Junior Program Officer

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EngenderHealth

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: $6,397 USD / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 22/11/2024
  • Location: Ethiopia
Sexual & reproductive rights (SRHR) Health
COMPANY SUMMARY
EngenderHealth (EH) envisions a gender-equal world where all people achieve their sexual and reproductive health and rights. We believe this is essential for ensuring everyone can attain their full potential. To realize this vision, we implement high-quality, gender-equitable programs that advance sexual and reproductive health and rights.

EngenderHealth-Ethiopia is currently implementing the REACH (Reach, Expand, and Access Community Health) project, an integrated SRHR/MHM, and WaSH intervention in the Jimma and Borena zones of the Oromia Region. The REACH project is being implemented by a consortium of EngenderHealth and Amref Health Africa EngenderHealth would like to employ well-qualified and dedicated candidates as Junior Program officers for menstrual health and hygiene for both Borena and Jimma field offices at the duty station of Yabello and Jimma. This will be a local hire position with an anticipated start date of Dec 01, 2024; qualified women candidates are highly encouraged to apply.


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Participate in the overall implementation of the project consolidated annual work plan and assist in coordinating and conducting zonal-specific project planning, reviews, monitoring, and evaluations
  • Participate in overall assistance in the development of detailed field project office annual and periodic (weekly, monthly, quarterly, and Semiannual) activity planning and budget forecast
  • Support target schools and ensure the school level demand creation interventions like peer-to-peer education, life skills education, and media engagement programs including MHM interventions
  • Support MHH-specific IEC material development including the development and printing of billboards, message development and printing of brochures, and the transmission of MHH messages through Oromia Educational Radio programs
  • Support financial management and entrepreneur training for menstrual health management and strengthening the establishment of a school-based MHH outlet
  • Support the purchase and distribution of MHM products from zonal-level whole sealers, and create a sustainable supply of sanitary products from the local market
  • Support the recruitment, training, and formation of an IGA group for the production of reusable sanitary pads in collaboration with the zonal women and social affairs office, zonal health office, zonal job and skills office, and the local Technical, Vocational and
  • educational office
  • Conduct a school facility audit for MHM interventions in close collaboration with the M&E team, identify major barriers and gaps in establishing a market system for sanitary pad purchase, storage, distribution, and financial management at the school level
  • Travel up to 80% of the time and support district education offices and schools as needed


REQUIREMENTS
  • First Degree in Public Health, Health Education and promotion, Nursing and related health disciplines
  • Minimum of five (3) years experience in school-level interventions mainly adolescent youth health, menstrual hygiene, and health, and WaSH interventions preferably in an NGO.
  • Experience with and understanding of the new low-level Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health structures
  • Demonstrated experience in effectively providing technical assistance in demand creation mainly on menstrual hygiene and health at all levels of the system

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