Medair is an international humanitarian organization established in 1988. Medair has been operating in Afghanistan since 1996 with programs mainly in the Health, Water & Sanitation, and Livelihoods sectors with significant reconstruction activities in remote areas. Current projects are Water & Sanitation, Food Security, & Disaster Risk Reduction.

An Integrated Emergency Response: Medair aims to respond to high levels of food insecurity, malnutrition, and morbidity in Tirinkot district.  The project intends to improve and extend WASH services including water supply infrastructure and hygiene practices to improve outcomes for vulnerable families.

An Integrated Emergency Response: Medair aims to respond to high levels of food insecurity, malnutrition, and morbidity in Uruzgan, which has been significantly affected by drought and conflict conditions. Building upon Medair’s decades of experience in the Central Highlands and Kandahar, the project intends to improve and extend the utilization of lifesaving preventive and curative nutrition and health services by mothers, PLWs, and children U5; to increase access to clean water, to reduce vulnerability to water-related and other preventable diseases, and to improve and increase food security for the most vulnerable families through food voucher distributions.

Overall purpose:

To be a member of a static health and nutrition team and provide EPI and nutrition services to targeted communities. The vaccinator is primarily responsible for providing appropriate vaccinations and record keeping for children under 5 years of age and pregnant and lactating women following national EPI guidelines. The vaccinator will also contribute to the Static Health & Nutrition Team assisting to provide appropriate nutrition and health treatment for children and mothers when vaccination responsibilities have been completed. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• To work as part of a static nutrition team covering multiple sites
• To accurately screen and appropriately provide vaccinations to the beneficiaries in the health & nutrition program by adhering to national and international guidelines and organisational procedures
• To ensure accurate record keeping of all activities, following the required data collection templates, summary sheets, and data systems. 
• To ensure safe storage and handling of the stock (cold chain system, vaccines, medical supplies medicines, equipment)   

Technical: To provide vaccination for all eligible children and women

• Implement and observe national guidelines and norms on EPI.
• Assist the Nutrition Supervisor in the development of the EPI micro plan.
• Determine appropriate vaccine type and dose volume for each client.
• Carry out vaccination of children and women according to guidelines.
• Review vaccination cards with beneficiaries, counsel on needed vaccines
• Organize the follow up vaccination consultations if needed.
• Recognize, respond, and alert emergency medical personnel of possible post vaccination reactions.
• Fill out tally sheets of vaccination on a daily basis.
• Document vaccinations on register and immunization cards for each patient.
• Refer mothers of reproductive age and children ANC/PNC service if necessary.
• Support Beneficiaries and NEWs with health education and counseling on vaccines and their importance.
• Ensure adherence to the provided protocols and guidelines.
• Compile reports as required.

Quality Management and Logistic : Storage and Transportation of Vaccines 

• Ensure vaccines are stored in adequate conditions respecting hygiene, temperature and storage regulations.
• Verify quality of vaccinations and reject damaged or compromised vaccines.
• Ensure expiry dates of vaccines are respected.
• Ensure cold chain of vaccines from Medair stock or health facility to field site.
• Before leaving the office ensure that all materials are ready.
• After the field visit, clean and prepare equipment for following day.
• Ensure accurate record keeping of stock movements.

Others: any other tasks which may be given by the Supervisor

• Support other team members with basic  tasks (screening, registration of patients, crowd control, etc. …)
• Support team in ensuring timely and high quality reports
• Ensure accurate record keeping of all Health & nutrition activities, filling in forms, cards, registration books and tally sheets as required

Education: Minimum 2 years Diploma in Vaccination, or nursing required, bachelor’s or master’s Degree Preferred.

Relevant experience: Minimum 2-3 years of experience in Vaccination required BPHS experience will be an additional asset. EPI & IMNCI training and Experience/Knowledge of EPI program is desirable.

Languages: Fluent in Pashto-oral and written skills is required and Good English & Dari -oral and written skills is desirable.

Computer: Working knowledge in MS word and excel.

Other skills:

• Ability to work in a team and coordinate tasks and responsibilities
• Ability to organize people in an orderly way and prioritize tasks
• Good listening and counselling skills, patient and kind attitude
• Highly motivated to provide high quality services to beneficiaries of poor communities in a challenging setting
• Good problem solving skills with a solution oriented attitude
• Flexible and willing to perform other tasks as required
• Respectful and kind with other staff, beneficiaries and communities
• Willingness to travel, work and live in a rural setting, and to behave in a manner appropriate to a conservative culture
• Willingness to learn and develop further
• Transparent in dealing with beneficiaries and Medair staff.
• Honest and dependable, with strong anti-fraud principles and high level of integrity.

Interested applicants should apply and forward their applications through the online JOB APPLICATION FORM which can be found under the submission email. The link should be copied, pasted, and opened on a new page.

Note: Please indicate the position title and vacancy number in your application letter. Applications received after the closing date or without the exact position title and vacancy number will not be given consideration. After submitting the online application, if some applicants do not immediately receive an automatic email from Medair, they shouldn't worry about their submission. When you open the link. please use the dropdown menu and choose the title of the position.

Note 2: She and her Mahram must be living in the mentioned work location and be able to work in both Districts.