PHC/HIS Officer (National Male Only)

Ensure essential health services and support community coordination.

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Jalalabad (Afghanistan), Nangarhar (Afghanistan)

Medical & Health

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Overview

Ensure essential health services and support community coordination.

You have:

Professional qualification as medical doctor, with experience in health promotion and conducting trainings.
2 to 3 years' experience in community mobilization and coordination to increase community participation.
Skills: Self-motivated, possessing persuasion skills, ability to maintain relationship and able to work on own initiative.
Enthusiasm to travel to locations within a region and to other regions for training sessions.
Fluency in Pashto, Dari and English.
Computer skills (including MS Word, Excel, Access, and internet) an advantage.

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Job Description

Project implementation and Service Delivery

- Ensure essential health services (Nutrition, NCD, CDs, RMNCH, EPI, IMNCI, mental health, IPC, RCCE) in accordance with BPHS guidelines - Conduct regular visits to supported service delivery points - Ensure cross sectoral integration of nutrition, PHC, mental health and WASH

Capacity Building

- Provide technical backstopping and on-job supportive supervision to healthcare service providers. - engage service providers to ensure IPC standards and referral protocols

Coordination and representation

- Regularly participating Provincial and District level coordination meetings - liaise with local health communities and health shuras - participate in cluster meetings as and when required - Support coordination with other sector particularly Protection to ensure cross sectoral coordination and integration

Monitoring and reporting

- Support data collection and working closely with HIS team in data reviews and ensure data driven decision making - Monitor pharma stock levels and working closely with Pharma Coordinator to ensure time supplies with zero stock-outs

Qualifications

- Professional qualification as medical doctor, with experience in health promotion and conducting trainings. - 2 to 3 years’ Experience in community mobilization and coordination to increase community participation. - Skills: Self-motivated, possessing persuasion skills, ability to maintain relationship and able to work on own initiative. - Enthusiasm to travel to locations within a region – and to other regions for training sessions. - Technical Competency: - Communication and reporting skills. - Fluency in Pashto, Dari and English - Computer skills (including MS Word, Excel, Access, and internet) an advantage. - Ability to work closely, professionally, and constructively with all others regardless of nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, race, tribe, or cultural background.

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Potential interview questions

Can you describe a successful health promotion initiative you led?	This question assesses your experience in health promotion and your ability to lead initiatives.	Provide details about the initiative, your role, outcomes, and lessons learned.
How do you approach community mobilization and coordination?	The interviewer wants to evaluate your methods and effectiveness in engaging communities.	Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe a time you faced challenges in service delivery coordination. How did you handle it?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies do you use to ensure compliance with health standards?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you ensure effective communication among diverse stakeholders?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
What data collection methods have you utilized in your previous roles?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you maintain relationships with local health communities?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
What role do you think technical competence plays in implementing health programs?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.