Medical Doctor, Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan

## Medical Doctor, Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan - Organization:UNAMA - United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan - Office:UNAMA Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan Description of assignment title:Medical Doctor Assignment country:Afghanistan Duty stations:Mazar-I-Sharif Work location:On UN premises Expected start date:01/01/2027 Expected end date:06/30/2027Long-term benefits and allowances Sustainable Development Goal:16. Peace, justice and strong institutions Volunteer category:Specialist UCoS from Apr2026 Work schedule:Full-time Number of Assignments:1 Mission and objectives: - UNAMA was established in 2002 as a Political/ Peacebuilding Mission, exceptionally) directed and supported by the UN Department of - Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). - This mandate tasks UNAMA with the promotion and support of humanitarian assistance in line with humanitarian principles, human rights, equality for women and girls, inclusive governance, resilience, and economic stability, and with the use of our good offices for principled and constructive engagement with all national, regional, and global stakeholders in the pursuit of Afghanistan’s peace and stability. - UNAMA reaffirms its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and national unity of Afghanistan; as well as its continued support for the people of Afghanistan, within the framework of the UN Charter and other international laws and instruments. - UNAMA's vision is for a stable and prosperous Afghanistan that lives at peace with itself and its neighbours, where the rights of all the people of Afghanistan are upheld, without discrimination. - On 15 June 2026, UNAMA’s mandate was extended for another year by UN Security Council Resolution 2727 (2026). - UNAMA Medical Section is the primary provider of reliable, client-oriented, cost-efficient, and prompt primary health care to all personnel from participating UN entities. The Section aims to protect and promote staff health, sustain, and improve their working capacity, contribute to a safe and healthy working environment, and promote the adaptation of work to the capabilities of staff, taking account of their health status. - Under the direct supervision of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), the UN Volunteer Medical Doctor will perform a broad range of duties, including but not limited to the following key responsibilities: - • Attend the UN clinic on a full-time basis. - • Assess, diagnose, treat, and manage acute and chronic medical conditions within the scope and capacity of the UN clinic, determine when escalation, referral, or evacuation is required, and ensure accurate and timely documentation of consultations, diagnoses, treatment plans, referrals, medical evacuations, and follow-up in patients’ medical records - • Stabilize and refer/evacuate complicated/emergency medical and trauma cases to higher medical facilities. - • Follow up with higher medical facilities for all referred, evacuated, or hospitalized patients to ensure continuity of care, including review of referral outcomes, discharge information, specialist recommendations, and required follow-up. - • Provide on-call services outside office hours to respond to and attend to all medical and trauma emergencies, 24/7. - • Provide timely support, including medical escort where required, for medical evacuations (Medevac) and casualty evacuations (CASEVAC) of UN personnel. - • Collaborate closely with other relevant medical personnel to ensure integrated patient care and continuity of service. - • Provide appropriate clinical advice, counseling, health education, and follow-up instructions to patients. - 2. Emergency Preparedness and Medical Response - • Identify and liaise with local health facilities that can support mass casualty incidents and other medical emergencies. - • Assess referral hospitals and other external medical facilities relevant to emergency referral, stabilization, hospitalization, and evacuation arrangements. - • Maintain readiness to respond to medical and trauma emergencies by ensuring the availability and operational readiness of emergency medications, equipment, Emergency Trauma Bags, and other essential emergency supplies, and by identifying and reporting gaps requiring timely corrective action - 3. Occupational health duties - • Conduct pre-placement, periodic, and exit medical examinations and provide routine immunizations. - • Prepare UN staff for travel by providing immunizations, malaria prophylaxis, travel kits, personal health maintenance briefings, etc. - • Maintain a current list of staff members with chronic health conditions. - • Provide appropriate follow-up and health advice to personnel with chronic medical conditions, within applicable medical confidentiality requirements. - • Provide health education, health promotion, counseling, and preventive health advice on communicable diseases, travel-health, and lifestyle-related risks. - • Identify, assess, and advise on workplace and occupational health risks that may affect the health, safety, or fitness of UN personnel, and contribute to appropriate preventive or corrective measures. - • Ensure the implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of infection prevention and control standards and practices within UN clinics and compounds. - 4. Training/Capacity Building - • Identify medical training needs and assist in the planning, coordination, and delivery of relevant clinical and emergency preparedness training, including the Emergency Trauma Bag (ETB) First Responder Course, Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK) Course, emergency first aid, UN Buddy First Aid Course, Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and AED, and the Medical Incident Command System - • Coordinate and participate in in-extremis and other medical emergency exercises, such as MCI and CASEVAC response exercises, including after-action reviews, and contribute to corrective measures arising from identified gaps and lessons learned. - 5. Managing Medical Logistics - • Maintain adequate stocks of medication and medical supplies through management of the inventory and timely requests to the Mission Pharmacist to avoid stockouts. - • Ensure proper functioning of medical equipment and devices and report malfunctioning equipment to allow for timely repair/replacement. - • Ensure the appropriate, efficient, and responsible use of medicines, medical supplies, equipment, and other healthcare resources, while maintaining patient safety and professional medical ethics. - 6. Prepare and submit weekly and/or monthly activity reports to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), and perform other related duties as assigned by the CMO. - Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment. Assignment requirements - English, Level: Fluent, Required Required education level: - Bachelor's degree in General Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Internal Medicine Competencies and values: - • Adaptability and flexibility - • Judgement and decision-making - • Planning and organising - • Commitment to Continuous Learning Skills and experience: - • At least five years of progressively responsible clinical experience as a physician in a hospital providing emergency, inpatient, intensive care, or other high-acuity services. Experience limited primarily to outpatient or clinic-based medical practice will not be considered qualifying experience. - • Certifications in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS), or other relevant trauma certifications are required. - • Valid license to practice medicine in the home country. Area(s) of expertise: - Emergency preparedness, crisis response, Pharmacy and other allied health professions, Logistics, procurement, commodities