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Check out the link below which takes you to a description of the challenging opportunity in Afghanistan.
https://careers.unops.org/careersmarketplace/JobDetail/3424
The job advertisement ends July 22.
Check out the link because it also shows other vacancies with UNOPS.
Good luck.
PS. I enjoyed my time with the ILO in Afghanistan.
Katie Wedley, Country Director and Representative, UNOPS, Afghanistan posted this opportunity on LinkedIn recently.
We are looking for a senior manager for an impressive, complex project working at scale across the whole of Afghanistan. This is a new position as Deputy Director (IICA4). The Responsibilities, Education and Experience required are outlined in the link. Important also: commitment to communities, palpable energy and proven work ethic, articulation of strategic thinking and demonstrable maturity in stakeholder management – all of which is constantly required in this one-of-a-kind project for Community Resilience and Livelihoods for Afghans. https://www.acrlp.org/
Deadline of 8 June https://lnkd.in/ez4cqwtZ
I worked in Afghanistan more than a decade ago and found it challenging but rewarding.
You can read about my assignment with the ILO in Afghanistan in my A to Z memoir: Overseas Adventures – From Afghanistan to Zambia and Points In-Between. It is available from this website or from AMAZON Canada.
Good luck if you apply for this UNOPS post, and happy reading if you buy my memoir.
In my career, I have previously worked for various UN specialized agencies including the ILO, FAO, UNESCO, ITU and UNESCO but never for UNOPS. But I have worked previously in Afghanistan which is where a current UN assignment is becoming available. See here:
If you would like to apply, check the actual job posting at:
https://jobs.unops.org/pages/viewvacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=30575
The application period is shown as August 10 – August 27, 2025.
If I were you, I would first read the information on “How to send a good application” first. You can also learn about other job opportunities at UNOPS on the their site.
If you would like to read about my time in Afghanistan in 2007, you will find a chapter in my book “Overseas Adventures – From Afghanistan to Zambia and Points in-Between”.
Good luck in your application. The people there need assistance.