The Ethiopian Public Health Association (EPHA), in collaboration with Amref Health Africa, is implementing the Integrated Health Systems Strengthening (IHSS) Project aimed at improving leadership, governance, and overall performance of the primary healthcare system in Ethiopia.

To support the successful implementation of this initiative, EPHA invites qualified, competent, and motivated professionals to apply for the following positions:

Job Purpose

The National Integrated Health Systems Strengthening (iHSS) Coordinator plays a pivotal role in overseeing and coordinating the implementation of IHSS initiative with a focus on scaling-up High-Impact Leadership (HIL) Training across five regions of the Country.

This role requires proven coordination, communication, and stakeholder management skills, along with a project management and technical expertise in health system strengthening. The position is responsible for strategic planning, multi-level coordination, quality assurance, stakeholder engagement, and performance monitoring of leadership development initiatives targeting PHC leaders, governance boards, and health managers to strengthen governance, accountability, and HRH leadership.

III. Key Responsibilities

Coordination and Collaboration:

• Establish and maintain strong coordination mechanisms between the Ethiopian Public Health Association (EPHA) and AMREF Health Africa – Ethiopia, MOH and other partner to enhance synergy in health systems strengthening initiatives.
• Collaborate with Amref Regional team to liaise with respective RHBs on trainers and high impact leadership (HIL) trainee’s selection

National Leadership Training Plan

• Lead development of the national scale-up plan for HIL training including coaching and mentorship session
• Translate project targets into annual and quarterly operational plans.
• Ensure alignment of HIL training with PHC reform agendas, governance strengthening initiatives, and HRH priorities.
• Support harmonization of leadership initiatives across regions.

Coordination of Leadership Training Implementation

• Coordinate nationwide rollout of:
• LHigh-Impact Leadership (HIL) training
• Coordinate training schedules across regions and woredas.
• Coordinate with CPD centers to secure training venue and facilitate the training
• Work closely with AMREF, MoH, RHBs, and EPHA chapters to ensure smooth, timely, and high-quality implementation.

Technical Oversight and Quality assurance

• Provide technical oversight to ensure training quality, consistency, and adherence to approved curricula.
• Review, adapt, and contextualize training materials, tools, and facilitation guides.
• Ensure integration of:
• Accountability for health
• Gender-intentional leadership
• Equity in leadership decisions
• Supervise trainers, facilitators, and mentors.
• Post-training follow-up, mentorship and application
• Review HIL training workshops on a daily basis and provide real-time feedback.
• Ensure post training coaching, mentoring, and follow-up mechanisms are implemented.
• Guide tracking and implementation of leadership action plans developed during training.
• Support practical application of leadership skills at PHC facilities and woreda offices.
• Ensure alignment with Amref compliance, monitoring and reporting requirements.

Stakeholder engagement for leadership development

• Lead engagement with:
• RHBs
• Woreda administrators
• Health office heads
• Governance boards
• PHC leaders
• Represent EPHA in national leadership and governance forums.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning for leadership program

• Establish tracking systems for leadership training outputs and outcomes.
• Monitor the number, d quality and distribution of trained leaders.
• Track behavioral, organizational and institutional changes linked to leadership interventions
• Document success stories, leadership transformation cases, and lessons learned.

Reporting and Knowledge Management

• Lead preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual technical and progress reports
• Provide regular updates to EPHA management and AMREF Health Africa.
• Support development of knowledge products and learning briefs on leadership strengthening including success stories

IV. Job Specifications

Education

• Master’s Degree in one of the following fields:
• Public Health (MPH)
• Health Management
• Monitoring & Evaluation in Health Systems
• Other related health systems field

Work Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience in:
• Health systems strengthening
• Public health program implementation
• Project coordination and management
• Demonstrated experience working with government institutions and development partners is an advantage.
• Experience in managing training program/CPD courses

V. Competencies and Skills

• Technical Competencies
• Strong understanding of health systems strengthening frameworks
• Knowledge of national health policies and health sector reforms
• Experience in HMIS, M&E systems, and data use
• Experience in capacity building and institutional strengthening

Core Skills

• Strong coordination, facilitation and partnership management skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
• High-quality report writing and documentation skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities

VI. Training and Professional Development (Desirable)

• Training and certification
• Basic or TOT training in Leadership, Management, and Governance (LMG) and/or High impact Leadership (HIL) is a strong added advantage.
• Primary Healthcare Unit Transformation
• Good Governance Index Training
• High-Impact Leadership Training