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1. Summary of Key Functions:
   •  The Urban Health Initiative (UHI ) project plans to continue community engagement activities by the community mobilizers at the health facilities which will enable UHI to continue to generate demand and thereby increased utilization of critical health services for community members, particularly women.  
     The Community Mobilisers will more focus to awareness raising, health education, community mobilization and engagement of communities to the health serves. 
     Topics of these community engagement activities include reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health, family planning (FP), immunization, nutrition, diseases outbreak including COVID-19, tuberculosis (TB) and promote community participation and ownership to the health system. 

Job Responsibilities: 

• Keep community leaders/Wakil Guzars and health facility staff updated about activities and project interventions.
• Contribute to plan and implement community gatherings for increasing awareness and behavior changing at health facility level.
• Conduct mobilization/awareness sessions at the health facility level to increasing community/clients’ awareness on different health topic.
• Keep coordination with community leaders/ Wakil Guzars and community religious leaders for active community engagement and community empowerment/ownership.
• contribute in triage of health facility clients/patients 
• Support and follow up and referral cases for immunization, ANC, PNC, nutrition, delivery, TB, covid-19, FP, to the relevant departments.  

• Follow up uCHWs referral in with coordination of community health supervisors and health facilities staff.
• Keep the community/clients updated about the outbreak of communicable diseases in the targeted health facility and deliver key messages and IEC materials.  
• Encourage and mobilize communities (male and female) in health issues to identify their health needs create demand for utilization of health services at the health facility and health post levels.
• Organize and participate in all project events (practical trainings on collaboration between the local government and communities, consultations with communities, mobilization of venerable people)
 

• Respond and adjust to a flexible activity scheduling, logistical constraints related to public space management, or social dynamics involving the community and its expectations.
• The female community mobiliser will lead conducting of small surveys/data collection by uCHWs to ensure form outcome of the behavioral change activities.
• Assist community health supervisor in uCHWs selection, trainings, and collection of cost share forms.
• Contribution in preparing performance-based incentive sheets and distribution of incentive and top up cards for uCHW.

Community mobilisers are conducting awareness raising sessions on hygiene, safe drinking water, vaccine and vaccine preventive diseases, common diseases and IMNCI, Covid-19, TB, common eye diseases, HIV/AIDs, Disability, Mental Health, GBV/Gender, Occupational Health, mother and neonatal care (MNH), Exclusive breast feeding, FP, Nutrition and malnutrition as well as first aid. They are conducting the sessions in the Health Posts area that are within the Health Facility’s operating area that they are connected to. The Health Posts are operated by Volunteer female uCHWs. Below is a detail of UHI’s UCHWs

 

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Uphold CARE’s Safeguarding Policy (https://www.care-international.org/resources/care-international-safeguarding-policy) and Safeguarding Code of Conduct.
• Must read the Safeguarding Policy and either sign the Safeguarding Code of Conduct or sign a Code of Conduct that is consistent with or references this policy and Safeguarding Code of Conduct.

Safety and Security Responsibility:

We all have a responsibility to promote a safe and secure work environment, foster a safety and security culture, and ensure consistent application of, and compliance with, CARE Afghanistan safety and security policies and procedures.

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Uphold CARE’s Safeguarding Policy (https://www.care-international.org/resources/care-international-safeguarding-policy) and Safeguarding Code of Conduct.
• Must read the Safeguarding Policy and either sign the Safeguarding Code of Conduct or sign a Code of Conduct that is consistent with or references this policy and Safeguarding Code of Conduct.

1. Competence 
   • Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
   • Highest standards of integrity, discretion and loyalty
   • Detail-oriented and self-motivated.
   • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, with a range of individuals and groups

Core Competencies:

• • Proven ability to work flexibly and independently with limited supervision and deliver quality results against tight deadlines;
  • Have good communication skills to onboard community members and coordinate with the international Future Makers team;
  • Have excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) in Dari and Pashtu

Skills and Experience:

• Deep knowledge of the community health services conducted by health provider
• Excellent training and facilitation and community mobilization skills
• Having a deep knowledge of Afghan traditions and cultural norms
• Ability and willingness to work at the communities
• Excellent spoken /written Dari and Pushto
• Ability to conduct mobilization session at community level

Education: 

Degree or Diploma from medical faculty and institutions (Nurse, medical lab technician, MW, public health and pharmacy)-at lease 14th grade graduate from medical relevant departments.
 

Work Experience:

• A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience of community-based health care including community mobilization in the health sector and preferably who have knowledge of Afghanistan health system. 
• • Deep knowledge of the community health services conducted by health provider 
  • Ability to conduct awareness raising or mobilization sessions for health-related issues at health facilities and community level 
  • Excellent training and facilitation and community mobilization skills
  • Having a deep knowledge of Afghan traditions and cultural norms

Languages Skills:

• Fluency in spoken and written Dari and Pashtu is a requirement. English Language skills is a plus point.

Safeguarding

CARE places human dignity at the center of its relief and development work. At the heart of CARE’s efforts to impact poverty and social justice is its engagement with marginalized communities, and vulnerable adults and children. Vulnerable adults and children are particularly at risk of sexual exploitation and abuse. CARE commits to the protection from sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse and of vulnerable adults and children, involving CARE Employees and Related Personnel. CARE has a zero tolerance toward sexual exploitation and abuse and child abuse. CARE takes seriously all concerns and complaints about sexual exploitation, harassment and abuse and child abuse involving CARE Employees and Related Personnel

CARE Afghanistan  participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we hereby request information from candidate’s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the candidate left employment. All CARE Afghanistan’s offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks. By submitting an application, the applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

• Please submit your completed CARE Standard Job application form (ACBAR: Application Form) to afg.vacancies@care.org.
• Applications after the closing date (12:00 AM) and without CARE Application form will not be accepted.
• Please Indicate the position title, Vacancy Number in the Subject Line (Community Mobilizer CARE-AF-1021 Kabul) otherwise your application will not be considered.
• Please note that there is no telephonic inquiry and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted with and call for Interview.
• The successful applicant will be expected to undergo a Background Check, Bridger check & Reference check and be compliant and sign up to Care Afghanistan’s Code of Conduct, PSHA (Prevention from Sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse) and other Care Afghanistan policies prior to a final offer being made.
• People with Physical Disabilities and Women are highly encourage to apply.
• CARE IS COMMITTED TO SAFEGUARDING POLICY (Available at: Safeguarding)
• CARE IS COMMITTED TO CODE OF CONDUCT (Available at: CARE Afg Code of Conduct (updated).pdf)