The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the world’s leading agencies working in post-conflict and development contexts, supporting communities in over 40 fragile, failed and developing states.

The IRC began working in Afghanistan in 1988, launching relief programs for people displaced by the invasion of the Soviet Union. IRC is currently operational across eleven provinces by delivering critical life-saving as well as longer term development and resilience programs under the thematic areas of Emergency response, Health and Nutrition, Education, Integrated Protection and Environment Health.

• Develop and execute overall program work plan to successfully achieve all program objectives as agreed with the donor.
• Provide technical guidance and oversight to consortium members by ensuring effective functioning of all relevant technical working groups and uniformity of the required tools, techniques, processes and approaches for effective and quality program implementation.
• Closely work with the Team Lead to ensure overall strategy, management, and operations for the program making key decisions, mitigating risks, and ensuring the integrity of the program’s timely implementation.
• Lead and supervise the project’s senior team across all consortium members, including providing leadership and building capacity across core project staff.
• Lead technical and operational planning and relevant technical communications for the program.
• Provide technical direction for the development and adherence to the MEAL and CLA plans for the successive phases of the program to capture expected performance and results.
• Lead regular data reviews of deliverables, program practices, tools and achievements against programmatic targets and quality standards; integrate learning and adaptation for continuous performance improvement informed by an effective use of data.

• An advanced degree in public health, or a relevant discipline. Pharmaceutical management experience preferred
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in leading or advising complex health care service or public health programs in developing countries.
• Previous program implementation experience in Afghanistan is required.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge and experience managing and overseeing national level/country-wide public health program in one or more areas of maternal, neonatal, adolescent and child health, family planning, nutrition, infectious diseases, and health systems strengthening
• Demonstrated diplomatic, leadership and management skills and the ability to coordinate a diverse team to a common goal.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with donors, project stakeholders, in-country collaborators, government officials and staff at all levels of the organization.
• Experience working with institutional donors (USAID, FCDO, World Bank, Gavi, etc.) -supported programs is required.
• Familiarity or experience with the Afghanistan health system is required.
• Appropriate computer skills are necessary to conduct research, and analysis of study data.
• Ability to multi-task and keep track of concurrent activities and deadlines.
• Willing to travel within the country, as appropriate and allowed.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English is required. Proficiency in at least one local language is strongly preferred.

Please note that the JD is high level and indicative only at this stage and may be subject to change once the solicitation is released and as the opportunity develops. This position will be contingent on the outcome of the bid.

For IRC- Afghanistan Internal Candidates:

(“ The IRC encourages employees to remain in a position for at least one year and be in good standing before applying for another position within the organization. if an employee is interested in a vacant position within the organization, he/she must inform his/her supervisor in advance before applying for a new position”)

(However, 1 year is a must to complete but to encourage IRCA employees somehow we are flexible who work in the current IRC position for at least 6 months or above and are given chance to compete for an opportunity in the organization)

All qualified candidates are requested to open the given link and follow the instructions:

applications received without a given link and/or online system will be disqualified and removed from the entire process.

Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test and after that for interviews. If you are not contacted TWO or FOUR WEEKS after the closing date .please know that your application has not been successful for the post. IRC Afghanistan Country Office, Qala-e-Fathullah, Street # 3, District 10, Old UNOCHA Office, Beside Fatemia Mosque.

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