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Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD), Leishmaniasis National program  Coordinator, For Federal Ministry of Health 

The Ministry of Health Ethiopia would like to invite competent applicants for the following positions. Position Description 

The Federal Ministry of Health in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is seeking to hire one skilled and  enthusiastic National Senior Program coordinator for Leishmaniasis program, to drive all components  of Leishmaniasis national program as well as support with other NTD programs, including: policy  and advocacy; implementation planning and program management; drug management and coordination; training cascade; public awareness and mobilization; and monitoring and evaluation. 

Number of position: one at National Level 

Time frame: - The contract will be for one year (12 month), subject to continuing.

Duty station: - Addis Ababa 

Salary: 48937.00 Ethiopian Birr 

Position Description 

The Federal Ministry of Health in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is seeking to hire one skilled and enthusiastic National Senior Program coordinator/ Manager for Leishmaniasis program for NTD program focusing on  Leishmaniasis elimination and Control to drive all components of the program, including: policy and  advocacy; implementation planning and program management; drug management and coordination;  training cascade; public awareness and mobilization; and monitoring and evaluation. The National Senior Program coordinator/ Manager for the Leishmaniasis Program will be based at the Ministry of Health office in  Addis Ababa, with frequent travel expected to various regions. 

Primary Duties 

Under the technical direction of the FMOH Disease Prevention and Control LEO and NTD Case  Team and the National Senior Program coordinator/ Manager for Leishmaniasis Program manager position will  perform the following duties: 

Policy and Advocacy 

● Design and adapt effective leishmaniasis elimination strategies and policy

 ● Ensure plan alignment between the national, regional, and district levels on program  implementation. 

● Ensure prioritization, including sufficient resource allocation, for Leishmaniasis activities  amongst all the other priorities that regional officials are focused on 

● Aid in coordination among partners and teams working on specific components of the  Leishmaniasis program at the regional level 

● Mobilize the regional government to ensure all planned activities are executed and reported  accordingly. 

Implementation Planning and Program Management 

● Provide Programmatic leadership and assistance to the NTD Regional Focal person and  Regional Health Bureau in the development of work plans and budgets. 

● Develop national-level budget plans and grant proposals and submit it to donors in accordance  with funding requirements. 

● Work with the stakeholders on the acceleration of VL elimination 

● Regularly manage work plans prioritizing key action items and dates in preparation for  regional drug distributions 

● Address national and regional-level programmatic challenges in order to reach set treatment  targets efficiently and effectively 

● Travel to regions, zones and districts for Training of Health care workers, supportive  supervision and Mentorship activities. 

● Ensure active case surveillance is carried out across all selected Woredas according to the  program plan. 

Drug Management and Coordination 

● Work with the EPSS, WHO and EFDA national and regional hubs for timely drug and  diagnostic kits distribution to health facilities 

● Design drug disbursement plans for all VL and CL facilities across the regions. 

 ● Oversee that the remaining stock following drug distributions are ensure the proper remaining  stock is reported for every facility for every quarter 

● Minimize and manage all cases of expiry at the field-level 

Training Cascades 

● Support the potential regional adaptation of training materials, printing, as well as oversee the  appropriate and timely training material distribution from the regional to district level training ● Participate in training provision for health care workers and different regional trainings as  required. 

● Organize and assist in the facilitation of the regional, zonal, and district training cascade ● Ensure that the training cascades from the region to district follow national and WHO guidelines and are of quality resulting in equipped and knowledgeable distribution teams at the  schools 

● Build the technical capacity of regional and woreda officials through a similar cascade model Public Awareness and Mobilization 

● Develop an effective region-specific public awareness strategy in collaboration with district  officials focusing on NTDs in general Leishmaniasis in particular and increased community  mobilization to increase therapeutic and geographic coverage . 

● Ensure IEC/BCC activities are done in collaboration with ACS activity. 

● Design and implement SOP for IEC/BCC activities according to the strategic frame work for  elimination of VL in East Africa WHO guideline. 

Reporting 

● Facilitate the timely and accurate flow of treatment data report across all VL and CL facilities. 

● Facilitate the timely and accurate flow of financial expenditure data from the woreda level to  the regional and federal level following on a quarterly basis. 

● Participate in Annual program review meetings. 

● Analysis the program performance and submit the monthly report to NTDs desk lead. 

Monitoring and Evaluation 

● Ensure that the impact, performance, and process monitoring and evaluation of the program  from the national level, regional and to district level accurately reflect the regional progress and aid  in tailoring the regional program for the next round of drug distributions. 

● Provide technical support to RHB and treatment facilities to ensure DHIS data collection is  done properly and in analyzing data to inform program at federal level. 

Required Qualifications and Skills 

•  MD and 12 Years of Experience OR MD + Internal medicine specialist and 10 Years of  experience OR MD+MPH or Masters of Tropical medicine and 10 Years. 
•  Experience in a clinical capacity or treating, specifically Leishmaniasis, nutrition, or neglected  tropical disease (NTD) cases. 
• Experience in planning, implementing, or evaluating different Programs preferred.  
• Fluency with project management tools, including creating and managing work plans and  budgets 
• Track record of successfully managing health programs. 
• Ability to teach, lead, and coordinate among a wide variety of partners from the regional to  district level. 
• Excellent organizational and planning skills; detail oriented 
• Self-motivated and able to work independently 
• Able to troubleshoot, address challenges in an efficient and timely manner, and make sound  programmatic decisions. 
• Proficient in National level data management and analysis . 
• Good command of MS Office software: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and use of the  Internet 
•  Excellent knowledge in written and spoken English and the local language(s) ● Willingness to travel to regions, zones and districts within the region assigned ~50% of the  time over the months. 

Accountability 

• Both the civil service and federal ministry of health, Human Resource Development rules and regulation will be applied to guide the day to day service of the advisor. 

 As new priorities emerge, FMOH may periodically revise the TOR for this position.

How To Apply

How to Apply:

Interested and qualifying applicants are invited to submit their application indicating the Title of the Position, non-returnable Resume of maximum 3 pages and copies of their educational and work experience credentials together with original documents to Competency and Human Resource Administration Executive Officer, within 7 consecutive working days from first date of announcement. Qualifying women are encouraged to apply. If you fail to follow the instructions, you will be disqualified from the competition! We strongly encourage qualifying women to apply.

Competency and Human Resource Administration

Executive Officer, First Building, Ground Floor

Ministry of Health-Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

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