Call for CVs (Environmental, Social, Health and Safety (ESHS) Officer)

Position Title: Call for CVs (Environmental, Social, Health and Safety (ESHS) Officer)

2025-12-13 Badakhshan, Daikondi, Jawzjan, Maidan Wardak, Paktika Full Time 152

Job Location:	Badakhshan, Daikondi, Jawzjan, Maidan Wardak, Paktika
Nationality:	Afghan
Category:	Health Care
Employment Type:	Full Time
Salary:	As per ORCD policy
Vacancy Number:	ORCD-070-2025
No. Of Jobs:	5
City:	Badakhshan- Daikondi- Jawzjan- Maidan Wardak- Paktika-Provinces Center

Organization:	ORCD
Years of Experience:	4 years of professional relevant experience.
Contract Duration:	Project Based
Gender:	Male/Female
Education:	Bachelor's degree in environmental science, social science (or a related field)
Close date:	2025-12-13

About ORCD:

Organization for Research & Community Development (ORCD) is a Non-governmental, Non-political, Non-profitable and independent organization founded in 2011 by a group of community development and research specialist. The aim of the organization is to contribute to the development of Afghanistan as an integral part of the international community. It envisages accomplishing its aims by building local capacities, generating evidence in various disciplines, promoting evidence-based on best practices and implementing development projects aimed at community development at the grass root level. ORCD is a multi-donor funded NGO, implementing health, agriculture and community development projects in several provinces of the country.

Job Descriptions:

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.
Prepare and/or update health, safety, social and environmental management plans, review them on a regular basis, and keep them up to date at all times.
Initiate, organize and conduct ESHS training for RI project team, contractors, consultants and other stakeholders.
Participate in regular site meetings to report on relevant health & safety matters and to provide necessary advice.
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).
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
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.
Any other tasks assigned by his supervisor

Job Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in environmental science, social science (or a related field) and 4 years of professional relevant experience.
Managing gender-based violence.
Medical waste management, Grievances Redressal.
Familiar with the Microsoft Office package and report writing.

Submission Guidelines:

Qualified interested Afghan candidate can fill out the following online form entering the link for cover letter and CV: https://forms.gle/dqoJxsHakENxSfnZ9

The vacancy number should be written as: (Environmental, Social, Health and Safety (ESHS) Officer, VA No: ORCD-070-2025)
Only short listed candidates will be invited for an interview

Submission Email:

1. Fill out the following form https://forms.gle/EsixabUKfG3232PG6 2. If you can’t use the above form, send your cover letter and CV to this email: recruitment@orcd.org