Over the past few years, Afghanistan has witnessed a relative improvement in security and stability across much of the country. This has allowed humanitarian actors like INTERSOS to maintain uninterrupted access and expand services in areas that were previously hard to reach. Despite this progress, the humanitarian situation remains critical, with millions of Afghans continuing to face acute vulnerabilities due to prolonged economic hardship, natural disasters, and limited access to essential services.

In 2025, more than half of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance, with food insecurity, child malnutrition, and displacement remaining key concerns. Natural disasters, such as floods and recent earthquakes, have further compounded the needs of already struggling communities.

INTERSOS continues to operate through a community-based approach with field bases in Kabul, Kandahar, and Zabul, delivering primary healthcare, nutrition, and protection services with a focus on women, children, and persons with disabilities. The organization enjoys strong community acceptance and collaborates closely with relevant national authorities, including maintaining the full participation of female staff in all activities.

While the operational environment is largely stable and conducive, funding shortfalls and systemic barriers such as restrictions on financial flows and administrative bottlenecks continue to impact the scope and scale of humanitarian response. Sustained support is crucial to ensure the continuity of life-saving services and to address the urgent needs of Afghanistan’s most vulnerable populations.

Define, coordinate and monitor medical activities of the project under his responsibility according to INTERSOS protocols, standards and procedures in order to ensure the delivery of quality medical care for patients and their local communities as well as to improve the health conditions of the target population of the project.

Reporting to:

Hierarchical: Program Manager

Functional: Technical Manager - Medical

Tasks

• Coordinate, assess and supervise the proper functioning of the medical activities of the project according to INTERSOS protocols, standards and procedures and through the correct compilation and analysis of medical data regarding patients health conditions
• Conduct regular technical supervision and support visits to all project health facilities to ensure adherence to clinical protocols, national guidelines, and INTERSOS quality standards, and to identify areas for capacity building or systemic improvement.
• Participate in the definition of annual planning and budget for the project and in the follow up of the project. Supervise and ensure that medical activities objectives under his responsibility are achieved, reporting to the technical referent any problem arising in the service
• Coach and train the medical team of the activities he manage in order to guarantee the good quality of the medical activities and to provide the medical care to the patients
• Check all administrative procedures related to patients’ follow-up (card filling, registers, paper exit, discharge, transfers ...) are carried out correctly and according to INTERSOS procedures
• Coordinate and monitor the daily working plan of the team under his responsibility (absent personnel, vacations, tracking leaves ...). Participate in shifts and replaces a staff if necessary
• Plan and supervise, in close coordination with the HR department, the associated processes (recruitment, training, performance evaluation, development and internal communication) of the staffs under his responsibility in order to improve staff’s capabilities and to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required
• Participate in the monthly reports according to guidelines

Education

• Advanced university degree in medicine

Professional experience

• Minimum 2 year’s relevant work experience in the humanitarian sector especially in fragile and unstable environments

Professional requirements

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)
• Demonstrate experience with different donors’ compliance and reporting

Personal requirements

• Leadership, people management and development
• Teamwork and cooperation
• Strategic vision
• Service orientation
• Understanding of humanitarian operations principles, standards and best practices

Commitment to INTERSOS principles

Languages 

• English or French or Spanish according to the country
• Mission language desirable

Respected Applicants, please visit the link below and fill in the required information.

https://forms.gle/txN5R555KX6wH3Qv7

Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted and called for a test/Interview.

Qualified People with Physical Disabilities and Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply