Vision Development Organization (VDO) is an Afghan, women-led humanitarian and development organization established in 2015. VDO implements humanitarian and development programmed across Afghanistan in education, health and nutrition, emergency response, WASH, agriculture and rural development, livelihoods and economic growth, protection, climate resilience and related areas.

VDO is committed to safe, accountable and professional operations and maintains strong standards relating to safeguarding, PSEAH, staff safety, responsible use of organizational assets and service to communities.

Position Summary

VDO is seeking a qualified and experienced Security Officer to support the safe, secure and uninterrupted implementation of its humanitarian and development operations. The Security Officer will monitor the operating environment, conduct security risk assessments, support staff and field movement management, assess project locations and offices, provide security briefings and alerts, manage incident reporting, and advise management on appropriate risk-mitigation measures.

The Security Officer will work closely with VDO's Operations, Programmed, HR, Administration and field teams to ensure that security management enables programmed delivery while protecting staff, visitors, assets and operations. Particular attention will be given to field missions, provincial operations, women staff, international staff and visitors, emergency-response activities, sensitive programmed locations and changing access conditions.

Core Responsibilities

The Security Officer will:

• Monitor and analyze security, access and contextual developments affecting VDO operations and provide timely alerts and recommendations.
• Prepare and regularly update Security Risk Assessments (SRAs) for VDO offices, project locations, field missions and major activities.
• Maintain VDO's security risk register and track mitigation measures.
• Conduct security assessments before opening new offices or commencing activities in new locations.
• Review security conditions before field missions and staff travel.
• Manage and monitor the staff movement tracking and check-in/check-out system.
• Provide pre-departure security briefings to staff, consultants, visitors and international personnel.
• Assess routes, destinations, accommodation and communication arrangements for field travel where required.
• Immediately follow up on missed check-ins, movement incidents or emerging threats.
• Recommend modification, postponement, rerouting or suspension of movements where risks cannot reasonably be mitigated.
• Conduct periodic security assessments of VDO offices, compounds, guesthouses and project facilities.
• Support security arrangements for distributions, assessments, monitoring visits, community activities, conferences and other major events.
• Maintain and test emergency communication trees and emergency contact information.
• Serve as the operational security focal point during security incidents and emergencies.
• Maintain a confidential Security Incident Register and prepare incident reports.
• Support management during relocation, hibernation, evacuation or other emergency arrangements where required.
• Conduct post-incident reviews and track corrective actions.
• Develop and regularly update VDO's Security and Safety Plan, Movement SOP, Incident Reporting SOP, Emergency Communication Tree, Office Access Procedures, Field Mission Security Procedures and Emergency Response arrangements.
• Conduct security inductions, refresher training, emergency drills and staff awareness sessions.
• Maintain appropriate professional coordination with NGO security mechanisms, UN security structures, relevant authorities and other appropriate stakeholders.
• Ensure sensitive security and staff movement information is handled confidentially and only shared on a need-to-know basis.
• Support implementation of VDO's duty-of-care arrangements for national and international personnel.
• Perform other security-related duties assigned by the Head of Operations or authorized management.

Key Deliverables

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in security management, international relations, political science, public administration, disaster management or another relevant field; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
• Preferably 3–5 years of relevant security, safety, access or risk-management experience, particularly with NGOs, UN agencies or humanitarian/development organizations.
• Strong knowledge of Afghanistan's security, access and operational context.
• Demonstrated experience in security risk assessment, movement planning, incident management and contextual analysis.
• Experience supporting field operations and provincial teams.
• Ability to produce concise security reports and management recommendations.
• Ability to work calmly and make sound recommendations during emergencies.
• Strong integrity, confidentiality and professional judgement.
• Fluency in Dari and Pashto and good working knowledge of English.
• Computer literacy and ability to maintain digital security records and reporting systems.

Key Performance Indicators

Performance should be assessed based on the timeliness and quality of security reporting; percentage of field missions appropriately assessed and briefed; timely escalation of critical incidents; completeness of movement and incident records; regular updating of SRAs and the security risk register; implementation of agreed mitigation actions; completion of staff security orientations and drills; and overall compliance of VDO offices and field operations with approved security procedures.

The Security Officer will be expected to follow VDO's Code of Conduct, Security and Safety Policy, Safeguarding and PSEAH requirements, confidentiality and data-protection standards, Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption Policy, Conflict of Interest requirements, HR Policy and other applicable organizational policies.

Vision Development Organization (VDO) is accepting CVs and applications from qualified candidates from 13 June 2026 to 30 Sep 2026 to establish a candidate roster (database) for future employment opportunities. Eligible applicants with relevant qualifications and work experience are encouraged to apply through the Google Form available below on the website. Shortlisted candidates will be included in the roster and considered for vacancies based on project needs.

All qualified candidates are requested to copy and open the below given link and follow the instructions:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemlwWedgWF1Ry_rr971CSWuJfpq1mK8c86dzusnHJ_SgCsxQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=109440621383724205465

applications received without a given link and/or online system will be disqualified and removed from the entire process. 

Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test or interviews. If you are not contacted Two or Three Weeks after the closing date. please know that your application has not been successful for the post.