EPI OFFICER (Re Announced)

Background on MAGNA:

MAGNA is a medical humanitarian organization that has been actively working worldwide and providing humanitarian aid for more than 20 years. Currently, MAGNA implements humanitarian and health interventions in around 15 countries, with some of its largest operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria, South Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Ukraine. MAGNA delivers humanitarian assistance through direct engagement with health facilities, local health authorities, and frontline healthcare workers to ensure timely and lifesaving medical care for vulnerable populations affected by emergencies and crises.

MAGNA assists children, women, and vulnerable families affected by natural disasters, armed conflicts, displacement, disease outbreaks, and humanitarian emergencies. In the field, MAGNA deploys qualified doctors, nurses, nutrition staff, psychosocial counsellors, and technical specialists to support integrated humanitarian response and strengthen access to essential health and nutrition services.

MAGNA’s interventions primarily focus on Health, Nutrition, and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), aiming to save lives, reduce suffering, and improve access to quality healthcare services for crisis-affected communities. Armed conflicts, political instability, displacement, poverty, and weak health systems continue to place millions of people at risk, resulting in increased morbidity, malnutrition, disease outbreaks, and psychological distress. MAGNA prioritizes emergency medical response, outbreak preparedness and response, nutrition services, maternal and child healthcare, MHPSS, and support for underserved and hard-to-reach populations.

MAGNA is currently looking for qualified staff to fill the(EPI Officer) in (Kunduz Province).

II. Background of program:

In Afghanistan, MAGNA has established a strong operational presence, particularly in the northeastern and southeastern regions. Since January 2026, MAGNA has been implementing the BPHS/HER AF2 project in Kunduz province, supporting 75 health facilities and more than 500 health posts serving over 1.5 million people. The project focuses on integrated primary healthcare services including maternal and newborn health, child health and immunization, nutrition, communicable disease management, MHPSS, referral services, and emergency preparedness and response activities.

MAGNA also has previous emergency response experience in southeastern and eastern Afghanistan. In 2025, MAGNA implemented emergency health and nutrition interventions in Khost province targeting returnees, displaced populations, and vulnerable host communities through integrated mobile and facility-based services. In addition, MAGNA supported emergency response activities following the Kunar earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, providing emergency medical assistance, nutrition support, essential medicines, and psychosocial support services to affected communities in hard-to-reach areas.

MAGNA has a zero-tolerance policy regarding Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) by its personnel against the people it serves. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is the responsibility of all staff members, and all selected candidates are required to fully comply with MAGNA’s PSEA Policy at all times. MAGNA conducts rigorous reference and background checks related to safeguarding, misconduct, and SEA during recruitment processes, and additional verification may be requested throughout the selection process to ensure the highest standards of accountability, integrity, and protection.

Education

• Medical Doctor (MD) or bachelor’s in public health.

Experience

Language

• Minimum 5–10 years of experience in immunization programmes or health service delivery.

• Strong knowledge of EPI protocols, cold chain management, and HMIS reporting

• Knowledge of BPHS and EPHS.

• Good computer skill of MS Office, MS excel and MS power point.

• Good communication skill and team working capacity.

• Willingness to travel to MAGNA’s interventions area.

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Fluency in English and Dari and/or Pashto, both written and spoken

• Supervise, mentor, and coordinate the EPI team of three staff members in accordance with MAGNA policies, protocols, and procedures.
• Provide technical support to all 75 health facilities in EPI microplanning, implementation, routine immunization, outreach activities, and defaulter tracing.
• Develop and regularly follow up on monthly, quarterly, and annual EPI plans and targets for health facilities, ensuring alignment with national EPI guidelines and programme priorities.
• Conduct supportive supervision visits using MAGNA’s activity supervision tools, identify technical and operational gaps, provide on-the-job coaching, and develop and follow up on action plans with relevant health facility staff.
• Strengthen EPI data collection, verification, analysis, and utilization; monitor key indicators and targets, provide regular feedback to vaccinators and health teams, and ensure timely and accurate reporting to provincial and central levels.
• Ensure the availability and proper use of EPI guidelines, reporting and data-collection tools, vaccine-monitoring devices, and other essential EPI materials at all health facilities.
• Monitor vaccine supplies, cold-chain equipment, and temperature-monitoring systems, ensuring proper vaccine storage and transportation and uninterrupted immunization services.
• Prepare vaccine and EPI-related supply requests and coordinate with relevant teams to ensure timely availability of vaccines and other required materials.
• Identify underserved and “white areas” and introduce appropriate approaches to expand outreach services, improve immunization coverage, and strengthen follow-up of missed and defaulter children in coordination with vaccinators, CHWs, CHSs, and CNT teams.
• Identify and immediately report suspected outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases and coordinate appropriate follow-up with relevant authorities and partners.
• Facilitate and co-facilitate EPI-related technical trainings and capacity-building activities based on identified gaps, in coordination with the Health Specialist and Senior Capacity Building Trainer.
• Coordinate with the Provincial Public Health Directorate (PPHD), UNICEF, WHO, NGOs, and other relevant stakeholders, and participate in provincial EPI meetings, sub-committee meetings, and annual microplanning exercises.
• Maintain accurate records and inventories of EPI equipment and project assets at health facilities and the project office.
• Prepare and maintain appropriate charts, tables, and tracking mechanisms to monitor EPI targets, indicators, performance, and improvement actions.
• Conduct regular coordination meetings with health supervisors and participate in health facility directors’ meetings to review EPI performance, challenges, and required actions.
• Promote community awareness and participation in immunization activities and support initiatives to improve demand for and uptake of vaccination services.

Interested candidates should submit their application letter, CV with reference details, copies of diploma, work certificate, professional licence (if aplicable) to:

Interested and qualified applicants can apply through the online platform.

[email protected]

No other type of submission will be accepted.

Please mention the vacancy number and position name in the subject line of the email. Otherwise, you will not be shortlisted.

Regarding MAGNA recruitment process, please note that!

• MAGNA will conduct its recruitment based on need only.

• MAGNA commits to a fair and transparent recruitment procedure.

• Only HR department will contact you during the recruitment process.

• MAGNA may keep data of your application for its pool of candidate and might propose to you another 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.

With the reference: XXX. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.