About ARWEO:

ARWEO is a nonprofit organization with a visionary focus on the rehabilitation and protection of vulnerable communities in Afghanistan. ARWEO has a strategic goal of assisting the lifesaving and immediate needs of the marginalized population including IDPs, refugees, and host communities in eastern, central, northern and central highlands regions. ARWEO has a history of 22 years implemented 86 projects with 65% of projects in Shelter, education, protection, food security, nutrition, and livelihoods. ARWEO is dedicated to transforming the lives of marginalized children including boys and girls, particularly those with immediate education, protection, and humanitarian needs, and those belonging to IDP, refugee, and host communities in the affected provinces of Afghanistan.

Project Background:

ARWEO is implementing the Youth Skill Development in Climate Resilience & Green Jobs project in Kunar Province. The project supports adolescents and youth, with strong priority for young women and girls, returnees, vulnerable households, and persons with disabilities across Asadabad,Shigal, Nurgal, Narang, Khas Kunar, and Chawkay. Training and support are organized around four trades: Solar PV Installation and Maintenance, Climate-Smart Kitchen Gardening, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs), and Home-Based Poultry Farming. The project combines technical skills, life skills, safe delivery arrangements, accountability, market linkage, and practical follow-up so that participants can apply their learning for livelihoods, income generation, self-employment, and household resilience.

Summary:

The Kitchen Gardening Instructor is responsible for delivering practical, climate-smart kitchen gardening training to male and/or female trainees, depending on center arrangements. The instructor is expected to build usable skills through simple, hands-on teaching that helps trainees establish or improve household gardens for nutrition, small-scale production, and income support.

Key Responsibilities

Training Delivery.

·       Prepare and deliver structured kitchen gardening sessions according to the approved training plan and calendar.

·       Use demonstrations, practical exercises, and simple explanations suitable for the literacy and experience levels of trainees.

·       Ensure that sessions are organized, participatory, and properly documented through attendance and session records.

·       Promote confidence, regular participation, and hands-on learning throughout the training cycle.

Technical Content and Practical Skills

·       Teach land or bed preparation, nursery basics, seed selection, sowing, transplanting, spacing, irrigation, weeding, and harvesting methods.

·       Teach compost preparation, safe use of organic inputs, soil improvement, seasonal planning, and practical pest management methods.

·       Promote climate-smart and water-conscious approaches that are realistic for household-level use in Kunar.

·       Guide trainees on garden maintenance, crop planning, and simple household production methods that can strengthen food use and surplus sale opportunities.

Training Planning and Materials

·       Prepare session plans, practice plans, and material requirements in advance.

·       Coordinate with the project team on tools, seeds, consumables, demonstration plots, and centre readiness needs.

·       Support practical adaptation of training content when seasonal, climatic, or logistical conditions change.

Trainee Support, Monitoring, and Coordination

·       Maintain attendance and immediately flag absenteeism, dropout risks, or protection concerns to the project team.

·       Support trainees during practical work and provide constructive coaching in a respectful manner.

·       Participate in simple skills checks, trainee feedback collection, and follow-up support as required.

·       Coordinate with Community Mobilizers and project staff to support participation and retention.

Reporting and Documentation

·       Submit attendance sheets, session plans, progress notes, and required updates on time.

·       Contribute to monthly reports, monitoring visits, and technical review activities.

·       Immediately report serious issues affecting training quality, safety, materials, or centre functioning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Agronomy, Vegetable Production, or related field.
• At least 2–3 years of relevant practical and/or instructional experience in gardening, agriculture, extension, or similar work
• Previous experience as a trainer, instructor, field facilitator, extension worker, or practitioner in NGO, TVET, private sector, or community settings is an advantage.
• Ability to explain technical concepts in a practical way to trainees with mixed educational backgrounds.
• Good communication skills in local languages; basic English is an advantage.
• For female centers, female instructors are strongly preferred where required by project arrangements and community context.

 Core Competencies

• Strong practical kitchen gardening and horticulture skills.
• Ability to teach patiently, clearly, and respectfully.
• Good facilitation and trainee support skills.
• Attention to safe, realistic, and climate-smart practices.
• Reliable documentation and communication.
• Good teamwork and cooperation with project staff.

Gender and Inclusion Considerations

• Training delivery and staff conduct must respect the realities of male and female learning groups and the agreed center arrangements.
• Female trainees must be supported through respectful, culturally appropriate, and confidence-building approaches, especially in women’s centers.
• The post holder must take into account the needs of returnees, vulnerable youth, persons with disabilities, and participants who need extra encouragement or practical support.
• Any discriminatory, humiliating, exploitative, or abusive behavior is strictly prohibited.

Performance Expectations

• Regular, timely, and quality delivery of poultry training sessions.
• Strong trainee attendance support and constructive facilitation of practical learning.
• Proper management of session plans, attendance records, and training documentation.
• Professional conduct and compliance with project procedures and safeguarding requirements.
• Visible practical progress among trainees in the poultry trade area.

Other Conditions

The role may require travel to training centers and district locations, flexible scheduling in line with training calendars, and support for related technical tasks reasonably connected to the post. ARWEO may adjust detailed assignments within the overall scope of this TOR in response to project needs and contextual realities.

Protection From Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Commitment:

ARWEO has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and abuse. All employees are expected to comply with our PSEA policy. This includes:

·       Undergoing PSEA training

·       Signing a self-declaration form

·       Participating in reference checks that include questions on PSEA

·       Reporting any suspected cases of sexual exploitation and abuse

Safeguarding:

·       Uphold and promote ARWEOI’s commitment to ensuring the safeguarding and safety of the vulnerable communities we serve.

·       Consistent with ARWEO’s safeguarding and protection policies, ensure all people who come into contact with ARWEO are as safe as possible.

Interested candidates should submit their CV and a cover letter without educational documents to hr@arweo.org.af

Note: Applications without mentioning the Position Title , Vacancy Number and District in the subject line of the email will NOT be considered.

Females are particularly encouraged to apply

"The Kitchen Gardening Instructor will have to create and maintain an environment that prevents sexual exploitation and abuse and promotes the implementation of the code of conduct"