Food Security and Agriculture Cluster (FSAC) NGO Co-Chair

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Job Description:

The FSAC NGO Co-chair strengthens effective, inclusive, transparent, and accountable NGO engagement and representation within the Afghanistan Food Security and Agriculture Cluster (FSAC).

Hosted by World Vision Afghanistan and functionally guided by the National FSAC Cluster Coordinator, the position facilitates systematic consultation and information exchange with national and international NGOs, NGO coordination mechanisms, and Regional NGO Co-Chairs. The role consolidates and represents collective NGO priorities, operational concerns, and agreed positions; strengthens NGO participation in FSAC processes; and ensures effective linkages between national and sub-national coordination structures.

The position co-chairs National FSAC coordination meetings and contributes to key FSAC processes, including the Seasonal Food Security Assessment (SFSA), IPC Acute Food Insecurity (AFI) Analysis, joint assessments and sectoral needs analysis, contingency and preparedness planning, seasonal prioritization, FSAC strategy development, partner information management, collective advocacy, and resource mobilization. The role ensures that NGO perspectives, regional priorities, field evidence, operational constraints, and programme information systematically inform FSAC analysis, planning, advocacy, and decision-making.

The position promotes strong coordination and constructive engagement with FSAC partners, UN agencies, humanitarian coordination mechanisms, relevant authorities, civil society, and other stakeholders while contributing to the overall effectiveness, accountability, and transparency of FSAC coordination.

When performing the FSAC NGO Co-Chair function, the position holder represents the collective and agreed interests of the NGO constituency and is expected to maintain impartiality between this representative function and their responsibilities as a World Vision Afghanistan employee.

The position reports administratively to the WVA Programme Development & Quality Director and works closely with the FSL Sector Lead for sector-specific technical guidance and alignment. The National FSAC Coordinator provides functional guidance and follows up on delivery of the FSAC NGO Co-Chair responsibilities.

• →Adhere to WV Child and Adult Safeguarding policy and standards.
• →Adhere to WV accountability standards.
• →To be aware and prepared to implement WV Afghanistan Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs plan

• →KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE
  • →Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or
  • →Certification
  • →Master’s degree in agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Rural Development, Development Studies, Humanitarian Affairs, Economics, International Development, or another relevant discipline.
  • →Training or certification in humanitarian coordination, IPC, food security analysis, humanitarian advocacy, cluster coordination, information management, or programme management is an advantage.
  • →Required Professional Experience
  • →Minimum 7-8 years of progressively responsible experience in food security, livelihoods, humanitarian programming, coordination, advocacy, or related fields, preferably with an NGO/INGO.
  • →Demonstrated experience in humanitarian coordination, preferably within the Cluster System, sector working groups, inter-agency coordination mechanisms, or similar multi-stakeholder platforms.
  • →Demonstrated experience representing NGOs or a broader constituency in coordination forums, including consulting members, consolidating diverse perspectives, building consensus and representing agreed collective positions.
  • →Proven experience facilitating and co-chairing multi-stakeholder coordination meetings and following through on agreed decisions and actions.
  • →Experience working across national and sub-national coordination structures and translating field-level priorities, operational constraints and evidence into national-level discussions and decision-making.
  • →Demonstrated experience engaging NGOs, UN agencies, government institutions, civil society, and humanitarian coordination mechanisms.
  • →Experience facilitating multi-stakeholder meetings, building consensus, and representing collective positions.
  • →Experience contributing to assessments, needs analysis, strategic planning, humanitarian advocacy, or response prioritization.
  • →Required Language(s)
  • →Excellent written and spoken English.
  • →Fluency in Dari and Pashto is highly desirable given the national and field-level coordination responsibilities.
  • →Required travel and/or work environment accommodations
  • →Kabul-based with regular travel to regions, provinces, and districts.
  • →Minimum three field missions annually, with additional travel based on FSAC priorities and operational needs.
  • →Ability and willingness to work flexibly during major assessments, IPC exercises, emergency responses, and strategic planning processes.
  • →Position’s physical requirements
  • →Good health and physical condition suitable for regular domestic travel and field missions, including travel to remote operational areas where required.
  • →Preferred Experience, Knowledge and/or other Qualifications
  • →Previous experience in a leadership, co-chairing, coordination or representation role within FSAC, another humanitarian Cluster, sector working group, NGO coordination forum or inter-agency coordination mechanism is highly desirable.
  • →Experience with IPC, SFSA, food security assessments, humanitarian analysis, and strategic response planning.
  • →Strong understanding of FSL programming, humanitarian coordination architecture, and the Afghanistan humanitarian context.
  • →Demonstrated experience in NGO coordination, representation, advocacy, and multi-stakeholder engagement.
  • →Strong facilitation, diplomacy, negotiation, consensus-building, analytical, and communication skills.
  • →Ability to consolidate and represent collective NGO priorities while maintaining impartiality.
  • →Experience with partner information management, gap analysis, donor engagement, and resource mobilization is an advantage.
  • →Good understanding of humanitarian principles, accountability, safeguarding, PSEA, and conflict-of-interest management.
  • →Strong digital literacy and proficiency in MS Office and relevant coordination/information-management platforms.

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