World Vision International (WVI) began emergency relief operations in Afghanistan in 2001 by addressing the urgent needs of children and families affected by natural disasters and decades of conflict. More than a decade later, World Vision Afghanistan’s (WVA) programs have expanded to development sectors such as health, nutrition, WASH, child protection, and education, empowering women to engage in civil and social change through interfaith partnership.

WVA targets the most vulnerable in its interventions; including children, women, Internally Displace Persons (IDPs), and returnee refugees, as well as the most impoverished and marginalized families. These priorities have been chosen to contribute to our Goal of: “Improved survival and well-being of Afghan girls and boys, building the foundations for a better future for Afghan children and their communities.” 

Our work is well established in Herat, Badghis, Ghor, and Faryab provinces in the western region of Afghanistan. We work closely with all levels of society including children, parents, teachers, village councils, religious leaders, ministries, provincial departments, and other national and international agencies.

Support and provision of preventative and curative services through OPD activities for the targeted population in the project-designated locations, Including training, capacity building, and support of health and nutrition personnel and CHW.  General community engagement to raise awareness of the health and nutrition component and support in the production of reporting to the health and nutrition officer.

Major Activities

• Mobilize the target communities on the health component of the project.
• Assist the Health and nutrition officer in ensuring the MHNT and nutrition components of the sub-health centers are fully functional.
• Provide oversight of activities of the MNHT and nutrition component of sub-health centers and deal with issues as they arise.
• Ensure all reports are sent to the HMIS staff promptly
• Supervise the distribution of essential medical, nutrition, and non-medical supplies for its respective MHNTs and sub-health centers.
• Ensure health care providers have enough PPE and thoroughly disinfect the working environment.
• Based on Pharmacy reports, inform the health and nutrition officer of any types of medical and non-medical supplies required for the respective project.
• Assist in developing the monthly consumption reports of the medical supplies, which is required to be submitted to the Pharmacy Assistant.
• Collect and file the project health-related data (MHNT registers, treatment lists, Nutrition reports from sub-health centers, and CHW reports) and share them with the health and nutrition officer.
• Identify the capacity-building needs of the health personnel in the target area. 
• Support the Health and Nutrition Officer in providing training to staff
• Ensure high-quality and appropriate MHPSS and other health-related materials are printed and installed/distributed.
• Support and sensitize staff and community on referral system or severe cases patients.
• Report to the health and nutrition officer any changes in disease or health conditions in the operational area, and report potential outbreaks.
• Other tasks assigned by the health and nutrition officer

Pharmacy supervision

• Supervise the pharmacy assistant and check that the pharmacy environment is clean and temperature-controlled where required
• Check stocks to see they are well managed, with incoming and dispatch registers, stock cards, inventories etc. as per WV warehousing standards
• Approve dispatch of orders (first in first out or oldest by use by date), donation of close to use by date and destruction of expired products
• Review and approve monthly consumption reporting and timely request of replacement
• Check quality and specifications of medical supplies based on packing lists and orders
• Ensure rational use of medical supplies – through prescription monitoring of MHNT
• Supervise the management and distribution of nutrition supplies

Reporting

• Collate daily and weekly reports from the MHNT and the sub-health centers and forward to the health and nutrition officer
• Collate the weekly CHW reports and forward them to the H&N officer
• Review and submit consumption reports to the H&N officer
• Update the local DoPH of locations and forward approved reports monthly

• Adhere to WV Child and Adult Safeguarding policy and standards.
• Adhere to WV accountability standards.
• To be aware and prepared to implement the WV Afghanistan Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs plan under the context of Badghis/Ghor province interventions.

• KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

  Required Professional Experience

• At least 2 years’ experience in the provision of BPHS services and understanding of how MHNT operates. 

• Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

• B.A. in medicine. 

• Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Excellent English speaking and writing skills,
• Demonstrable experience in child protection, child rights
• Strong monitoring skills
• Interpersonal, management, and conflict resolution skills.
• Communication skills and knowledge of local communities.
• Understanding of Child Protection issues.
• Understanding of Gender issues
• good report writing skills.
• Ability to engage with different stakeholders and partners in the project site.  
• Must have good attention to detail, all work must be checked.
• Fluency in Dari and/or Pashto, both written and spoken
• Fluency in English.
• Knowledge of MS Office and statistical programs
• Ability to work in a team environment.

• Travel and/or Work Environment 

  there are two positions one in Badghis and one in Ghor

  Physical Requirements

  Being in good health and physical condition.

  Language Requirements

   Able to talk and understand English, Dari and Pashto

Submission Guideline:

The application closing date is 18-Sep-2024. Qualified applicants can apply for the position by filling in the online application form in the WV Career portal. applicants can also attach their CV and cover letter in the online system. Please note that only the applications received through the online portal will be considered for this position.

Applicants can log into the WV online application system by copying and pasting the following link into their

Submission Email:

https://worldvision.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WorldVisionInternational/details/Health-Assistant_JR35588