Direct, operational support to Primary Health Care Units (PHCUs) and their associated community structures. This pivotal role is dual-focused: 1) Driving demand and improving health-seeking behavior for essential RMNCAH services through Community Mobilization, and 2) Enhancing Health Security by strengthening local capacity for Risk Communication and Emergency Preparedness (RCCE). The Consultant will ensure high-impact implementation and knowledge transfer, aligning local actions with MIHR-E’s strategic goals for sustainable community health and resilience.

Job Requirement

• Education: Master’s degree in health fields, Health promotion, Social Science, or related field with training and/or experience related to community engagement and empowerment

• Experience:

  • More than five years of demonstrated technical and programmatic experience on community engagement and empowerment

  • Familiarity and demonstrated experience with Ethiopian Primary Health Care system including the Community Health Program, community engagement

  • Proven experience in the provision of technical support and capacity building Community-level experience in facilitating trainings and workshops is highly desirable

  • Demonstrated experiences on capacity development of NSAs/CSOs

  • Strong communication, interpersonal skills, and writing skills

  • Able to promote team work and effort.

  • Experience of working with local governments and civil society organizations, and senior level government officials is desired.

  • Excellent English writing and communications skills required, fluency in local language is an advantage

  • Computer literacy

  • Able to work with minimum supervision.

General Conditions: Place of the work is expected to be a child-safe organization, and the safety and well-being of children is a priority of our organization. We have robust recruitment procedures to ensure that all staff are suited to work with the children served by our programs.

Equal Opportunity: Affirmative Action Employer committed to workplace diversity. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, gender, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual preference, genetic information, political affiliation, or protected veteran status in any employment decisions. M/F/V/D

Required: 2 (two)

Salary: Attractive

Duration: 10 (ten) months

Reports to: Cluster Coordinator

Location: Yeaballo, Borana Zone, Oromia Regional State

How to Apply

Interested candidates (internal and external) should submit updated CV and credentials (copy and original) along with cover letter highlighting relevant experience, motivation and testimonials to info@eecmy-dassc.org.et or tsiratu@yahoo.com

Our physical Address:  Addis Ababa, 5-Kilo in front of Addis Ababa University Technology Faculty, Phone +251911552954 or +251936405669.