The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) wants to recruit employees in the following vacant positions the details of which are mentioned bellow.

About the Ethiopian Red Cross Society

The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) was established in 1935 and is one of the oldest and largest humanitarian organizations in Ethiopia. ERCS provides services to communities affected by natural and manmade disasters through the provision of emergency responses, ambulance and first aid, family reunification, essential drugs, water and sanitation, and other humanitarian services. ERCS also runs disaster risk reduction programs with the aim of creating resilience households and communities. Currently the ERCS has a structure consisting of 12 Regional Offices, 34 Zonal Branches and 131  District/Woreda Branches, 599 Woreda Red Cross Committee  and 5871 Kebele Red Cross  committees.

ERCS also runs disaster risk reduction programs relating to food security, climate change adaptation, livelihood diversification, and institutional capacity building interventions, with the aim of creating resilience households and communities. ERCS works in partnership with the Ethiopian Government, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), partnering National Societies, members, volunteers and the communities we serve.

Job Summary:

Under the general direction and supervision of Disaster Risk Management Department, the Emergency Medical Service Coordinator follows up emergency health, first-aid and ambulance service intervention activities of the Society in accordance with the policies and procedures  in place; expedites and facilitates the procurement process and distribution of ambulances to branches; handles issues the branches refer to the National Secretariat on matters of emergency health, first-aid, and ambulance service; follows up the production and distribution of first-aid kits; administers training of trainers to volunteers and pertinent personnel of the Society and branches on emergency health, first-aid, and ambulance service; registers and follows up the administration of ambulances in branch offices; facilitates the preparation and submission of progress reports for emergency health first-aid and ambulance service activities.

Key performance Areas

• Plan, lead, co-ordinate and monitor ECHO funded ERCS Emergency Medical Service. 

• Develop Integrated Plan, organize Joint Monitoring, Periodic Evaluation & set automated, uninterrupted report structure at all levels of the structure.  

• Organize joint monitoring, annual review meeting with regional/zonal branches, FMOH, movement partners, and pertinent stakeholders. 

• Consolidate and analyze activity performance and financial report from the regions and provide the necessary feedback to regional branches consistently and submit/share report quarterly for  DRM director, ECHO project coordinator and AutRC Delegation office.

• Advocate, disseminate and organize training on health care in danger (HCiD), Psychosocial support (PSS), Safer Access Framework (SAF), (Safety & Security) First aid (FA),  

• Develop the ERCS training manuals and standards for (HCiD), (PSS), (SAF), (Safety & Security) (FA),  

• Critically review the emergency health-related aspect, service standard, Ambulance service database, training modules of ERCS, periodically review and update ERCS Ambulance management manual, FA Manual, and related others on emergency health. 

• Introduce new way of working modality, technology backup, automated reporting structures at all level (EOC and database establishment, installation of appropriate communication facilities and dispatch centers etc). 

• Expedites and facilitates the procurement process and distribution of ambulances to branches, improve the fleet arrangement and back up with the required technology. 

• Tackles problems and handles issues referred to him/her from  ECHO funded EMS implementing branches on matters of emergency health,  first-aid and ambulance service; 

• Follows up the procurement of Ambulance medical equipment, distribution and proper utilization as per ECHO and ERCS standards.

• Administers training of trainers to volunteers and pertinent personnel of the Society and branches on emergency health, first-aid, and ambulance service; 

• Ensures and follows up that ambulance services are adequately provided to the public in areas where  ECHO funded EMS the service is in place; 

• Works with concerned work units and branches of the Society and service users at the community level on the improvement of the EMS service related matters. 

• Ensure proper establishment and documentation of ECHO funded ambulance service operational, fleet, financial and historical data.

• Facilitates the preparation and submission of progress reports for emergency health, first-aid and ambulance service activities from implementing branches.  

• Coordinate, collaborate and cooperate with service stakeholders RCRC Movement and Non-Movement partners. 

• Organize service review meeting, lesson learnt workshops at the national at branches implementing ECHO funded EMS service. 

Work Unit :- Disaster Risk Management (DRM)  Department

Reports to: Disaster Risk Reduction /DRM manager

Terms of employment: - Contract for one year    

Job Requirements

Qualification Requirements:    

• Second degree/ First degree/ in Clinical Nursing/ Public Nursing/ Public Health / health related field.

• 8/10 years related work experience, out of which 2/4 years on senior professional position(s).

How to Apply

We invite candidates meeting the required qualifications to fill out online employment application form

With the indicated link CLICK HERE before the closing date of this announcement on August 15, 2023.

Qualified women are strongly recommended to apply!