Afghanistan remains one of the world's most protracted and complex humanitarian crises. Decades of conflict, political transition, economic collapse, and recurrent natural hazards—including droughts and a recent earthquake—have severely eroded livelihoods, basic services, and household coping mechanisms. Over half of the population requires humanitarian assistance, with acute food insecurity and critically high malnutrition rates, particularly among children, further compounded by large scale returns of Afghans from neighboring countries. Humanitarian actors operate in an increasingly constrained and complex environment. At the same time, humanitarian funding continues to decline despite escalating needs, threatening the continuity of life saving assistance and placing millions of people at heightened risk. Within this context, the Nutrition Cluster plays a critical role in coordinating nutrition programming across the country, in close collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including international and national NGOs, UN agencies, and the Ministry of Public Health, alongside other partners. The Cluster operates within the broader humanitarian coordination architecture, which is currently undergoing a transition.

Under the supervision of the Country Director, you will work with the Nutrition Cluster Coordinator and nutrition partners to provide overall leadership for the Nutrition Cluster in Afghanistan; and to facilitate the process of ensuring a coherent and effective emergency and humanitarian nutrition response by partners.

More precisely, your missions will be as follows :

• Contribute to the nutrition cluster strategy design and responses planning

• Coordinate the cluster activities in collaboration with all stakeholders

• Monitor the nutrition partners activities

• Advocate and mobilize resources for the implementation of nutrition cluster strategy

You hold a Master’s degree in Nutrition, Public Health, Medicine, or a related field, and you have 7–10 years of demonstrated experience in humanitarian nutrition programming in emergency and protracted crisis contexts, including experience in cluster coordination.

A previous experience working in Afghanistan is a strong asset.

You have an in depth understanding of Global Nutrition Cluster (GNC) standards and guidance, the humanitarian architecture, and possess strong coordination, technical, and diplomacy skills.

You have good managerial skills, and communication skills including a strong command of professional written and spoken English.

National applications : 9-month contract according to the internal and national salary conditions of ACF in Afghanistan

International applications : 

• Fixed term contract under French legislation: 9 months until 28/02/2027

• Monthly gross salary from 2597 to 2968 € upon experience, including 13th month

• Reimbursement of the pension insurance for non-French citizens: 16% of the gross monthly salary

• Annual salary increase: 6% increase after and each 12 months of continuous contract

• Monthly per diem and living allowance: 681€ net, field paid

• Monthly country allowance: 450€
  
  
• Cold allowance: Reimbursement for the purchase of winter equipment for a maximum of 380€ per person per year in severe cold contexts

• Child allowance: 1500€ per year per child present in the country of origin (maximum 6000€/year)

• Transportation and accommodation: Coverage of transportation costs and guest house

• Medical coverage: ACF covers 100% of the health and repatriation insurance agreement fees, for your medical expenses (as well as your dependents if you have a family post), and up to 1 month after the end of your contract.

• Salary sustainment measures (sickness, paternity, maternity)

• Leaves and RnR: 25 days of paid leaves per year, 20 RnR per year, airfare reimbursement with a ceiling to get to the chosen break destination, and 215 € for each RnR period

• Accompaniment and trainings
  • Follow-up and support for career development
  • Free and unlimited access to the e-learning

Working in Afghanistan is both deeply meaningful and uniquely complex. We are seeking a Nutrition Cluster Co Lead—an experienced and committed professional who brings strong technical expertise in humanitarian nutrition, a collaborative leadership style, and the ability to operate with sensitivity and diplomacy in a challenging context.

This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute at country level by supporting effective nutrition coordination and by bringing Action Against Hunger's recognized technical expertise in nutrition into national level coordination and strategic dialogue. Working closely with a wide range of stakeholders, the role helps strengthen the quality, coherence, and impact of the nutrition response.

If you are passionate about preventing and addressing malnutrition and motivated to contribute to building healthier and more resilient communities through collective action, we would welcome your application. We look forward to the possibility of welcoming you to Action Against Hunger to support Nutrition Cluster coordination in Afghanistan.