EPI Offcer

About INTERSOS

Over the past few years, Afghanistan has witnessed a relative improvement in security and stability across much of the country. This has allowed humanitarian actors like INTERSOS to maintain uninterrupted access and expand services in areas that were previously hard to reach. Despite this progress, the humanitarian situation remains critical, with millions of Afghans continuing to face acute vulnerabilities due to prolonged economic hardship, natural disasters, and limited access to essential services. In 2025, more than half of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance, with food insecurity, child malnutrition, and displacement remaining key concerns. Natural disasters, such as floods and recent earthquakes, have further compounded the needs of already struggling communities. INTERSOS continues to operate through a community-based approach with field bases in Kabul, Kandahar, and Zabul, delivering primary healthcare, nutrition, and protection services with a focus on women, children, and persons with disabilities. The organization enjoys strong community acceptance and collaborates closely with relevant national authorities, including maintaining the full participation of female staff in all activities. While the operational environment is largely stable and conducive, funding shortfalls and systemic barriers such as restrictions on financial flows and administrative bottlenecks continue to impact the scope and scale of humanitarian response. Sustained support is crucial to ensure the continuity of life-saving services and to address the urgent needs of Afghanistan’s most vulnerable populations.

Job Description

Define, coordinate and monitor the EPI activities under his/her responsibility, in accordance with INTERSOS protocols, standards and procedures and with the national immunisation guidelines, in order to ensure the delivery of quality routine EPI services. This includes vaccination of all children under two years and of mothers, OPV for all children under five years, the improvement of the health condition of the target population, and the identification and follow-up of missed children in the community.

• Tasks and responsibilities

Supervision of EPI activities

• Supervise the implementation of the EPI activities, including routine immunisation services and outreach activities, and the supervision of the Community Health Workers.
• Supervise the fixed centres and the outreach sites regularly, in accordance with the monthly plan.
• Ensure the quality of the vaccination activities, of the EPI equipment and of the facilities, through monthly supervision.
• Conduct regular site visits to assess the quality and effectiveness of the programme, and record the findings, the support provided and the actions agreed in a written supervision report.
• Ensure compliance with the national and international immunisation guidelines and standards.

Vaccine logistics and cold chain

• Ensure an efficient vaccine logistics system by coordinating with the district and provincial cold store for the timely transportation of vaccines to the health facilities.
• Ensure the correct use and maintenance of the vaccine cold chain equipment, and that temperature monitoring is carried out and recorded at every level.
• Monitor vaccine stock levels, expiry dates and wastage rates, and alert in advance of any risk of rupture or of cold chain failure.
• Ensure that injection safety and the safe handling and disposal of sharps and immunisation waste are applied at every vaccination point.

Training and capacity building

• Assess the training needs of the EPI staff regularly, through planned visits.
• Provide training and mentorship to the EPI staff, including nurses and midwives, in order to strengthen their skills and knowledge in immunisation.
• Facilitate workshops and training sessions on EPI-related topics.
• Verify that any staff member administering vaccines has been trained and assessed as competent in injection technique, cold chain handling and the management of adverse events following immunisation, and report to the Technical Manager – Medical any staff member who requires further supervision before vaccinating independently.

Data, reporting and analysis

• Collect the monthly reports from all health facilities and Community Health Workers.
• Analyse the data to identify trends, gaps and areas for improvement of the programme, and share the feedback with the health facility concerned.
• Verify that the reported figures correspond to the tally sheets and registers of the vaccination sites, and reconcile any difference before the report is submitted. No eligible child or mother is to be left unregistered, and no figure is to be adjusted in order to influence a reported indicator.
• Prepare the monthly plan and the monthly report and share them with the line manager.

Referral and community follow-up

• Follow up the referral activities from the community to the health facility, and supervise the referral pathway.
• Follow up the referrals from health facility level to higher-level hospitals.
• Ensure the identification, listing and follow-up of missed and defaulting children in the community, together with the Community Health Workers and the community mobilisers.
• Ensure that any adverse event following immunisation is reported without delay to the Technical Manager – Medical and managed in accordance with the national protocol.

Coordination and conduct

• Participate in the relevant coordination meetings at provincial level, including with the Provincial Directorate of Public Health and the EPI cluster or working group.
• Treat all beneficiaries and community members with respect, without discrimination, and ensure that vaccination services are accessible to all eligible children and mothers in the catchment area.
• Comply with the INTERSOS Charter of Values, Code of Ethics, the Policy for the Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), the Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Fraud Policy, and report any concern through the established channels.
• Perform any other task related to the function of the position, as assigned by the supervisor.
• Requirements

Education

• University degree in medicine, nursing, public health or other paramedical studies.

• Valid licence to practise, registered with the Ministry of Public Health where applicable, verified before contract signature.

Professional experience

• Minimum two years of relevant work experience in the humanitarian sector, especially in fragile and unstable environments.

• Practical experience in routine immunisation, cold chain management and outreach vaccination is required.

Professional requirements

• Essential computer literacy (Word, Excel and internet).

• Demonstrated experience with the compliance and reporting requirements of different donors.

• Ability to analyse routine immunisation data and to identify inconsistencies between reported figures and source records.

• Ability and willingness to travel regularly to the fixed centres and outreach sites, and to stay overnight where required.

Languages

• Persian and Pashto, spoken and written, as required by the duty station. [ESSENTIAL]

• English, spoken and written, to a working standard for reporting. [ESSENTIAL]

Personal requirements

• Commitment to INTERSOS principles. [ESSENTIAL]

• Leadership, people management and development. [TO BE MARKED]

• Teamwork and cooperation. [TO BE MARKED]

• Service orientation. [TO BE MARKED]

• Understanding of the principles, standards and best practices of humanitarian operations. [TO BE MARKED]

General responsibilities

• Is aware of INTERSOS objectives and activities in general and of the working context.

• Participates actively in meetings and training.

• Is constantly aware of INTERSOS security rules and of the situation in the field.

Respected Applicants, please visit the link below and fill in the required information.

https://forms.gle/BSEQaC6UY4P6mCyc9

Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted and called for a test/Interview.

Qualified People with Physical Disabilities and Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply