accompaniment and trainings:
- Follow-up and support for career development
- Free and unlimited access to the e-learning platform Talentsoft
Why join us?
Working in Afghanistan is both deeply meaningful and uniquely
complex. We are seeking a Field Coordinator who can work independently in a remote setting. His role offers a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact by supporting integrated and community-based approaches that address the root causes of malnutrition, strengthen local ownership, and build community resilience.
