Amref Health Africa is the premier African-led international health development organization headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Founded in 1957 as the Flying Doctors of East Africa to bring critical health services to remote communities, Amref Health Africa in the intervening years has broadened its mission to include training of some 500 thousand community health workers and managing the design and implementation of health development projects in more than 30 countries across Africa. With a focus on women and children, Amref Health Africa strives to overcome the most critical health challenges facing the continent: maternal and child health, HIV & TB, malaria, clean water and sanitation and surgical and clinical outreach. Amref Health Africa has offices in Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, South Sudan, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda as well as in Europe and North America. The organization employs over 1,000 people.
Amref Health Africa would like to recruit a project officer for its GAVI project in Afar region. The job holders will be based in Afar Regional State and reports to the RMNCH program Manager.
Purpose of the Job:
The main purpose of the job is to implement Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia’s GAVI project which mainly focuses to improvement of immunization coverage and equity in Afar Region of Ethiopia through strengthening data quality and community demand generation. She/he will report to the RMNCH Program Manager and works with the project assistant to implement the project.
Key Responsibilities:
Terms of employment: 1 year
Required Number: 1 (One)