Position Title: Vaccinator – Male and Female
2025-02-10        Kabul       Full Time        166
Job Location: Kabul
Nationality: National
Category: Program
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary: As per JIA Salary Scale
Vacancy Number: JUH-0014
No. Of Jobs: 10
City: Kabul in 4 Districts (Deh sabz,Farza,Guldara and Phaghman)
Organization: Johanniter International Assistance
Years of Experience: At least having 2 years of work experience in a similar position with NGO/INGOs
Contract Duration: 10 months with possible extension.
Gender: Male/Female
Education: 12th Grade graduate, but Nurse is preferred
Close date: 2025-02-10

About Johanniter International Assistance:

Johanniter International Assistance. (www.johanniter-int.org) is a German non-governmental organisation, dedicated to excellence in the field of first aid, ambulance service, social service programmes and other projects in the medical and social field. The Federal Headquarters are based in Berlin, Germany. Johanniter International Assistance is the operational unit for humanitarian aid, development co-operation and emergency relief, implementing and supporting mostly health projects worldwide.

Johanniter is working is Afghanistan since October 2002 providing emergency aid, rehabilitation of health facilities, medical care and capacity building for community health workers, students, teachers and professionals of NGOs and government agencies in disaster preparedness and first aid skills. Johanniter’s country office is located in Kabul and has operational coverage in the North, Northeastern and central region with possibility of expansion in the South and Western provinces of Afghanistan.

Job Descriptions:

Job Summary & Purpose:

Ensuring sufficiency of vaccines and others vaccine related supplies. Requesting the EPI related materials from Line Manager /EPI Medical Doctor on the right time
Correct and on time record and report of EPI related activities to all concerns according to EPHS requirements.
Attending all necessary meeting, workshop and training.
Planning and organizing EPI activities in such a way to achieve the targets.  

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Correctly fill cold boxes and vaccines carriers with ice packs: make sure that ice packs are frozen; clean and dry frost on ice pack surfaces; include indicator inside of cold box or vaccine carriers; always keep vaccines within cold box or vaccine carriers with ice packs.
  2. Keep all vaccines at the correct cold temperature to avoid heat, sunlight or freezing.
  3. While making vaccinations always keep vaccine on ice packs.
  4. Use only disposal needles and syringes.
  5. Correctly use diluents for vaccines.
  6. Give children correct vaccinations following the agreed schedule.
  7. Give vaccines the correct number of times and at the correct age: vaccinate at the right age; vaccinate with the right number of doses; vaccinate at the right time between doses.
  8. Fix the date of the next vaccination and inform parents of the children.     
  9. Follow waste disposal procedures: collect and put all sharp objects in special safety box and dispose using an incinerator according to waste disposal rules.
  10. Prepare weekly statistical reports using standard forms (e.g. MOPH registration forms and vaccination cards).
  11. Provide correct registration and timely report to supervisor when problems arise concerning his part of the work in the office.
  12. Provide health education to parents about the importance of vaccination, including all side effects, and advise parents what is necessary to do in case if a child or women has side effects to provide counselling on drug related issue.
  13. Responsible of immunization for the women and children.
  14. Responsible to provide performance reports to line manager (Medical Doctor).
  15. Responsible to assist line manager in the preparation of vaccination data base and data collection tools.
  16. Accomplish other tasks defined by and agreed with the Medical Doctor.
Job Requirements:

Education:

12th Grade graduate, but Nurse is preferred.

Experience:

At least two years of relevant experience.

Language Professions:

Proficiency in Dari or Pashto is required.

Submission Guidelines:

Applications for this position (including a cover letter and CV in one pdf file) should be sent to:  recruitment.afghanistan@thejohanniter.org before 11th Feb 2025.

Please include 'Vaccinator – Male and Female JUH-0014' along with the specific location in the subject line of your email.

Priority will be given to individuals with disabilities and those residing in the local communities where the services are provided.

Note: Please do not send duplicated applications with extra supporting documents or linked CVs.

Only completed applications will be considered.

Submission Email:

recruitment.afghanistan@thejohanniter.org

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