Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has since grown to become the largest African-based international health development organisation; currently implementing more than 180 programs, reaching more than 40 million people across 35 African countries; and a staff complement of over 2,000. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in ten countries in Africa – Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Guinea (Conakry), Kenya, Malawi, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. An additional eleven advocacy and fundraising offices are located in Europe and North America.

Amref Health Africa is driven by its vision of ‘Lasting health change in Africa’ and its mission ‘To catalyze and drive community-led and people-centred health systems while addressing social determinants of health’. We believe that the power to transform Africa’s health lies within its communities, and therefore strive to ensure that health systems are not only functional but that communities are empowered to hold these systems accountable for the delivery of quality and affordable health care.

Job Description

About Saving Lives and Livelihood (SLL) Project

The Saving Lives and Livelihoods (SLL) initiative, is a Partnership between the Mastercard Foundation and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). It is designed to save the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in Africa and hasten the recovery of economies across Africa. The Program has entered its second phase, during which phase the Program will, among other activities, focus on completing the vaccination of healthcare workers and vulnerable groups; integrating COVID-19 vaccinations into routine immunization; preparing countries for the next pandemic, particularly through the training and development of community health workers; and strengthening the capacity of Africa CDC as is incidental to delivery of the same. The activities under Phase 2 are a continuation of the activities under Phase 1 and, like Phase 1, are intended to maintain and safeguard lives and livelihoods.

Job Summary:

Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia is seeking to hire a Project Assistant for the Saving Lives and Livelihood (SLL) Phase II project. This position will be based at Afar region, with frequent woreda-level field visits required. The Project Assistant will report to the Project Manager with a dotted-line relationship to the Project Officer.

Under the supervision of the Project Manager and guidance of the project officer, the Project Assistant will support the program operations and implementation at the assigned region/cluster or field office level. He/she assists the project officer in the running of Amref Ethiopia SLL program at the sub-national level, including the coordination with regional, zonal, and woreda health offices.

The Project Assistant will be responsible for support of project planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of achievement at the assigned region or cluster. He/she will ensure that the project is delivered on time and meets its requirements through developing a regional-level acceleration plan, daily activity monitoring and guidelines set forth by the Amref Health Africa, Africa CDC, and the MasterCard Foundation.

Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Develop and implement activity operations plan (45%)

1. Assist in the preparation of a detailed project implementation plan at the regional, and zonal/woreda health office level

   • Support in securing project resources and activity schedules for joint intervention

   • Cascade woreda/ zonal level Immunization related training, micro plans, campaigns, and supportive supervision

   • Prepare activity advance, support partner payments and logistics for the smooth running of activities

   • Ensure compliance to logistics, procurement, finance, and communication aspects of the project as per Amref and donor requirements

   • Support the reviewing the implementation work plan regularly with regional and woreda stakeholders

2. Ensuring project coordination and networking (30%)

• Ensure the woreda health office and other structures are regularly updated about the progress of the project

  • Actively network with woreda/zonal stakeholders for effective delivery of project-related events and platforms

  • Undertake regular consultation and collaboration with the Project officer, technical assistants, and regional/woreda-level EPI focal persons.

  • Ensure targeted woreda and health facilities received periodic technical support in collaboration with regional technical TA and project officer

  • Ensure that field schedules/plans are coordinated and completed timely and give support in the project target Zones/woredas under the project manager’s direction

1. Facilitate Monitoring and evaluation of the project (25%)

• Support routine monitoring and evaluation activities in collaboration with the M&E team

• Assist periodic project review meetings and supervision with local stakeholders

• Facilitate periodic supervision and mentorship at woreda, health center, and health post-level

• Support documentation of lessons, success stories, and best practices in collaboration with the Knowledge management team

• Support preparation and timely submission of periodic quality project reports for internal and government purposes

• Deliver other duties as directed by the project manager

Job Requirements

• Minimum Degree in public health, Nursing or equivalent education with at least 3 years of work experience in a health and immunizations program

• Experience in coordinating project operations including running intensive training, coordinating campaigns collaboratively with woreda, local health, and community structure

• Experience working in conflict-affected regions including fragile and hard-to-reach communities

• Excellent coordination and communication skills;

• Strong monitoring and reporting skills; Ability to work effectively under pressure

• Spoken and written fluency in English, and Amharic and local language additional advantage

How to Apply

Your application should include a cover letter detailing why you are the best fit for this position and your CV with relevant skills and experience. Closing date will be on Thursday, 27 March 2025. 

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Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants, all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an @amref.org address.

Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is is dedicated to diversity and is an equal-opportunity employer with a non-smoking environment policy.