MHT Nutrition Nurse

Afghan Family Guidance Association (AFGA) is an Afghan non-governmental, not-for-profit and non-political organization established in 1968. AFGA has been working in the field of Reproductive health and Rights since its inception and has recently become an associate member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF).

AFGA activities were suspended due to war and conflict in the country for ten years (1992-2002) and resumed its activities in 2002 with financial support from International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF).

IPPF is an alliance of 151 family planning associations known as Member Associations which has projects in over 180 countries. IPPF continues to be the largest civil society provider of reproductive health information and services in the world

AFGA is hiring trained/ qualified MHT nutrition Nurse for it’s a MHTs .The Nutrition Nurse is responsible for delivering quality nutrition and nursing services at health facilities and through mobile health and nutrition teams. The role involves screening, admission, and follow-up of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM), conducting food demonstrations, and providing counseling on Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF). The Nutrition Nurse ensures adherence to national protocols by carrying out health checks, administering treatments, and offering direct nursing care such as dressing, vital signs monitoring, and medication support. In addition, the Nutrition Nurse will support Vitamin A supplementation, deworming, routine under-5 OPD care, and IMNCI/ICCM services. The position also requires maintaining accurate records, managing nutrition supplies, preparing timely reports, and strengthening referral linkages with health facilities. The Nutrition Nurse will actively participate in mobile health and nutrition activities, capacity building, and health education sessions, while ensuring compliance with AFGA and MoPH guidelines.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Conduct regular food demonstrations to promote healthy feeding practices.
• Admit eligible children to the Outpatient Therapeutic Program (OTP) for Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM).
• Check children’s appetite for Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) before admission.
• Conduct daily follow-up of admitted children, monitoring weight gain and complications in inpatient care.
• Provide regular follow-up for severely acute malnourished children until recovery.
• Deliver direct nursing care to patients, including dressing, catheterization, and vital signs monitoring.
• Ensure comprehensive health checks and treatment of nutrition cases according to national protocols.
• Maintain and update internal stock cards for nutrition commodities.
• Work at the Under-5 Outpatient Department (OPD) and provide routine nutrition services.
• Conduct nutrition screening activities (screening, admission, treatment, referral).
• Provide Vitamin A supplementation and deworming as per guidelines.
• Offer nutrition services and counseling on Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF).
• Coordinate and facilitate Mobile Health and Nutrition activities, including site selection and weekly movement planning.
• Ensure the availability of essential drugs, supplies, and therapeutic products for the team and health facilities.
• Prepare and submit daily, weekly, and monthly reports on nutrition, health education, and consultations.
• Strengthen and maintain a referral system and service linkages with health facilities.
• Ensure adherence to medical and nutrition protocols and treatment procedures for infants and children.
• Follow up with absentees/defaulters and maintain accurate records of beneficiaries and staff.
• Perform any other tasks assigned by the line manager or organization.

• Graduated from a well-known Nursing institute and completed the MoPH exit exam.
• Attended basic nutrition training, particularly MIYCN, IYCF, IMAM, and HMIS.
• Minimum 2–3 years of relevant work experience in nutrition or clinical care.
• Ability to develop activity plans and reports.
• Fluency in Pashto and Dari (speaking and writing); English proficiency is highly recommended.
• Strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to effectively present information and respond to supervisor inquiries.
• Priority will be given to female and local qualified candidates.

Qualified & interested candidates are highly encouraged to apply for this position through the below-mentioned link. The AFGA HR Department can only consider applications submitted through the official online application portal. Manual applications will not be accepted. When submitting your application, please ensure that you include your CV and cover letter in a single combined PDF file. Do not attach any additional documents such as education certificates, experience letters, or other related materials 

Due to a high volume of applications received, the AFGA HR Department is will not be able to reach out individually to each candidate. If you have not received an email or call from the AFGA HR Department, please understand that your application has not been considered for this particular opening at this time.

http://hrmis.afga.org.af/Applicant/Apply/AFGA_977386177

We would like to strongly encourage qualified local candidates to apply for the current vacancy

AFGA Recruitment Process Commitment:

At AFGA, we do not accept any kind of recommendation, favoritism, or discrimination during the recruitment and selection of candidates. Our process is designed to be objective and merit-based, focusing solely on the qualifications, skills, and experiences of the applicants.

We want to assure all candidates that their applications will be evaluated equally, without any undue influence or bias. AFGA is dedicated to building a diverse and talented workforce that can contribute to the organization's mission and objective