Position: Female Health Intern
About Union Aid
Union Aid (UA) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political humanitarian and development organization established by Dr. Toryalay Nassery (an Afghan scholar) in July 1979 in Peshawar, Pakistan. It was formed in response to the influx of refugees from Afghanistan and was the first/pioneer organization to serve the Afghan refugees in Pakistan. Union Aid implemented its activities mainly in refugee camps that later became villages, which was one of the biggest refugee camps in the world at that time. UA initiated its activities in Afghanistan in the 1981 and gradually expanded its services all over Afghanistan. UA started its activities with two doctors and two paramedical staff that gradually expanded to various programs, including:
Health Care & Nutrition: Establishment and management of hospitals and clinics, maternal and child health services, nutrition programs, family planning, as well as full sponsorship and specialized treatment of patients in European countries including Germany, Spain and Italy.
Food Security: Distribution of food items throughout the country.
Education: Literacy initiatives, school management, scholarships for students, and teacher training programs.
Livelihoods & Vocational Skills: Technical training, handicraft production, and employment generation activities to strengthen self-reliance.
WASH & Shelter: Provision of clean drinking water, sanitation facilities, hygiene promotion, and emergency shelters.
Emergency Response: Life-saving interventions including food and non-food distributions, winter relief packages, and rapid health responses during crises.
Agriculture & Environment: Tree plantation and afforestation initiatives to support sustainability and environmental resilience.
Protection: Women empowerment projects, orphanage centers, and demining project.
Cash Assistance: Continuous financial support for needy families and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Job Description:
Union Aid is a non-governmental organization, registered under Societies Act 1860 in 2012. Union Aid was established by Dr. Toryalay Nassery and initiated its activities in health sector after its establishment in 1979 that formally commenced from 1980 with the prior permission from Ministry of SAFRON, Government of Pakistan. Union Aid is actively providing health care services, education, scholarships, vocational training and family support programs.
Key responsibilities:
- Support the program and the BHCs in health-related activities, including collecting data and information and data visualization in Power BI in collaboration with the PME section and documentation of program-related materials in the most suitable formats and platforms as required by the program staff.
- Support the Health section in implementation, including preparing training activities, monitoring of activities under the Health and Nutrition workplan, following up on action points from programmatic visits, review of data submission by partners, documentation of program activities and data collection in collaboration with the Communities and local in implementing health program.
- Support with day-to-day administrative and operational tasks of the Health and Nutrition section;
- Help to organize meetings including taking responsibility for the finalization of meeting agenda, and invitations, the production and distribution of documentation, and preparation of minutes of meetings; distribute meeting reports and information; and ensure follow-up on required actions;
- Helps in translation and editing of documents required for the section;
- Support the development of a repository of approved nutrition-related policies, guidelines, protocols, and programs, and SBC materials in the Nutrition folder of UNICEF SharePoint
- Any other task as required for the Health and Nutrition section.
| Job Location: | Balkh |
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| Nationality: | Afghan |
| Category: | Nonprofit-Social Services |
| Employment Type: | Full Time |
| Salary: | Ten Thousands Afghani |
| Vacancy Number: | UA-41/MI-H/2023/FHI |
| No. Of Jobs: | 1 |
| City: | Balkh (Mazar E Sharif) |
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| Organization: | Union Aid |
| Years of Experience: | Six months |
| Contract Duration: | Six months |
| Gender: | Female |
| Education: | Medical Doctor |
| Close date: | 2023-07-27 |
Job Requirements:
Holder of MD Medical Degree,
Six Month experience with local or International NGO.
Submission Guideline:
- Please write the Job title/Vacancy Number on the subject line of your email.
- Applications received after the closing date will not be considered
- ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED
Submission Email:
hr@unionaid.org