National Program Officer Full Time

The National Program Officer plays a key role in ensuring the successful implementation of the Gavi CSO Project by supporting partners at every stage of the project cycle. This includes appraising partner projects to assess their alignment with objectives, preparing and comprehensive narrative reports. The officer is also responsible for conducting training sessions, leading mentorship and monitoring efforts, and managing data collection and analysis to inform decision-making. By providing consistent guidance and technical support, the National Program Officer contributes to the effective execution, monitoring, and evaluation of implementing partners to achieve the project’s goals.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare and submit work plans (annual and quarterly) and implement accordingly
• Provide backstopping service to augment the capacities of the partner organizations and woreda health office,
• Give status updates for relevant stakeholders on the performance of project implementation,
• Organize and conduct trainings for partners and communities, and conduct follow up
• Scrutinize, conduct desk review, pre-funding assessment visits and appraisal of projects,
• Discuss and decide with partners to determine fund requirement and budgetary limitations for budget modifications
• Facilitate the releasing of approved funds timely to partner organizations,
• Establish databases for data analysis of the assigned supervision area,
• Conduct the quarterly joint supportive supervision sessions and backstopping services in the project areas and provides oral and Witten feedback at all levels,
• Provide technical support to woreda health office and health facilities on Polio Eradication, routine immunization and disease surveillance activities
• Attend in EPI and surveillance review meeting at regional, zonal, woreda and community level
• Prepare periodic narrative reports and submit to M&E and donors,
• Provide feedback on report for the partner organizations on time
• Participate and provide the required assistance during NID/SNID campaigns and big catch-up campaigns
• Represent CORE Group Ethiopia in different forum when it is required
• Brief regularly about the status of the project and submit written activity reports to CORE Ethiopia Director,
• Contribute articles for CGPP quarterly newsletter and journal club
• Facilitate cross border meeting and attend periodic cross border review meeting
• Undertake any other duty requested by the CORE Group Ethiopia Director.

Job Requirement

Preferred Qualifications/Experiences:

• BSc with MPH or MSc and/or MD with Post Graduate Degree in MPH or MSc from recognized University or Collage.
• At least seven (7) years of proven experience on EPI from national to community levels
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Demonstrating personal integrity and trustworthiness
• Knowledge of Program/Project activities Management,
• Highly self-motivated and ability to handle demanding workload
• Planning, time management and presentation skills
• Organizational skills
• Special training – Mid-Level Management, IIP, Leadership, team building and effective communication

Duty Station: Addis Ababa with frequent travel to the project areas

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants are required to submit non-returnable copy of their application letter and credential to the Human Resource Department 3^rd floor room number 307 within 10 days after the date of vacancy announcement or send by email at: hr@ccrdaeth.org

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CCRDA value diversity and aspires to reflect it in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, color, gender, age, disability, religion, or belief.

CCRDA is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behavior including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with CCRDA is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to CCRDA’s Safeguarding policy and sign CCRDA’s Code of Conduct

Address:  Consortium of Christian Relief and Development Association (CCRDA), Akaki Kality Sub City, Tel 0114390322, P.O. Box 5674, Debreziet road, adjacent to the Kality Ring Road round about, in front of Drivers and Mechanics Training Center.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. 

Female Applicants are Highly Encouraged to Apply.