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.

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Project Background

‘Provision of integrated emergency primary health care, nutrition, protection, and WASH services for conflict and disaster-affected people in the Eastern and Northern regions of Afghanistan’ is the new project funded by BHA. The project will be implemented in 4 provinces (Laghman, Kunar, Balkh, and Nangarhar).

Job Purpose

The Guard/Cleaner works in the field/Health Facility/office to take care of staff and provides cleaning and security support. In addition, he/she is responsible for taking care of the vehicle/equipment while the team is providing services.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensure the well-being of personnel and maintain the necessary equipment for IMC operation.
• Assist personnel in allocating aid and patient compliance.
• Prevent visitors from entering the Work area with weapons.
• Reports immediately to the Outreach Team director for suspicious packages, bags, and envelopes.
• Ensure that the guard/cleaner is clean, well-dressed, and polite with the visitors.
• Equipment loading and unloading in the SDP.
• Respect working hours.
• The guard/cleaner should be able to travel in and around the districts/ province with the Outreach Health Team to provide support to the team and beneficiaries.
• Facilitates the performance of activities within the SDP and calms the place.
• Adjust the clients according to the Outreach Team doctor’s work plan.
• Direct every client to the right department.
• Proper management of waste disposal.
• Makes Service Delivery Point clean and non-infectious.
• Ensure document/item security and confidentiality.
• Verify that soap and hand water are in the hand washing station.
• Make sure that he arrives on time for work and doesn’t leave without the Outreach Team director’s permission.
• Patrol the perimeter of the compound regularly.
• Control all movement in and out (access control) within.
• Any strange activity in the field or potential safety hazards that could jeopardize the team must be reported to the immediate supervisor.
• Visually identify the type of surface, type, and degree of contamination.
• Use different types of tools and equipment for cleaning and disinfecting.
• Replace plastic waste bags efficiently and safely.
• Washing dishes and kitchen-relevant materials.
• Any additional tasks assigned by the supervisor.
• Things to avoid: No CD or video playing during the official time.
• No loud or rude noise in the area.
• Ability to cope with stressful situations and work with limited resources.

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.

Qualifications

Essential

• Male
• Afghan National
• Graduated from 12^th grade/high school.

Experience

• At least two years of experience working with government and/or NGOs.
• Familiarity dealing with medical equipment/supplies is an added value.
• Communications (oral and written) in Dari/Pashto and local language and some very basic understanding of English.
• Experience in relevant fields will be an asset.
• Have the ability to cook.
• Have the ability to speak local languages.
• Have the ability to read and write.

Competency

1. Excellent interpersonal Skill
2. Be an honest person.
3. To have the ability to solve small local problems.
4. He can maintain good relations with the local people.
5. According to the request of the office, he can work on any part of the project.
6. The people who live in the province of Nangarhar will get priority.

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.

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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.

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