Position Title: Call for CVs (Environmental, Social, Health and Safety Officer)
2025-06-25        Khost       Full Time        6
Job Location: Khost
Nationality: National
Category: Health Care
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary: As per Organization Salary Scale
Vacancy Number: C-08
No. Of Jobs: 1
City: Center travel to districts
Organization: COAR
Years of Experience: 4 years of professional relevant experience inclusive of managing gender-based violence and medical waste management, Grievances Redressal, familiar with Microsoft office package and report writing. Knowledge of World Bank or ADB and Afghanistan's Environ
Contract Duration: Project Base with 3 months probation period
Gender: Male/Female
Education: Bachelor's degree in environmental science, social science (or a related field)
Close date: 2025-06-25

About COAR:

Citizen Organization for Advocacy and Resilience, COAR (formally Coordination of Afghan Relief) CoAR is an Afghan, independent, nonpolitical, non-sectarian, and non-for profit organization established in 1989 and registered formally with the ministry of Economy. COAR actively bridging between donors of humanitarian aid and rural Afghan communities severely affected by almost four decades of wars, internal conflicts, natural and manmade disasters, and complexities. COAR endeavors to reach the unreached and embark on strengthening local coping mechanisms to enable communities to find durable local solutions to their local problems and encourage self-reliance and sustainability. COAR works with communities to proactively utilize their own scarce and limited resource the most efficient and effective way and discourage a culture of aid dependency, except in times of disasters and extreme poverty. COAR has maintained the access of beneficiaries to basic services with strict observation of humanitarian principles of Independence, Neutrality and Impartiality in practice.

Job Descriptions:
  • Monitor the implementation of the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP), Resettlement Action Plans (RAP), and other safeguard instruments.
  • Conduct regular site assessments to identify environmental and social risks.
  • Ensure compliance with environmental laws, waste management protocols, biodiversity protection, and pollution control measures.
  • Support environmental impact assessments (EIAs) and stakeholder consultations.
  • Implement workplace safety protocols in line with local labor laws and international standards (e.g., ILO, ISO 45001).
  • Conduct routine health and safety inspections, audits, and incident investigations.
  • Promote a safety culture through training, awareness sessions, and provision of personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Monitor accident logs and lead on incident response planning and corrective action implementation.
  • Engage with affected communities, workers, and stakeholders to ensure social issues are addressed.
  • Maintain grievance redress mechanisms (GRM), log and track complaints, and ensure resolution.
  • Support public consultations and information disclosure in line with ESHS communication strategies.
  • Maintain accurate records of environmental, social, and safety activities.
  • Prepare monthly and quarterly ESHS performance reports for internal use and donor compliance.
  • Support donor and regulatory audits by providing required ESHS documentation.
  • Train staff, contractors, and workers on ESHS standards and requirements.
  • Develop job aids, posters, and ESHS guidance materials tailored to the local context.
  • Support capacity building for local partners and subcontractors.
  • Identify potential risks during the project lifecycle and propose mitigation measures.
  • Participate in project design reviews to integrate ESHS considerations into planning and construction.
  • Monitor implementation of mitigation actions and update risk registers regularly.
Job Requirements:

a bachelor's degree in environmental science, social science (or a related field) and 4 years of professional relevant experience inclusive of managing gender-based violence and medical waste management, Grievances Redressal, familiar with Microsoft office package and report writing. Knowledge of World Bank or ADB and Afghanistan's Environmental and Social Legislations and frameworks is an asset.

Submission Guidelines:

Qualified candidates may send their CVs include a Cover letter to the COAR Human resource department to this email address: cv@coar.org.af
CVs received after the closing date (06-25-2025) will not be considered.
Applications are reviewed on an active basis and after receiving sufficient eligible applications we may process the position before the closing date.
the subject line of the email must be (Environmental, Social, Health and Safety Officer C-08) otherwise your CVs may not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the Written test and Interview.
COAR is an equal opportunity to the employer for all ethnic groups and both genders are urged to apply
COAR has zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, and abuse (SEA).

Submission Email:

cv@coar.org.af

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