Background:
The Amhara Private Health Facilities & Professionals Association is established with the goal of creating a strong and dependable private health sector committed to provide quality and equitable health care to the public through strengthening public-private partnership in health. To realize its vision the association will build institutional and operational capacities of members for quality services, promote networking and services integration among private health facilities and support for creation of enabling policy environment for the development of the private health sector. In order to implement successful programs the Association will closely work with State and Non-State stakeholders and development partners.
The Association administers its operation through a Secretariat office that mainly pursues activities for enhanced participation of the private health sector in health policy developments. Besides the Association intends to provide health seminars, health mentoring and supportive supervision services to private health facilities in collaboration with the public and private partners, as a strategic support to promote and improve quality of health services provision in the private health sector. The activities are executed under supervision of the president of Amhara region association/executive officer and per an annual work plan the Association approves for the physical year with a partner through a grant and technical support agreement. Based on the guidance of the president/ Executive officer, the health officer will work closely with the association’s partner organization, regional health authorities and members and private health facilities.
The program officer will support the association to enhance the program implementation.
Specific Job Responsibilities of the Health Program Officer:
Reports to: President/ Executive Officer of Amhara Private Health Facilities & Professionals Association
Period: 1 year with possibility of extension
Skill & Knowledge Required