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About FMFB-A:

As a background, FMFB-A started its operation in 2004, and is part of the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM), which has financial institutions operating in different countries throughout the world. It is affiliated with the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), a group of development agencies working in health, education, culture and rural economic development.

Project Overview:

The First MicroFinanceBank – Afghanistan (FMFB-A), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is launching a financial inclusion initiative aimed at supporting Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), with a particular focus on women and youth entrepreneurs who face barriers to accessing traditional financing.

The initiative seeks to empower members of savings groups through Sharia-compliant microloans (e.g., Murabaha, Mudaraba) and matching grants, enabling them to establish or grow small businesses, enhance income, and improve livelihoods. FMFB-A will act as a financial service facilitator under this initiative, subject to finalization of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UNDP.

To support implementation, FMFB-A is seeking two qualified Trainers for its provincial offices in Badakhshan and Takhar provinces.

Job purpose:

The Trainer will be responsible for building awareness and delivering training to the targeted savings groups on Sharia-compliant financial services, including the processes and benefits of Murabaha financing and matching grants. Additionally, the trainer will support savings group members (including women-led and youth-led groups) to enhance their entrepreneurial skills, improve market linkages, and strengthen their capacity in areas such as product development, sales, and marketing.

Job Details:

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct capacity assessments of MSMEs regarding market linkages, product development, sales, marketing, and Sharia-compliant financing principles.
• Design tailored training materials based on assessment results and in alignment with FMFB-A and UNDP guidelines.
• Facilitate training sessions and awareness campaigns on Islamic financial principles (Murabaha, Mudaraba) and their distinction from conventional loans.
• Educate saving group members on eligibility criteria, disbursement procedures, and benefits of Islamic finance and matching grants.
• Provide technical advisory services to MSMEs to enhance business skills and market readiness.
• Deliver capacity-building training modules that include practical exercises, case studies, and group discussions in local languages.
• Collaborate with microfinance institutions and ensure alignment with regulatory frameworks.
• Provide one-on-one technical support to MSMEs, including assistance in accessing new and cross-border markets.
• Submit regular progress reports, training evaluations, and consultation summaries to the FMFB-A and UNDP PMU.
• Ensure that training activities are inclusive, participatory, and effectively reach the targeted beneficiaries.
• Perform other project-related duties as assigned by the line manager.

 Job Specification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Education, or a related field. A Master’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 2–3 years of relevant experience in training, preferably in financial services or microfinance.
• Strong understanding of Sharia-compliant finance and adult learning methodologies.
• Excellent facilitation, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficiency in English and local languages (Dari and/or Pashto); strong report writing and email communication skills.
• Computer literacy, including proficiency in MS Office and Gmail.
• Ability and willingness to travel to remote field locations in Badakhshan and Takhar.
• Experience in conducting training needs assessments and developing content accordingly.
• Ability to coach and mentor participants and adapt to diverse learning needs.

Note:  This position is contingent upon the signing of a formal agreement between FMFB-A and UNDP and the availability of project funding. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted only after final confirmation of project launch.

Submission Guideline:

If you meet the above requirements, we are encouraging you to apply for this position. Please send us your CV along with a cover letter via email at (vacancies@fmfb.com.af).

Please make sure that your email includes the vacancy ID as the subject line.

Note that, only the candidates who are meeting the requirements of the position will be shortlisted.

About FMFB-A:

As a background, FMFB-A started its operation in 2004, and is part of the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM), which has financial institutions operating in different countries throughout the world. It is affiliated with the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), a group of development agencies working in health, education, culture and rural economic development.

Job purpose:

The Marketing and Communication Manager is responsible for ensuring that the Marketing and Communication activities are properly connected. He /She should also be able to understand the business to come up with effective marketing strategies to meet organizational objectives. Under the scope of this position the incumbent is responsible for developing, implementing, and execution programs in Marketing Communications and media strategy that assists in promotion and awareness of the brand (ATL/BTL/TTL). The incumbent is to deliver marketing and brand communications to all relevant internal/external stakeholders and creative agencies. He/she will have to present and distribute the draft content with key stakeholders and ensure gets it reviewed by quality check committee to ensure producing of user-friendly and quality content suiting the user/and clientele base of FMFB-A.

Job Details:

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

• Developing, implementing, and execution programs in Marketing Communications and media strategy that assists in promotion and awareness of the brand (ATL/BTL/TTL).
• Deliver marketing and brand communications to all relevant internal/external stakeholders and creative agencies.
• Develop content for marketing and advertisements required for social media, billboard and any adverts and follow the required approval as per BDM Policy.
• Enquire communication requirements, create a timeline/content plan and execute for GTM creatives and contents.
• Draft and propose a creative direction in alignment with Brand strategy, Business Direction, and go-to-market plans by respective the Head of departments.
• Propose themes, storyboards, scripts, messages, brochures, radio ads, and work with internal communications.
• Implement frameworks, checklists, and calendar of content for action and evaluating the effectiveness of communication activities.
• Meet potential partners/media for marketing collaboration and create promotion ideas.
• Enforce and embrace brand guidelines in trademarks, logos, and publications.
• Identify brand-building ideas and ensure brand communication for areas of responsibility are consistent with the company and brand positioning.
• Leverage customer insight and refine, develop brand management, track brand budget for creative development.
• Create/enhance partner, agency relationships and attend tradeshows, conferences, and market visits as required by the business to fulfill brand requirements.
• Evaluate the performance and effectiveness of marketing approaches in terms of attractiveness for clients.
• Suggest improvements and evaluate how FMFB-A marketing approaches are different from the other competitors’ approaches.
• Present and distribute the draft content with key stakeholders and ensure gets it reviewed by quality check committee.

Job Specification:

• Must have a relevant degree in Marketing Management or Journalism, Business, Communication, literature, or equivalent is required and master degree will be preferable.
• Having a certification in Digital Marketing would be a plus point.
• Must have over 5 years of work experiences in a banking/telecom/media especially in the area of production/marketing/communication.
• Previous working experience in area of communication/ marketing in an international organization is an advantage.
• Experience in digital marketing, strategic planning, result-oriented based marketing management, and reporting.
• Good interpersonal skills, people management, and presentation skills.
• Fluent in English / local language and excellent written communication skills while speaking.
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.

Submission Guideline:

If you meet the above requirements, we are encouraging you to apply for this position. Please send us your CV along with a cover letter via email at (vacancies@fmfb.com.af).

Please make sure that your email includes the vacancy ID as the subject line.

Note that, only the candidates who are meeting the requirements of the position will be shortlisted.

About FMFB-A:

As a background, FMFB-A started its operation in 2004, and is part of the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM), which has financial institutions operating in different countries throughout the world. It is affiliated with the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), a group of development agencies working in health, education, culture and rural economic development.

Job purpose:

The Graphic Designer is responsible for producing creative artworks and producing quality content in English and local languages for FMFB-A marketing and commutation related domain. The incumbent will lead the quality check process review of marketing contents and liaise with concerned stakeholders to conclude the review and approval process. He/ Shel will have to conduct campaign gap analysis and recommend improvement in areas of communications. He will oversee branding and graphic related activities in compliance with FMFB-A Graphic standard and Manual. 

Job Details:

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

• Write creative and unique content as well as come up with innovative ideas in line with FMFB-A marketing strategies and plan.
• Creating unique, simple, concise, simple- to understand and user- friendly content in English and local languages.
• Develop related content for multiple platforms, such as websites, email marketing, product descriptions, videos, blogs and more.
• Editing, and proofreading the content and share it with key stakeholders for quality check, review and concurrence.
• Collaborating with business team and conduct brainstorming session for producing quality content.
• Stay up to date with market changes and conduct online browsing for improving the quality of content in line with industry’s best practices.
• Analyze the effectiveness and productivity of existing marketing campaigns and propose recommendations for improvement of the campaigns.
• Identify customers’ needs and gaps in our content and recommend new topics.
• Produce well-researched content for publication online and in print.
• Implement branding and graphic related activities in compliance with AKAM/FMFB-A graphic standard and Manual.
• Identity opportunities for new exposures related to events and expos and liaise with stakeholders.
• Develop success stories and monitor post campaign execution through physical visit.
• Prepare updated content for program profile, press releases, news, event reports and newsletters to external stakeholders and/or other important relationships (i.e. donors, government offices, microfinance industry governing institutions etc.).
• Write clear marketing copy to promote the products/services of FMFB-A.
• Any identical task assigned by the line manager

Job Specification:

• Having a Bachelor Degree in Business or journalism, Literature, Communication or Graphic, with two years of experience or baccalaureates with 5 years of experiences and holding a certification in digital marketing will be a plus point.
• Years of experience should be in field of Graphic Designing in financial institutions, media, and telecommunication industries.
• Skills of Coral Draw, Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop. 
• Proven work experience as a Content Writer, Copywriter or similar role.
• Experience doing research using multiple sources.
• Familiarity with web publications and Social Media.
• Excellent writing and editing skills in Dari, Pashto and English.
• Strong interpersonal skills and willingness to communicate with clients, colleagues, and management.
• Ability to work on multiple projects with different objectives simultaneously.
• Good time management skills, including prioritizing, scheduling, and adapting as necessary.

Submission Guideline:

If you meet the above requirements, we are encouraging you to apply for this position. Please send us your CV along with a cover letter via email at (vacancies@fmfb.com.af).

Please make sure that your email includes the vacancy ID as the subject line.

Note that, only the candidates who are meeting the requirements of the position will be shortlisted.

About FMFB-A:

The First MicroFinanceBank-Afghanistan (FMFB-A) commenced operations in 2004 and is a member of the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM), which oversees financial institutions in different countries.  FMFB-A’s mission is to alleviate poverty and foster economic development in Afghanistan by providing sustainable financial services to poor and underserved populations. Since 2016, FMFB-A has been a member of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV), an independent network of banks committed to using finance to deliver sustainable economic, social, and environmental development. The bank offers a comprehensive range of financial services tailored to both individual and business needs, including various types of accounts, financing products, and digital financial services.

Job Summary:

We seek motivated and experienced professionals to join our Board Audit Committee as members, an independent body reporting directly to the Board of Supervisors (Board of Directors). This key committee oversees the audit and examination functions conducted by the bank’s Internal Auditors and regulators, ensuring adherence to the highest accountability and financial integrity standards.

Job Details:

Duties:

• Participate in quarterly meetings to review and evaluate comprehensive Internal Audit Reports submitted by the Chief Internal Auditor, and review and approve the bank financial statements presented by the Chief Finance Officer and External Auditor.
• Participate in any other ad-hoc meetings that are called by the Chairman of BoS or Chairman of AC.
• Ensure the audit and examination functions are aligned with the bank’s operational goals and regulatory requirements.
• Provide objective assessments of the bank’s risks, control environment, and compliance framework.
• Recommend improvements to enhance operational efficiency, risk management, and internal controls.
• Collaborate with other committee members and act cohesively to provide sound advice and actionable insights to the Board of Supervisors.
• Assist in overseeing the selection, performance, and effectiveness of the Chief Internal Auditor and the internal audit team.
• Ensure that corrective actions are implemented promptly, following recommendations from audit reviews and regulatory findings.
• Perform other tasks related to the above as determined by the Audit Committee of the Board of Supervisors.

Job Specification:

Education:

• At least bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields: Economics, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Law or membership of ACCA.

Certifications:

• Possession of CIA or any other certified internal auditor is mandatory.
• CSAA certification from the AAOIFI is an added plus.  

Professional Experience:

• A minimum of five years of managerial experience in the audit sector of banking or seven years of managerial experience in the audit field of any financial institution.

Submission Guideline:

If you meet the above requirements, we are encouraging you to apply for this position. Please send us your CV along with a cover letter via email at executive.vacancy@fmfb.com.af  and cc info.bsd@dab.gov.af

Please make sure that your email includes the vacancy ID as the subject line