Vaccinator

Position Title: Vaccinator

2025-06-06 Kunar Full Time 1468

Job Location:	Kunar
Nationality:	National
Category:	Health Care
Employment Type:	Full Time
Salary:	As per Organization Salary Scale
Vacancy Number:	HNTPO-06-02-2025/004
No. Of Jobs:	28

City:	28 Positions 13 Dangam (8- Female 5 Male ) 15 Asadabad ( 9 Female and 6 Male)
Organization:	HealthNet TPO
Years of Experience:	• At least one year’s work experience in immunization activities (Routine immunization, MAAC campaign).
Contract Duration:	Project Base
Gender:	Male/Female
Education:	Graduated from 12th Grade, completed initial and refresher EPI training; a nursing and midwifery degree is preferable.
Close date:	2025-06-06

About HealthNet TPO:

HealthNet TPO is a Netherlands based not for profit, non-governmental organization founded on the principle that access to affordable quality health care is a basic human right.

In 1992 HealthNet TPO was established by ‘Doctors without Borders’ to bridge the gap between emergency aid and structural development. The organization is now the result of a merger between HealthNet International (HNI) and the Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO). HNI has knowledge and experience in reinforcing healthcare systems and prevention, diagnosis and treatment of transmissible diseases. TPO is an expert in the field of psychosocial and mental health care for survivors of war and natural disasters. HealthNet TPO Afghanistan is managed by a team of qualified Afghans and supported by a team of experts at the HQ of the organization in Holland.

HealthNet TPO Afghanistan is providing Primary Health Care, Mental Health and psychosocial services, fighting malaria and supporting Mother & Child Health Care in terms of providing training for Community Midwifes and to conduct operation research. HealthNet TPO is currently implementing projects in almost 20 provinces of Afghanistan and the major program it implements are HER (Health Emergency Response) projects in three provinces, Nutrition, Mental Health and Psychosocial, Malaria Control program, Tuberculus....... through a community system strengthening approach.

HealthNet TPO has a zero tolerance toward sexual exploitation and abuse and child abuse. HNITPO takes seriously all concerns and complaints about sexual exploitation and abuse and child abuse involving HNITPO employees and Related Personnel.

Job Descriptions:

To work closely with the district supervisor and other involved vaccination teams in the MAAC campaign for proper implementation of the three-month campaign in Asadabad and Dangam districts of Kunar province.
To ensure that the required supplies of vaccines, PPEs, hand sanitizers, and cold chains are received from the provincial office and PEMT before starting outreach sessions at the community level.
To prepare and implement a good micro plan for outreach and mobile programs under the supervision of HF in-charge and related supervisor
To have an updated list of the EPI and MCH dropouts to follow them in outreach sessions
To store, handle, and maintain vaccines as per Afghan N-EPI/UNICEF/WHO protocols.
To dispose of contaminated waste responsibly to prevent exposure.
To provide EPI services to the target population in Asadabad and Dangam districts in the outreach sites.
To maintain a high level of cold chain management all the time.
To respond immediately to any cold chain irregularity using local possibilities including sending vaccines to other closest health facilities with cold chain systems.
To report immediately any irregularity of the cold chain to a supervisor
To mobilize the community to immunize their children and women of reproductive age (social mobilization)
To provide appropriate counseling to prevent dropout and increase RI coverage at the district level.
To provide health education for her/his client to SDO and outreach sessions
To identify and report problems that interfere with the delivery of services.
To identify and prevent areas of missed opportunity within the HF target area.
To meet with project staff for program development and problem-solving.
To attend HealthNet TPO-sponsored training programs
Provide complete accurate clear and on-time daily, weekly, and other activity reports.
Documentation and provision of means of verification for the activities.
Work as a backup vaccinator in both districts where needed
Support social mobilizers during the social mobilization sessions
Provision of materials and information for social mobilization sessions
Tracking target achievement on a daily base
Other tasks assigned by the line manager.

Job Requirements:

Must be a resident
Graduated from 12th Grade, completed initial and refresher EPI training; a nursing and midwifery degree is preferable.

At least one year’s work experience in immunization activities (Routine immunization, MAAC campaign).
Must complete immunization initial training.
Must be fluent in local languages.