Location: Chifra & Digdiga(Afar Region),, Afar 

Number of positions: 2

Duration of contract: 5 Months(Until April 20,2022)

Purpose of the position:

The responsibility of the Emergency Health and Nutrition Officer to manage the Emergency Health and Nutrition Response project in Chifra & Digdidag woredas in Afar region and Dessie in Amhara region. S/he will participate in Multisector and Multi agency team to carry out rapid assessment and initiate emergency response plan to respond to the acute needs of crises affected community. S/he will be responsible for the implementation and monitoring of emergency health and nutrition activities under communication of the project manager. The position holder will support the project team to provide quality life-saving emergency response operation whenever there is a demand. S/he will coordinate supply chain management of emergency medical kits, starting from receiving from SWAN-Central warehouse to distribution to IDPs (health facilities). The position holder will supervise the medical stock status of health facilities in areas where under emergency health and nutrition situation. Liaise and established contacts at Zonal and woreda level with government health office, DRMFSS, NGOs, and UN agencies (WFP, WHO and UNICEF) [Networking, Partnering, and External Representation role],S/he will represent World Vision Ethiopia for health at regional, zonal, and woreda health cluster coordination meetings. S/he will work closely with the Pharmacy logistics officer, health and nutrition teams and reports to the Health and Nutrition Grant Project Manager in Addis Ababa. The position holder will frequently travel to the project sites to monitor the implementation of emergency health and nutrition activities.

Major Responsibilities:

• Ensure provision quality outpatient consultation to crisis affected host communities, IDPs including for people with mental health needs at outreach locations in the targeted woredas
• Provide quality primary health care services through mobile health and Nutrition modality and provide capacity development to HEWs in recording and reporting, active case searching and sensitization, supply and cold chain management
• Prepare project concept note and participate in grant project proposal writing based on a multisector assessment findings
• Provide technical assistances for woredas and health facilities and coordinate with PHEM team at woreda level.
• Ensure that all medicine, medical supplies and equipment needed for the activities are available before departure

Job Requirements

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

Qualifications: BSc Degree in Public Health or Nursing with minimum of five years relevant experience in the emergency context or IDP response. Additional certificate on Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is an asset

Required Professional Experience: Previous work experience at least 3 years in curative and public health promotion, and infection prevention and control. ;

Working Environment / Conditions:

Willingness to be Woreda-based and with frequent travel to visit to the seven outreach locations

How to Apply

Interested applicants are required to fill the employment application form found at HERE Applicants should email the employment application form on or before the closing date of this announcement to Abebe_Zewdu@wvi.org

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