The International Institute for Primary Health Care – Ethiopia (IPHC-E) has the strong ambition to become a Center of Excellence in PHC (Primary Health Care) and serve as a knowledge hub and a learning platform at the regional and global levels. Its establishment was necessitated by the growing demand from other African countries to learn from the experiences of the Health Extension Program of Ethiopia. To this end, the Institute is expected to play a key role in strengthening Ethiopia’s PHC system and meeting the SDGs for health by serving as a global resource for PHC, building capacity through training and information sharing, carrying out health systems implementation research and contributing to the global advocacy for UHC through PHC.

About the program

The internship program for IPHC-E aims at attracting talented and highly motivated young people to share their new innovative ideas, perspectives and research experience in IPHC-E strategic theme areas. This program provides an opportunity for interns to complement their academic knowledge with hands-on experience at the organization. It also adds the opportunity to work with a variety of highly qualified nationally and internationally known professionals in the fields of primary health care and public health. Through this program, the interns will contribute to the institutes’ efforts to create a resilient primary health care and to achieve Universal Health Coverage by 2030.  IPHC-E–Ethiopia has a position for a qualified interns for a period of 6 months, starting  05 February, 2024

General purpose of the program

By joining the program, Interns can:

• Get first hand exposure to different areas of IT system( Library system, data encoding,  server management and system administration) 

•  Build valuable connections for future career opportunities.

• Gain practical experience working on real-world IT projects and tasks.

Duties and Responsibility:

• The Interns will work under the supervision of the Executive Director, Director of Programs and the knowledge management team lead and system librarian/ IT expert. 

• The following list is not meant to be an exhaustive list of duties. Other duties may be assigned as needed:

• Assisting with deployment of new IT systems.

• Accurately and efficiently entering data into various resource center systems 

• Resolving basic ICT support issues.

• Search different resource from online databases

• Update existing data records in databases as needed

• Collaborate with the resource center team members 

• Assisting with system administrators, managing servers and upgrading existing systems. 

Required number: Five

Service duration: 6 months’ full time

Remuneration: Not applicable

Starting Date: February 2024

Job Requirements

Competencies

• Excellent organizational, time management and strong interpersonal skills;

• Ability to multitask, to work flexibly and meet tight deadlines;

• Attention to details and proven ability to work independently and effectively with minimum supervision;

• Networking skills to engage with key internal and external partners;

• Library management( koha, space and wordpress) 

• Fluency in written and spoken Amharic and English.

Program Eligibility Criteria

Basic Education:

• Bsc Computer science and related fields from public institutes or accredited Private Institutions who are currently not employed and have graduated within the last six months.

How to Apply

Interested applicants should email application letter & CV with 3 references to hr@iphce.org with the subject line: position. Please ensure that all contact information is up-to-date and accurate.

Only shortlisted candidates will be communicated for Exams.

NB: Please make sure you are eligible for a call and note that we will check credentials during the submission of your application.  Applicants who are not eligible will not be contacted.

This program is not intended for candidates who have enrolled into other internship programs or with a paying job at the moment.

This is not a paying position.