About Samaritan's Purse

Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan’s Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine. Samaritan’s Purse is privileged to be part of the humanitarian effort in Ethiopia and legally registered as foreign charity to work in Ethiopia since October 08, 2018.

Open Position: 1

Duration of Contract:  December 31, 2024.

Job Summary

We are hiring a Program Manager for our Health and Nutrition program to be based in Woldia town, North Wollo Zone.  As the Program Manager, you will be responsible for strategic development, coordination, and management of a Mobile Medical Unit targeting the displaced people in Jarra IDP camp, Habru Woreda. This includes providing leadership over the development of strategic and operational plans for the health program, in order to meet country office objectives. The Program Manager oversees MMU project staff to ensure the effective implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of project activities in compliance with internal Samaritan’s Purse policies, and international standards. 

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership over the development of a health, nutrition actives in Jarra IDP camp.

• Guide, manage, and support project staff through providing trainings, conducting performance reviews, and resolving team conflicts.

• Represent SP in developing relationships with Health and Nutrition clusters, local government, other INGOs and NGOs, as well as other stakeholders in SP Ethiopia’s areas of operation.

• Ensure information-sharing and coordination of project activities with relevant local government departments, health centers, NGOs and community stakeholders.

• Ensure all project activities are conducted in a timely fashion to meet project timeline objectives.

• Effectively manage project finances through adherence to SP and donor financial guidelines within approved budget limits. This includes budget planning, tracking financial expenditures, providing receipts, conducting PAR reviews, and ensuring the accuracy and timely submission of financial reports.

• Coordinate with the logistics department to ensure procurement and delivery of medical supplies in a timely and transparent manner to meet project objectives. This includes providing verifiable records for the receipt and usage of project inputs.

• Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports, as well as other reports required by internal stakeholders and external donors.

• With technical assistance from the M&E Coordinator, regularly monitor and evaluate project activities to track progress towards indicators, incorporate lessons learned, and improve health, nutrition and MCH programming.

• Although it is optional, the Health Program Manager is invited to attend daily morning devotions and participate in prayer support for the ministry, its donors and volunteers.

• Maintain a strong ethic that is not in contradiction to the Christian witness of Samaritan’s Purse to colleagues, vendors, charitable beneficiaries, and the general public.

• Assess, manage and report critical physical, emotional, or spiritual concerns of supervised staff

Job Requirements

Skills Required

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

1.       Experience working for humanitarian organizations is preferred

2.       Previous experience managing health programs

3.       Proven ability to coordinate program staff, develop budgets, complete reporting and monitor/evaluate methodologies within the health sector

4.       Exceptional communication skills

5.       Ability to work with culturally diverse groups of people

6.       Possesses strong critical thinking and problem solving skills

7.       Must be a self-starter and internally driven to success and hard work.

8.       Ability to be flexible and adaptable.

9.       Willingness to travel in and out of the field.

10.   Strong English language writing and speaking skills, with ability to produce quality English reports

11.   High level of integrity and stewardship

12.   Committed to the SP values and ethics

Education / Experience Needed

Professional health care license (MD, MPH, or PH/BSc in Nursing) from a certified, licensed college or university plus three to four years of experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training. Twelve credit hours of college-level Biblical studies preferred.

Language

·       Fluency in English (required)

·       Fluency in Amharic (preferred)

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical demands will be dependent upon situation and event.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit.  The employee frequently is required to stand; walk and run; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

·       The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be exposed to loud noises around the maintenance and construction workshops.

·       May travel in country with exposure to communicable diseases, hot and humid weather conditions.

·       Work in a security context that is fluid

SAFEGUARDING COMMITMENT

The employee is required to carry out his/her duties in accordance with Samaritan’s Purse Safeguarding policy and Code of conduct.

Employee should remain alert and responsive to any child and adult safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills, which will enable him/her to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child and adult safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct his/herself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding Policy.

How to Apply

All interested candidates are encouraged to apply for the position advertised by submitting their CV/Resume (maximum of 2 pages) and application letter (one Page only) no later than November 23, 2023 to hrspe@samaritan.org. Please write the position title you are applying for in the email subject line, "Program Manager – Health and Nutrition  ”

Only candidates that are short-listed will be contacted.