Business Development/Women’s Empowerment Specialist
2026-06-13        Ghazni, Paktia       Full Time        78
Job Location: Ghazni, Paktia
Nationality: National
Category: Business Development, Other
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary: 120,000 AFN
Vacancy Number: APBHO-PK-GH-2026-01
No. Of Jobs: 2
City: Ghazni, Paktia
Organization: Afghan Peace Builders Humanitarian Organization (APBHO)
Years of Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in business development, livelihoods, or entrepreneurship
Contract Duration: 6 Months with Possibility of Extension
Gender: Female
Education:
Close date: 2026-06-13

About Afghan Peace Builders Humanitarian Organization (APBHO):

Afghan Peace Builders Humanitarian Organization APBHO has emerged as a non-governmental, non-political, not-for-profit organization in April 2019 with its long experience as a team (Youth Council) advocating for the rights of communities especially children and women affected by conflicts, and humanitarian crisis in fragile settings.

Afghan Peace Builders Humanitarian Organization APBHO has emerged as a non-governmental, non-political, not-for-profit organization in April 2019 with its long experience as a team (Youth Council) advocating for the rights of communities especially children and women affected by conflicts, and humanitarian crisis in fragile settings.

Most of APBHO’s peacebuilding efforts focus on community-based conflict resolution and environmental peace-building on grass-root level.  APBHO aims to shift repressive gender norms and equip citizens with the skills to resolve any type of differences and conflicts non-violently.

Most of APBHO’s peacebuilding efforts focus on community-based conflict resolution and environmental peace-building on grass-root level.  APBHO aims to shift repressive gender norms and equip citizens with the skills to resolve any type of differences and conflicts non-violently.

Afghan Peace Builders Humanitarian Organization (APBHO) strategically implements sustainable economic empowerment/asset creation, time-critical emergency responses with various commodities including Food and Non-Food Items, research, advocacy, and promotion of peace projects with a cross-cutting focus on youth and women.

Afghan Peace Builders Humanitarian Organization (APBHO) strategically implements sustainable economic empowerment/asset creation, time-critical emergency responses with various commodities including Food and Non-Food Items, research, advocacy, and promotion of peace projects with a cross-cutting focus on youth and women.
Job Descriptions:

Position Summary

Position Summary Position Summary

The Business Development/Women's Empowerment Specialist will lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of business development, entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and women's economic empowerment interventions across the Southeast Region. The incumbent will support vulnerable women, returnees, IDPs, youth, self-help groups (SHGs), cooperatives, and micro-enterprises to improve their livelihoods, access markets, and achieve sustainable economic growth.

The Business Development/Women's Empowerment Specialist will lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of business development, entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and women's economic empowerment interventions across the Southeast Region. The incumbent will support vulnerable women, returnees, IDPs, youth, self-help groups (SHGs), cooperatives, and micro-enterprises to improve their livelihoods, access markets, and achieve sustainable economic growth.

The position will work closely with government institutions, private-sector actors, financial institutions, community structures, and development partners to strengthen local economic opportunities and promote women's participation in economic activities.

The position will work closely with government institutions, private-sector actors, financial institutions, community structures, and development partners to strengthen local economic opportunities and promote women's participation in economic activities.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Key Duties and Responsibilities Key Duties and Responsibilities Key Duties and Responsibilities

1. Business Development and Entrepreneurship

1. Business Development and Entrepreneurship 1. Business Development and Entrepreneurship
  • Conduct market assessments and identify viable business opportunities for women and vulnerable households.
  • Develop business development strategies and livelihood improvement plans.
  • Support beneficiaries in preparing business plans and business growth plans.
  • Provide coaching and mentoring services to entrepreneurs and small businesses.
  • Promote entrepreneurship and self-employment opportunities among project beneficiaries.
  • Facilitate access to startup resources and business support services.
  • Conduct market assessments and identify viable business opportunities for women and vulnerable households.
    • Conduct market assessments and identify viable business opportunities for women and vulnerable households.
  • Develop business development strategies and livelihood improvement plans.
    • Develop business development strategies and livelihood improvement plans.
  • Support beneficiaries in preparing business plans and business growth plans.
    • Support beneficiaries in preparing business plans and business growth plans.
  • Provide coaching and mentoring services to entrepreneurs and small businesses.
    • Provide coaching and mentoring services to entrepreneurs and small businesses.
  • Promote entrepreneurship and self-employment opportunities among project beneficiaries.
    • Promote entrepreneurship and self-employment opportunities among project beneficiaries.
  • Facilitate access to startup resources and business support services.
    • Facilitate access to startup resources and business support services.

    2. Women's Economic Empowerment

    2. Women's Economic Empowerment 2. Women's Economic Empowerment Women's Economic Empowerment
    • Lead women's economic empowerment initiatives across project target areas.
    • Promote women's participation in income-generating activities and local economic development.
    • Support the establishment and strengthening of women-led businesses and enterprises.
    • Facilitate the formation and strengthening of women's Self-Help Groups (SHGs).
    • Build women's leadership, negotiation, communication, and decision-making skills.
    • Identify and address barriers limiting women's participation in economic activities.
  • Lead women's economic empowerment initiatives across project target areas.
    • Lead women's economic empowerment initiatives across project target areas.
  • Promote women's participation in income-generating activities and local economic development.
    • Promote women's participation in income-generating activities and local economic development.
  • Support the establishment and strengthening of women-led businesses and enterprises.
    • Support the establishment and strengthening of women-led businesses and enterprises.
  • Facilitate the formation and strengthening of women's Self-Help Groups (SHGs).
    • Facilitate the formation and strengthening of women's Self-Help Groups (SHGs).
  • Build women's leadership, negotiation, communication, and decision-making skills.
    • Build women's leadership, negotiation, communication, and decision-making skills.
  • Identify and address barriers limiting women's participation in economic activities.
    • Identify and address barriers limiting women's participation in economic activities.

    3. Financial Inclusion and Financial Literacy

    3. Financial Inclusion and Financial Literacy 3. Financial Inclusion and Financial Literacy 3. Financial Inclusion and Financial Literacy
    • Conduct financial literacy training for beneficiaries.
    • Promote savings culture through SHGs, Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs), and community savings groups.
    • Facilitate beneficiaries' access to financial institutions and financial services.
  • Conduct financial literacy training for beneficiaries.
    • Conduct financial literacy training for beneficiaries.
  • Promote savings culture through SHGs, Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs), and community savings groups.
    • Promote savings culture through SHGs, Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs), and community savings groups.
  • Facilitate beneficiaries' access to financial institutions and financial services.
    • Facilitate beneficiaries' access to financial institutions and financial services.
    • Train beneficiaries on:
      • Household budgeting
      • Savings and investment
      • Financial planning
      • Loan management
      • Record keeping
      • Business financial management
  • Train beneficiaries on:
    • Household budgeting
    • Savings and investment
    • Financial planning
    • Loan management
    • Record keeping
    • Business financial management
    • Train beneficiaries on: Train beneficiaries on: Train beneficiaries on:
    • Household budgeting
    • Savings and investment
    • Financial planning
    • Loan management
    • Record keeping
    • Business financial management
  • Household budgeting
    • Household budgeting
  • Savings and investment
    • Savings and investment
  • Financial planning
    • Financial planning
  • Loan management
    • Loan management
  • Record keeping
    • Record keeping
  • Business financial management
    • Business financial management

    4. Capacity Building and Training

    4. Capacity Building and Training 4. Capacity Building and Training 4. Capacity Building and Training
    • Develop and deliver training modules on:
      • Entrepreneurship Development
      • Business Planning
      • Marketing and Sales
      • Customer Service
      • Financial Literacy
      • Cooperative Management
      • Leadership Development
      • Women's Empowerment
      • Market Systems Development
  • Develop and deliver training modules on:
    • Entrepreneurship Development
    • Business Planning
    • Marketing and Sales
    • Customer Service
    • Financial Literacy
    • Cooperative Management
    • Leadership Development
    • Women's Empowerment
    • Market Systems Development
    • Develop and deliver training modules on: Develop and deliver training modules on:
    • Entrepreneurship Development
    • Business Planning
    • Marketing and Sales
    • Customer Service
    • Financial Literacy
    • Cooperative Management
    • Leadership Development
    • Women's Empowerment
    • Market Systems Development
  • Entrepreneurship Development
    • Entrepreneurship Development
  • Business Planning
    • Business Planning
  • Marketing and Sales
    • Marketing and Sales
  • Customer Service
    • Customer Service
  • Financial Literacy
    • Financial Literacy
  • Cooperative Management
    • Cooperative Management
  • Leadership Development
    • Leadership Development
  • Women's Empowerment
    • Women's Empowerment
  • Market Systems Development
    • Market Systems Development
    • Organize workshops, exposure visits, and business networking events.
    • Provide ongoing mentorship and coaching to beneficiaries.
  • Organize workshops, exposure visits, and business networking events.
    • Organize workshops, exposure visits, and business networking events.
  • Provide ongoing mentorship and coaching to beneficiaries.
    • Provide ongoing mentorship and coaching to beneficiaries.

    5. Market Linkages and Private Sector Engagement

    5. Market Linkages and Private Sector Engagement 5. Market Linkages and Private Sector Engagement 5. Market Linkages and Private Sector Engagement
    • Facilitate market linkages between beneficiaries and local, regional, and national buyers.
    • Establish relationships with traders, wholesalers, retailers, and private-sector actors.
    • Support product branding, packaging, and quality improvement initiatives.
    • Organize business-to-business meetings and market promotion events.
    • Identify market opportunities and emerging value chains for beneficiaries.
  • Facilitate market linkages between beneficiaries and local, regional, and national buyers.
    • Facilitate market linkages between beneficiaries and local, regional, and national buyers.
  • Establish relationships with traders, wholesalers, retailers, and private-sector actors.
    • Establish relationships with traders, wholesalers, retailers, and private-sector actors.
  • Support product branding, packaging, and quality improvement initiatives.
    • Support product branding, packaging, and quality improvement initiatives.
  • Organize business-to-business meetings and market promotion events.
    • Organize business-to-business meetings and market promotion events.
  • Identify market opportunities and emerging value chains for beneficiaries.
    • Identify market opportunities and emerging value chains for beneficiaries.

    6. Cooperative and Self-Help Group Development

    6. Cooperative and Self-Help Group Development 6. Cooperative and Self-Help Group Development 6. Cooperative and Self-Help Group Development
    • Facilitate the formation and strengthening of cooperatives and self-help groups.
    • Support governance, leadership, and financial management systems of community groups.
    • Assist groups in developing sustainability and business plans.
    • Strengthen institutional capacities of community-based organizations.
  • Facilitate the formation and strengthening of cooperatives and self-help groups.
    • Facilitate the formation and strengthening of cooperatives and self-help groups.
  • Support governance, leadership, and financial management systems of community groups.
    • Support governance, leadership, and financial management systems of community groups.
  • Assist groups in developing sustainability and business plans.
    • Assist groups in developing sustainability and business plans.
  • Strengthen institutional capacities of community-based organizations.
    • Strengthen institutional capacities of community-based organizations.

    7. Stakeholder Coordination and Partnership Building

    7. Stakeholder Coordination and Partnership Building 7. Stakeholder Coordination and Partnership Building 7. Stakeholder Coordination and Partnership Building
    • Coordinate with:
      • Chambers of Commerce
      • Financial institutions
      • Community leaders
      • Private-sector partners
  • Coordinate with:
    • Chambers of Commerce
    • Financial institutions
    • Community leaders
    • Private-sector partners
    • Coordinate with: Coordinate with:
    • Chambers of Commerce
    • Financial institutions
    • Community leaders
    • Private-sector partners
  • Chambers of Commerce
    • Chambers of Commerce
  • Financial institutions
    • Financial institutions
  • Community leaders
    • Community leaders
  • Private-sector partners
    • Private-sector partners
    • Represent the organization in technical meetings, workshops, and coordination forums.
    • Establish strategic partnerships that enhance project impact and sustainability.
  • Represent the organization in technical meetings, workshops, and coordination forums.
    • Represent the organization in technical meetings, workshops, and coordination forums.
  • Establish strategic partnerships that enhance project impact and sustainability.
    • Establish strategic partnerships that enhance project impact and sustainability.

    8. Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Reporting

    8. Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Reporting 8. Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Reporting 8. Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Reporting
    • Conduct regular field monitoring visits.
    • Track beneficiary progress against project indicators.
    • Maintain accurate project records and databases.
    • Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual technical reports.
    • Document lessons learned, success stories, and best practices.
    • Support assessments, evaluations, and donor reporting requirements.
  • Conduct regular field monitoring visits.
    • Conduct regular field monitoring visits.
  • Track beneficiary progress against project indicators.
    • Track beneficiary progress against project indicators.
  • Maintain accurate project records and databases.
    • Maintain accurate project records and databases.
  • Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual technical reports.
    • Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual technical reports.
  • Document lessons learned, success stories, and best practices.
    • Document lessons learned, success stories, and best practices.
  • Support assessments, evaluations, and donor reporting requirements.
    • Support assessments, evaluations, and donor reporting requirements.
    Job Requirements:

    Education Requirements:
    Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, or any other relevant field is required.

    Education Requirements: Education Requirements:
    Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, or any other relevant field is required.

    Professional Experience

    Professional Experience Professional Experience
    • Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in business development, livelihood programming, entrepreneurship development, women's economic empowerment, market systems development, or economic recovery projects.
    • Demonstrated experience in designing and delivering business development and financial literacy training programs.
    • Proven experience supporting women-owned businesses, producer groups, self-help groups, cooperatives, and small enterprises.
    • Experience working with NGOs, INGOs, UN Agencies, or donor-funded development projects.
    • Experience in facilitating market linkages and private-sector engagement initiatives.
    • Previous experience working in the Southeast Region is highly desirable. 
  • Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in business development, livelihood programming, entrepreneurship development, women's economic empowerment, market systems development, or economic recovery projects.
    • Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in business development, livelihood programming, entrepreneurship development, women's economic empowerment, market systems development, or economic recovery projects.
  • Demonstrated experience in designing and delivering business development and financial literacy training programs.
    • Demonstrated experience in designing and delivering business development and financial literacy training programs.
  • Proven experience supporting women-owned businesses, producer groups, self-help groups, cooperatives, and small enterprises.
    • Proven experience supporting women-owned businesses, producer groups, self-help groups, cooperatives, and small enterprises.
  • Experience working with NGOs, INGOs, UN Agencies, or donor-funded development projects.
    • Experience working with NGOs, INGOs, UN Agencies, or donor-funded development projects.
  • Experience in facilitating market linkages and private-sector engagement initiatives.
    • Experience in facilitating market linkages and private-sector engagement initiatives.
  • Previous experience working in the Southeast Region is highly desirable. 
    • Previous experience working in the Southeast Region is highly desirable. 

    Required Skills and Competencies

    Required Skills and Competencies Required Skills and Competencies Required Skills and Competencies
    • Business Development and Entrepreneurship
    • Women's Economic Empowerment
    • Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion
    • Market Systems and Value Chain Development
    • Training and Facilitation Skills
    • Stakeholder Engagement and Networking
    • Project Planning and Management
    • Monitoring and Reporting
    • Strong Communication and Presentation Skills
    • Leadership and Team Management
    • Problem Solving and Analytical Thinking
    • Excellent Report Writing Skills.
  • Business Development and Entrepreneurship
    • Business Development and Entrepreneurship
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
    • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion
    • Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion
  • Market Systems and Value Chain Development
    • Market Systems and Value Chain Development
  • Training and Facilitation Skills
    • Training and Facilitation Skills
  • Stakeholder Engagement and Networking
    • Stakeholder Engagement and Networking
  • Project Planning and Management
    • Project Planning and Management
  • Monitoring and Reporting
    • Monitoring and Reporting
  • Strong Communication and Presentation Skills
    • Strong Communication and Presentation Skills
  • Leadership and Team Management
    • Leadership and Team Management
  • Problem Solving and Analytical Thinking
    • Problem Solving and Analytical Thinking
  • Excellent Report Writing Skills.
    • Excellent Report Writing Skills.

    Languages: Fluency in Pashto, Dari, and English (Required)

    Languages: Languages: Fluency in Pashto, Dari, and English (Required)

    Computer Skills: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook & Data Management and Reporting Tools.

    Computer Skills: Computer Skills: Computer Skills: Microsoft Word , , Microsoft Excel , , Microsoft PowerPoint , , Microsoft Outlook & Data Management and Reporting Tools.
    Submission Guidelines:

    Applications that do not include the position name and vacancy number (APBHO-PK-GH-2026-01) in the email subject line will not be considered. Interested and qualified applicants should submit their resume, application form, and letter of interest as a single PDF file to jobs@apbho.org by June 13, 2026, at 11:59 PM. Please ensure the attachment size does not exceed 2 MB to avoid disqualification.

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    Applications with insufficient, incomplete, and inconsistent information to make a determination will not be considered. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, due to the large number of applications, only those short-listed for written test and interview will be contacted. 

    APBHO is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, or physical or mental handicap.

    APBHO is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, or physical or mental handicap.
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