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Community Engagement Specialist

Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus and Social Service Commission (eecmy-dassc)

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Social Science

Social Science and Community

Borena

1 Position

2025-12-04

to

2026-01-05

Required Skills

Social Perceptiveness

analyse community needs

Fields of study

Health Officer

Social Science

Full Time

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Job Description

The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus Development and social Services Commission (EECMY DASSC) Reg. No. 0397 is looking for competent and qualified professionals to fill the following job vacancies. Project Overview The Momentum Integrated Health Resilience project is implemented by a consortium led by IMA World Health, is a global initiative that partners with governments and local stakeholders in fragile states and regions. MIHR’s objective is to save lives through increased access to high-quality MNCH-Nutrition life

saving interventions, strengthening partnerships with local organizations, and improving adaptive management to prevent, detect, and respond to health emergencies. MIHR focuses on equipping health institutions and frontline workers with the skills, tools, and resources to sustainably address the leading causes of maternal and child deaths. In Ethiopia, the project has three main objectives: 1) Enhance health facilities' readiness to provide essential quality MCH and nutrition services; 2) Improve access to and utilization of quality MCH and nutrition services through contextualized service delivery models; and 3) Enhance health security by improving emergency preparedness, disease surveillance, and outbreak response.

Reports to Cluster Coordinator 

Location: Yeabelo, Borana Zone, Oromia Regional State 

Monthly Salary: - Attractive 

Duration 10 (ten) months

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 Requirements

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

  • 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.

How To Apply

Application Instruction: 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, For further information contact Tel: +251911552954/+251936405669

Fields Of Study

Health Officer

Social Science

Skills Required

Social Perceptiveness

analyse community needs

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