Project Officer

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 based in Somali, Fik Cluster office and will report to Regional Project Coordinator.

Project Officer for Strengthening Capacity to Promote Behaviour Change Support of NTD Elimination and Control Programs

Purpose of the Job:

He/she will lead the day today project activity and will be responsible to implement project activities in line with the national policy and strategy. She/he will report to the regional project coordinator and works with regional government offices to implement the project

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, implement, monitor project activities
• Compile monthly, quarterly and annual report and submit to regional coordinator
• Supervise field activities progress
• Support project activities including technical support
• Organizing, facilitating workshops and trainings in communities, schools, local leaders and other partners.
• Facilitate and participate in meeting and workshops.
• Facilitate community mobilization activities
• In collaboration with project staffs boost the quality implementation of the project activities as per the project objectives and operational plans.
• Manage activity budgets including processing relevant financial transactions and implement the activities.
• Ensure collaboration and coordination with government and with other relevant partners, stakeholders
• Organize, document and compile basic data on the project and community in the project implementation area
• Identify gaps in various activities and provide/propose relevant materials to the regional coordinator
• Undertakes other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Job Requirements

• BSC in Health science
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience which are directly NTD/Trachoma/WASH
• Professional work experience at implementing, Trachoma projects
• Excellent computer skill; Microsoft office ( word, excel and PowerPoint),
• Should be a team player and work under minimal supervision.
• Working knowledge of the local context, local language & NGO experience is a plus

 Terms of employment: 1 year with possibility of extension based on availability of fund and performance

Duty Station: Fik, Somali Region

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 May 7, 2021. We regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Note Telephone call to the office is strongly forbidden. Candidates MUST refer the position title on the subject line of their email and application.

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