International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through healthcare training and relief and development programs.

Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in areas worldwide. By offering training and healthcare to local populations  and  medical  assistance to people  at  high risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergencies, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated healthcare systems and helps bring them back to self- reliance.

To learn more about our mission, visit https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/who-we-are.

Job Purpose:

To collect primary data through household survey, observations, quantitative and
qualitative interviews and focus group discussions to gain more in-depth insights and
perspectives from different stakeholders on the simplified protocol.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Active Participation in research training
• Conducting  Field  visits  to  the  research targeted  areas  in Parwan,  Kapisa, Daykundi, Kunar and Nangarhar provinces
• Data collection with caregivers of children 6-59 months, community health workers, health shuras and stakeholders by performing Interview, KIIs and focus group discussion.
• Ensuring the quality of data at optimal level.
• Continuously report the results to the research officer/manager.
• Maintain privacy and confidentiality of the research participants.
• Any other relevant duty assigned by the research officer or manager.

Organizational Responsibilities

Policy Adherence

Adhere to the Code of Conduct, maintain humanitarian principles and respect international humanitarian law.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:

Actively promote  PSEA  (Prevention  of  Sexual  Exploitation  and  Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.

Compliance & Ethics:

Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a   clear   understanding   of   International   Medical   Corps   and   donor compliance   and   ethics   standards   and   adheres   to   those   standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.

Safeguarding

It  is  all  staff’s  shared  responsibility  and  obligation  to  safeguard  and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children and adults at risk; and any form of trafficking in persons.

Education Required:

High school graduate. Bachelor’s degree will be given preference.

Experience:

Proven experience in qualitative/quantitative surveys within conducting Interviews, KIIs and Focus group discussions (FGDs).

•   Preference will be given to locals of duty station

Competency:

•   Able to travel to remote areas.

•   Comfortable with the discussion about Health, Nutrition, and other relevant issues

•    Fluent in Pashto and Dari, speaking English is preferred.

•    Familiar with Computer skill and using tablets for data entry.

Dear Applicant,

International Medical Corps never asks job applicants for a fee, payment, or other monetary transaction. If you are asked for money in connection with this recruitment, please report to International Medical Corps at the website provided at the end of this document. 

Please note that:

• IMC commits to a fair and transparent recruitment procedure.
• IMC will conduct his recruitment on the base of need only.
• Only HR department will contact you during the recruitment process.
• IMC may keep data of your application for its pool of candidate and might propose you other position than the one you applied for based on your qualification.
• Only short-listed candidates whose application responds to the criteria will be contacted & local applicants from the same province are encouraged to apply and will be given priority.

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Preference will be given to local residence applicants.

Website for reporting misconduct: www.InternationalMedicalCorps.ethicspoint.com. Please do not submit your CV or application to this website, it will not be considered for review.

Equal Opportunities:

International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran.

Misconduct Disclosure Scheme:

All offers of employment at International Medical Corps are subject to satisfactory references and background checks. The International Medical Corps participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme from the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR). In accordance with this, we will request information from an applicant’s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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