Senior Programme Manager (Polio)

Location: Kandahar, Afghanistan; international professional appointment with a host-country visa and medical clearance required

Company

hirify.global is an international organization working to protect children's rights, health, and development in more than 190 countries and territories.

What you will do

• Provide strategic leadership and managerial oversight for the polio programme across the Southern Region of Afghanistan.
• Lead policy dialogue and advocacy with local authorities and represent hirify.global at the Regional Emergency Operations Center.
• Coordinate programme delivery with WHO counterparts, humanitarian partners, and other stakeholders.
• Oversee eradication strategies, innovations, monitoring, evaluation, planning, and implementation quality.
• Manage programme resources, accountability, results, and alignment with hirify.global and global polio eradication priorities.
• Support capacity building for frontline workers and strengthen integrated immunization, nutrition, and primary health services.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in medicine, public health, epidemiology, immunization, health policy, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of relevant national and international experience in health or immunization programmes and public health emergencies, including work within UN organizations.
• Professional experience in a managerial or technical expert role focused on child survival and health care.
• Strategic leadership, data-driven decision-making, monitoring systems, community engagement, partnership building, collaboration, and negotiation skills.
• Fluent English is required.
• Host-country visa, medical clearance, and applicable inoculation requirements must be met for appointment.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Arabic or French.
• Experience coordinating emergency responses involving disease eradication or elimination in complex humanitarian settings.
• Experience with large-scale social and behavior change programmes or vaccine supply management.
• Country-level experience in fragile or humanitarian contexts.

Culture & Benefits

• Fixed-term appointment with international professional mobility as a condition of employment.
• Paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.
• Inclusive workplace committed to diversity, child safeguarding, integrity, and accountability.
• Staff may be deployed to support humanitarian responses in complex contexts.
• Medical clearance and background checks are part of the appointment process.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed and only shortlisted candidates proceed to the next stage.
• Selected candidates undergo reference, academic, employment, and background checks.
• Appointment is subject to visa, medical clearance, and required inoculation approval.