World Vision International (WVI) began emergency relief operations in Afghanistan in 2001 by addressing the urgent needs of children and families affected by natural disasters and decades of conflict. More than a decade later, World Vision Afghanistan’s (WVA) programs have expanded to development sectors such as health, nutrition, WASH, child protection, and education, empowering women to engage in civil and social change through interfaith partnership.

WVA targets the most vulnerable in its interventions; including children, women, Internally Displace Persons (IDPs), and returnee refugees, as well as the most impoverished and marginalized families. These priorities have been chosen to contribute to our Goal of: “Improved survival and well-being of Afghan girls and boys, building the foundations for a better future for Afghan children and their communities.” 

Our work is well established in Herat, Badghis, Ghor, and Faryab provinces in the western region of Afghanistan. We work closely with all levels of society including children, parents, teachers, village councils, religious leaders, ministries, provincial departments, and other national and international agencies.

JOB PURPOSE:

This is a full-time, grant-funded Midwife for nutrition project position based in Herat province. The midwife is responsible for provision of ANC, PNC, Delivery, Newbern care, family planning and psychosocial counselling to all beneficiaries in the project targeted locations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITES:

• Provide RMNCH (Reproductive, Mother, Newburn and Child Health) services based.
• Provide basic new-born care including neonatal resuscitation, thermal care, skin-to-skin contact, eye care services.
• Distribute clean delivery kit for pregnant mother and Dignity kit for women at reproductive age
• Provide normal delivery services for pregnant women in the need of cases
• Identify danger sign and complications including Ante –Partum haemorrhage, Post-Partum Haemorrhage, Pre-Eclampsia/Eclampsia, Anaemia, and puerperal infections and refer to higher level.
• Provide individual and group psychosocial counselling sessions for clients.
• Provide proper health timing and spacing in pregnancy services based on BPHS package
• Ensure all mothers are screened with malnutrition and identified cases should be given proper counselling
• Ensure that pregnant women receive adequate daily Iron and folic acid tablets
• Having the contact list update for all referral points
• In consultation with doctor of HF, refer the case to advances counsellor, at Family Protection Centres (FPC) and medical doctor for drug users (detoxification).
• Promote consumption of iodized salt.
• Give health education on reproductive health issues, information on IYCF for pregnant and lactating women and mental health disorders.
• Keep proper record of all the activities done and prepare weekly/monthly reports.
• Support outreach workers to identify children and their families to be part of HFs centre
• Maintain daily counselling schedule with children/family/Health Shura.
• Provide counselling sessions with children's families on a monthly basis and maintain case records.
• Provide weekly group counselling sessions with HFs according to planned schedule
• Liaise with outreach workers on HFs follow up in the field
• Follow up standard methods for helping children and their parents
• Conducting counselling sessions for staff of the HFs.
• Participant in all training  
• Preparing monthly report to line manager.

• Any other duties assigned by line manager.

Other

• Adhere to WV Child and Adult Safeguarding policy and standards.
• Adhere to WV accountability standards.
• To be aware and prepared to implement WV Afghanistan Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs plan under the context of (AHF) interventions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE:

At least one year working in BPHS/EPHS or equivalent clinics as Midwife.

Required Education,training, license, registration, and registration, and certification.

Graduated from midwifery program.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Ability to do the triage methods
• Communication skills and knowledge of local communities.
• Language’s empowerment (Dari – Pashto)
• Flexibility for work.

Required travel and/or work environment accommodations.

Ability to travel within the work environment (Chesht and Guzara) districts of Herat province..

Submission Guideline:

The application closing date is 12-June-2025. Please submit your resume and one-page cover letter outlining how you meet the job requirements by emailing: wvafg_recruitment@wvi.org 
Please write on the subject of your Email the Vacancy Number (WVA1770) also avoid sending an attachment of big size (above 1024 KB) if you want your application/CV to be considered.
.را در عنوان ایمیل خود ذکر کنید (WVA1770) لطفا کد اعلان کاری

Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for a written test and interview.

Applications with insufficient, incomplete, and inconsistent information to make a determination will not be considered.

For those who may distribute our announcement on other social media (Facebook, Telegram, WhatsApp, etc….), this is kindly asked to please copy the vacancy link from the ACBAR job site and share it with your posts. No translation to the local language or editing of the vacancy is permitted. 

Note: "Local candidates from Herat are highly appreciated to apply."

Submission Email: wvafg_recruitment@wvi.org