The Organization of Human Welfare (OHW) is a non-governmental organization and is non-political, not-for-profit, and impartial organization with no bias towards a particular religion, ethnicity, or political belief. It has its own independent legal status and entity. OHW is operating since 2007 in the country with active membership with the national clusters and international donor agencies in Afghanistan including SWABAC, ACBAR, AICS, BAAG, AWN and most of the national and international Clusters operates based in Afghanistan.

Job Purpose

The Health Technical Project Manager is responsible for providing technical leadership, quality assurance, and day-to-day management of Organization of Human Welfare (OHW)’s Health and Nutrition projects, with a strong focus on Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) implementation.

The position ensures that health and nutrition interventions are technically sound, compliant with national and donor requirements, evidence-based, and effectively implemented across targeted provinces. The role supports project design, monitoring, reporting, coordination, and capacity strengthening to ensure high-quality primary health care and nutrition services aligned with MoPH policies, humanitarian standards, and OHW strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities;

1. Technical Leadership, Project Implementation & Quality Assurance

• Provide technical oversight and guidance for Health and Nutrition projects, particularly BPHS-related interventions, in line with MoPH policies, national strategies, and international standards (WHO, SPHERE, UNICEF).
• Ensure high-quality implementation of primary health care, nutrition, RMNCH, disease prevention, and health system strengthening activities.
• Support the development, rollout, and enforcement of standard operating procedures (SOPs), clinical guidelines, and supervision tools.
• Conduct regular technical field supervision, supportive monitoring, and mentoring visits to assess service quality, identify gaps, and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure consistent use of national monitoring tools, including National Monitoring Checklists, IP monitoring tools, HMIS/DHIS2, and relevant cluster guidance.
• Strengthen the technical capacity of health staff through trainings, coaching, and on-the-job mentorship.
• Promote effective integration of nutrition, gender, protection, safeguarding, and Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) within health programming.
• Coordinate with logistics, finance, and operations teams to ensure compliance with procurement, financial, and operational standards.
• Contribute to the design of health and nutrition projects, including needs assessments, baseline studies, and feasibility assessments.

3. Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL)

• Ensure all health and nutrition projects have strong MEAL frameworks aligned with donor and cluster standards.
• Work closely with the MEAL team to ensure accurate data collection, validation, analysis, and use for program improvement.
• Monitor project indicators, outputs, and outcomes, ensuring timely corrective actions where performance gaps are identified.
• Lead or support monthly and quarterly project review meetings with field teams.
• Oversee documentation of lessons learned, best practices, PDMs, assessments, and evaluations.
• Ensure timely submission of program updates, donor reports, and cluster reporting.
• Support field teams in developing Success Stories / Significant Change Stories on a quarterly basis.
• Ensure monitoring and evaluation findings are systematically incorporated into program adaptation and future project design.

4. Coordination, Representation & Stakeholder Engagement

• Represent OHW at national, provincial, and district-level health and nutrition cluster meetings, technical working groups, and coordination forums.
• Maintain strong working relationships with MoPH, provincial health authorities, UN agencies, NGOs, donors, and community stakeholders.
• Support Project Coordinators and field teams in sharing achievements, challenges, and lessons learned during coordination meetings.
• Participate in project inception, review, and close-out meetings.
• Represent OHW during donor visits, government missions, and external monitoring visits to project sites.

5. Accountability, Safeguarding & Compliance

• Ensure full compliance with OHW policies, safeguarding standards, Code of Conduct, AAP frameworks, and donor regulations.
• Promote safe, inclusive, and ethical programming practices across all health interventions.
• Support community engagement and awareness, including dissemination of Complaints and Feedback Mechanism (CFM) information.

Ensure community feedback and complaints are documented, reviewed, and integrated into project improvements.

Master’s degree in Public Health (MPH) or a closely related health discipline (required).

Minimum 8–10 years of progressive experience in health and nutrition programming in humanitarian and/or development contexts.

Proven experience managing or technically supporting BPHS or primary health care programs.

Strong background in RMNCH, nutrition, health systems strengthening, and public health interventions.

Demonstrated experience in proposal development, donor reporting, and grants compliance.

Experience in capacity building, supervision, and team leadership.

Strong experience working with government health authorities and humanitarian coordination mechanisms.

Fluency in English (written and spoken) is mandatory and knowledge of both national language Dari and Pashto is a strong advantage.

Travel & Work Environment

• Willingness and ability to travel frequently to field locations and stay in provinces, including remote and challenging environments.

Core Values & Behavioral Competencies

• Strong commitment to humanitarian principles, gender equality, protection, PSEA, diversity, and inclusion.
• High standards of integrity, professionalism, accountability, and transparency.
• Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and ability to work effectively in multi-disciplinary and multicultural teams.

Technical Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of Afghanistan health policies, BPHS, and humanitarian coordination structures.
• Solid knowledge of MEAL systems, HMIS/DHIS2, and evidence-based programming.
• Excellent analytical, report writing, and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate technical guidance into practical field implementation.
• Proficiency in MS Office and relevant health information systems.

Interested and qualified candidates should send their cover letter with updated CVs to OHW’s HR department – Vacancies@ohw.org.af.
Applications should be received by OHW’s HR department on 15-Feb-2026 before 4:00 PM. And clearly, indicate the vacancy number and job title (Health Project Manager /676) in their email subject line. Otherwise, their applications will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a Test/interview.