Provincial Health Extender

About the role

The Provincial Health Extender will support monitoring, technical facilitation and demand generation for health programmes serving women and children in hard‑to‑reach areas of Afghanistan. Extenders are local Afghani citizens with deep knowledge of their communities and will work under the supervision of the client’s technical team.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct regular situation monitoring and document health needs of women and children in assigned provinces.
• Provide technical advice, quality assurance and capacity‑building to implementing partners delivering MNCAH, EPI and emergency health services.
• Monitor mobile health and nutrition teams, health facilities funded through CERF and other mechanisms, using standardized checklists.
• Support routine immunisation activities, cold‑chain management and vaccine supply monitoring.
• Report suspected PSEA or fraud cases to the client’s focal points.
• Coordinate monthly monitoring plans with regional extenders and submit timely progress reports.

Required profile

• Afghan citizen with proven residency or work experience in the target province.
• Strong understanding of local health needs, especially for women and children.
• Ability to travel to remote, insecure locations and conduct field visits safely.
• Experience in health programme monitoring or community health work is preferred.