Action Against Hunger (ACF) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that was created in France in1979. ACF has been active in Afghanistan in the medical, nutrition, food security, and water and sanitation fields since 1995. ACF improved access to health and nutrition services for the most vulnerable people, who live in remote areas without a localhealth system. In particular, the country team supported pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under five, who are atgreater risk of malnutrition. Nutrition programs rely on an integrated approach, addressing both primary and underlying causes, inorder to have a lasting impact on nutritional status. The country team worked at community level, in villages and at provincial level,strengthening the public health system. It also worked at national level to ensure reliable information about the nutritional situation reached the wider humanitarian community. Covid-19 prevention was integrated into all interventions and additional responseactivities were implemented, such as the disinfection of health facilities and public places, cash assistance, psychosocial support andthe distribution of hygiene kits to affected populations.

Action Against Hunger (ACF) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that was created in France in1979. ACF has been active in Afghanistan in the medical, nutrition, food security, and water and sanitation fields since 1995. ACF improved access to health and nutrition services for the most vulnerable people, who live in remote areas without a localhealth system. In particular, the country team supported pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under five, who are atgreater risk of malnutrition. Nutrition programs rely on an integrated approach, addressing both primary and underlying causes, inorder to have a lasting impact on nutritional status. The country team worked at community level, in villages and at provincial level,strengthening the public health system. It also worked at national level to ensure reliable information about the nutritional situation reached the wider humanitarian community. Covid-19 prevention was integrated into all interventions and additional responseactivities were implemented, such as the disinfection of health facilities and public places, cash assistance, psychosocial support andthe distribution of hygiene kits to affected populations.

Mission 1: Contribute to the definition of mission strategy

Mission 1: Contribute to the definition of mission strategy Mission 1: Contribute to the definition of mission strategy

The Head of Logistics Department is responsible for:

The Head of Logistics Department is responsible for: The Head of Logistics Department is responsible for:

• Developing a logistics strategy for the mission;
• Making logistics data available to other departments to facilitate the establishment of the country strategy, with a focus on procurement plans, management of bases and IT;
• Producing high quality and timely logistics contributions to "proposals" and reports for funding bodies;
• Contributing a logistics perspective to coordination discussions and within the Senior Management Team (SMT);
• Advising other departments on their logistics requirements;
• Ensuring that logistical needs and constraints are taken into account in the preparation of projects, including drafting PPPs;
• Collecting data and preparing the logistics sections of "proposals" and reports to funding bodies, contributing to the financing plan;
• Checking that his/her contribution to "proposals" and reports is consistent with the rest of these documents;
• Representing the mission to outside bodies in logistical matters and developing a network for the exchange of information and good practice.

Developing a logistics strategy for the mission;

Developing a logistics strategy for the mission;

Making logistics data available to other departments to facilitate the establishment of the country strategy, with a focus on procurement plans, management of bases and IT;

Making logistics data available to other departments to facilitate the establishment of the country strategy, with a focus on procurement plans, management of bases and IT;

Producing high quality and timely logistics contributions to "proposals" and reports for funding bodies;

Producing high quality and timely logistics contributions to "proposals" and reports for funding bodies;

Contributing a logistics perspective to coordination discussions and within the Senior Management Team (SMT);

Contributing a logistics perspective to coordination discussions and within the Senior Management Team (SMT);

Advising other departments on their logistics requirements;

Advising other departments on their logistics requirements;

Ensuring that logistical needs and constraints are taken into account in the preparation of projects, including drafting PPPs;

Ensuring that logistical needs and constraints are taken into account in the preparation of projects, including drafting PPPs;

Collecting data and preparing the logistics sections of "proposals" and reports to funding bodies, contributing to the financing plan;

Collecting data and preparing the logistics sections of "proposals" and reports to funding bodies, contributing to the financing plan;

Checking that his/her contribution to "proposals" and reports is consistent with the rest of these documents;

Checking that his/her contribution to "proposals" and reports is consistent with the rest of these documents;

Representing the mission to outside bodies in logistical matters and developing a network for the exchange of information and good practice.

Representing the mission to outside bodies in logistical matters and developing a network for the exchange of information and good practice.

Mission 2: Coordinate logistics at national level

Mission 2: Coordinate logistics at national level Mission 2: Coordinate logistics at national level

The Head of Logistics Department is responsible for

The Head of Logistics Department is responsible for The Head of Logistics Department is responsible for

• Implementing AAH logistics regulations throughout the mission and ensuring compliance with them;
• The quality of the logistics service provided throughout the mission;
• Leading and optimising logistical activities at mission level;
• Ensuring that logistical commitments made to funding agencies are respected and reported correctly;
• producing timely and high quality logistics reporting for the mission;
• anticipating and flagging up logistics-related risks;
• Laying down logistical standards across the mission, in accordance with AAH guidelines
• Providing leadership and optimising the organisation of logistics at mission level
• Devising a technical and geographical strategy for supplies (local/international purchases, stock and transport)
• Supervising the implementation of a supplies strategy and sanctioning its stages according to AAH procedures (validating procurement requests, including rental contracts)
• Supervising the management of equipment : allocation, transfer between bases, amortisation
• Controlling the mission logistics budget
• Consolidating, monitoring and analysing logistical data submitted by bases
• Ensuring the sound conduct of audits and pre-audits
• Ensuring the implementation of an archiving system conforming to AAH logistics guidelines
• Maintaining a network with local input, exchanging good practice
• Representing AAH at the logistics Cluster, coordinating AAH activity with that of other parties involved in concerted initiatives

Implementing AAH logistics regulations throughout the mission and ensuring compliance with them;

Implementing AAH logistics regulations throughout the mission and ensuring compliance with them;

The quality of the logistics service provided throughout the mission;

The quality of the logistics service provided throughout the mission;

Leading and optimising logistical activities at mission level;

Leading and optimising logistical activities at mission level;

Ensuring that logistical commitments made to funding agencies are respected and reported correctly;

Ensuring that logistical commitments made to funding agencies are respected and reported correctly;

producing timely and high quality logistics reporting for the mission;

producing timely and high quality logistics reporting for the mission;

anticipating and flagging up logistics-related risks;

anticipating and flagging up logistics-related risks;

Laying down logistical standards across the mission, in accordance with AAH guidelines

Laying down logistical standards across the mission, in accordance with AAH guidelines

Providing leadership and optimising the organisation of logistics at mission level

Providing leadership and optimising the organisation of logistics at mission level

Devising a technical and geographical strategy for supplies (local/international purchases, stock and transport)

Devising a technical and geographical strategy for supplies (local/international purchases, stock and transport)

Supervising the implementation of a supplies strategy and sanctioning its stages according to AAH procedures (validating procurement requests, including rental contracts)

Supervising the implementation of a supplies strategy and sanctioning its stages according to AAH procedures (validating procurement requests, including rental contracts)

Supervising the management of equipment : allocation, transfer between bases, amortisation

Supervising the management of equipment : allocation, transfer between bases, amortisation

Controlling the mission logistics budget

Controlling the mission logistics budget

Consolidating, monitoring and analysing logistical data submitted by bases

Consolidating, monitoring and analysing logistical data submitted by bases

Ensuring the sound conduct of audits and pre-audits

Ensuring the sound conduct of audits and pre-audits

Ensuring the implementation of an archiving system conforming to AAH logistics guidelines

Ensuring the implementation of an archiving system conforming to AAH logistics guidelines

Maintaining a network with local input, exchanging good practice

Maintaining a network with local input, exchanging good practice

Representing AAH at the logistics Cluster, coordinating AAH activity with that of other parties involved in concerted initiatives

Representing AAH at the logistics Cluster, coordinating AAH activity with that of other parties involved in concerted initiatives

Mission 3: Collaborate with headquarters in the management of international transport

Mission 3: Collaborate with headquarters in the management of international transport Mission 3: Collaborate with headquarters in the management of international transport

The Head of Logistics Department is responsible for

The Head of Logistics Department is responsible for The Head of Logistics Department is responsible for

• Working with headquarters on the definition of incoterms
• Selection of freight agent and contract management
• Reception of merchandise and customs clearance
• Forwarding to headquarters the data needed to draft a contract with the carrier
• Negotiation of terms and conditions with the freight agent
• Supervising the forwarding of customs clearance information to the freight agent
• Checking the speed and the quality of deliveries

Working with headquarters on the definition of incoterms

Working with headquarters on the definition of incoterms

Selection of freight agent and contract management

Selection of freight agent and contract management

Reception of merchandise and customs clearance

Reception of merchandise and customs clearance

Forwarding to headquarters the data needed to draft a contract with the carrier

Forwarding to headquarters the data needed to draft a contract with the carrier

Negotiation of terms and conditions with the freight agent

Negotiation of terms and conditions with the freight agent

Supervising the forwarding of customs clearance information to the freight agent

Supervising the forwarding of customs clearance information to the freight agent

Checking the speed and the quality of deliveries

Checking the speed and the quality of deliveries

Mission 4 : Promote and ensure collaboration and coordination in logistics with the mission's partners

Mission 4 : Promote and ensure collaboration and coordination in logistics with the mission's partners Mission 4 : Promote and ensure collaboration and coordination in logistics with the mission's partners

The Head of Logistics Department is responsible for

The Head of Logistics Department is responsible for The Head of Logistics Department is responsible for

• participating in the process of selecting partners and validating the risk analysis in logistical matters submitted by the bases
• Defining with partners the modes of logistics management in the framework of joint projects
• Validating the logistical aspects of partnership conventions and agreements
• Taking full advantage at mission level of all innovative logistics management practices in the framework of partnerships

participating in the process of selecting partners and validating the risk analysis in logistical matters submitted by the bases

participating in the process of selecting partners and validating the risk analysis in logistical matters submitted by the bases

Defining with partners the modes of logistics management in the framework of joint projects

Defining with partners the modes of logistics management in the framework of joint projects

Validating the logistical aspects of partnership conventions and agreements

Validating the logistical aspects of partnership conventions and agreements

Taking full advantage at mission level of all innovative logistics management practices in the framework of partnerships

Taking full advantage at mission level of all innovative logistics management practices in the framework of partnerships

Mission 5: Support the Country Director/DCD Support in the prevention and management of fraud and corruption

Mission 5: Support the Country Director/DCD Support in the prevention and management of fraud and corruption Mission 5: Support the Country Director/DCD Support in the prevention and management of fraud and corruption

The Head of Logistics Department is responsible for

The Head of Logistics Department is responsible for The Head of Logistics Department is responsible for

• Identifying the risks of fraud and corruption in his/her field of competence and putting in place preventative and monitoring mechanisms;
• Making his/her team aware of the risks of fraud and corruption;
• Alerting the Country Director/DCD Support to cases of fraud and corruption and undertaking  corrective action;
• Putting in place and monitoring recommendations arising from the day-to-day control and audits.

Identifying the risks of fraud and corruption in his/her field of competence and putting in place preventative and monitoring mechanisms;

Identifying the risks of fraud and corruption in his/her field of competence and putting in place preventative and monitoring mechanisms;

Making his/her team aware of the risks of fraud and corruption;

Making his/her team aware of the risks of fraud and corruption;

Alerting the Country Director/DCD Support to cases of fraud and corruption and undertaking  corrective action;

Alerting the Country Director/DCD Support to cases of fraud and corruption and undertaking  corrective action;

Putting in place and monitoring recommendations arising from the day-to-day control and audits.

Putting in place and monitoring recommendations arising from the day-to-day control and audits.

Mission 6: Manage the Logistics team in capital and be support/technical Manager for Logistics Manager in the bases

Mission 6: Manage the Logistics team in capital and be support/technical Manager for Logistics Manager in the bases Mission 6: Manage the Logistics team in capital and be support/technical Manager for Logistics Manager in the bases

The Head of Logistics Department is responsible for

The Head of Logistics Department is responsible for The Head of Logistics Department is responsible for

• The day-to-day management of his/her team (guidance, follow-up, motivation…)
• Evaluating the performance and developing the skills of his/her team members
• Management of the teams for which s/he is support/technical Manager
• Definition of the Human Resources needs of his/her area of activity and production of an organisation chart of the team
• Taking part in the recruitment of his/her teams
• Organising and leading team meetings
• Developing and monitoring individual action plans for team members
• Managing planning activities, the sharing and coordination of tasks
• Carrying out individual evaluation interviews with his/her team members
• Providing technical support to the teams
• Identifying the training needs of team members
• Devising, organising and leading training sessions
• Managing difficulties in the team

The day-to-day management of his/her team (guidance, follow-up, motivation…)

The day-to-day management of his/her team (guidance, follow-up, motivation…)

Evaluating the performance and developing the skills of his/her team members

Evaluating the performance and developing the skills of his/her team members

Management of the teams for which s/he is support/technical Manager

Management of the teams for which s/he is support/technical Manager

Definition of the Human Resources needs of his/her area of activity and production of an organisation chart of the team

Definition of the Human Resources needs of his/her area of activity and production of an organisation chart of the team

Taking part in the recruitment of his/her teams

Taking part in the recruitment of his/her teams

Organising and leading team meetings

Organising and leading team meetings

Developing and monitoring individual action plans for team members

Developing and monitoring individual action plans for team members

Managing planning activities, the sharing and coordination of tasks

Managing planning activities, the sharing and coordination of tasks

Carrying out individual evaluation interviews with his/her team members

Carrying out individual evaluation interviews with his/her team members

Providing technical support to the teams

Providing technical support to the teams

Identifying the training needs of team members

Identifying the training needs of team members

Devising, organising and leading training sessions

Devising, organising and leading training sessions

Managing difficulties in the team

Managing difficulties in the team

Education (if relevant) and experiences expected

Education (if relevant) and experiences expected Education (if relevant) and experiences expected

• Bachelor Degree in business administration, logistics, supply chain, management or any other related field, or similar qualification with proven adaptability to the position
• At least 5 years of experience in relevant area particularly with INGOs.
• Knowledge and understanding of NGO operations, logistics, warehouse, transportation processes
• Strategy support – consult and input into the strategy development of partnerships and external engagement.

Bachelor Degree in business administration, logistics, supply chain, management or any other related field, or similar qualification with proven adaptability to the position

Bachelor Degree in business administration, logistics, supply chain, management or any other related field, or similar qualification with proven adaptability to the position

At least 5 years of experience in relevant area particularly with INGOs.

At least 5 years of experience in relevant area particularly with INGOs.

Knowledge and understanding of NGO operations, logistics, warehouse, transportation processes

Knowledge and understanding of NGO operations, logistics, warehouse, transportation processes

Strategy support – consult and input into the strategy development of partnerships and external engagement.

Strategy support – consult and input into the strategy development of partnerships and external engagement.

 

Technical skills

Technical skills Technical skills

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Has a good knowledge and understanding of the Afghanistan Health System, sectoral priorities and the context.
• Ability to work in partnership with local implementing partners, government, and other international/national partners
• Communications management – build the strategic communications approach with partners and government entities.
• Skills in partnership building, project proposal development and development management are essential
• Good computer skills, including confident use of Microsoft Office and online database of the government
• Strong communication, organization and interpersonal skills
• Self-driven, independent and motivated
• Diplomatic nature, excellent negotiation skills plus negotiation experience;
• Experience working with a development partner and donors in-country, is highly desirable
• Self-starter, creative thinker and strong strategist skilled facilitator and enabler Ability to work on own initiative.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and plan workload. Ability to anticipate issues and respond in a timely fashion
• Leadership and staff management skills and competencies
• Ability to act corporately and recognize the implications of actions and decisions across the organization. Ability to work to tight deadlines often in pressurized situations
• Internal liaison - strategically manage relationships across all service delivery teams, as well as External Engagement, Programming and Leadership Teams

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Has a good knowledge and understanding of the Afghanistan Health System, sectoral priorities and the context.

Has a good knowledge and understanding of the Afghanistan Health System, sectoral priorities and the context.

Ability to work in partnership with local implementing partners, government, and other international/national partners

Ability to work in partnership with local implementing partners, government, and other international/national partners

Communications management – build the strategic communications approach with partners and government entities.

Communications management – build the strategic communications approach with partners and government entities.

Skills in partnership building, project proposal development and development management are essential

Skills in partnership building, project proposal development and development management are essential

Good computer skills, including confident use of Microsoft Office and online database of the government

Good computer skills, including confident use of Microsoft Office and online database of the government

Strong communication, organization and interpersonal skills

Strong communication, organization and interpersonal skills

Self-driven, independent and motivated

Self-driven, independent and motivated

Diplomatic nature, excellent negotiation skills plus negotiation experience;

Diplomatic nature, excellent negotiation skills plus negotiation experience;

Experience working with a development partner and donors in-country, is highly desirable

Experience working with a development partner and donors in-country, is highly desirable

Self-starter, creative thinker and strong strategist skilled facilitator and enabler Ability to work on own initiative.

Self-starter, creative thinker and strong strategist skilled facilitator and enabler Ability to work on own initiative.

Ability to manage multiple priorities and plan workload. Ability to anticipate issues and respond in a timely fashion

Ability to manage multiple priorities and plan workload. Ability to anticipate issues and respond in a timely fashion

Leadership and staff management skills and competencies

Leadership and staff management skills and competencies

Ability to act corporately and recognize the implications of actions and decisions across the organization. Ability to work to tight deadlines often in pressurized situations

Ability to act corporately and recognize the implications of actions and decisions across the organization. Ability to work to tight deadlines often in pressurized situations

Internal liaison - strategically manage relationships across all service delivery teams, as well as External Engagement, Programming and Leadership Teams

Internal liaison - strategically manage relationships across all service delivery teams, as well as External Engagement, Programming and Leadership Teams

 

Transverse skills

Transverse skills Transverse skills

• Team-building and training skills.
• Independent, critical mind and pro-activity
• Strong analytical skills.
• Knowledge of collective and individual management fundamentals
• Able to develop a global and long term vision
• Be sensitive to others and to the environment
• Able to mentor and transfer its knowledge
• Able to argue, convince, lead a negotiation
• Able to develop, maintain and mobilize a professional external network

Team-building and training skills.

Team-building and training skills.

Independent, critical mind and pro-activity

Independent, critical mind and pro-activity

Strong analytical skills.

Strong analytical skills.

Knowledge of collective and individual management fundamentals

Knowledge of collective and individual management fundamentals

Able to develop a global and long term vision

Able to develop a global and long term vision

Be sensitive to others and to the environment

Be sensitive to others and to the environment

Able to mentor and transfer its knowledge

Able to mentor and transfer its knowledge

Able to argue, convince, lead a negotiation

Able to argue, convince, lead a negotiation

Able to develop, maintain and mobilize a professional external network

Able to develop, maintain and mobilize a professional external network

 

Managerial skills

Managerial skills Managerial skills

• Highly developed management and leadership skills
• Excellent knowledge of project cycle management
• Strong flexibility is required in terms of mobility & working hours
• Ability to work with minimum supervision

Highly developed management and leadership skills

Highly developed management and leadership skills

Excellent knowledge of project cycle management

Excellent knowledge of project cycle management

Strong flexibility is required in terms of mobility & working hours

Strong flexibility is required in terms of mobility & working hours

Ability to work with minimum supervision

Ability to work with minimum supervision

 

Required skills

Required skills Required skills

• Ability to work autonomously without regular supervision
• Organisational and planning skills
• Ability to plan, run, and evaluate training sessions
• Ability to give technical recommendations and support to field teams
• Good command on data management and data analysis
• Microsoft office skills (word, excel, PowerPoint)
• Sound experience in Logistics and Management
• Professionalism
• Firmness
• Team management
• Organizational skills and management of priorities
• Good analysis skills
• High sense of confidentiality
• Diplomacy
• Good relational skills

Ability to work autonomously without regular supervision

Ability to work autonomously without regular supervision

Organisational and planning skills

Organisational and planning skills

Ability to plan, run, and evaluate training sessions

Ability to plan, run, and evaluate training sessions

Ability to give technical recommendations and support to field teams

Ability to give technical recommendations and support to field teams

Good command on data management and data analysis

Good command on data management and data analysis

Microsoft office skills (word, excel, PowerPoint)

Microsoft office skills (word, excel, PowerPoint)

Sound experience in Logistics and Management

Sound experience in Logistics and Management

Professionalism

Professionalism

Firmness

Firmness

Team management

Team management

Organizational skills and management of priorities

Organizational skills and management of priorities

Good analysis skills

Good analysis skills

High sense of confidentiality

High sense of confidentiality

Diplomacy

Diplomacy

Good relational skills

Good relational skills

 

Languages

Languages Languages

• Fluent in Dari and Pashto (Written, spoken, Read)
• Fluent in English (Witten, Spoken, Reading)

Fluent in Dari and Pashto (Written, spoken, Read)

Fluent in Dari and Pashto (Written, spoken, Read)

Fluent in English (Witten, Spoken, Reading)

Fluent in English (Witten, Spoken, Reading)

Qualified and interested candidates should submit a cover letter and full CV with three Referees indicating the vacancy announcement to the address:

Qualified and interested candidates should submit a cover letter and full CV with three Referees indicating the vacancy announcement to the address:

Human Resources Department ACF office or can also be emailed to: vacancies@af-actionagainsthunger.org indicating the job tile and vacancy number of the position in the email subject line.

Human Resources Department ACF office or can also be emailed to:  vacancies@af-actionagainsthunger.org vacancies@af-actionagainsthunger.org indicating the  job tile and vacancy number of the position in the email subject line job tile and vacancy number of the position in the email subject line .

Eligible candidates are invited to apply by the earliest possible, until 21 June 2026. 

Eligible candidates are invited to apply by the earliest possible, until 21 June 2026.  Eligible candidates are invited to apply by the earliest possible, until 21 June 2026. 

Qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply. Qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Do not submit academic certificates with the application. These will be requested if the candidate is selected. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the written test/interview.  

Do not submit academic certificates with the application. These will be requested if the candidate is selected. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the written test/interview.  

Action Against Hunger is an equal opportunity employer.  We strongly encourage women and people with disabilities to apply.  ACF has zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, and abuse (SEA).

Action Against Hunger is an equal opportunity employer.  We strongly encourage women and people with disabilities to apply.  ACF has zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, and abuse (SEA).

Employment at Action Against Hunger is free of charge. Action Against Hunger does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process to the candidates. Therefore, please refrain of offering money or any other form of compensation to anyone claiming that they can secure you a job or assist you in the hiring process and this is strictly against our recruitment policy.  

Employment at Action Against Hunger is free of charge. Action Against Hunger does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process to the candidates. Therefore, please refrain of offering money or any other form of compensation to anyone claiming that they can secure you a job or assist you in the hiring process and this is strictly against our recruitment policy.