Medical Doctor

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. Provide outpatient and/or inpatient medical care to patients/beneficiaries according to adapted and updated medical knowledge, INTERSOS strategy, values and universal hygiene standards in order to improve the patients/beneficiaries health conditions. To contribute to the reduction of morbidity and mortality associated with malnutrition, diseases and hazards resulting from inadequate (or non-existent) health and nutrition services, environmental health conditions and protective environment in conflict-affected communities.

2.Tasks and responsibilities

Clinical care

• Apply medical knowledge and skills to diagnose and prevention. Carry out inpatient and outpatient consultations, prescribing the necessary treatment respecting protocols
• Clinical examination of all patients with signs of complicated pathologies or presenting complication or referrals from the nurse.
• Prescribe routine and basic treatments according to the protocol used in respecting the drug dosage based on the weight of the patient.
• Follow-up of the severe and complicated cases.
• Adapt and change of medical treatment as required.
• Keep the patient and/or his family informed about the illness and provide appropriate explanations about the treatment to follow, checking has been understood
• Complete and properly fill the individual card with the medical information.
• Ensure professional confidentiality is respected among all the member of his team

Nutrition and referral

• Screen children and PLWs for SAM&MAM and refer complicated cases to HFs.
• Refer complicated cases of SAM and children’s illnesses to referral hospital.
• Provide therapeutic treatment for beneficiaries in the third level of catchment areas around HFs as determined by the health program team.
• Follow up program defaulters and provides treatment or refer to HFs.

Education

• Advanced university degree in medicine or other paramedical studies

• Desirable degree in Public Health. [DESIRABLE]

Professional experience

• Minimum 2 years relevant work experience as medical doctor in the humanitarian sector

• Minimum 1 year work experience as clinician. In line with the medical programme desirable experience in obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, general medicine or minor surgery

• Experience in trainings and capacity building / development of staff is desirable.

• Experience with monitoring tools and systems in the health and nutrition sectors.

• Experience in trainings and capacity building / development of staff is desirable.

Professional requirements

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet).

• Good report writing and proposal writing skills desirable.

• Ability and willingness to travel and stay overnight at service delivery point.

Languages

• Local language of the area of operation (Persian and Pashtu)

• Working knowledge of English, written and spoken.

Personal requirements

• Commitment to INTERSOS principles.

• Comply with all relevant INTERSOS policies and procedures.

• Teamwork and cooperation

• Behavioural flexibility

• Leadership, teamwork, and cooperation skills desirable.

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

https://forms.gle/NnPEW4G4aXZLKePz7

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