HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXPERT

Votre environnement de travail

Afghanistan has been facing significant challenges in providing adequate health and nutrition services to its population. The country has a high maternal mortality rate, with limited access to reproductive health services and maternal health care. According to the WHO, only 42% of Afghanistan's population has access to essential health services, and only 34% of health facilities meet minimum standards. Moreover, the country faces significant challenges in terms of malnutrition, with 32% of children under five years old suffering from stunting, and 10.3% being wasted. These issues are exacerbated by economic fallout resulting from the political transition that has plunged Afghanistan into a dire state of affairs. The alarming consequences of job losses, cash shortages, and skyrocketing prices, have given rise to a new class of hunger-stricken individuals.

To address the dire need for primary healthcare and acute under-nutrition treatment services in Afghanistan, ACF is working in the areas that have limited or no access to health services through the deployment of Mobile Health and Nutrition Teams (IMHNTs) and Therapeutic Feeding Units (TFU), as well as the Sub Health Centers (SHC) and Family Health House (FHH). Your main role will be crucial in building the technical capacity of the project health and nutrition staff, ensuring the health program implementation quality provided in ACF health facilities, and monitoring the project implementation closely.

Votre poste et vos responsabilités

Under the supervision of the Head of Department, the Health and Nutrition Expert will be responsible to providing technical support for the Health and Nutrition field team. The Health and Nutrition Expert will be in charge to the following missions:

• Contribute and implement ACF Health and Nutrition Programs at the field level,
• To plan and build technical capacity of the program team including partners for effective implementation of the activities on the ground,
• Support the Head of the Department (HoD) of Health and Nutrition in monitoring and supervising activities implemented in the field,
• Support the field team in coordinating logistics and financial resources in the sector of Health and Nutrition,

Votre profil

You hold Master's in Public Health, Medical Science, or health and nutrition-relevant discipline (nursing, midwifery, medical doctor, etc), with a minimum of 2 years of experience working in direct implementation of health and nutrition programs,

You have demonstrated an experience in managing health and nutrition programs in the field, with at least 5 years of working with INGO/NGOs in similar fields,

You have an ability to understand SMART/Nutrition surveys and SLEAC assessment findings,

You have good Knowledge of donor reporting, and ability to handle stress and pressure,

You are fluent in English, reading writing, and speaking,

Vos conditions d’emploi

• 12 months fixed term contract under French (for internationals) or Afghan (for nationals) labor law,
• Remuneration package and competitive benefits,
• ACF is committed to people with disabilities and actively fights against all forms of discrimination,

Pourquoi nous rejoindre ?

The position was created following the new developments in ACF Afghanistan's health and nutrition implementation strategy in 2022. As part of this strategy, ACF Afghanistan is expanding to provide primary health care services in static facilities such as Health Sub-Centers (HSC) and Family Health Houses (FHH). In response to a circular from the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), all health partners are required to change their Mobile Health and Nutrition Teams (MHNTs) to fixed/static health facilities within one month and transition short-term projects to sustainable and high-impact interventions, ACF transiting its intervention from Mobile health deployment to working in static facilities in hard to reach areas. Since this is ACF Afghanistan's first experience providing primary health care services for the above five populations (general public), including health facility delivery services, there is a high demand for a health and nutrition expert to provide technical support. This expert will help ensure a smooth transition and maintain the quality of service delivery in the static facilities including TFUS, SHCs, and FHHs.