Action Against Hunger/Action Contre La Faim (AAH/ACF) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that was created in France in 1979. AAH/ACF has been active in Afghanistan in the medical, nutrition, food security, and water and sanitation fields since 1995.  AAH/ACF improved access to health and nutrition services for the most vulnerable people, who live in remote areas without a local health system. In particular, the country team supported pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under five, who are at greater risk of malnutrition. Nutrition programmes rely on an integrated approach, addressing both primary and underlying causes, in order to have a lasting impact on nutritional status.  The country team worked at community level, in villages and at provincial level, strengthening the public health system. It also worked at national level to ensure reliable information about the nutritional situation reached the wider humanitarian community. Covid-19 prevention was integrated into all interventions and additional response activities were implemented, such as the disinfection of health facilities and public places, cash assistance, psychosocial support and the distribution of hygiene kits to affected populations.

Goal

To support the Integrated Nutrition Health and MHCP response in term of vaccination and follow up of under 2 year children and eligible women in high risky provinces of Afghanistan

Responsibilities:

Objective 1: To provide vaccination for all eligible children and women

• Implement and observe national guidelines and norms on EPI
• Determine appropriate vaccine type and dose volume for each client
• Carry out vaccination of children and women according to guidelines.
• 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 promoters with health education and counseling on vaccines and their importance.
• Support team in ensuring timely and high quality reports

Objective 2: Conduct outreach sessions and routing immunization in the outreach area of the SHC

• Conduct outreach sessions in the outreach areas of the SHC
• Administering vaccines to individuals in the outreach areas of the SHC.
• Ensuring the community receives regular immunizations to prevent the spread of diseases is a key responsibility.
• Managing vaccination schedules and maintaining accurate records.
• Engaging with the community to promote the importance of immunization is part of the daily tasks.
• To trace the missed children, follow up the absentees of nutrition program and support the CHVs in referring the BNFs to the SHCs for multiple purposes.
• The vaccinator is responsible for being at the entrance of the SHC during the NID campaigns and insure that all under five children have received the OPV vaccine

Objective 3: Storage and Transportation of Vaccines  

• Ensure vaccines are stored in adequate conditions respecting hygiene, temperature and AAH 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 AAH 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

Objective 4: Represent AAH

• Behave in a professional manner, which is representative of AAH.
• Respect the principals and values of AAH
• Respect the AAH charter

Objective 5: Conduct the microplanning for SHC

• the vaccinator is responsible to conduct the microplanning for the SHC and record all under five children line list
• To insure that all under five children line list is collected and record appropriately.

Objective 6: Prepare all the material /Reporting tools and documentation

• Before leaving the office ensure all the material is ready and active (relevant equipment’s, registers, nutritional supplies, medicines…).
• Keep all items in the field very well and after the field visit, clean and prepare the using in coming day.
• Update all reporting tools on daily basis.
• Keep and maintain a good filing system for all documents
• Prepared the reports (Daily, Weekly and monthly) according to the standard reporting tools.
• Assist line supervisor on performing other duties assigned by the organization.

Background/qualifications

• Graduated from recognized health institute (vaccinator, nurse, midwife …)
• Graduated from 12 grade higher degree will preferred.
• At least 3 years experiences in the EPI field
• Organization skills are necessary.
• Fluent in Dari and Pashto if possible some English
• High flexibility to move to different part of province.
• Knowledge of locations and communities is a plus

Qualified and interested candidates should submit a cover letter and full CV with three Referees indicating the vacancy announcement to the address:

Human Resources Department AAH office

or can also be emailed to:

vacancies-hl@af-actionagainsthunger.org indicating the job tile and vacancy number of the position in the email subject line.

Eligible candidates are invited to apply by the earliest possible, until 26 Feb 2025. 

Do not submit academic certificates with the application. These will be requested if the candidate is selected. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the written test/interview.  

Action Against Hunger/Action Conter La Faim is an equal opportunity employer.  We strongly encourage women and people with disabilities to apply.  ACF/AAH has zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, and abuse (SEA).