Amref Health Africa Project officer Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs. Amref Health Africa Ethiopia looking for “Project officer“. Applicants with a degree in Bachelor Degree may apply on or before 11th Feb 2023.
Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 by three surgeons as the Flying Doctors of East Africa. Three doctors – Sir Michael Wood, Sir Archibald McIndoe and Tom Rees – drew up a plan to provide medical care in East Africa, where they had all worked for many years as reconstructive surgeons.
Amref Health Africa Project officer Jobs 2023
The Amref Health Africa has published a job vacancy announcement on 1st Feb 2023 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Project officer to be based in Afar, Ethiopia.
| Recruiter | Amref Health Africa |
| Position | Project officer |
| Location | Afar, Ethiopia |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Bachelor Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Five years |
| Application Deadline | 11th Feb 2023 |
Amref Health Africa Job Vacancy 2023
Responsibilities:
- Prepare annual and monthly plans together with partners and submit to the project Manager.
- Provide trainings for Integrated Eye Care Workers (IECWs) on TT surgery and other primary eye care services,
- Coaching Health Extension Workers (HEWs) and training of school teachers during planning, and cascading the training by project assistant.
- Coordinate partners trained human resource in activities related to the implementation of the SAFE (Surgery, Antibiotics, Face washing promotion and Environmental hygiene) strategy to control trachoma and school eye health.
- Coordinates with partners the timely and effective identification of TT cases, follow the TT back log clear up status, and support the outreach service to beneficiaries; follow the surgery and case identification recordings and reports documentation in the PHCU as well as in the districts
- Ensure the TT case finder identified and registered the person who have TT, to surgery, prepare and enhance outreach services by integrating with districts NTD focal person.
- Participate in annual planning and periodic evaluations of the project, partnership and review meetings at woreda level and strengthen the eye care service integration
- Facilitate and involve in baseline studies and research activities in the project area when required;
- Act as a link between the zones, woredas, health facilities and Amref Health Africa.
- Support of others activities related with eye care services like MDA campaign, post MDA assessment, impact assessment.
Position in Organization:
- REPORTS TO: Project Manager
- SUPERVISES: Project Assistant
- Location: Afar
Qualification & Experience:
- Ophthalmic nurse, senior IECW and have degree with others health related)
- At least five years of demonstrated experience in implementing on eye care service projects recently (who can commence the project activities without any additional requirement like (refreshment training, close follow up and supervision) could provide TT surgery training and TT surgery by him/herself.
- Experience in blindness prevention, trachoma, and/or preventive ophthalmology is an advantage.
How to Apply Amref Health Africa Project officer Jobs 2023
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://amref.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Job-description-for-project-officer-for-Afar-Trachoma-Project.pdf
The Closing Date: 11th Feb 2023.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Click To View |
| Official Website | amref.org |
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