Health Project Manager

The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) is an independent member-based organisation providing development assistance to Afghanistan since 1982, with focus on health and education. The budget is around 200 million SEK. SCA's activities are financed through fund-raising, and grants from Sida, the EU and the UN. In our head office in Kabul, Afghanistan, there are around 200 employees and another 400 in our six project offices in Afghanistan. Furthermore, about 4 000 national project staff gets their salaries from SCA. Health Project Manager 2 positions in Afghanistan / one in Wardak province and one in Kunduz province SCA's Health Programme is implementing a Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) Kunduz and Wardak. The BPHS is focussed on basic curative- and preventive health services and Mother and Child Health is a prioritized sector. In Kunduz the project manages 38 health facilities and 1 district hospital and in Wardak 36 health facilities and 2 district hospitals. In both projects there are established Midwife Training Centres. As a Project Manger you will be responsible for: - all the aspects of the implementation of the BPHS in the province; medical and administrative - liaison between the project and the SCA Management Office in Kabul - liaison with the major donor of the project and the Ministry of Public Health - planning, budgeting and report writing - make analysis and forecasting of various aspects of the project; medical, procurement, financial, staff development/needs - contributing to the recruitment of the health staff involved in the implementation of the project - follow-up of the project's contractual obligations in terms of financial management, procurement and reporting You will supervise and monitor: - the senior health unit staff of the project to ensure correct implementation of the activities necessary for the completion of the objectives of the project - the various health facilities in the province and advice and follow-up on both medical and managerial aspects of the facilities - the health trainings and staff development - the timely collection of health indicators and proper reporting (narrative and financial) to both SCA Management Office and the Ministry of Public Health Merits & skills: - possess a degree as Medical Doctor or Public Health Administration and preferably with training in Health System Management or Health Planning and Financing - excellent command of English is a must. Dari/Pashtu and Swedish is an advantage - proven records of advanced report writing - team building and human resources management - experience and in evaluation and monitoring systems - financial management Experience: - at least five years experience in administration and management of large health projects in conflict affected countries - work in a Muslim country and in Afghanistan an added advantage - project management and change management You must be prepared to live and work under difficult physical and politically sensitive conditions. SCA offers a very competitive salary, free housing, insurances and other benefits. R&R is part of the package. Duties to begin as soon as possible as agreed upon. Wardak is half an hour drive from Kabul. Kunduz is in the north and considered as a secure area and a hub for humanitarian organisations in the area.