ACBAR

Afghan Family Guidance Association (AFGA) is an Afghan non-governmental, not-for-profit and non-political organization established in 1968. Alongside the Ministry of Public Health, AFGA has been working in the field of Reproductive Health since its inception. AFGA is a fully accredited member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and an important partner of UNFPA.

A committed team of more than 600 experts are working in 11 provinces of Afghanistan to achieve AFGA goals and objectives. AFGA provides health services to the most vulnerable and hard to reach communities through over 140 service delivery points.

Job Summary:

As the main aim of AFGA humanitarian response health facilities are improvement of RMNCAH services in hard-to-reach areas of the country, midwife is the most important part of the health services. Under the overall supervision of the MHT doctor, the MHT midwife will be responsible for providing quality RMNCAH services in MHT/ Fixed Center. She will be contributing to health services provision in the community-based health facility with more focus on reproductive health. As per the project donor (IPPF) and AFGA strategic plan, the MHT midwife will be contributing to health services access improvement through close engagement with the targeted community through health shura members, family health action group (FHAG), and CHWs.

Specific Responsibilities:

• To provide skilled birth attendant services to the mothers who attend the health facility during their work time.
• Provide at least four ANC services for each pregnant woman during the whole period of pregnancy according to the MoPH guidelines.
• Teach danger signs of pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum to each mother during the pregnancy and postpartum phases.
• Provide advice to pregnant women and mothers-in-law about the delivery plan and giving birth at a health facility.
• Provide Postnatal Care (PNC) services to the mother and newborn at least four times after delivery.
• Advise mothers on breastfeeding and the importance of colostrum.
• Advise mothers on newborns and SBA women about vaccination
• Provide counselling on personal hygiene for the mother and the newborn, and advise mothers on their nutrition.
• Provide counselling on modern contraceptive methods.
• Provision of modern contraceptive health items available at the health facility.    
• Perform other tasks within the area of expertise, as requested by the supervisor.                  

• Graduated from a midwifery institute and completed of MoPH exam.
• At least two years of work experience in the related field.
• Technical skills to provide effective, safe family motherhood services.
• Fluency in spoken and written Dari and Pashtu is a requirement.
• Culturally flexible and respect a multi-cultural environment
• Excellent skills of problem-solving and decision-making making 
• Strong communication skills

Qualified & interested candidates are highly encouraged to apply for this position through the below-mentioned link. The AFGA HR Department can only consider applications submitted through the official online application portal. Manual applications will not be accepted. When submitting your application, please ensure that you include your CV and cover letter in a single combined PDF file. Do not attach any additional documents such as education certificates, experience letters, or other related materials

Due to a high volume of applications received, the AFGA HR Department is will not be able to reach out individually to each candidate. If you have not received an email or call from the AFGA HR Department, please understand that your application has not been considered for this particular opening at this time.

http://hrmis.afga.org.af/Applicant/Apply/AFGA_915234291

We would like to strongly encourage qualified local candidates to apply for the current vacancy

AFGA Recruitment Process Commitment:

At AFGA, we do not accept any kind of recommendation, favoritism, or discrimination during the recruitment and selection of candidates. Our process is designed to be objective and merit-based, focusing solely on the qualifications, skills, and experiences of the applicants.

We want to assure all candidates that their applications will be evaluated equally, without any undue influence or bias. AFGA is dedicated to building a diverse and talented workforce that can contribute to the organization's mission and objective

http://hrmis.afga.org.af/Applicant/Apply/AFGA_915234291