About The IRC
We are, one of the world’s largest humanitarian international Non-Governmental organizations, providing relief, rehabilitation and development support to vulnerable people and communities over 30 countries. We began work in Ethiopia in 2000 in response to severe drought in Ethiopia’s Somali region and are currently providing assistance to Ethiopians and refugees in six regions in Ethiopia, implementing emergency and development programs in health, water and sanitation, economic recovery and development (ERD), women’s protection and empowerment, education, child protection, and multi-sectoral emergency response
Job purpose
The Senior Health Officer is responsible for day-to-day project planning, implementation and monitoring of the IRC's ECHO HIP health project in IRC Hawassa FO based in Hawassa. He / She reports to the Health Manager based in Hawassa FO.
The position coordinates and supervises the implementation of the project activities, leads all aspects of essential primary health care services delivery through MHNT in target Woredas. She/he will ensure the project activities are implemented as per the work plan and set standards. She/he is also responsible for ensuring the adherence of the procedures and protocols of health care services to national and WHO standards.
Key Job functions/responsibilities
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Technical
Program Management
Budget Monitoring
Monitoring and Evaluation
Qualification/experience:
Skills Required