Senior Child Protection Officer

Position Title: Senior Child Protection Officer

2025-10-27 Kabul Full Time 7

Job Location:	Kabul
Nationality:	National
Category:	Program
Employment Type:	Full Time
Salary:	Based on the Organization Salary Scale
Vacancy Number:	CARE-AF-1305
No. Of Jobs:	1
City:	Kabul

Organization:	CARE AFGHANISTAN
Years of Experience:	At least three (2) years relevant experience in similar settings.
Contract Duration:	28-February-2026
Gender:	Male/Female
Education:	At least having University Degree in social sciences (psychology and sociology) or faculty of Law.
Close date:	2025-10-27

About CARE AFGHANISTAN:

CARE’s Introduction (Who We Are?)

As a global leader, CARE is shaping the future of the humanitarian and development sector. Each year, we deliver support and services to millions of people in over a hundred countries. We do this by focusing on our mission and living the values that drive our organization. A career at CARE is an opportunity to be part of a movement that brings communities together to solve complex problems and foster lasting change throughout the world. We seek individuals who are passionate about humanitarian and development work, collaborate well with others, embrace learning and innovation, and deliver results.

CARE’s Work Culture (What It’s Like to Work at CARE?)

CARE is a mission-driven international humanitarian aid and development organization that offers an opportunity to work with people across the world. Not a day will go by that you won’t learn something profound, meet an expert, or write a sentence that can change a life. We are committed to an environment where everyone can succeed.

Job Descriptions:

The role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly and 50% of his/her will be at field visits.

The post holder is expected to coordinate with project management staff on effective implementation of child protection and safeguarding activities in the target provinces of ECHO-EiE project. She/he will be responsible for providing leadership, guidance and technical expertise on Child Safeguarding, Do No Harm, Child Safety Checks and Child Protection Programming to staff under ECHO-EiE Project and act as a master trainer on these topics. The Sr. Child Protection Officer will actively monitor and promote the quality and effectiveness of Child Protection and Child Safeguarding in accordance with the grant agreement and CARE Afghanistan’s organizational guidelines, values and principles. The Sr. Child Protection Officer will lead on community engagement and participation in child protection activities.

Ensure child safeguarding is mainstreamed throughout all recruitment, contracting procedures and implementation of ECHO-EiE.

Ensure that the Child (students) Safeguarding reporting and referral system functions to protect children, that all ECHO-EiE staff are aware of how it works and ensure that it is fully accessible to communities and children with whom we work.

- Promote children’s meaningful participation throughout the project, and work with project staff on strategies to enable children (mainly students) to identify and address the issues of concern to them and promote their voices within the ECHO-EiE project.
- Actively lead on Safeguarding reporting and support the PSEA team to strengthen safeguarding measures and procedures in Afghanistan.
- Lead on the development and quality assurance of child protection related case management in accordance with international guidance and minimum standards.
- Support the development, carrying out and documentation of training on key child protection related issues for ECHO-EiE beneficiaries.
- Conduct trainings on child safeguarding, child participation and child protection for ECHO-EiE staff, particularly teachers.

- Follow up of the defaulted children.
- Health and hygiene Education for health facility beneficiaries
- Support Nutrition counsellors.

• AT discharge
- Check if all the procedures completed before discharge (anthropometric measurements, medical and nutritional treatment, systematic treatment, and health and nutrition educations).
- Record all the necessary information on the registration book and card for each beneficiary.

• Health and nutrition educations
- Provide health and nutrition educations to the caregivers and beneficiaries on (breastfeeding, complementary feeding, and hygiene, care of pregnant and lactating women, prevention of illness).

- Identify training needs and other implementation gaps.
-Support effective approaches to Child Protection, including support in case management and community mobilization.
- Make regular support visits to the field offices and provision of technical support to the implementing staff, actively monitor child protection activities and safeguarding standards at implementation sites.
- Support the Program Manager in monitoring activities and verify Project activities and quality relative to stated targets and standards.
- Support the development, maintenance and updating of project work plans, notifying relevant staff of any course correction that is required.
- Ensure proper, professional, documented and clear communication regarding all aspects of the CP&S related activities and issues including timely submission of monthly and quarterly project reports to project management.
. - Provide input in producing case studies, success stories and promote learning across organization.
- Assist with preparing timely monitoring reports and expected deliverables (technical and financial) for submission to donors.
- Work with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) team for monitoring and evaluation of Project activities, in particular to develop child friendly accountability and feedback mechanisms.
- Lead on carrying out Child Safety spot checks in project locations.
- Always act as advocate to prevent and respond to child protection concerns and show zero tolerance to abuse, violence, exploitation and neglect.
- Identify and report on current child protection issues prevalent in Afghanistan and ensure key project personnel and country leadership team is informed.
- Lead on developing and rolling-out an advocacy strategy for the CP component of the ECHO-EiE Project.
- Represent CARE at relevant cluster coordination and working group meetings (such as Protection, Child Protection, MHPSS, SGBV) and other meetings as required.
- Any other tasks given by his/her Supervisor.

Key relations
Internal:
- Program Manager, Provincial Managers, Education Technical Advisor, Field Supervisors, and operations departments

External:
- Echange of information & coordination with (upon request from the manager)
- Local partner education staff (Teacher Trainers, Community Mobilizers, CBE/CBS teachers, and other education management and provincial staff).

Safeguarding Responsibilities:
Uphold CARE’s Safeguarding Policy (https://www.care-international.org/resources/care-international-safeguarding-policy) and Safeguarding Code of Conduct.
Must read the Safeguarding Policy and either sign the Safeguarding Code of Conduct or sign a Code of Conduct that is consistent with or references this policy and Safeguarding Code of Conduct.

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.

Safegurding Responsibilities:

Responsible for creating awareness on safeguarding in consultation with HR and other department heads;
Responsible for receiving reports of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse and that these reports are escalated to the safeguarding team;

Ensure complainants are appropriately supported and updates on incident progress and outcomes;

Leading integration of the country Safeguarding action plan at CO Level.

The Detail responsibilities can be found here: PSHEA CO Focal Point Role Description 2020.docx

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

Job Requirements:

Education:
- At least having University Degree in social sciences (psychology and sociology) or the faculty of Law. CARE proposed training

Work Experience:
At least three (2) years of relevant experience in similar settings.

Language Skills:
Fluent in spoken & written English language
Fluent in Dari and Pashto languages

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.

Submission Guidelines:

Please submit your completed CARE Standard Job application form (ACBAR: Application Form) along with updated CV to afg.vacancies@care.org.
Applications after the closing date (12:00 AM) and without CARE Application form will not be accepted.
Please Indicate the position title, Vacancy Number in the Subject Line (Senior Child Protection Officer CARE- AF-1305 Kabul) otherwise your application will not be considered.
Please note that there is no telephonic inquiry and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted with and call for Interview.
The successful applicant will be expected to undergo a Background Check, Bridger check & Reference check and be compliant and sign up to Care Afghanistan’s Code of Conduct, PSHA (Prevention from Sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse) and other Care Afghanistan policies prior to a final offer being made.
CARE IS COMMITTED TO CHILD PROTECTION POLICY (Available at: http://bit.ly/CAREAFG_Child_Protection_Policy)

Equal Opportunity Statement

CARE is an Equal Opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected under applicable law.

MDS (Misconduct Disclosure Scheme)

CARE participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we hereby request information from the 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 offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.