Due to contextual reasons, only female candidates will be considered

Your Tasks

• To improve access to and quality of obstetrical and gynaecological care in Mirwais Hospital, Kandahar
• Assess the situation in detail for maternal health as well as for gynaecological care in the Mirwais Hospital
• Plan and implement improvement and development of the organisation of the Department in collaboration with national counterparts in the Hospital as well as at the Provincial Health Directorate level.
• Assess the opportunities for improvement of quality of care and make an implementation plan in collaboration with the Hospital management team and the ICRC team
• Work in collaboration with the national counterpart and stakeholders to improve care seeking behaviour and accessibility to care by all social groups
• Support the Hospital Directorate as well as the Department responsible in key management issues
• Plan and start implementation of a training program for the hospital doctors of this speciality and nurses/midwives
• Create close collaboration with the Institute of Health Sciences in Kandahar and with UNICEF.
• Network with other health actors in the area in order to have clear and timely picture of the care needs in the southern region.
• Advice the colleagues responsible for ICRC supply pipeline, in collaboration with the ICRC team in Mirwais as well as with the Health-Co, on requisition of essential renewable material as well as equipment for the Department.
• Participate actively in the program development

• Experienced specialist medical doctor, speciality obstetrics and gynaecology with emphasis in maternal health
• Previous experience in maternal health care in developing country(ies)
• Able to perform and teach operative care.
• Previous experience in departmental management
• Previous ICRC experience is an asset but not a pre-requisite.
• Good communication and negotiation skills
• excellent command of English
• driving licence (must cover manual transmission – a licence for automatic-transmission vehicles only is not sufficient)

• Flexible, diplomatic and able to work independently and as part of a team
• Motivated to support the capacity building of Afghan counterpart
• Ability to adapt to Afghan culture
• Innovative and creative
• Able to stand stress due to the environment of conflict area, security constraints and living restrictions in Kandahar
• Good coordination and communication skills
• strongly motivated by humanitarian work

• an opportunity to help the victims affected
• ample support in integrating into the new working environment
• generous benefits