Organization Background:

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through healthcare training and relief and development programs.

Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, the International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in areas worldwide. By offering training and healthcare to local populations and medical assistance to people at high risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergencies, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated healthcare systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

To learn more about our mission, visit https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/who-we-are.

Job Purpose:

To provide all Planned EPI Related activities.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Supervise the Health Sub centers (HSCs) and MHNTs activities according to the monthly plan of action.
• Assess and evaluate whether EPI activities are in accordance with the plan and regulations.
• Ensure the quality of vaccination activities, EPI equipment, and facilities through monthly supervision.
• Assess the training needs of EPI staff regularly through planned visits by FCs.
• Develop a standard curriculum for different EPI training courses in collaboration with the project manager or technical manager.
• Develop questionnaires and exams for the training of EPI staff and vaccinators.
• Cooperate with WHO EPI officers in AFP surveillance to eradicate polio.
• Coordinated with UNICEF and PEMTs  about EPI related activities
• Collect the EPI activities report, do analysis, and give feedback to the EPI staff.
• Carry out on-the-job training at the HSCs and MHNTs, case presentations, and individual instructions.
• Design, plan, conduct, and report on other EPI training in the region.
• Train and encourage volunteers in community motivation and mobilization for the implementation of routine and NID campaigns.
• Develop the micro-plan for routine and NID at the district and provincial level.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual plans of action for the HSCs and MHNTs and training activities of EPI staff.
• Prepare monthly activity reports for EPI activities.

The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily inclusive in size. You may be required to travel to other parts of the country if required.

Organizational Responsibilities:

Policy Adherence:

• Adhere to the Code of Conduct, maintain humanitarian principles and respect international humanitarian law.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:

• Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.

Compliance & Ethics:

• Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.  Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.

Safeguarding:

• It is all staff’s shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children and adults at risk; and any form of trafficking in persons. 

Qualifications:

Essential:

• Advanced university degree in medicine or other paramedical studies.

Desirable:

• Candidates having working experience in BPHS implemented NGOs  as EPI supervisor or Officer up to two years.

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years relevant work experience as EPI Supervisor /officer with INGO/NGOs
• Experience with monitoring tools and systems in the EPI sectors
• Having initial training in EPI will be considered an advantage.
• Preference will be given to the locals of the duty station.
• The EPI officer must provide regular reports in a timely manner.
• The EPI officer must have good communication and liaison skills with the community and all staff of the project.

Competency:

• The EPI officer must be able to speak and write in Pashto, Dari languages and English languages.

Submission Guideline:

Dear Applicant,

International Medical Corps never asks job applicants for a fee, payment, or other monetary transaction. If you are asked for money in connection with this recruitment, please report to International Medical Corps at the website provided at the end of this document. 

Please note that:

• IMC commits to a fair and transparent recruitment procedure.
• IMC will conduct his recruitment on the base of need only.
• Only HR department will contact you during the recruitment process.
• IMC may keep data of your application for its pool of candidate and might propose you other position than the one you applied for based on your qualification.
• Only short-listed candidates whose application responds to the criteria will be contacted & local applicants from the same province are encouraged to apply and will be given priority.

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Preference will be given to local residence applicants.

Website for reporting misconduct: www.InternationalMedicalCorps.ethicspoint.com. Please do not submit your CV or application to this website, it will not be considered for review.

Equal Opportunities:

International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran.

Misconduct Disclosure Scheme:

All offers of employment at International Medical Corps are subject to satisfactory references and background checks. The International Medical Corps participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme from the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR). In accordance with this, we will request information from an applicant’s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.