Afghanistan Medical Director

Purpose of the position The Medical Director is primarily responsible for the vision, strategy, design, implementation and management of the health programs. The Medical Director will work in collaboration with the senior management team and health teams in the field. The Medical Director will make frequent visits to the field sites to ensure the highest standards of service delivery.

Responsibilities The Medical Director will be responsible for • Technical Monitoring and Program Quality • Program Development • Representing the organization to UN, international and national NGOs and Ministry of Health at health coordination meetings as well as other meetings which are relevant to country programs and enhance the organizations visibility • Serve as the principal liaison with MOH on matters related to the program to ensure programmatic accountability Contribute to the creation of a positive image and overall credibility of the organization • Assisting in Human Resources Management • Working closely with country senior management team and the Health Technical Unit to ensure that program progress through communication with Country Director, Logistics Staff and Finance team to ensure coordination of programs supplies are consistent with management of budgets, including budget forecasting, development of spending plans • Collaborate with security officer/CD in order to maintain security of health staff in the field.

Person Specification-Qualified candidates will have • Medical degree; preferably with a Master’s in Public Health; • Experience in overseas programs preferably developing country or low-resource setting with an NGO at the Manager level relating to primary health care, maternal and child health, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, and communicable diseases; • The skills and knowledge in program sustainability and capacity building, public-private partnerships and project monitoring and evaluation (both quantitative and qualitative methods); • Experience in effectively dealing with international and headquarters staff, as well as donor agencies, government officials, and other NGO’s; the ability to work with a broad spectrum of people; • The ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently; • The ability to be flexible and cope with stressful situations; • Ability to relate to and motivate staff effectively; • The ability to creatively work with limited resources; • Ability to assume non-medical responsibilities from time to time to cover for other team members; • Proven capabilities in leadership; • Strong negotiation, interpersonal and organization skill; • Excellent communication and self-motivation skills; • Ability to read, write, analyze and interpret, technical and non-technical in the English language; • Ability to effectively present information and respond appropriately to questions from senior managers in the field and HQ, counterparts, senior government and rebel leaders and other related regional players; • Ability to speak national language a plus.

Competitive salary and benefits.

How to apply:

How to apply Qualified candidates should send C.V with a covering email/letter to: recruitment@internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk

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