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.

The Security Watchman is responsible for ensuring the safety and security of CARE’s national and international staff, visitors, and property within the office. This role requires attention and proactive measures to maintain a secure environment across all CARE facilities, including the offices, BHC, and warehouses. Under the guidance of assigned OROs and security focal points, Watchmen respond to emergencies and threats, prevent unauthorized access, and report suspicious activities.

Ensure the safety of all staff and visitors within BHC or other CARE facilities.
Ensure the safety of all staff and visitors within BHC or other CARE facilities  . Conduct  regular patrols around 
the BHC to identify and respond to suspicious activities, theft, and safety hazards. Perform and execute all required orders, directions, guidance, and requirements of Standard Operating Procedures and General Orders to a standard that meets expectations. Perform and execute all required orders, directions, guidance, and requirements of Standard Operating Procedures and General Orders to a standard that meets expectations. Make sure to provide immediate reports of any suspicious activities, hostile actions, perceived surveillance, unauthorized photography to Provincial focal points and Kabul ops room staff. Report all suspicious activities, hostile actions, perceived surveillance, unauthorized photography to Provincial focal points and Kabul ops room staff. 

Assist with BHC staff in loading and unloading, if necessary.

Secure all doors and windows after hours, documenting any discrepancies for provincial or or safety and security focal points. Politely screen and register patients and visitors before granting 

access to BHC, 
  issuing ID   cards as needed Professional practice to lock and unlock the gate while the staff and doctors vehicles arrive. Maintain the organization’s stability and reputation by complying with legal requirements

Ensure all electrical purposes and machinery are powered down after official hours in BHC. Ensure all electrical purposes and machinery are powered down after official hours in BHC.
Monitor the BHC generator and communicate operational status to the head of BHC, ORO and safety and security focal points. Maintain
the office fuel supply and report any maintenance issues.
Check and Keeps the fire extinguishers in a visible place Checks and keeps closed  all the doors and
windows after working hours in BHC.
Keep on all security lights during
the night and report to ORO regarding damage to assets.
Make sure that all main and other gates to BHC are locked.
Patrol the assigned areas on foot and take action to investigate, report, prevent, or stop suspicious activities, hostile actions, fires, theft, or safety hazards. 
Act promptly during emergencies (eg, fire, earthquake), implementing effective response measures. Act promptly during emergencies (eg, fire, earthquake), implementing effective response measures. 
Communicate incidents and security breaches to the Provincial OROs and Kabul Operations Room, or designated staff.
Regularly assess emergency preparedness and report any gaps to within the BHC to your supervisors and Kabul Ops room. Regularly assess all equipment and facilities available to your supervisors and Kabul Ops room. In the absence  
of a direct Supervisor and Security Point Person make sure to contact the relevant security/fire/ambulance departments when an emergency occurs, force entrance is taken place and CARE facilities are attacked. 
familiarize yourself with the usage of fire extinguishers installed within the BHC.

Maintain good behavior towards patients and visitors at the BHC. Maintain good and polite behavior towards patients and visitors at the BHC.

Display respectful behavior towards community members and local authorities including PVPV when visiting the BHC.
Display patience and courtesy towards male and female patients, local authorities including PVPV staff who visit the clinic.

Always consider the community’s norms and culture. Always consider the community’s norms and culture.
Show patience and understanding towards both female and male patients seeking treatment at the BHC. Show patience and understanding towards both female and male patients seeking treatment at the BHC. 

Maintain and regularly check communication equipment to ensure functionality. Maintain
and regularly check communication equipment to ensure functionality.
Make proper registration of patients and other visitors, date and time, name while going and coming inside and other off days.
Make proper registration of patients and other visitors, date and time, name while going and coming inside and other off days.

Responsibilities on Safety and Security, Gender and Inclusion and Safeguarding and Child Protection:
[base location] at CARE are expected to adhere to Safety & Security responsibilities, emphasizing team and individual accountability to maintain a safe environment. This includes readiness, compliance, and active engagement to mitigate risks through awareness, reporting, and policy enforcement.
Gender equality and inclusion are fundamental at CARE, promoting equal rights and challenging discriminatory norms to achieve social justice. We foster an inclusive workplace respecting diverse gender identities, abilities, backgrounds, and experiences through dialogue, training, and diversity initiatives. All CARE staff must uphold ethical standards, following codes of conduct to prevent abuse, including sexual harassment, exploitation, and neglect. Regular monitoring ensures accountability to uphold these principles and support our mission of social justice and poverty alleviation.

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.

Education: Minimum completion of 12th grade.
Experience: At least three years of experience as a security guard or watchman with international NGOs or UN agencies.

Strong observational skills and attention to detail.
Excellent communication skills in Dari/Pashto and English (preferred).
Ability to solve problems and maintain good relations with local communities.

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 Guideline:

• 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 (Watchman CARE-AF-1186 Balkh) 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.

Afg.Vacancies@care.org