Volunteer Opportunity: Career Pathways Manager (Remote, Europe Preferred)

Location: Remote (Must be based outside Afghanistan; Europe preferred for time zone compatibility)

Commitment: 6 hours/week through November 2025 (with the option to continue)

Compensation: Volunteer (unpaid)

About the Role:

We are looking for a highly motivated, strategic, and entrepreneurial Career Pathways Manager to launch and lead a brand-new team focused on building employment and internship opportunities for our senior students.

Upon completion of our six-level English program and four-level mentoring course, our students face three possible pathways:

1. Applying for international university scholarships abroad
2. Completing an on university qualification
3. Finding paid online work or internships — this is where you come in.

Your mission will be to develop this third pathway. You’ll be building it from the ground up, supported by a small team of four Afghan-based volunteer Project Coordinators (each committing up to 6 hours/week). All are graduates or senior students from our program.

You will:

• Develop a clear understanding of the online work landscape for Afghan women
• Explore safe, realistic income and internship pathways
• Identify potential partnerships with NGOs, nonprofits, UN affiliates, and socially responsible businesses
• Collaborate with Afghan project coordinators and leadership team
• Help shape long-term systems for onboarding students into paid work or meaningful career-building experiences

Who You Are:

• A committed professional with a background in NGOs, international development, HR, or social entrepreneurship
• Someone with excellent English and strong internet access
• Highly organised, adaptable, and able to take initiative with limited resources
• Based outside Afghanistan (Europe preferred for time zone coordination)
• A strong communicator with a sense of humour and a proactive, solutions-focused mindset
• Ready to commit ~6 hours/week from now through November 2025 (our current semester)

This is a serious volunteer role in the middle of a humanitarian crisis. You’ll be helping build something that could quite literally change the trajectory of a young woman’s life.

Interested?

Send us a short message introducing yourself and your background, and why you’re interested in this role. We’ll then arrange a conversation to explore fit and expectations.

We’re a fast-moving team made up of people from all over the world, passionate, practical, and committed to doing the most we can for the girls we serve. If that sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.