Social and Environmental Safeguarding (SES) Officer (Roster Announcement)

Asia Community Development Organization (ACDO) is an Afghan non-governmental, non-political, and non-profit humanitarian organization established in 2014 and registered with the Government of Afghanistan under the supervision of the Ministry of Economy (MoEc) with a mission to provide humanitarian and development assistance to the vulnerable, at-risk, and underserved people throughout the country.

ACDO responds to the needs of deprived and marginalized rural and urban communities by managing and utilizing the available scarce resources in a well-organized, efficient, effective, transparent, and dignified manner to enhance resilience, boost access to education, health services, and infrastructure, ensure food and livelihood security, and promote social protection and inclusion.

ACDO has an active presence in most parts of the country and intends to expand its operations to the remaining provinces, as to transform itself into a leading and developed organization that will deliver to and support large number of people who have been affected by the long-protracted and sudden on-set emergencies and regardless of the hardest circumstances that exist in Afghanistan, ACDO has managed to deliver humanitarian and development assistance in most of country.

• Assist in supporting the daily operations and management of the social safeguard aspects of the project (this includes reviews, screenings, preparation of safeguards plans, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting), ensuring compliance with the safeguards documents and keeping/recording proper documentation in the project file for possible review.
• Identify potential risks to children and vulnerable adults in all the project activities and report them to Provincial Manager and Sr. M&E officer.
• Assist in delivering mandatory and refresher training on CSG, PSEAH, anti-harassment, Bullying, Modern slavery & human trafficking, and code of conduct.
• Conduct regular visits to project sites of ACDO and partners, to ensure that the Safeguarding reporting system is working and beneficiaries know how to report cases.
• Conduct Safeguarding orientation to newly hired staff.
• Raise awareness on safeguarding.
• Strengthens safeguarding reporting mechanism.
• During field visits, ensure that all child and adult safeguarding concerns are reported effectively in line with the policy.
• High levels of professional safeguarding behavior and maintain the standards required by the Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.
• Support the stakeholder engagement process from the social safeguards perspective, facilitating stakeholder identification, engagement, understanding and use of the grievance redress mechanism (GRM), and disclosure.
• Support and contribute to the compilation of social safeguard documents required, before the implementation of project activities.
• Support with the establishment of the GRM, including: (i) adequate, multiple-access GRM points to receive complaints from stakeholders; (ii) awareness raising/ensuring these access points are known to beneficiaries; (iii) acting as a focal point to receive and file claims accordingly; and (iv) monitor the effectiveness of the access points, proposing any improvement(s) needed in order to resolve and handle complaints on-site;
• Brief staff on the existing GRM, how it works, and how to address receipt and handling of grievances.
• Communicate social safeguards information to the Social Safeguards Specialist and the Chief Technical Advisor, providing guidance on addressing concerns brought to the attention of the focal points regarding any social issues arising from subproject activities.
• Plan trainings and project-related sessions for staff and teachers
• Any other task assigned by the project manager/ supervisor

Capacity Building and Awareness

• Provide training and mentoring to project staff, partners, and community-based organizations on safeguarding principles.
• Raise awareness among beneficiaries on gender equality, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability.
• Strengthen institutional capacity of local partners to adopt safeguarding practices.
• Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting
• Develop indicators and tools to monitor safeguarding outcomes.
• Collect and analyze data on gender participation, social inclusion, and environmental impact.
• Prepare regular reports highlighting safeguarding achievements, challenges, and lessons learned.
• Document best practices and contribute to knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Stakeholder Engagement and Advocacy

• Collaborate with government institutions, NGOs, and community groups to promote safeguarding standards.
• Advocate for policies and practices that enhance gender equality, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability.
• Represent the program in safeguarding-related forums and coordination meetings.

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Economics, Development Studies, Livelihoods & Rural Development, Agriculture, Social Sciences, Public Policy, or a related field OR
• A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s) in the above fields with at least two additional years of relevant experience

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Academic Qualifications:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in gender studies, social sciences, development studies, business administration, and any other related discipline from an accredited institution.

Professional experience:

• Minimum of 7 years of professional experience with gender mainstreaming in a development/humanitarian setting

Competencies

• Strong expertise in gender mainstreaming, social inclusion, and environmental safeguards.
• Excellent facilitation, training, and capacity-building skills.
• Ability to conduct risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and documentation skills.
• Commitment to equity, sustainability, and protection of vulnerable groups.
• Ability to work effectively in fragile and conflict-affected environments.

Language:

Fluency in English, Dari/ Pashto is required

Qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the position and submit their applications (Cover Letter and CV together), NOT Educational and Work Certificates, to the attention of the Human Resource Department at   https://acdo.org/apply/social-and-environmental-safeguarding-ses-officer-roster-147   until 04:00 pm (Afghanistan Standard Time) April 22, 2026.

Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test and, consequently, for an interview. If you are not contacted TWO WEEKS after the closing date, please know that your application has not been successful for the post.