Field HER Project Manager

2026-09-17 Kabul Full Time 24

Job Location:	Kabul
Nationality:	National
Category:	Health Care
Employment Type:	Full Time
Salary:	Based on OPHCD Salary Scale
Vacancy Number:	OPHCD-HR-112
No. Of Jobs:	1
City:	Kabul

Organization:	Organization for Promotion of Health & Community Development (OPHCD)
Years of Experience:	10–15 years
Contract Duration:	4 months ( Extandable)
Gender:	Male
Education:	Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Health Management, Management, or a related field; Master’s degree is an advantage.
Close date:	2026-09-17

About Organization for Promotion of Health & Community Development (OPHCD):

Organization for Promotion of Health & Community Development (OPHCD) is a nongovernmental, non-political and independent organization. OPHCD has been established in 2017 and registered with the NGOs Department of the Ministry of Economy of the with license # 4160. In addition, the organization has membership of Afghanistan National Health cluster, Afghanistan National Nutrition Cluster and ACBAR. OPHCD, as a non-governmental organization striving for well-being of the people through promotion of health, education, WASH, protection and human right, economic stability and sustainable development of the communities with focus on the women and children, drugs users, IDPs and other marginalized group of the society with an equitable manner.

Job Descriptions:

The Field HER Project Manager will serve as the principal management link between the OPHCD Main Office and Khost Field Office, ensuring that strategic direction, technical guidance, operational support and organizational standards are effectively translated into field-level implementation. The position will provide day-to-day leadership, coordination, performance management and technical facilitation to the field team, while ensuring that specialized technical support from the Main Office is accessed and appropriately applied to achieve the project's goals and objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Overall Project Management and Leadership
Main Office–Field Office Coordination
Technical Coordination and Support to Field Staff
BPHS and EPHS Service Delivery Oversight
Health Facility Performance Management
Supportive Supervision and Mentoring
Program Planning and Implementation
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL)
Data Quality and Reporting
Finance and Budget Management
Operations, Logistics and Procurement Coordination
Human Resources and Staff Performance
Staff Capacity Building
Quality Improvement
Coordination With MoPH and Provincial Stakeholders
Community Engagement and Accountability
Safeguarding, PSEA and Protection
Safety and Security
Risk Management
Incident and Corrective Action Management
Coordination Meetings (Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly and regular coordination meetings) Performance Review
Reporting Responsibilities
Documentation and Record Management
Decision-Making and Escalation
Coordination and Accountability Structure with main office and field office

Job Requirements:

Education

Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Health Management, and Management or a relevant field.
Master's degree in Public Health, Health Management, Project Management or related discipline is an advantage.

Technical Competencies:

The candidate should demonstrate:

Strong understanding of BPHS and EPHS.
Health-service delivery management.
Project-cycle management.
Health-facility performance management.
Supportive supervision.
Quality improvement.
PIP/CAP management.
Data analysis and interpretation.
HMIS/DHIS2 understanding.
Budget and resource management.
Team leadership.
Stakeholder coordination.
Risk management.
Report writing.
Problem-solving and decision-making.

Experience

Minimum 10–15 years of progressively responsible experience in health program/project management.
Demonstrated experience managing BPHS/EPHS or similar health-service delivery program.
Experience working with MoPH, UNICEF or other international donors/partners is highly desirable.
Experience managing multidisciplinary field teams.
Experience in health-facility supervision and performance improvement.
Experience in project planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting.
Experience coordinating technical and operational support between field and main offices.
Experience working in Khost Province or similar operating environments is an advantage.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in local language(s) (Dari and/or Pashto) required
Working knowledge of English preferred

Child Safeguarding and PSEA Commitment:

The post-holder must adhere to UNICEF and organizational Child Safeguarding and PSEA policies under HER-AF2. All PSEA allegations must be reported to UNICEF Afghanistan within 24 hours through agreed reporting lines. Failure to comply constitutes gross misconduct.

Submission Guidelines:

Submission Guideline:

Interested candidates submit applications, including your resume and a cover letter, to ophcd.hro@gmail.com

Please Mention the announced position vacancy number province you have applied in the email subject please like (apply for OPHCD-HR-), Via Email: ophcd.hro@gmail.com

OPHCD has zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, and abuse (SEA).

By applying to this position, you agree to all OPHCD policies regarding Data Protection and Sharing and also PSEAH.

Note: only short-listed candidates will be contacted