WCSO Programme Support Consultant

The consultant strengthens Afghan women's civil-society organisations by coordinating partnerships, peer learning, grant onboarding and closure, capacity support and programme records, helping the WCSO Unit identify needs, maintain compliance and share practical knowledge.

Department: WCSO Unit

• Coordinate engagement with women's civil-society partners and identify shared needs and challenges
• Organise consultations, coordination meetings and follow-up with programme teams and subnational offices
• Plan peer exchanges, learning events and knowledge-sharing sessions among partner organisations
• Facilitate inclusive virtual learning workshops and develop thematic learning agendas
• Support partner onboarding, agreements, amendments and project closure under UN Women procedures
• Track applications, supporting documents, capacity plans and grant-management actions
• Maintain complete partner and grant records for monitoring and decision-making
• Review extension and amendment requests and support programme administration and quality assurance

• Master's degree in social sciences, human rights, gender or women's studies, international development or a related field, or bachelor's degree with two additional years of qualifying experience
• At least two years of relevant experience in international development, programme implementation, grantmaking, programme oversight and capacity building
• Fluency in Dari or Pashto
• Working knowledge of English
• Afghan nationality

• This is a home-based consultancy
• Consultant reports to the Programme Manager of the WCSO Unit
• Application form sections on education and employment history must be complete