3 years SRH management experience and two-year experience as a midwife.
Contract Duration:
03 Months
Gender:
Female
Education:
Midwifery recognized qualification essential.
Close date:
2026-10-21
About INTERSOS:
Over the past few years, Afghanistan has witnessed a relative improvement in security and stability across much of the country. This has allowed humanitarian actors like INTERSOS to maintain uninterrupted access and expand services in areas that were previously hard to reach. Despite this progress, the humanitarian situation remains critical, with millions of Afghans continuing to face acute vulnerabilities due to prolonged economic hardship, natural disasters, and limited access to essential services.
In 2025, more than half of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance, with food insecurity, child malnutrition, and displacement remaining key concerns. Natural disasters, such as floods and recent earthquakes, have further compounded the needs of already struggling communities.
INTERSOS continues to operate through a community-based approach with field bases in Kabul, Kandahar, and Zabul, delivering primary healthcare, nutrition, and protection services with a focus on women, children, and persons with disabilities. The organization enjoys strong community acceptance and collaborates closely with relevant national authorities, including maintaining the full participation of female staff in all activities.
While the operational environment is largely stable and conducive, funding shortfalls and systemic barriers such as restrictions on financial flows and administrative bottlenecks continue to impact the scope and scale of humanitarian response. Sustained support is crucial to ensure the continuity of life-saving services and to address the urgent needs of Afghanistan’s most vulnerable populations
Job Descriptions:
Defining, coordinating, monitoring all midwives and maternity related activities in a project area, according to INTERSOSpolicies, protocols and standards to provide a high-quality BEmONC care to the population.
Reporting to: SRH Specialist
•Planning, organizing and ensuring the implementation and supervision, in close collaboration with other medical staff, of all Sexual and Reproductive health activities.
•Informing other medical managers or doctors about any possible serious problem or complication (i.e. worsening of state of patients, problems in medicines, etc.). Coordinating and assessing the feasibility for referral of pregnant women to receive further medical evaluation, to manage efficiently the resources needed for delivering BEmONC care while keeping good quality levels.
•Assisting and collaborating with the field doctors and nurses when required (normal or complicated deliveries, SV cases, etc.), to complement the existing human resources and contribute to the resolution of complicated cases.
•Ensuring the new-born babies are followed up correctly since delivery and until discharge and that all pregnant women and newborn children are referred to the Extended Program on Immunization (EPI).
•Supervising the proper distribution of drugs and use of materials, keeping track of consumption patterns and supply orders, and monitoring inventories, together with the project logistician. Training the midwife and maternity staff in order to ensure having minimum levels of stock to carry out the activities of the project and a rational and appropriate use of material resources
•In coordination with the project biomedical service supervising the appropriate use of medical devices and anticipating and communicating future needs.
Note: Sexual and Reproductive health activitiesSRH Activities include: antenatal and postnatal care, family planning, obstetrical care (BEmONC), neonatal and comprehensive abortion care, management of victims of sexual violence, female genital mutilation, reproductive tract infections and Fistula care. Note: 2. BEmONC = basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care = Administration of antibiotics, oxytocics, anticonvulsants, manual removal of the placenta, removal of retained products following abortion, assisted vaginal delivery, preferably with vacuum extractor and newborn care including neonatal resuscitation.
Managing the midwives and maternity staff in the project.
Planning and supervising the associated HR processes (recruitment, training, performance evaluation, motivation, internal/external communication, etc.) in order to improve staff capabilities and to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required
Ensuring and supervising the implementation of protocols by all staff under his/her responsibility in order to improve the quality of the healthcare given to population and to prevent any infection due to staff malpractices
Detect need for further training of any medical staff (e.g. medical procedures, resuscitation etc.), communicate this to supervisor, participate in planning and execution of training.
Supervising administrative procedures and documents, analysing routine data for monitoring purposes, and being responsible for the collection and analysis of medical statistics and reporting of SRH activities (participation in epidemiological reports and monthly reports according to guidelines) in order to have updated and correct information about the day-to-day activity in the project and to provide support in the decision-making
●Participating in the definition and update of annual project planning and budget, and if needed, in any emergency activity or exploratory visit in or out of the project area.
Job Requirements:
•Availability for emergencies
•Flexible if asked to participate in activities outside your job description
Will not behave in a manner contrary to the INTERSOS charter
•Has a general understanding of the association, its functioning, structure and values (charter).
•Is aware of INTERSOS objectives and activities in general and the working context.
Participates actively in meetings and trainings.
•Is always aware of security rules and situation in the field.
• Is aware of activities of other departments and respect specific rules and procedures.
•Is aware of social and political situation and keeps information up to date.
•Passes on all relevant information related to INTERSOS scope of action and context.
•Advises on various topics (culture, economy, politics, etc.).
• Translates documents and/or interprets conversation when necessary.
• Midwifery recognized qualification essential.
• 3 years SRH management experience and two-year experience as a midwife.
• Having worked in INTERSOS or other NGO’s and in developing countries is desirable
• Mission working language essential, local language desirable
• Training and experience in SRH
• Diplomacy, good communication and interpersonal skills, Multi-cultural flexibility, Team Player, open-minded Calm, stress management, patient, ability to listen Confidentiality.
Submission Guidelines:
Respected Applicants,
Please apply through the link below: https://forms.gle/Ligs3p5grfRVpy636
Answer all questions clearly . Read the instructions carefully.
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for a test or interview.
By submitting the form, you confirm that the information you give is true, complete and correct.
INTERSOS never asks for or accepts any payment or favour in exchange for recruitment.
INTERSOS is committed to workforce diversity in gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.
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