Job Summary:
At Islamic Relief Worldwide Afghanistan, we are committed to providing young talents with the tools and opportunities to advance and grow professionally, in alignment with our core values: Sincerity, Excellence, Custodianship, Compassion, and Social Justice. In this regard, we have launched a program under the HELP Project Youth Component, aimed at hiring and developing young graduates. This initiative equips them with the necessary skills to succeed in future positions across various departments, while enhancing their employability in the local job market.
The program focuses on building a talent pool that is well-rounded, strengthening both technical abilities and essential behavioral/life skills. Additionally, it provides young individuals with the chance to refine their skills, share their experiences, and contribute meaningfully in a professional context.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Assist in understanding and working towards achieving monthly and yearly coverage and EPI indicators.
- Assist in maintaining an updated list of EPI and MCH dropouts to follow them up during outreach sessions.
- Assist in storing, handling, and maintaining vaccines in line with Afghan N-EPI/UNICEF/WHO protocols.
- Assist in disposing of contaminated waste responsibly to prevent exposure.
- Assist in providing fixed and outreach EPI activities.
- Assist in always maintaining a high level of cold chain management.
- Assist in responding immediately to any cold chain irregularities, including sending vaccines to the nearest health facility with a functional cold chain system.
- Assist in reporting any cold chain irregularities to the supervisor immediately.
- Assist in providing appropriate patient education to prevent dropouts and increase coverage.
- Assist in delivering health education to clients during fixed and outreach sessions.
- Assist in identifying and reporting problems that interfere with service delivery.
- Assist in preparing and submitting complete, accurate, and timely monthly activity reports.
