Médecins du Monde - France (MdM-F) is an international humanitarian organization whose mission is to provide medical care for the most vulnerable populations, the world over, including Afghanistan. It seeks to stimulate voluntary commitment from doctors, other health care providers, and from those whose expertise in other fields is needed for its activities, to enlist all competent support required for the achievement of its projects, and to seek at all times to encourage close working relationships with populations in its care.

• Purpose of the Position

  The health education officer will develop, conduct, and supervise health education programs for Community Health Workers. Provide health education plan and routinely awareness for clients of Hfs, and provide education plan for HFs key health workers in primary health care. The role will ensure client are knowledgeable, skilled, and confident in delivering high-quality primary healthcare, and family healthy behaviors and based on MdM, and WHO PHC standards interventions

  Key Responsibilities

  1. Supervision of Health Education Activities

• Accompany CHWs and other staff involved in health education during their daily activities.
• Provide continuous technical guidance and on-the-job support on health education topics and methodologies.
• Supervise CHWs in coordination with the Hospital CHS and Health Facility head of clinics .
• Conduct regular supervision and review meetings to discuss challenges faced by CHWs and identify solutions.
• Contribute to the project action plan by proposing relevant health education activities and improvements.
• Ensure MdM procedures and national health education guidelines are properly implemented.

• 2. Quality of Practice

• Ensure a non-discriminatory, culturally sensitive, and gender-responsive approach in all health education activities.
• Ensure smooth implementation of health education activities according to the agreed plans and schedules.
• Monitor and ensure the quality of health education sessions through direct observation and feedback.
• Participate in the creation, review, and adaptation of health education and IEC materials.
• Contributes to the design, dissemination, and proper use of health education tools.
• Identify key health education messages in collaboration with CHWs, MdM supervisors, and health facility staff.
• Discuss health concerns with patients, caregivers, and community members.
• Conduct continuous assessment of health education needs at health facility and community levels.
• Prepare health education plans based on the identified needs of patients, families, and communities.

• 3. Training and Capacity Building

• Organize and conduct health education training and capacity building sessions for CHWs and other identified staff.
• Identify training needs through assessments and feedback from the field.
• Facilitate health education trainings for relevant staff when required.

• 4. Coordination

• Coordinate health education activities with health facility staff and MdM team members.
• Contribute to initiating partnerships with local stakeholders whenever possible.
• Provide feedback and recommendations to improve the quality of health education components of the project.
• Report challenges, gaps, and issues related to activity implementation to the line manager.
• Ensure effective communication within MdM teams and with health facility staff.
• Participate in MdM internal meetings and coordination forums.

• 5. Monitoring and Evaluation

• Collect, compile, and analyze weekly and monthly health education data.
• Monitor the quality and coverage of health education activities and implement corrective measures when needed.
• Prepare health education activity reports and contribute to donor, assessment, and internal reporting requirements.

• Diploma or bachelor’s degree in nursing, Midwifery, Public Health, Social Sciences, Education, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in health education or community health programs.
• Experience working with NGOs and community-based programs is an asset.

Main Skills

• Ability to work effectively within diverse cultural and social contexts.
• Understanding community norms, values, customs, and practices.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to identify and respond to community health education needs.
• Good knowledge of key health topics (MCH, nutrition, immunization, communicable diseases, MHPSS).
• Flexible, adaptable, and able to work in changing environments.
• Ability to transfer knowledge and mentor others.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to adapt messages to different audiences.
• Good organizational and planning skills.
• Working knowledge of English, Dari, and Pashto.
• Basic computer skills.

The interested candidates should submit their applications with the updated CV, motivation letter, including references details to the following email – recruitment.afghanistan@medecinsdumonde.net – no later than the closing date.

The reference Health Education Officer must be stated in the application subject to be valid. If you do not clearly state the position for which you are applying & attach the required diploma & other supporting documents, your application may not be considered.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please note that MDM-F does not reimburse transportation cost if applicants are asked for interview or a test.

MDM-F does not charge fee at any stage of its recruitment process. All applications are free for all candidates, and no one should require any payment or compensation during the recruitment process.