Agriculture Economist Roster

Position Title: Agriculture Economist Roster

2026-01-18 Kabul Full Time 25

Job Location:	Kabul
Nationality:	National
Category:	Program
Employment Type:	Full Time
Salary:	As Per Organization Salary Scale
Vacancy Number:	VA-06-2026
No. Of Jobs:	1
City:	Kabul, Laghman & Nangarhar Provinces (with field travel)

Organization:	ACDO
Years of Experience:	Minimum 8 years of relevant experience
Contract Duration:	12 Months
Gender:	Male
Education:	Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics
Close date:	2026-01-18

About ACDO:

Asia Community Development Organization (ACDO) is an Afghan non-governmental, non-political, and non-profit humanitarian organization established in 2014 and registered with the Government of Afghanistan under the supervision of Ministry of Economy (MoEc) with a mission to provide humanitarian and development assistance to the vulnerable, at-risk, and underserved people throughout the country.

ACDO responds to the needs of deprived and marginalized rural and urban communities by managing and utilizing the available scarce resources in a well-organized, efficient, effective, transparent, and dignified manner to enhance resilience, boost access to education, health services, and infrastructure, ensure food and livelihood security, and promote social protection and inclusion.

ACDO has an active presence in most parts of the country and intends to expand its operations to the remaining provinces, as to transform itself into a leading and developed organization that will deliver to and support large number of people who have been affected by the long-protracted and sudden on-set emergencies and regardless of the hardest circumstances that exist in Afghanistan, ACDO has managed to deliver humanitarian and development assistance in most part of country

Job Descriptions:

The Agriculture Economist will support market analysis, value chain development, farmer aggregation, and market linkage activities to enhance income-generation outcomes.

Conduct agricultural market and value chain assessments
Identify market opportunities, traders, and off-takers
Support farmer group formation and collective marketing
Facilitate business-to-business (B2B) linkages
Provide technical input to agri-SME support and grant mechanisms
Monitor market outcomes and income-related indicators
Contribute to technical reporting and documentation

Perform any other related tasks assigned by the supervisor/SMT

Job Requirements:

Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics

Minimum 8 years of relevant experience
Demonstrated experience in market systems and value chain development
Experience working with smallholder farmers and Agri-SMEs
Experience in humanitarian–development programming preferred
Market analysis and data interpretation
Private sector engagement
Communication and facilitation skills

Skills:

Strong oral and written communication skills in Dari and Pashto, English skills will be an asset.
Knowledge of the community structure, dynamics, and development.
At least 4 years of experience working with government and/or NGOs in hygiene promotion in the fragile environment/region.
Knowledge of the value of education in Holy Islam, child development, and the current trends of education in Afghanistan.
Ability to cope well under pressure, work irregular hours, and meet tight deadlines.
Sound organizational skills and ability to prioritize and deliver assignments promptly often under severe time pressures.
Experience in needs assessment, project monitoring & evaluation, and program development
Good knowledge and experience in Afghanistan Humanitarian system/context, WASH and Emergencies.
Experience in coordination with government authorities, communities, donors, and beneficiaries.

Language skills:

Fluent oral and written skills in Dari and Pashto, fluent in English will be a plus point

Submission Guidelines:

Qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the position and submit their applications (Cover Letter and CV together) NOT Educational and Work Certificates, to the attention of the Human Resource Department at https://acdo.org/apply/agriculture-economist-roster-84 until 04:00 pm (Afghanistan Standard Time) on 18-Jan-2026.

Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test and consequently for an interview. If you are not contacted TWO WEEKS after the closing date, please know that your application has not been successful for the post.