Job Summary

Project Officer (Power to Youth Project)

Amref Health Africa is an African-led international health development organization headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Founded in 1957 as the Flying Doctors of East Africa to bring critical health services to remote communities, Amref Health Africa envision to bringing lasting health change for Africain more than 30 countries across the continent. With a focus on women and children, the organization strives to overcome the most critical health challenges facing the continent: maternal and child health, HIV & TB, malaria, water and sanitation and health systems strengthening. Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia has been working in Ethiopia since 2002 in close collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health implementing a range of projects in maternal, neonatal and child health, reproductive health, health systems strengthening, health workforce development, water and sanitation, HIV/AIDS and non-communicable diseases across the country, supported by a wide range of multilateral and bilateral donors, corporates and foundations. 

Amref Health Africa would like to recruit Project Officer (Power to Youth Project) based in Debrebirhan and will report to Project Manager

Purpose: the project officer will work 100% of his/her time in the project. He/she will monitor day to day activity of the project and participate in project implementation and monitoring of the activities.  

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparing weekly, monthly and quarterly detail implementation work plan
• Participate on project implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the activities
• Strengthening the capacity of youth groups through facilitating trainings and mentorship
• Ensure that planning and implementation of the project activities are in accordance with the program principles, approaches, and procedures of the organization
• Supports and facilitates the woreda plan to include HTPs/GBV projects plan and thoroughly understood and be accountable for the overall implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the projects;
• Ensures that the project activities are implemented according to the technical specification set together with partners and time schedule and also within the limit of the planned budget;
• Ensures that gender issues are properly addressed during the process of the project planning and implementation;
• Supports and coordinates needs assessment and capacity building in areas of SRH/HTPs, GBV, lobby and advocacy, and others. 
• Contributes to the adaptation of training materials and experiences for application in diverse cultural and social contexts;
• Organizes and facilitates joint participatory monitoring programs with zonal and woreda partners and community groups, both technical and management bodies, document lessons and provide feedback to the project office;
• Facilitates and encourages regular review meeting and project review schedules at zonal and woreda level and help the different institutions have it institutionalized commitment;
• Supports and builds the capacity of the government staffs, including HEWs have deeper understanding of the different technical areas of the projects, participatory monitoring and evaluation, and including community empowerment and right based approach;
• Builds the technical and managerial capacity of youth groups and community in planning and implementing projects effectively and efficiently
• Conducts regular review meetings with the front line staffs and development agents and record lessons and provide feedback to the participants and to the project;
• Together with the partners sets project quality standards and action steps and monitor the performance accordingly;
• Keeps up to date the new development in the sectors, including best practices and ensures ongoing personal development and learning;
• Prepares regular and up to date project progress reports at woreda level and discuss with representatives of the woreda;
• Represents Amref health Africa at zonal and district level; being member of the different task force and others as required;
• Ensures that organizational core values, policies, procedures and program approaches are clearly understood and adhered to in the daily functioning of the Woreda office and that information to monitor project progress and organizational performance, including M & E data are collected and used for organizational learning, decision making, reporting, and for promoting innovations;  
• Reviews and summarizes the monthly and quarterly report for target zone and city administration and submit to the project manager and the woreda
• Undertake other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor 

Job Requirements

• MPH or MA in social science fields
• Minimum of three years of experience in SRH/GBV project implementation, focusing on lobby and advocacy  
• Experience in conducting research
• Experience in conducting training
• Good interpersonal skills
• Communication & writing skills in both Amharic & English
• Excellent computer skills
• In addition, the ideal candidate must have strong analytical, problem solving and networking skills.
• Be a team player and communicator and work under minimal supervision.

As the project is targeting young people, we highly encourage young people (particularly young women) to apply for these vacant posts. 

Terms of employment: 9 months with possible extension 

Duty Station: Debrebirhan

Required number: -   1

How to Apply

If you would like to join Amref’s team, please quote the position/reference number in the subject matter and send your CV and application letter with remuneration requirements and contact details of three work-related referees, through Etrecruitment@amref.org, ethiojobs.com or to the Human Resources Department, Amref Health Africa by P.O Box 20855/1000, Addis Ababa.

The closing date for submitting applications is 28 February 2021. We regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Note Telephone call to the office is strongly forbidden.

Amref Health Africa is an equal opportunity employer and has a non-smoking environment policy.