PSS & PSEA OFFICER / SPECIALIST

Humanitarian Assistance Society (HAS) is a non- profit, non-political, and non-governmental organization. It is registered with the Ministry of Economy under license # 5824, HAS works to support the struggle against poverty, hunger, and social injustice. We work in a variety of sectors including health and nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), good governance, capacity building, social justice awareness-raising, advocacy, and human rights promotion and protection. HAS has been helping vulnerable Afghan communities since 2005 through launching different interventions in more than 30 provinces of Afghanistan.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Humanitarian Assistance Society (HAS) is recruiting for the UNDP-supported REVIVE-II Output 3 assignment in Paktya and Ghazni. The project supports participatory early-recovery planning, social cohesion, community-based psychosocial support (PSS), PSEA awareness, local capacity building and inclusive community oversight.

POSITION PURPOSE

Lead technical integration of community-based psychosocial support (PSS), Psychological First Aid (PFA) orientation, safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) awareness throughout REVIVE-II Output 3. Support safe, confidential referrals and responsible responses to protection concerns arising during community activities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1.  Prepare and implement PSS/PSEA awareness and integration plans aligned with the approved activity schedule and community-engagement approach.

2.  Facilitate culturally appropriate community-based psychosocial-support, protection and PSEA awareness sessions in coordination with engagement staff.

3.  Orient project staff, facilitators and Female Social Mobilizer–Mahram teams on PFA principles, safe communication, confidentiality, safeguarding and Do No Harm.

4.  Identify and verify relevant specialized psychosocial, protection and other referral service providers in targeted districts.

5.  Maintain safe referral arrangements and advise staff on handling disclosures sensitively, obtaining informed consent and avoiding unnecessary collection of sensitive information.

6.  Promote appropriate use of women- and family-friendly safe spaces for information, support networks, participation and protection-awareness activities.

7.  Help prepare accessible protection and PSEA information materials tailored to women, men, persons with disabilities, returnees and other targeted groups.

8.  Support the Project Manager and GRM focal points in designing confidential, accessible channels for protection-related feedback and allegations.

9.  Coordinate with authorized safeguarding/complaints focal points when concerns arise, following approved referral and escalation procedures and a survivor-centred approach.

10.  Monitor technical quality of field PSS/PSEA activities, coach field personnel and identify gaps in awareness, access or safeguarding practice.

11.  Maintain non-identifying session records, training/awareness reports and technical inputs to periodic project reports.

12.  Coordinate with relevant specialized protection actors and UNDP counterparts through approved channels when required.

EDUCATION

•  Minimum: Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Public Health, Counselling or a closely related field.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

•  Minimum three years of relevant experience in community-based psychosocial support, Psychological First Aid, protection, safeguarding, PSEA or related programming.

•  Five years or more of relevant PSS/PSEA, protection or gender-related experience is strongly preferred.

•  Practical experience delivering community awareness sessions, orienting staff, maintaining confidentiality and supporting safe referrals is required.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

•  Working knowledge of PSS, PFA, PSEA, informed consent, safeguarding, survivor-centred practice and referral pathways.

•  Strong facilitation and training skills, cultural sensitivity and ability to work with communities in crisis-affected areas.

•  Ability to document activities accurately without exposing sensitive personal or case information.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Fluent Pashto and Dari; working English required.

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS

•  Comply with HAS policies, applicable UNDP project requirements, the Code of Conduct and PSEA/safeguarding procedures before and during deployment.

•  Uphold confidentiality, informed consent, inclusion, data protection, Do No Harm and conflict-sensitive implementation.

•  Complete required project orientations and training; maintain accurate work records and travel to assigned field locations as needed.

LOCAL RECRUITMENT PREFERENCE

HAS will strongly prefer technically qualified candidates currently resident in Paktya or Ghazni who are able to work from the assigned provincial duty station. Knowledge of locally available psychosocial, protection and referral services is an advantage. Applicants should specify their current province and district of residence; safeguarding and technical competency requirements remain essential.

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply for the advertised position by completing the online application form through the link provided below. Applicants are required to provide accurate and complete information and upload their updated CV as part of the application process.

Please ensure that all required fields are completed before submitting the form. Only applications submitted through the official application link will be considered for the recruitment process. Incomplete applications or applications submitted after the deadline may not be considered.

Online Application Form:

 https://forms.gle/ZT3NJgKNtUnhjadQA

Application Deadline: 27/10/2026

For any inquiries or further clarification contact: 0787305029