Regional / Local Training Facilitator

About the role

Afghanistan Center for Excellence (ACE) and Anwar Javed & Co. (AJCO) are Afghan consulting and professional services organisations working with national and international development partners. They are recruiting a Regional Facilitator / Local Training Facilitator who supports the smooth, safe and inclusive delivery of an assigned training cohort. The position is primarily a facilitation, participant-support and training-documentation role, working under the operational supervision of the regional coordination team and the technical direction of the resident value-chain expert.

Key responsibilities

• Assist with participant outreach, confirmation, registration, attendance follow-up and coordination of access or travel needs, using lists approved through the project process.
• Prepare training registration materials, approved agendas, Dari/Pashto job aids, group-work supplies and demonstration-station arrangements with the technical trainer and logistics team.
• Support participatory learning, small-group exercises, peer coaching, practical station rotations, Train-Back sessions and low-literacy teaching methods as directed by the value-chain expert.
• Promote safe, respectful and inclusive participation, including culturally appropriate arrangements for women, and coordinate with assigned female facilitators and interpreters where applicable.
• Maintain daily morning and afternoon attendance registers with participant details and signatures or thumbprints, and report absenteeism or participation barriers promptly.
• Collect and securely maintain informed-consent documentation and a photo register, ensuring photos are taken only with documented consent and stored separately from assessment data.
• Provide administrative assistance during pre-tests, post-tests, practical demonstrations, feedback collection and site-exposure activities while experts retain assessment responsibility.
• Help implement site-visit briefings and approved fallback practical activities in line with security, safety, hygiene and safeguarding requirements.
• Transfer facilitator-owned documentation to the regional coordinator and M&E team, compile cohort evidence and give a short end-of-cohort handover note.
• Follow the Code of Conduct, PSEA, confidentiality and data-protection protocols, and refer safeguarding concerns through confidential reporting channels.

Required profile

• Diploma or bachelor's degree; agriculture, business administration, social sciences or a relevant field is preferred; equivalent practical experience may be considered.
• At least two years of relevant experience in training facilitation, community mobilization, field operations, agribusiness/MSME activities or workshop support is preferred.
• Ability to communicate clearly in Dari and/or Pashto, appropriate to the assigned location, and to read and complete attendance and consent records accurately.
• Experience supporting participatory or practical learning sessions and working effectively with women and diverse participant groups.
• Good coordination, organizational and recordkeeping skills; commitment to safeguarding, PSEA, participant confidentiality and professional conduct.
• Ability to attend the full 20-day training assignment.

Required skills

• Basic Word/Excel or digital-record skills are an advantage.

Candidates apply by sending an updated CV and a brief cover letter by email, stating their preferred province and the position title in the subject line. Applications close on 10 November 2026; only shortlisted candidates are contacted.