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International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through healthcare training and relief and development programs.

Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, the International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in areas worldwide. By offering training and healthcare to local populations and medical assistance to people at high risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergencies, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated healthcare systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

To learn more about our mission, visit https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/who-we-are.

Main Duties & Responsibilities: 

Below are the Health Technical Manager’s job responsibilities:

• Strategic Project Leadership: Oversee the planning, organization, implementation, and supervision/monitoring of all project activities to ensure smooth execution.
• Collaborative Support: Assist supervisors and officers in both planning and implementing project initiatives, fostering a team-oriented approach.
• Institutional Alignment: Maintain a clear understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the Ministry of Public Health (including PPHD and the technical departments) and IMC to ensure seamless project integration.
• Team Coordination: Confirm that all relevant staff are fully informed about the approved project timeline, providing monthly updates to leadership.
• Timely Reporting: Adhere to established reporting schedules outlined in the project contract, delivering precise and timely reports to line supervisors.
• Standard Operating Procedure Enforcement: Ensure that project and health facility staff follow the standard operating procedures (as set by IMC and MOPH) related to the pay-for-performance process.
• Capacity Building: Prepare and present informative slide presentations to sub-office colleagues, outlining policies, strategies, and the supervision systems based on orientation plans from the capacity building department.
• Performance Monitoring: Vigilantly track the monthly performance of key project indicators against targets, developing and implementing effective action plans at both the provincial and facility levels.
• Quality Assurance: Guarantee that the project consistently meets or exceeds the minimum standards defined in the contract.
• Implementation of Checklists: Ensure the quarterly application of BSC and NMC checklists in each health facility and the monthly completion of the HMIS verification checklist.
• Record Keeping and Progress Tracking: Establish and maintain an accessible filing system with robust record keeping, along with a reliable tracking system that systematically measures progress on key activities.
• Field Supervision: Carry out supervisory and monitoring visits to health facilities for at least 10 days each month to maintain high service delivery standards.
• Comprehensive Reporting: Compile and submit detailed weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports on project activities to the Project Director and Headquarters team.
• Active Monitoring Participation: Engage actively in provincial Joint Monitoring activities and promptly report any issues affecting service delivery to immediate supervisors.
• Coordination and Feedback Meetings: Organize monthly coordination meetings with officers and facility heads to address challenges, discuss HMIS feedback, and collaboratively identify solutions.
• Clinic Development Assistance: Support supervisors and facility managers in devising and developing clinic activities that contribute to overall project objectives.
• Performance Evaluation: Conduct performance reviews of subordinates to ensure efficient team operation and continuous improvement.
• Activity Oversight: Stay informed of all technical activities by systematically collecting and reviewing activity reports from the team.
• Provincial Office Leadership: Lead biweekly meetings with provincial staff to evaluate project challenges and progress, ensuring clear communication and collaborative problem-solving.
• Technical Guidance: Provide expert technical assistance to health facility staff and supervisors in using tools and methods that enhance service quality.
• Comprehensive Technical Management: Assume full responsibility for all technical aspects of the project, from planning and implementation to monitoring and progress tracking.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Participate actively in PPHCC meetings, cluster meetings, health facility committee discussions, and task force working groups to ensure effective collaboration among all stakeholders.
• Staffing Consultations: Work in consultation with the Project Manager/Director/Lead on matters related to the recruitment, dismissal, or replacement of staff as necessary.
• Additional Responsibilities: Execute any other tasks assigned by your line supervisor or the Headquarters team that contribute to the overall success of the project.

The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily inclusive in size. You may be required to travel to other parts of the country if required.

Organizational Responsibilities: 

Policy Adherence

• Adhere to the Code of Conduct, maintain humanitarian principles and respect international humanitarian law.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:

• Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.

Compliance & Ethics:

• Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.  Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.

Safeguarding

• It is all staff’s shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children and adults at risk; and any form of trafficking in persons. 

Qualifications: 

1. Medical Degree from a Recognized Medical Faculty
2. Master's Degree in Public Health

Experience: 10 years of experience managing health programmes

Competency :

1. Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team.
2. Humanitarian experience in medical and nutrition programs in Afghanistan (EPHS, BPHS)
3. Conversant with Health Management, Information Systems (HMIS).
4. The candidate must have a strong command of English, Dari, Pashto, and other locally spoken Languages.
5. Computer skills: Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

Dear Applicant,

International Medical Corps never asks job applicants for a fee, payment, or other monetary transaction. If you are asked for money in connection with this recruitment, please report to International Medical Corps at the website provided at the end of this document. 

Please note that:

• IMC commits to a fair and transparent recruitment procedure.
• IMC will conduct his recruitment on the base of need only.
• Only HR department will contact you during the recruitment process.
• IMC may keep data of your application for its pool of candidate and might propose you other position than the one you applied for based on your qualification.
• Only short-listed candidates whose application responds to the criteria will be contacted & local applicants from the same province are encouraged to apply and will be given priority.

To apply for this vacancy, please use the following link

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