Director Programs Afghanistan
Welthungerhilfe · Afghanistan · Apply by November 2, 2026
About this role
The position is to be filled as soon as possible, with an initial contract duration of 2 years. There are very good prospects for an extension. Employment location will be Kabul, Afghanistan (AF). For more than four decades, Welthungerhilfe has been supporting people in Afghanistan, providing humanitarian aid since the early 1980s and maintaining a permanent presence in the country since 1992. After a shift towards long-term development programming post-2002, the organisation returned to large-scale humanitarian assistance following the international sanctions of August 2021, which brought development funding to a halt. Today, Welthungerhilfe operates in nine provinces across Afghanistan, delivering life-saving interventions that reach up to 600,000 people. With food security under severe strain and widespread acute malnutrition (IPC Phase 3) as well as critical pockets of IPC Phase 4, the need for effective humanitarian programming is urgent and growing. As Director Programs, you work under the supervision of the Country Director and play a central role in steering Welthungerhilfe’s strategic and operational program direction in Afghanistan. Positioned in the salary scale below…