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About Norwegian Afghanistan Committee

The Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC) is a member-based solidarity organization that has been working in support and solidarity with the Afghan people for more than 35 years. NAC works in the following sectors: Education, Gender and Human Rights, Governance and Civil Society, Health, Food Security and Job Creation and Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation. NAC’s vision is that NAC shall contribute to an Afghanistan free of poverty where equality, democracy, human rights and respect serve as the bases for political action and development.

The Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC) has a zero tolerance of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH) both within the organization and of beneficiaries. Prevention of and protection from sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (PSEAH) is the individual and collective responsibility of all NAC officers, management, staff, consultants, and volunteers, who are all required to familiarize themselves with, agree to, and act in accordance with NAC’s Ethical Guidelines and Commitment, NAC Child Protection Policy, and NAC PSEAH Policy, at all times – both during and outside working hours – and participate actively in introductory and refresher trainings. Any breaches of PSEAH clauses in NAC’s policies, guidelines, and/or commitments will lead to immediate termination and possible legal actions.

Job Description

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

In charge of the smooth running of the Institute of Health Sciences, IHS Gardez in Paktia and Khost provinces. The main responsibilities of the Head of IHS are the following:

• Supports HR department in the selection and recruitment of Course Coordinators, trainers, and other staff, as per NAC regulations.
• Ensures a safe and secure working environment and takes all necessary measures to minimize risks to health and safety of the IHS’s staff, students, and visitors.
• Ensures all required equipment and material for health study programs are available and that properties, resources and equipment are maintained properly and in good working order.
• Ensures availability and standards of appropriate classroom facilities and skill labs.
• Ensures that required learning resources are accessible to IHS faculty and students.
• Plans and implements the selection of students for health study programs in midwifery, nursing, lab technology, pharmacy, and physiotherapy.
• Utilizes the educational standards as a platform for performance and quality improvement.
• Makes sure that personnel files for all staff and students including record of clinical and theoretical assessment of programs are maintained in IHS.
• Enforces all school policies regarding staff/student performance and behaviour.
• Participates in coordination meetings at GIHS at central level and at provincial stakeholders’ meetings to ensure good coordination, planning and implementation of activities and calls for exceptional meetings whenever necessary.
• Ensures that standardized curricula are available and implemented as per MoPH regulations and NAC guidelines.
• Supports the Course Coordinators in Conducting Annual Performance Appraisal for the Staff.
• Facilitates capacity building opportunities for teachers.
• Supervises and supports Course Coordinators to monitor teaching staff involved in teaching /learning.
• Undertakes ‘on the job’ training of faculty staff whenever deemed necessary.
• Conducts regular supervisory visits to theoretical classes of IHS and clinical sites in Paktia to ensure that learning activities are being conducted as planned.
• Represents NAC in conferences, workshops and seminars related to Public Health at Provincial level.
• Conducts regular supportive supervision visits to Khost satellite branch to make sure that necessary set up is in place and all processes are implemented as per NAC policies and procedures.
• Any other task as assigned by the supervisor.

Skills Required

• Strong Communication skills
• problem solving skill
• computer skills
• Excellent report-writing skills
• Good command of written and spoken English, Pashto and Dari

Submission Guideline:

Submission Email:

jobs@nacaf.org