Internal/ External Vacancy Announcement
INTRODUCTION
Save the Children is an exciting and dynamic organization that follows a holistic approach to achieve more for children and use its resources in an efficient and sustainable way. In every programming we aim to achieve results at scale, build partnership to influence others and increase our impact; look for innovate solutions to the problems children faces, campaign for better practice and ensure that Children’s voices are heard.
Save the Children is an organization for talented people with different backgrounds and perspectives. We are proud that our people are representative of the children we work with and we thrive on our diversity. We are an equal opportunity organization dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. Our culture is embedded in these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate the highest standards of behavior towards children both in their private and professional lives.
Save the Children offers sound employment conditions with opportunities for personal growth and development. If you are interested to work in an organization that is determined to achieve dramatic change for the most vulnerable children, we encourage you to look through the job profile below.
Job Title | Program Specialist- Emergency Health |
Code | 0209 |
Place of Work | Addis Ababa/Field |
Program/Unit | Health |
Monthly Salary in ETB | As per the organization scale |
No. of Positions | One |
Length of Contract | One year with possible extension |
ROLE PURPOSE
The health specialist is a senior technical post to ensure high quality programming, policy engagement and advocacy outcomes of SC’s work in Ethiopia. The post holder will provide design and support of technical elements of health projects, with relevant project managers, to ensure the projects contribute to the achievement of the thematic programme plan; be responsible for ensuring that key organisational principles and approaches such as child participation and sound M&E systems are well integrated throughout the project cycle; be responsible for ensuring that lessons derived through implementation of projects are well articulated, documented and disseminated both internally and externally; engage with policymakers and work to achieve advocacy objectives to realise greater change for children.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Strategic Programme Development
Strategic Fundraising
Policy Analysis, Policy Engagement and Advocacy for Policy Change
Programme Quality and Effectiveness
Other
The post holder may be responsible for additional tasks and duties as and when required to support the overall Country Programme, regional and head office priorities.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
· Excellent understanding of the relevant thematic sectors in Ethiopia at both field and policy levels; including the national health programs and how it fits with the HEP. Such as, the health sector development program, and other relevant guidelines and strategy documents.
Skills