Security Officer - Kandahar Afghanistan

Employer: Danish Refugee Council

Location: Afghanistan





About Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

DRC is an International non-governmental

organisation, which promotes and supports

durable solutions to the problems faced by

refugees and internally displaced people all over

the world.

DRC programme components include support to

Afghan communities through Protection,

Livelihood, Demining and Armed Violence

Reduction. DRC has a long-term view to its

programming in Afghanistan and expects to grow

significantly in a relatively short period. The

current DRC projects are funded by international

recognised donors such as DANIDA, SIDA, EU,

various UN agencies as well as by DRC own funds

among others. DRC commits to humanitarian

values that include commitment towards the

most vulnerable, transparency and

accountability.





Job Summary

The Safety Officer is responsible for the safety

management in compliance with the Operations

Handbook, SOPs, Local Safety Rules, Area

Security Plan and annexes.





Duties and Responsibilities

Position's Specific Objectives and Responsibilities

The Safety Officer is to:

• Ensure operation to be in compliance with

safety procedures

• Manage and implement safety procedures

• Instruct staff to be compliant with safety

procedures

• Disseminate security related information to

senior management

• Manage guards.

• Manage the safety of offices and buildings





Responsibilities and Tasks

To achieve the overall and specific position's

objectives the Safety Officer will perform the

following tasks and undertake the following

responsibilities:

Safety

• Supervise, manage and instruct staff about

safety awareness and procedures

• Conduct safety briefings for staff and visitors

• Support security assessments and implement

technical guidance

• Monitor staff movements outside the office

• Support with information to the development of

incident reports

• Recommend corrective actions and report any

safety rules violations

• Support senior management with security

updates of offices and buildings

• Report any incidents involving staff and

properties, as well as any other incident, which

does not directly involve staff

• Report any information which has, or may have,

an impact on operations and staff

• Instruct staff about evacuation procedures

• Maintain and change safety equipment

• Receive, assess and refer enquiries to staff and

respond to enquiries at the entrance gate

• Attend external meetings related to safety

Management of guards:

• Assist with the hiring of guards.

• Supervise and instruct the guards in safety

procedures and conduct of behaviour

• Manage access points and permission to enter

the compound and office

• Instruct drivers in the conduct of safe and

cautious driving

• Instruct drivers in the use and maintenance of

vehicle safety equipment

• Instructing drivers on behaviour of driving

during incidents

• Prepare and disburse working plans for guards.

• Ensure that staff carry ID card in the office

• Supervise and train staff in hygiene procedures

Document filing

• Maintain filing system of safety files and records

• Ensure information flow with relevant

departments

• Performance of safety administrative matters

Other duties

• Produce monthly / weekly report using use

relative forms.

Reporting line

The Safety Officer reports to the Area Manager

and - in his/her absence - to the Deputy Area

Manager or anyone designated. The Safety Officer

coordinate and is advised about safe procedures

by Senior Safety Officer.

Priority Responsibilities and Tasks (in the coming

3 Months)

• Support guards; assist to establish and maintain

security procedures, assist and procedures in the

build-up of the office.

• Successful completion of a three-month

probationary period, including a positive

performance review at the end of the

probationary period.





Qualification

Minimum 3 years experience with security

management

• Good reporting skills and sound ability with

numbers

• Good communication skills

• Sound command of written and spoken English

and Pashtu

• Strong computer skills

• Ability to instruct and coordinate staff

• Knowledge of working with government related

issues

• Have good organizational skills and personal

ethics

Skills:

Security Skills with Organizations

Skills

Security Skills with Organizations

Language(s) required

Dari, Pashto and English





Submission Guideline

Dear Applicants please kindly first read carefully

the TOR & if you were matching the requirements

of the position then apply. Please mention the

Vacancy Announcement No. in the subject line of

the email otherwise your application will not be

considered.

Interested candidates should send their resumes

to email add: careers@drc-afg.org

Tamim Qazizada Sr. Officer Administration/Human

Resources

Hard Copy Submission:

Applicants can submit their resumes by hard

copy to the add: Karte 3, House #61 near to

Olympiad Institute, Dist#3

Add#1: If you are using from Pul-e-Surkh way

then your destination should be opposite to

Khaatemun Nabeen Madrasa enter the avenue

straight ahead Olympiad Institute the DRC office

is located

Add#2: If you are using Dehmazang way then

your destination should be Darul Aman road &

enter to Sarak e Hawza, the DRC office is located

near Olympiad Institute





THOSE WHO DO NOT FULFILL THE APPLYING

REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR

SHORTLIST.





Only short listed candidates will be contacted

with, and called for the interview. The interview

dates, time and place will be determined and

communicated with the short listed candidates

sooner after the deadline of vacancy

announcement.