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CARE Ethiopia

HEALTH OFFICER

I JOB SUMMARY

The position holder shall be in charge of quality implementation and delivery of the mobile health and Nutrition services in the assigned woreda. S/He will mainly be responsible for the planning and daily implementation of medical consultation and treatment, management of SAM cases, outreach EPI, health education, sanitation, Maternal and child health services as per the nationally approved mobile health and nutrition service guideline. She/He will also be responsible in organizing and leading mobile health and nutrition team for the daily implementation of mobile health and Nutrition services package as per the standard, supporting health facilities designated to implement integrated mobile health & Nutrition service and the daily dispensary and drug supply management. She/He will also be responsible to coordinate the day-to-day documentation of children and adults treated, people receiving health education, vaccinated children, screened children and mothers, children admitted to OTP, and all services provided accordingly and compile weekly and monthly reports and share to her/his supervisor. She/he will also develop and maintain close working relationship with Government officials responsible for implementation of mobile health and nutrition services including identification of inaccessible sites, planning and implementation of mobile health and nutrition services proactive identification challenges and proposition solutions.

II RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

Job Responsibility #1 Program Implementation Training and Technical Support:

Provide basic health and nutrition services including Medical consultation and treatment, community integrated management of neonatal and childhood illness (IMNCI)/integrated community case management (ICCM), safe motherhood, emergency services, referral, health education, expanded program of immunization (EPI) as per the nationally approved mobile health and nutrition service guideline;
Organize the overall planning, implementation and monitoring of mobile Health and nutrition activities in the assigned woreda;
Coordinate and facilitate implementation of mobile health and Nutrition activities, including site selection and preparation weekly outreach plan;
Facilitate availability of essential drugs, supplies and therapeutic products for the team and the selected health service delivery sites;
Facilitate training, closely work with Ministry of Health/Regional Health Bureau staff at Health posts, Health center and district level hospitals;
Organize daily, weekly and monthly over view and reports of common cause of morbidity, mortality, EPI, health education and consultations through using mobile Health and nutrition service standards;
Facilitate and Ensure referral system and linkage between services and with the health facilities;
Adherence to medical and nutritional treatment protocols and procedures for children and infants at primary health care level;
Provide onsite training to HEWs and nurses.
Ensure Job aids are available in Health posts (HEW quick reference, Look up table, report format, tally sheet, Plumpnut and drug stock control balance form);
Mentor and assist HEWs in taking decision over patients who are at severe risks and need to be transferred to nearby hospital;
Participate in capacity building trainings, health education sessions and SBCC activities;
Follow up absentees/defaulters and keep current record of both beneficiaries and facilitate defaulter tracing activites;
Provide technical and logistic assistance and motivate the government counterparts as needed to promote the provision of mobile health and nutrition service to inaccessible site/ kebeles;
Work closely with health centre staff, and woreda health office staff in identification of inaccessible sites and implementation of essential health services through mobile team approach;
Maintain up-to-date data related to outreach essential health service/mobile health and nutrition service and ensure analysis and interpretation of this data for improvement.
Facilitate the requisition and proper utilization of logistics; vehicles, medicaments nutrition commodities for outreach health and nutrition services;
Conduct rapid assessment and identify capacity gaps among government line offices and organize need based trainings;

% of Time: 45%

Job Responsibility #2 Planning and Supervision:

Be directly responsible for the technical guidance for Midwifery and clinical nurse to provide standardized mobile health and nutrition service services.
Providing technical support for mobile health and nutrition team and woreda government health staff on the provision of comprehensive primary health care services and support the coordination between the mobile health and nutrition service the static health and nutrition services
Lead and support the mobile health and nutrition team; Midwifery nurses, and comprehensive nurses and other members of the team in planning and implementation of local capacity building activities
Provide formal and on job training and supportive supervision for mobile health and nutrition team and government health workers on the provision of Primary/Essential health care.

% of Time: 20%

Job Responsibility #3: Networking and Learning:

Collaborate with other team member for effective integration between other services like Nutrition and health services;
Collaborate with Local authorities and partners to harmonize different efforts for better impact and sustainability;
Works closely with communities, health facilities and Woreda Health Office to promote the mobile health and nutrition services to inaccessible sites and kebeles;
Keeps update with development in the provision of essential health service , including application and scale up of best practice through and ensuring ongoing personal development and learning;
Participates in the documentation and dissemination of lessons learned in available forums;

% of Time: 15%

Job Responsibility #4 Reporting:

Prepares weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports and submits to project team leader;
Organize woreda level review and learning meetings as appropriate;

% of Time: 15%

Job Responsibility #5

Performs other duties as assigned:

% of Time: 5%

III PROBLEM SOLVING (Thinking Environment)

The level of problem solving this position will face is level one. What has to be done and how to do it are clearly defined and the incumbent will face identical or similar problems;

IV GENDER EQUALITY

Understanding and demonstrated commitment to the importance of gender, youth, and social inclusion issues.
Demonstrated commitment to principles of Gender Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and PSEAH (safeguarding), as evidenced in previous positions / programming

Salary – 746$

About You

V. QUALIFICATION

A EDUCATION/TRAINING

Required:

BSc in Public Health officer, Nursing or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

B EXPERIENCE:

Required:

3- years of experience in Public Health or in Community Health Work particularly primary health care service in hard-to-reach sites, mobile communities;

C TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Required:

Knowledge and skill in organizing mobile health and nutrition team and implementation of essential health service at primary health care level
Language proficiency in written and spoken English;
Computer literacy in MS-Word, Excel;
Interpersonal communication and report writing skills;
Firm belief in teamwork, gender equality, sensitivity to HIV/AIDS and participatory approach and sustainable development.

Desired:

Knowledge of local language is preferred (Oromifa)
Training/facilitating skill, Partnership skill,
NGO experience

D COMPETENCIES

Respect, accountability, courage, excellence, adaptability, communicating with impart, contributing to team success, planning and organizing, proactive problem solving, technical and professional knowledge, stress tolerance and customer focus.

V. CONTACTS/KEY RELATIONSHIPS

The Health Officer is expected to establish and maintain open and cordial relations with mobile health and nutrition team members, government counterparts, the community, and other partners. S/he is also expected to establish good relation with the Project Team Leader, Health Extension Workers, community facilitators and other staff in order to provide technical and professional support in proper implementation of health and nutrition service through mobile approach;

VI. WORKING CONDITIONS

The Health Officer will base at one of the project operation woredas;

Required Skills

Project management

How To Apply

If you are interested to be part of our dynamic team, exciting work environment and contribute to CARE Ethiopia’s mission and vision, please send your CV (not more than 3 pages) and cover letter (not more than one page) through https://phg.tbe.taleo.net/phg02/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=CAREUSA&cws=52&rid=7449

Make sure you indicate the position title and location on your application letter.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Passionate and dedicated candidates who meet the requirement are strongly encouraged to apply, especially women!

CARE seeks to improve the lives of the most marginalized, particularly women and girls. Our diversity is our strength. We encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.

CARE Ethiopia is committed to preventing all unwanted behavior at work. This includes sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse. We expect everyone who works for us to share this commitment by understanding and working within the CARE Safeguarding Policy and related framework. CARE Ethiopia has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives, or partners.

CARE Ethiopia reserves the right to seek information from job applicants’ current and/or previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer.

By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that s/he has no objection to CARE Ethiopia requesting the information specified above. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks

CMAM NURSE

II RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

Job Responsibility #1 Technical Support and facilitate community action planning and targeting

Support and facilitates emergency nutrition program participants in the identification and prioritization of project beneficiaries as per the national protocol
Facilitates community meetings and community action plan (CAP) preparation and ensure that the participation of each community groups in problem identification, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of TFP
Ensures CARE’s key program principles of accountability, empowerment, non discrimination are followed in community analysis and action plans;
Facilitates based community-based nutrition assessment and analysis and targeting along with Community Nutrition Volunteers (CNVs), Health development armies and responsible body from the Kebele’s;
Supports and facilitates the development of action plan for their respective OTP/SC sites;
Supports and facilitates the development of action plan for their respective OTP/SC sites
Assesses health, nutrition, hygiene and sanitation related problems;
Review the plan with the partners and representatives of the community and including her/his supervisor at kebele level;
Prepares final action plan by breaking down in to quarters and months and submit it to her/his supervisor and make sure the same is done at health facilities with OTP/SC.

% of Time: 30%

Job Responsibility #2: Facilitate implementation of project activities and monitoring

Support and facilitate the establishment of new OTP/SC sites and strengthen the existing OTP/SC sites.
Supports community mobilization of beneficiaries along with CNVs, and Health development armies;
Facilities, organizes, and builds skill and knowledge of care takers on appropriate feeding practices, basic hygiene and sanitation
Ensures that activity implementation is informed by CARE’s core rights-based approaches and principles, gender equity, and community level advocacy in particular;
Provides technical and organizational assistance to CNVs, Health Development armies, kebele, and village representatives and community members;
Supports regular capacity assessment activities conducted for health institutions;
Holds demonstration and awareness creation sessions on health, nutrition, hygiene and sanitation in OTP/SC sites, and supplementary food distribution
Arranges/facilitates cross visits and conducts capacity building on site trainings for Health Extension Workers (HEWs), nurses, Health development Armies, and CNVs;
Builds capacity of CNVs, Health Development Armies and committees, undertakes participatory monitoring of project implementation works, and records lessons learned and reports to her/his supervisor.

% of Time: 35%

Job Responsibility #3: Strengthen partnership, institutional linkages and working relationship

Selects CNVs, and other volunteers from the community together with with relevant government stake holders/partners and arranges training for them along with the CMAM supervisor ;
Represents CARE at woreda and kebele (s) level as a member of the health task force ;
Strongly works to make the plan of the project to be part of the plan for the kebeles
Closely works with primary health care facilities; health posts, health centers CNVs and communities at kebele and village level to ensure adequate linkages are established.

% of Time: 15%

Job Responsibility #4: Reporting and Learning

Support quality recording and documentation of nutrition data in OTP/SC sites
Prepares weekly, monthly and quarterly reports and submit it to her/his supervisor
Supports and facilitates community involvement in annual innovation and knowledge fairs
Collects basic information, best practices, case studies, and lessons and report to her/his supervisor
Conduct malnutrition causal mapping and arrange outreach sessions in identified kebeles or villages.
Use nutrition data for local decisions or actions making with his/her supervisor
Undertakes personal professional development initiatives identified with his/her supervisor

% of Time: 15%

Job Responsibility #6: Perform other duties as assigned.

% of Time: 5%

III PROBLEM SOLVING (Thinking Environment)

The level of problem solving this position will face is level number two. What has to be done and how to do it are clearly defined, and the incumbent will face identical or similar problems on a regular basis.

IV GENDER EQUALITY

Understanding and demonstrated commitment to the importance of gender, youth, and social inclusion issues.
Demonstrated commitment to principles of Gender Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and PSEAH (safeguarding), as evidenced in previous positions / programming

Salary – 648$

About You

V QUALIFICATIONS (KNOW HOW)

A EDUCATION/TRAINING

Required:

BSc in Nursing

B EXPERIENCE

Required:

At least two years emergency nutrition related work experience
Experience in community based nutrition intervention preferably in community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM)
Knowledge and practical experience of the national/international therapeutic /supplemental feeding protocols/guidelines
Experience in standard nutrition data management and reporting
Skill in facilitating on job training for health workers, HEWs, and CNVs
Field experience of community mobilization
Previous experience in pastoralist communities

Desired:

Knowledge of local language is preferred (Oromifa)
NGO experience
Communication skill, good human relations, willingness to reside in rural areas;
Firm belief in teamwork, gender equality, sensitivity to HIV/AIDS, conceptual understanding of participatory approach and sustainable development.

C COMPETENCIES:

Respect, accountability, courage, excellence, stress tolerance, information monitoring, developing teams, interpersonal skills, coaching, problem solving, planning and organizing.

D CONTACTS/KEY RELATIONSHIPS

The CMAM Nurse is expected to establish open relationship with the community, government counterparts and other community based organizations in order to facilitate and encourage active participation in overall development activities and internally, with Supervisors, Project Managers, and other concerned FO’s staff.

E LIVING CONDITIONS:

The CMAM Nurse based in the project woreda and lives among the community. She/he can travels on foot long distances (50%) and stand about 30% during training sessions.

Required Skills

Project management

How To Apply

Intern – Project Officer

II. Responsibilities

Support the project staff in reviews meeting, reporting, manual preparation trainings and other project-initiated workshops
Prepare ToRs for project initiated trainings, meetings and provide event report after these events.
Work on documentation of projects lessons learned, best practices and filing
Lias the unit with finance, procurement, HR and admin on transaction that the project team will be engaged.
Support the field office project team in liaising to procurement, HR, finance, and program/admin support
Assist in the learning brief, technical brief, and project best practices preparation.
Assist in the collection of case stories and MSC, and write up
Engage in field visit, preparation visit report and keep clear records of travel documents.
Assist in documenting all program-related files on the organization’s shared file
Assist the project to track financial performance and budget expenditures variance in consultation with the project manager
Provide technical and logistic assistance to project staff and other counterparts as needed to lead the implementation of UH project at the community level.
Participate in capacity building trainings, for the project staffs and government partners.
Facilitate and ensure availability inputs required for the implementation project led workshop, meetings and trainings.
Prepares minutes of regular project management team meetings and ensures regular follow-up on recommendations with project and other relevant staff.
Manages printing of necessary projects resources for the project and implementation team (field office and field team)
Technically support in scaling up of the lesson and learning on adolescent SRH, nutrition and economy and life skill intervention
Work with project staff to facilitate and ensure availability tools for project result and learning capturing.
Produce infographics on project performance quarterly
Works closely with other project staff in planning and implementing the project activities.
Participate in different project related assessments.
Support organizing Meetings/workshops and prepare reports/minutes.
Support preparation and review of learning and technical briefs.

III Gender

Understanding and demonstrated commitment to the importance of gender, youth and social inclusion issues.
Demonstrated commitment to principles of Gender Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and PSEAH (safeguarding), as evidenced in previous positions / programming.

Monthly Stipend – 216$

About You

IV Qualifications

BA sociology/social works, public health, nutrition/food security/livelihoods, gender, and related field_
Female Fresh graduates of 2023- 2024
Zero years of work experience

Desired Technical Skills

Good written and verbal English language skills
Good computer proficiency (i.e., Ms. Word, Excel,)
Firm belief in gender equality and sensitivity to vulnerable groups
Team player, flexible, and able to work in the multi-cultural working setting
Quick learning ability, communication, and strong interpersonal skills.

E) LEVEL OF TRAVEL REQUIRED

This internship position is located in Dire Dawa with limited travel to project intervention woredas.

Required Skills

Project management

How To Apply

Intern – Project Officer | Ethiojobs

Intern – MIS

II RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

Support field team on some of the routine data collection.
Support in the development of maps using GIS applications.
Supporting staff capacity efforts and assisting with staff training as needed.
Prepare and submit reports//minutes of meetings, trainings, supervisions, monitoring visits and workshops.
Compile, clean and summarize data collected.
Conduct simple data analysis with the support of M&E officer.
Support in following up the submission of reports from the field.
Assist and monitor the overall implementation of project activities based on their established indicators, including collating, and analyzing data and information for reporting.
Assist in the learning brief, technical brief, and project best practices preparation.
Support preparation and review of learning and technical briefs.
Perform other responsibilities as deemed necessary by the direct supervisor and the project team.

III Gender

Understanding and demonstrated commitment to the importance of gender, youth and social inclusion issues.
Demonstrated commitment to principles of Gender Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and PSEAH (safeguarding), as evidenced in previous positions / programming.

Monthly Stipend – 216$

About You

IV Job Requirements

A) EDUCATION

Required: BA/BSC in Management Information System (MIS), Information Technology (IT), Data Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Project Management, Statistics, Mathematics, and related field

B) WORK EXPERIENCE:

Zero (0) Year (Ability to work in a stressful situation can do multi-task, excellent analytical/statistical skills, very good writing skills, team player, and problem solver

C) TECHNICAL SKILLS

Required:

Good written and verbal language skills in English
Good computer proficiency (i.e., Ms. Word, Excel, Access, ArcGIS)
Research and data management skills
Different data management software and their application
Firm belief in gender equality and sensitivity to vulnerable groups
Team player, flexible and ability to work under a multi-cultural working setting
Quick learning ability, communication, and strong interpersonal skills.
Ability to meet deadlines

D) COMPETENCIES

Courage, accountability, respect, excellence, planning, and organizing, initiating action, innovation, interpersonal skill, and stress tolerance.

E) LEVEL OF TRAVEL REQUIRED

This internship position is located in Dire Dawa with limited travel to project intervention woredas

Required Skills

Creativity

How To Apply

Intern – MIS | Ethiojobs

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Passionate and dedicated candidates who meet the requirement are strongly encouraged to apply, especially women!

CARE seeks to improve the lives of the most marginalized, particularly women and girls. Our diversity is our strength. We encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.

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