The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) was established in 1935 and is one of the oldest and largest humanitarian organizations in Ethiopia. ERCS provides services to communities affected by natural and manmade disasters through the provision of emergency responses, ambulance and first aid, family reunification, essential drugs, water and sanitation, and other humanitarian services. ERCS also runs disaster risk reduction programs with the aim of creating resilience households and communities. Currently the ERCS has a structure consisting of 12 Regional Offices, 34 Zonal Branches and 131 District/Woreda Branches, 599 Woreda Red Cross Committee and 5871 Kebele Red Cross committees.

ERCS also runs disaster risk reduction programs relating to food security, climate change adaptation, livelihood diversification, and institutional capacity building interventions, with the aim of creating resilience households and communities. ERCS works in partnership with the Ethiopian Government, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), partnering National Societies, members, volunteers and the communities we serve.

BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT

The USAID/Ethiopia Health Resilience Activity is a 5-year project (28th Mar 2023 – 27th Mar 2028) aims to strengthen local capacity to detect, prepare for, respond to, and mitigate the impact of public health emergencies and ensure the continuity of essential health services during emergencies. The Activity will result in improved local capacity and health system resilience in focus areas through strengthening woreda leadership and capacity to manage emergencies; improving early warning and alert response system (EWARS) and data management capacity; developing core capacity on gender in emergencies (GiE); and increasing innovative funding for emergencies, leading to reduced morbidity and mortality related to public health crises.

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) and the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) will work together and in close collaboration with zonal and woreda offices, health facilities (HFs), communities, and other stakeholders to achieve these results. The USAID/Ethiopia Health Resilience Activity will focus on selected woredas in three regions (Amhara; Oromia; and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region [SNNPR]) and one city administration (Dire Dawa).

Key performance Areas

• Provide technical support on leadership development skills by planning and implementing different methods appropriate for local context
• In collaboration with LDM advisor cascade the capacity building training on leading in emergencies using guidelines and tools for Zonal and Woreda PHEM leaders, and activity leadership officers.
• Follow the implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) on PHEM leadership development at Zonal, Woreda & Kebele levels.
• Conduct supportive supervision and mentorship for zonal & Woreda PHEM officers, and health facilities (HFs) to strengthen local leadership capacity for health emergency management.
• Develop work plan that details the activities needed activities for the development of PHEM leadership capacity at zonal, woreda and community levels.
• Provide technical assistance to woreda PHEM leaders in conducting simulation exercises (tabletop, drills, functional exercises, and full-scale) and after-action reviews to facilitate learn by doing, identify capacity assets and gaps, and develop improvement plans to strengthen public health emergency management.
• Assist the integration of leadership development plans into the Public Health Emergency
• Preparedness and Response Plans at zonal and woreda levels.
• Prepare all weekly/quarterly progress reports, technical reports, and success stories in the assigned woredas.
• Monitor and evaluate progress towards annual work plans, expected outputs and results related to PHEM leadership capacity development in activity focus woreda and zones.
• Collaborate and work with key technical and program stakeholders on different PHEM agendas.

Work Unit :- ERCS- Oromia Branch ,The USAID/Ethiopia Health Resilience Activity

Reports to:- ERCS- Oromia Branch ,The USAID/Ethiopia Health Resilience

Terms of employment: – Contract for one year

Job Requirements

Qualification Requirements: Second/First degree in Management/Leadership/health-related field or management field required
4/6 years related work experience.

Key competencies

• Knowledge of and experience related to public health emergency management is highly preferred.
• Proven experience in facilitating training, supervising and mentoring technical staff.
• Demonstrated conflict management, team building, written and oral communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Experience organizing and working with teams to produce high-quality deliverables.
• Previous experience supporting a USAID-funded project, a plus
• Ability to work under tight deadline
• Fluency in English and regional working language required.
• Excellent skills in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Willing to travel assigned woredas frequently