CARE AFG is seeking a talented Operations & Resilience Officer who is responsible for maintaining oversight of operational safety and security issues and implementing CARE safety protocols and procedures across CARE’s field program locations inside the Province as they relate to CARE Afghanistan’s program works. This position is based in the titled province with a significant period of time spent visiting field locations and providing support to other members of CARE’s provincial program Team.
In regards to access communication, the Operations & Resilience Officer will use their community networks or communicate directly with the relevant stakeholders’ representatives when required to communicate CARE Afghanistan’s country office access working group official position on access, communication or policy points and return similar relevant stakeholders communications back to the CARE Afghanistan country office access working group. In regards Field Security will be the first responder to security incidents in his/hers field operational areas, notifying other staff members, the Provincial manager and the Operational Resilience Manager (ORM) of security incidents and initiating local contingency plans.
The Operations & Resilience Officer is responsible for maintaining oversight of operational field safety and security issues and implementing CARE safety protocols and procedures across CARE’s the province field program locations. This position is based in the titled province, with the possibility of a high percentage of time spent in field program locations and a significant period of time spent visiting community elders and relevant stakeholders’ representatives supporting in providing two way communications from the CARE Afghanistan Country Office Access working group (AWG) to the relevant stakeholders’ members and when necessary support other CARE Afghanistan requests.
The Operations & Resilience Officer will work as part of the CARE Afghanistan’s Risk Management Unit (CARMU) which encompasses this position, The AFSO is to ensure that CARE field staff are informed of security and safety issues and ensure that field staff understand and follow SOPs and local security procedures. The Operations & Resilience Officer will report non-compliance issues to the ORM and the PM
Key to the success of this post will be the Operations & Resilience Officer ability to effectively cross communicate CARE’s working program access acceptance whilst ensuring continued security management of risks, threats or future concerns whilst balancing against programming imperatives. The Operations & Resilience Officer is expected to be able to solve problems at a local level and demonstrate a consistent approach to the management of operational security risks.
Job Responsibility #1:
Planning and Preparation:
The Operations & Resilience Officer will be responsible for:
Job Responsibility #2
Procedures and Protocols:
The Operations & Resilience Officer will manage the implementation of country office CARMU SOPs and provide the following services:
Job Responsibility #3
Act in a Crisis:
The Operations & Resilience Officer is required to be the first responder for any field location security incident involving CARE staff or assets in their operational areas. Responsibilities include:
Job Responsibility #4
Administration and Support:
The Operations & Resilience Officer will also responsible for the following:
• Briefing all new field staff to operational area on local security conditions and protocols.
• Provide weekly security update reports for the ORM (Kabul)
• Develop and enable local level liaison with the relevant stakeholders– Reporting to the AWG
• Immediate incident reports to the PM & ORM (Kabul)
Job Responsibility #5
Safeguarding Responsibilities:
Safety and Security Responsibility:
We all have a responsibility to promote a safe and secure work environment, foster a safety and security culture, and ensure consistent application of, and compliance with, CARE Afghanistan safety and security policies and procedures.
Competece
Tactfulness, clear understanding of the working context, ability to listen and speak effectively, able to train others, cooperative, competent, willingness and ability to travel inside Afghanistan.
Good human relation skills, sense of humor, courtesy.
A minimum of 3 years’ practical experience in safety and security or risk management with an International Organization.
Education:
High school graduate and preferably have diploma in safety and security fields.
Required
Work Experience:
A minimum of 3 years’ practical experience in safety and security or risk management with an International Organization.
Technical Skills
Examples: languages; planning; budgeting; word-processing, basic accounting; advanced written communications; presentations; fundraising; training/facilitation, etc.:
Required
Desired
Safeguarding
CARE places human dignity at the center of its relief and development work. At the heart of CARE’s efforts to impact poverty and social justice is its engagement with marginalized communities, and vulnerable adults and children. Vulnerable adults and children are particularly at risk of sexual exploitation and abuse. CARE commits to the protection from sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse and of vulnerable adults and children, involving CARE Employees and Related Personnel. CARE has a zero tolerance toward sexual exploitation and abuse and child abuse. CARE takes seriously all concerns and complaints about sexual exploitation, harassment and abuse and child abuse involving CARE Employees and Related Personnel
CARE Afghanistan participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we hereby request information from candidate’s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the candidate left employment. All CARE Afghanistan’s offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks. By submitting an application, the applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
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