Internal/External Vacancy Announcement
Brief introduction
The Tuberculosis Local Organizations Network (LON) is the USAID funded project designed to fight and end TB effectively and efficiently by partnering directly with local entities within TB priority countries of which Ethiopia is one, to provide accessible services, resulting in increased diagnosis and treatment success rates.
The TB LON Urban project awarded to REACH Ethiopia is a Fixed Amount Agreement implemented by REACH Ethiopia, Hiwot Integrated Development Association (HIDO) and KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation. The project will focus on finding and referring the missing TB cases in 3 urban administrative settings (Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa and Harari) by using urban community TB approach to increase its contribution of case notification from 3.4% to 20% and ensure improved case notification by finding missed TB cases. The project will also aim to strengthen the organizational capacity of local organizations and TB survivors’ associations and enabling environment for urban TB programming. The primary beneficiaries of the project will be key populations living in urban areas of the three cities. The project will be implemented in collaboration with the Regional Health Bureau (Harari), city administrations (Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa), subcity health departments (Addis Ababa), family health team, the urban health extension professionals, public health facilities, health development armies (HDAs), community associations, Idir, Civil Society Organizations such as former TB patients associations and Network of PLHIV.
Purpose of the position (general)
Under the leadership of the TB LON Program Manager TB LON Technical Coordinator is responsible to provide technical support to LON project at all implementation sites, including day to day oversight that technical quality is being ensured within the project. Under the strategic direction of the TB LON project, Technical Coordinator will provide on-going support and capacity development to TB LON project technical staff. He/she is responsible for overseeing the successful implementation and delivery of the program’s activities regularly that the project achieves its intended goal. He/she coordinates the planning and provides oversight to all technical areas under the Urban TB LON project.
S/he will lead the overall day to day management of the Project and the resources (Finance, Human resources and time), technical direction of staff, and technical direction of the Project's detail activities such as work planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, evaluation, coordination and partnership at sub city levels and at all lower structures. The Technical Coordinator will be the Activity's key liaison between Program Manager and sub city coordinators, government counterparts at sub cities, other non-government organizations and local associations. S/he will support the Program Manager manage program, personnel and sub grantees and ensure that all program assistance is technically sound and appropriate. S/he also oversees program work planning, performance management, and strategic communication at levels below and including sub cities. S/he will be expected to have regular and transparent communication with the program manager, other equivalent sections within the LON, all structures below and including sub cities, Coordinators at Harar and Dire Dawa.
He/she will identify technically sound, cost-effective, and practical approaches to enhance urban TB control that are consistent with Government of Ethiopia and donor policies and priorities. The TB LON Technical Coordinator closely works with section in charges, Sub city Coordinators who are located across the program implementation cities as needed and as approved in the work plan. She/he provides day-to-day supervision to technical staff of the project. He/she in collaboration with other senior staffs enhances and anchors the in-depth knowledge of technical areas and ensures the quality of work of the TB LON project.
Answerability and Position in the organization
The TB LON Technical Coordinator reports to the TB LON Program Manager and is a member of the senior project coordination and management team. The Technical Coordinator supports the TB LON Program Manager on technical issues.
Major and overall Duties and Responsibilities:
Technical assistance
As part of the Project team, the TB LON Technical Coordinator will:
People, project and quality management
Knowledge management
Contract term: Full time Position, 1-year fixed term contract
Qualifications and Requirements