Vacancy Announcement – JSI Ethiopia
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!JSI is a US-based public health non-profit organization dedicated to providing high-quality technical and managerial assistance programs throughout the world. In Ethiopia, JSI has been working to improve health outcomes for more than 25 years, implementing more than 60 projects and working in every region. JSI has historically managed a large portfolio of projects focusing on the quality, and equity in excess of, RMNCAH services, primary health care (PHC) including community health program, digital health, health information systems (HIS), supply chain management, public health emergency responses, and social and behavior change.
JSI Ethiopia would like to invites competent and interested candidates for the following position.
Position 1: Community Engagement Specialis
Position Summary
The Community Engagement Specialist is responsible for planning, implementation, and monitoring of community engagement and empowerment strategies, interventions, and activities in ECA Implementation Areas. S/he works under the supervision of the Regional Manager and work closely with the Local Implementing Partners (LIPs), Regional Team, and central office technical team. S/he will be based in the ECA Implementation Area Office, with extensive travel within the implementation area.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the Regional Health Bureaus (RHBs) and other public health system in the planning, implementation and monitoring of community engagement and empowerment strategies and activities under the guidance of the Regional Manager
- Plan, implement, and monitor community engagement and empowerment interventions and activities in collaboration with LIPs and central office
- Enhance the capacity of CSOs/NSAs on community engagement and empowerment through training, support systems, and performance reviews
- Work closely with LIPs to plan, implement, and monitor community engagement interventions and activities in ECA’s Implementation areas
- In collaboration with ECA’s, lead the planning and implementation of context-fit community engagement structures and platforms such as Village Health Leader (VHL) strategy, women’s groups, men, youth, and informal social structures and platforms
- Lead the planning, execution, and monitoring of community engagement approaches and interventions such as Family Conversation, Adapted Community Action Cycle, Community Solution Fund, etc.
- Strengthen the functionality and coordination of community platforms through capacity building efforts, provision of low-literacy tools and guides, and enhancing the interaction between HEWs and community platforms
- Enhance the partnership between the community and the health system through participatory planning, implementation, and monitoring of health activities; community-facility forums
- Ensure marginalized and vulnerable community groups are meaningfully engaged in community platforms and health activities
- Provide and ensure proper use of various job-aids, SBC materials, guides, and tools by community engagement structures and platforms
- Conduct follow-up visits, on-job mentoring, and supportive supervision to ensure the implementation
- Identify and document success stories, lessons, and challenges
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Activity
Required Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in health fields, Social Science, or related field with training and/or experience related to community engagement and empowerment
- More than five years of demonstrated technical and programmatic experience on community engagement and empowerment
- Familiarity and demonstrated experience with Ethiopian Primary Health Care system including the Community Health Program, community engagement
- Proven experience in the provision of technical support and capacity building Community-level experience in facilitating trainings and workshops is highly desirable
- Demonstrated experiences on capacity development of NSAs/CSOs
- Strong communication, interpersonal skills, and writing skills
- Able to promote team work and effort.
- Experience of working with local governments and civil society organizations, and senior level government officials is desired.
- Excellent English writing and communications skills required, fluency in local language is an advantage
- Computer literacy
- Able to work with minimum supervision.
APPLY FOR Community Engagement Specialis – Semera
APPLY FOR Community Engagement Specialis – Sodo
APPLY FOR Community Engagement Specialis – Oromia
APPLY FOR Community Engagement Specialis – Bahirdar
Deadline: July 24, 2024
Position 2: Senior Grant Officer
Key Responsibility
- Conduct pre-award assessment (PAA) of grantees to evaluate their technical, financial, and organizational capabilities to implement the proposed scope of work.
- In collaboration with the technical team, support the grantees to prepare a realistic deliverables and budget.
- Conduct in-person grant orientation session for grantees, to establish a common understanding of how the grant will be administered, monitored and complied with.
- Develop a customized monitoring plan for each grantee, in collaboration with program staff, including routine site visits, inspection and audit of financial records and documentation, progress reviews, compliance reviews, and other gap and risk areas identified during the PAA.
- Review grantee’s financial reports and payments request, in consultation with GFAM and program teams, and liaise with grantees as necessary.
- Monitor spending against approved grantee budget, and identify any variances of concern to the grantees and program team.
- Support the technical team to closely monitor achievement of milestones or deliverables and provide any support required during the implementation process.
- Maintain agreements and financial management files for grants and ensure audit trail for all necessary grant documentation.
- Provide technical assistance as required to build the capacity of local partners and grantees.
Required Qualifications:
Masters or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field and 7 years of experience in grant management.
Experience in developing and managing grant proposal budget for donor-funded projects.
A good understanding of USAID rules and regulations;
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to form effective working relationships at all levels;
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a large team;
Willingness to travel to project implementation areas.
Demonstrated fluency in written and oral English is required.
Ability to work independently, solve problems and follow-up
Speaking of more than one local language is a plus.
APPLY FOR Senior Grant Officer
Deadline: July 29, 2024
How to Apply
If you are interested to be part of our dynamic team, exciting work environment and contribute to JSI mission and vision, please send your CV and cover letter (not more than one page) through the link which mentioned under each position.
Interested applicants who met the minimum requirements should send and apply at WWW. Ethiojobs.net. please submit your application letter with your CV in English detailing your experience and skills that are relevant to the post.
Incomplete application will not be considered
Only short listed candidates will be communicated.
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