Project Assistant Role Available

Project Assistant

• Jimma, Hawassa, Kombolcha, Ethiopia
• Full-time
• Opportunity Type: Current Opening

Company Description

Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has since grown to become the largest African-based international health development organisation; currently implementing more than 180 programs, reaching more than 40 million people across 35 African countries; and a staff complement of over 2,000. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in ten countries in Africa – Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Guinea (Conakry), Kenya, Malawi, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. An additional eleven advocacy and fundraising offices are located in Europe and North America.

Amref Health Africa is driven by its vision of ‘Lasting health change in Africa’ and its mission ‘To catalyze and drive community-led and people-centred health systems while addressing social determinants of health’. We believe that the power to transform Africa's health lies within its communities, and therefore strive to ensure that health systems are not only functional but that communities are empowered to hold these systems accountable for the delivery of quality and affordable health care.

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY:

The Project Assistant supports the implementation of the NTD Integration into the broader health System by facilitating planning, coordination, monitoring, and documentation of integrated NTD activities at the regional, zonal, and woreda levels. The role ensures that key interventions—such as integrated MDA campaign, morbidity management, surveillance and integration of NTD services into PHC structures, are effectively implemented through strengthened government systems. This position works closely with regional/zonal/woreda health offices, community health platforms, health facilities, and Amref technical teams to ensure quality delivery, timely reporting, commodity management and improved capacity for sustainable NTD service integration.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Support for NTD Integration into the Health System

• Assist in embedding NTD preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services into PHC services, including routine OPD, surgical outreach, HEW packages and facility-level workflows.
• Support woreda and facility teams to incorporate NTD indicators into DHIS2, supervisory checklists and routine review meetings.
• Facilitate integration of MMDP and TT services into hospitals/health centers, including referral pathways, case tracking, and follow-up mechanisms.
• Support operationalization of government NTD integration guidelines, SOPs, and job aids at health facility and community levels.
• Collaborate with HEWs, health centers, and NTD focal persons to improve case detection, referral, and community-based follow-up.

Project Implementation & Coordination

• Support the implementation of integrated field-level activities, including MDA campaigns, integrated outreach services, morbidity management demonstrations, and surveillance strengthening.
• Assist woreda/zonal health offices in micro-planning, activity scheduling, and resource allocation for integrated NTD interventions.

• Participate in joint supportive supervision and mentorship sessions with government teams.
• Follow up on action points from joint monitoring visits, review meetings, and quality improvement sessions.

Monitoring, Data Quality, and Reporting

• Collect, compile, and validate data on integrated NTD activities from woredas and health facilities.
• Support health facilities to record and report NTD indicators using standard MOH and project tools.
• Conduct preliminary analysis and prepare summaries for submission to the Project Manager.
• Support data quality assessments (DQA), coverage validation, case verification, and MMDP audits.
• Document success stories, field innovations, community feedback, and lessons learned for adaptive management.

Stakeholder Engagement & Health System Strengthening

• Maintain strong coordination with regional, zonal, and woreda health offices, especially NTD focal points, MCH/PHC focal persons, and disease prevention teams.
• Participate in integrated planning, review, and capacity-building sessions led by government structures.
• Support organization of training for HEWs, facility staff, TT surgeons, and NTD focal persons on integrated service delivery.
• Strengthen multisectoral partnerships with community groups, schools, CSOs, and local associations involved in NTD prevention and control.

Administrative, Operational & Financial Support

• Provide administrative and logistical support for trainings, review meetings, supervision visits, and workshops.
• Ensure documentation of all field expenditures, activity reports, transport logs, distribution records, and attendance sheets.
• Ensure timely submission of travel requests, liquidations, logistical plans, and procurement requests

Qualifications

Required Qualifications, Skills & Experience Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Nursing, Environmental Health, Health Officer, or other health-related fields.

Experience

• Minimum of 3–4 years’ experience in public health programs, preferably related to NTDs, PHC integration, community health, or disease control.
• Experience working directly with government health systems at woreda or facility level.
• Experience with integrated outreach campaigns, MDA, TT surgery, surveillance, or morbidity management is an advantage.
• Experience supporting data collection, data quality, and health facility reporting systems.

Skills & Competencies

• Understanding of NTD programming, health system strengthening, and PHC integration approaches.
• Strong communication, coordination, and collaboration skills with government and community structures.
• Good data collection, validation, and reporting skills.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities.
• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and handle multiple tasks.
• Proficiency in local languages relevant to assigned duty stations is highly desirable.
• Willingness to travel frequently to field sites.

NO. OF REQUIRED STAFF TO BE HIRED: Jimma (1), Hawassa (1), and Kombolcha (1)

Additional Information

Your application should include a cover letter detailing why you are the best fit for this position and your CV with relevant skills and experience. Closing date will be on Sunday, 07 December 2025.

Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants, all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an @amref.org address.

Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is is dedicated to diversity and is an equal-opportunity employer with a non-smoking environment policy.

Skills Required:

• Environmental / Natural / Resource
• Health / Medical