EPI Officer / Supervisor

About the role

HealthNet TPO Afghanistan, a Dutch-based NGO providing primary health care, mental health and psychosocial services across nearly 20 provinces, is looking for an EPI Officer/Supervisor. The role supervises Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) activities in health structures and communities at cluster level, in line with the Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) and EPI guidelines.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure programme quality control through monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment, and give feedback on the needs of health facilities and communities.
• Implement the district micro-plan of action and supervise EPI activities in health facilities and catchment areas at least once every two months.
• Manage immunization systems, collect reports from health facilities and analyse them initially.
• Train vaccinators regularly using the training protocol, and prepare and distribute target-setting for each health facility.
• Support community mobilization: evaluate and motivate community health workers (CHWs) to take part in routine and outreach activities, and help with baseline surveys and territory mapping.
• Coordinate with the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) and other NGOs, and attend provincial meetings and monthly collective reports.
• Contribute to donor proposals, intermediate and final reports and concept papers, and help the expatriate team extend its mission.

Required profile

• Graduate of a recognized medical faculty (MD).
• At least three years of experience in a relevant field.
• Supervision skills, strong interpersonal skills and the ability to write reports in English.
• Fluent in English, Dari and Pashto.

Required skills

• Computer skills, especially Microsoft Word and Excel (PowerPoint and Asia Soft preferred).

Candidates apply by sending their CV and application letter with the position mentioned in the subject line to the organization's recruitment contact; incomplete applications or those received after the closing date will not be considered.