Action Against Hunger/Action Contre La Faim (AAH/ACF) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that was created in France in1979. 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 localhealth system. In particular, the country team supported pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under five, who are atgreater risk of malnutrition. Nutrition programs rely on an integrated approach, addressing both primary and underlying causes, inorder 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 responseactivities were implemented, such as the disinfection of health facilities and public places, cash assistance, psychosocial support andthe distribution of hygiene kits to affected populations.

Job Purpose

Overall management of Therapeutic Feeding Unit (TFU) ensuring high quality health, nutrition and MHPSS care

Objective 1: Contribute to the implementation of all activities and ensure the quality of health, nutrition, and MHCP activities in the Therapeutic Feeding Unit

• Support the Program in ensuring timely implementation of the activities
• Ensure the quality of care as a whole, with a specific focus on the IPD-SAM and MHCP components; and ensure strong technical coordination with the MHCP PM.
• Provide essential mechanisms to ensure that international standards in MHCP are met
• Supervise and follow up the activities in TFU and the medical staff on a regular basis
• Providing technical support to the TFU staff.
• Ensure that other essential complementary activities are well mainstreamed within the major nutrition interventions i.e. positive care practices are promoted, health education is administered within TFU; and also during the implementation of the daily activities.
• Identify the problem in the TFU routine activities and provide a possible solution for them.
• He will conduct patient visits and perform routine doctor duties as needed.
• Assigning doctors' duties and updating the monthly duty roster.

Objective 2: Human resource management and administration of the TFU

• Prepare a monthly activity plan for the TFU staff and submit it to the PM
• Determine staffing needs and carry out recruitment process as per established HR policies.
• Carry out performance appraisals, supportive supervision, and motivation of staff under him/her.
• Identify training needs of the nutrition staff, prepare and facilitate/ execute the training both theoretical and on-the-job as required.
• Support the Program Manager in anticipating and following up on the logistics, finance, and HR needs related to the TFU.

Objective 3: Reporting

• Support the PM in improving the consumption follow-up and anticipate the needs of F75/F100, essential drugs, and other items for the TFU.
• Providing daily weekly and monthly reports and ensuring TFU data entry on monthly bases.
• Collect, correct, and compile the activity reports of the medical supervisor and medical team leader.
• Ensure strong collaboration with the M&E department
• Contribute to drafting reports on a regular basis (ACF internal reports and Donor reports)

Objective 4: To ensure appropriate collaboration with relevant partners

• Participate actively in defining the working relationship between ACF and relevant partners.
• Support the Program Manager to share project progress reports with the DoPH and other relevant partners
• Represent ACF in meetings and thematic forums related to nutrition and health and MHCP at the field level. Participate in technical meetings with the technical staff as well as general ACF meetings – when requested by PM.

The employee may be requested to perform others tasks related to the position, as required by line managers

SKILLS & EXPERIENCES REQUIRED FOR THE JOB

Education (if relevant) and experiences expected

• Medical Doctor MD degree holder from a reputed university
• Passed the Exit Exam if applicable
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in the field of health and nutrition, or mental health and care practices
• Experience in a hospital is a strong asset
• Ability to work in the intensive care settings and able to respond properly to life saving emergencies
• Previous experience working in clinical setting is an asset
• Ability to prepare weekly and monthly program reports

Technical skills

• Team-building and training skills.
• Independent, critical mind and pro-activity
• Strong analytical skills.
• Good organization, planning, and reporting skills.
• High flexibility to travel to different provinces and districts where ACF has active operations.
• Knowledge of locations and communities is a plus.
• Capable of working under stressful situation.
• Ability to take initiative and prioritize multiple tasks with minimum supervision.
• Good strategic and analytical ability with strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to engage in and promote effective collaboration within and outside ACF to achieve shared goals and optimize results.

Required skills

• Creativity and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Enhanced mobilisation and communication skills

Languages

• Fluent in Dari and Pashto (Written, spoken, Read)
• Basin in English (Witten, Spoken, Reading)

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 14 May 2025. 

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

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).