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Environment, Social, Health and Safety (ESHS)officer

BARAN
1330

Position Title: Environment, Social, Health and Safety (ESHS)officer

2026-02-28    Daikondi     Full Time     1330

Job Location: Daikondi
Nationality: Afghan
Category: Health Care
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary: As per Baran Policy
Vacancy Number: N/A
No. Of Jobs: 1
City: Daikondi
Organization: BARAN
Years of Experience: 4 years of professional relevant experience inclusive of managing the gender-based violence and waste.
Contract Duration: Project Base
Gender: Male/Female
Education: Bachelor's degree in environmental science, social science (or a related field)
Close date: 2026-02-28

About BARAN:

Bu Ali Rehabilitation and Aid Network (BARAN) is a nongovernmental, non-political and independent organization. BARAN has been established in 27.7.2006 registered with the Ministry of Economy (MoEc), Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Ministry of Education (MoE) , Ministry of labour, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD).  In order to deliver standard health care, social and educational services including conducting researches. Special attention is given for the community development by promoting capacity building programs.

Job Descriptions:

The ESHS officer will be responsible for ensuring that the Project’s outcomes are achieved, and that any adverse impacts are effectively avoided and/or mitigated in a timely manner. Duties/responsibilities of the ESHS officer include, but are not limited to:

  • Undertake the implementation, monitoring and reporting of ESHS measures to ensure compliance with the ESHS requirements.
  • Ensure implementation of the Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) and the ESHS instruments including the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) and the Rapid ESHS Assessment.
  • Review, and ensure sure that relevant aspects of the ESCP and ESHS risk management instruments are duly incorporated into the procurement documents.
  • Work with the project procurement staff to ensure that environmental and social aspects are incorporated as appropriate in contracts for goods and services and that suppliers and contractors are fully aware of their responsibilities in this regard.
  • Ensure that the necessary environmental authorizations and permits are obtained where needed.
  • Support with monitoring to ensure that the consultants and contractors comply with the environmental and social health and safety (ESHS) specifications of their respective contracts.
  • Provide contributions to the regular, semi-annual and annual progress reports on projects’ implementation as Required by the donor (UNICEF).
  • In collaboration with the head of monitoring and evaluation manager, and other team members, monitor and report on the implementation of the HER project.
  • Lead the organization and implementation of training to project workers on Environmental and Social Standards, stakeholder engagement, GRM, sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment (SEA/SH) and other topics of relevance for ESHS compliance.
  • Perform other duties in line with the scope of the project leading to compliance with environmental and social aspects and related instruments.
  • Provide trainings as needed take into consideration, the Project instruments and requirements (as applicable) of the ESHS Standards of the Environment, Social, Health and Safety of the organization.
  • Proficiency is Microsoft/Open Office applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint will be necessary to fulfil duties.
  • Ensure that all project staff, sign a Code of Conduct as part of their contracts, including provisions on sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment and violence against children.
  • Share Project information and support consultations to ensure that issues are addressed in a timely manner and that project beneficiaries are aware of project activities, in line with the stakeholder engagement process identified.

 

Job Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in environmental science, social science (or a related field) and 4 years of professional relevant experience inclusive of managing the gender-based violence and waste.

Knowledge of Afghanistan Environmental and Social legislations and frameworks .

 Having the ability to travel to the provinces

 Experience in the use of office software packages.

Submission Guidelines:

Interested and qualified candidates should submit an application letter with updated  CV to our HR department only via email:

Note: please add the title of position,and  provinceon which you applies for, in the subject line of your email

Submission Email:

recruitment@baran.org.af

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