Job vacancy by Action for Social Development and Environmental Protection Organization (ASDEPO)

Introduction

Essential Job Duties and responsibilities/Scope of Work:

• Lead and responsible for the health especially the emergency health and nutrition intervention at the project sites under his/her supervision.
• Create smooth relation and collaboration with Government stakeholder.
• Prepare detailed implementation plan and share with all woreda based staffs
• Ensure implementation of all health planned activities upon expected quality and schedule at all levels.
• Organize and facilitate review meeting to review gaps and project progress.
• Follow up of project implementation through organizing regular update and experience sharing meeting among staffs.
• Undertake assessment to identify gap and status of emergency health and surveillance at each woredas by engagement of Health response officer.
• Provide technical support for ASDEPO staffs and government health workers on proper implementation of the service.
• Work in close consultation with health program manager and field office manager while implementing all activities and utilization of budget.
• Represent ASDEPO in any health coordination meeting organized at project site.
• Prepare and submit biweekly, monthly, quarterly, donor and government reports timely to field offices.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Reporting

• Regularly collect information and data from woredas and prepare monthly project updates and regular progress reports on outbreak response activities undertaken at field site.
• Assist senior emergency health response officers to enable them compile the field based reports and prepare simplified reporting formats.

Representation

• Represent the organization during health cluster meetings at regional and zonal level.

Additional Tasks:

• Collaborate with other actors working in the target community
• Be flexible and be able to give assistance with different activities not included in this primary job description.
• Implement other PHEM related activities as per direction from Senior Health program manager.

Job Requirements

• Master’s degree in public health, Nursing and from recognized learning institution plus 2 years of experience in related field
• Bachelor degree in Public health/Nursing or related field of study with 5 years of experience in related field
• Experience on emergency PHEM intervention like outbreak investigation and response and MHN service
• Training on PHEM preparedness, early warning and response
• Experience of facilitation of training review meetings and workshops
• Experience on budget and human resource management
• Excellent computer skills, including all Microsoft applications
• Proficiency in written and spoken English
• Ability to work independently and under tight deadlines.
• Ability to develop good team spirit and support field staff
• Computer skill especially Microsoft office (word, Excel and Power point) including internet experience (Email and Outlook)

Desirable

• Knowledge on IDP and refugee context is preferred.
• Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
• Quantity required: 01 (for Benishangul Gumuz)

How to Apply

• All applications submit through email address, job application letter, CV, two references, and all relevant official documents.
• Applications will not be returned and will not be retained for future recruitment efforts. In order to ensure fairness to all applicant’s personal inquiries are not permitted.
• Only candidates that are short-listed will be acknowledged and called for exam and interviews.
• ASDEPO is an equal opportunity employer promoting gender, equity and diversity.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We are committed to empower women and youth.”

Interested applicants who meet the above requirements should submit their application letter, CV (with three reference check) and include details of your current remuneration through email address: recruitment.asdepo@gmail.com

Note: Use " Health Project Coordinator " as the subject line of your email