War Child is an international alliance working in 15 countries. This is an international charity working for children and youth affected by war. War Child initiated working in Afghanistan from 2002. In Afghanistan War Child Work with children and youth, who as a result of conflict, live with a combination of poverty, exclusion, and insecurity. These children and youth might include street children, child headed households, children conscripted into armed groups, unaccompanied minors, youth returnees and refugees, and children who have been put in Juvenile Rehabilitation Center and, the children and youth impacted by the climate induced disasters. Our mission is to protect, educate and stand up for the rights of children and youth caught up in conflict, poverty, and exclusion. We also work on building the lives and climate resilient livelihoods of the children and youth. We look forward to a world in which the lives of children and youth are no longer torn apart by war. This is a vision that can only be realized through the collective actions of children and youth themselves, the communities that they live in, their leaders, local organizations, War Child in Afghanistan, governments, and key decision makers.
Program Quality & Compliance Officer - (FCDO-II) - National
Afghanistan - Kunar office
full-time
temporary
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Applications will only be accepted from Kunar province.
Job Purpose
The Program Quality & Compliance Officer will support the effective implementation of the IPS 2 project by ensuring high standards of program quality, donor compliance, and accountability across assigned provinces. The role will focus on monitoring partner performance, ensuring adherence to War Child UK and donor (FCDO) requirements, strengthening reporting systems, and supporting coordination between program, MEAL, finance, and partner teams.
Job Description
The Duties and responsibilities may include but not limited to:
- Program Quality & Implementation Oversight
- Monitor project implementation across partners (WASSA, AWEC, AWUDO, RSDO) to ensure alignment with approved proposals, workplans, and targets.
- Conduct regular field visits (where feasible) and remote monitoring to verify quality of service delivery (CP, MHPSS, case management, community structures).
- Support the rollout and quality assurance of EBM/EIM methodologies (TeamUp, BeThere, SEEDS).
- Track progress against indicators, outputs, and deliverables across the relevant districts.
- Compliance & Grant Management
- Ensure full compliance with donor (FCDO) regulations, War Child policies, and contractual obligations.
- Review partner reports (programmatic and financial) to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
- Support budget tracking, burn rate analysis, and early identification of variances or risks.
- Contribute to audits, internal compliance checks, and donor reporting requirements.
- Partner Oversight & Capacity Strengthening
- Act as focal point for day-to-day coordination with implementing partners at provincial level.
- Identify capacity gaps in partners (program, compliance, reporting) and support targeted capacity strengthening initiatives.
- Ensure partners adhere to safeguarding, PSEAH, and accountability frameworks.
- MEAL & Reporting
- Work closely with MEAL to ensure data quality, verification, and consistency across reporting tools.
- Validate data from partners and ensure alignment with CPIMS+ and reporting systems.
- Contribute to timely preparation of internal and donor reports (monthly, quarterly, ad-hoc).
- Accountability & Risk Management
- Ensure Community Feedback and Response Mechanisms (CFRM) are functional and compliant across partners.
- Monitor safeguarding risks, compliance gaps, and operational challenges, escalating issues as required.
- Support implementation of “Do No Harm” principles and adaptive management approaches.
- Coordination & Communication
- Participate in Project Management Team (PMT) meetings and support coordination across technical, operations, and partner teams.
- Liaise with finance, MEAL, safeguarding, and technical advisors to ensure integrated project delivery.
- Represent War Child in relevant coordination forums at provincial level when required.
Our Values
- Accountable to Children: Children can rely on us to respond to their voices and to treat them with respect and dignity.
- Transformative: Highlights our commitment to making real and sustainable improvements in the lives of children and communities, rather than simply continuing current practices.
- Equitable Justice: Emphasizes fairness, inclusion, and addressing inequality, especially for marginalized children and communities.
- Integrity: Integrity refers to ethical behavior, professionalism, and honesty in everything we do.
Experience and mandatory criteria:
- Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, Development Studies, Business Administration, or related field
- Minimum 3–5 years of relevant experience in program quality & MEAL, compliance, or grant management in NGOs/INGOs.
- Strong understanding of donor compliance requirements (preferably FCDO or similar institutional donors).
- Proven experience working with local NGO partners and consortium projects.
- Solid knowledge and experience of child protection, MHPSS, or protection programing in humanitarian contexts.
- Experience in monitoring, reporting, and data verification systems (including tools like CPIMS+, KOBO is an advantage.
- Strong analytical skills with ability to track budgets, indicators, and compliance risks.
- Demonstrated understanding of safeguarding, PSEAH, and accountability to affected populations.
- Ability to work in complex, high-risk environments with adaptive programing approaches.
- Excellent coordination, communication, and report writing skills in English and local languages (Dari/Pashto).
- Willingness to travel to field locations where access is allowed.
How to Apply
How to Apply
Pre-employment checks
Employment with War Child will be subject to the following checks prior to your start date:
- a satisfactory police record check and a clear vetting and Due Diligence check
- receipt of three satisfactory references
- Due to the emergency nature of the role, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the vacancy may close before the deadline.
Submission Guideline:
- Fill in your information, and attach your documents before the closing date.
- Applications submitted without a valid National ID will not be considered for shortlisting.
- Applications after the closing date will not be accepted.
- Please note that there is no telephonic inquiry and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for written test/interview.
About us
The War Child Alliance is an international non-governmental organization committed to providing psychosocial support, child protection, youth empowerment programming and quality education to the children affected by armed conflict. We implement evidence-based interventions to empower key stakeholders—including governments, educators, caregivers, and communities—to foster children’s wellbeing, education, and self-determination. We work with global teams with team members being based in different locations. War Child is currently operates in: Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Colombia, DR Congo, Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territory, South Sudan, Sweden, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine (soon to be registered), and Yemen. We also have offices in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Learn more about War Child and our programmes https://www.warchild.net/
Safeguarding and Integrity
Our work with children and at-risk adults to keep them safe is the most important thing we do. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in all areas of our work. We have zero tolerance for any behaviours and practices that puts children and/or vulnerable adults at risk of abuse and/or harm. All (prospective) employees will be expected to be compliant with and sign up to our Child Safeguarding policy, our Code of Conduct and PSEA: Adults at Risk Policy. You can find the Child Safeguarding and Adults at Risk policy here: Integrity & Safeguarding - Home
Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) and Belonging (DEIB)
We value diversity and inclusion and are committed to ensuring that all our people and job applicants are treated fairly, irrespective of where, what or whom they were born, or of other characteristics. We want to offer a safe and inclusive workplace where all our people, especially those who are currently marginalised or underrepresented, can be themselves at work. You can read our Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) and Belonging (DEIB) policy on our website, and if you have any questions about our commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) and Belonging (DEIB) do get in touch: DEIB.team@warchild.net