Marketing and Value Chain Officer

Position Title: Marketing and Value Chain Officer

2025-02-28 Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar Full Time 13

Job Location:	Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar
Nationality:	National
Category:	Admin-Clerical
Employment Type:	Full Time
Salary:	30,000 AFN
Vacancy Number:	APBHO-ER-2025-01
No. Of Jobs:	1
City:	East Region (Jalalabad,Laghman & Kunar)

Organization:	Afghan Peace Builders Humanitarian Organization (APBHO)
Years of Experience:	• Minimum of 2 years experience in an NGO setting in a direct field role as value addition or marketing officer.
Contract Duration:	Until the end of December 31, 2025, with the possibility of extension
Gender:	Male/Female
Education:	• At least Diploma in Agriculture, Business, Agri-business, or related discipline with strong experience in value addition projects
Close date:	2025-02-28

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.

APBHO’s most peacebuilding efforts focus on high-level negotiations; the peace curriculum of the Afghan Peace Builders Humanitarian Organization focuses on the grassroots of Afghan society. It aims to shift repressive gender norms and equip citizens with the skills to resolve interpersonal conflict 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.

Job Descriptions:

Background:

The purpose of this position is to provide technical expertise, analyze market needs and opportunities of key value chains, advising on technical management for the development of sustainable value chains. The position holder will coordinate and liaise with other concerned sector supervisors as FSL project officers, Field supervisors, System Team, and other program staff.

The duties and responsibilities of a Marketing and Value Chain Officer

Prepare monthly work plan of activities to be implemented and submit it to the Livelihood project Manager for approval.
He/she will be responsible for establishing producer groups, capacitating them to generate incomes, and providing periodic capacity-building training to develop them in line with identified weaknesses.
Conducted meetings with business leaders and producer Beneficiaries, and conduct the negotiations between suppliers and buyers to “link” Beneficiaries and businesses.
Work with the M&E department to track the linkages between the producer beneficiaries and agribusinesses and to measure their impact on farmers.
Identify market chain participants at each exchange point and be able to approach them to investigate their volumes handled, prices they pay for raw materials, and their sale prices, and interview them to determine their constraints and bottlenecks.
Offers professional training in marketing to established groups e.g. joint business groups, income-generating groups, etc.
Take the lead on engaging relevant and key value chain actors and coordinate their roles on respective value chain stages (producers, inputs suppliers, transporters, processors, consumers, etc.
Facilitate stakeholders’ forums to address value chain constraints and maximize market development opportunities.
Train, coach, and mentor local market facilitators for effective market linkages.
Facilitate Project Manager in the delivery of Market and Value chain thematic interventions.
Lead value chain (and/or situational) analysis exercise.
prioritization of specific ecological sounding and market-led value chains which will contribute to land restoration efforts in the community following the value chain analysis’s report recommendation.
They will ensure project quality implementation of enhanced agricultural production, post-harvest handling, storage, and processing, improved food safety and security, improved market linkages, business development, new product marketing, and branding.
Build the capacity of value chain actors through training, mentorship, and coaching in basic business management and life skills.
Provide training and coaching to new, existing women agro-business groups and self-help groups on processing, marketing, packaging, and selling approaches.
Facilitate project team members to organize exposure visits, trade missions, and value chain working group platforms to enhance market linkage.
Promote exchanges of knowledge and lessons learned in connection with activities under the project, and more generally with the development of efficient and inclusive value chains.
Submit accurate compiled reports, monthly, quarterly work plans and share the final draft with PM.

Job Requirements:

Minimum Qualification, Skills, and Experience Required:

Essential

At least Diploma in Agriculture, Business, Agri-business, or related discipline with strong experience in value addition projects
Minimum of 2 years experience in an NGO setting in a direct field role as value addition or marketing officer.
Good knowledge of agriculture and rural livelihood activities.
Strong technical report writing skills.
Experience in different extension approaches and methods;
Strong community mobilization and facilitation skills;
Good communication skills.
Strong interpersonal skills and a team player
Computer skills.

Key Skills and Qualifications

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Proficiency in marketing tools and software (e.g., CRM, Google Analytics, SEO tools).
Knowledge of supply chain management and logistics.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, Marketing, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field (Master’s degree is a plus).

Submission Guidelines:

Interested and qualified applicants should send their resume, application form, and a letter of interest in one PDF file to jobs@apbho.org with the position's vacancy number (APBHO-ER-2025-01) in the subject line and no later than February 28, 2025. 11:59 pm; also avoid sending an attachment of a big size (above 2 MB) if you want your application/CV to be considered.

Download link to the application form: Click here, https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1cpj7nD-_ctd2gKw8fAPrkUH1ILbIjkcC

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.