Job Opportunity: Nursing Activity Manager - Outreach For Korem position available at Medecins Sans Frontieres-Belgium (MSF-Belgium) in KOREM, Addis Ababa. Health Care jobs in Ethiopia are in high demand. Apply now through GeezJobs - Ethiopia's leading job portal.

The main purpose of the Position

Defining, coordinating and monitoring all care and nursing related activities in the project and ensuring the daily management of the human resources, according to MSF nursing protocols, standards and procedures, in order to warrant efficiency, quality and continuity of prescribed care.

Accountabilities 

• Planning and organizing all nursing related activities (IPD, OPD, maternity, nutrition, etc.) and participating in the definition of annual planning and update of its associated budget in order to efficiently maintain the continuity of the standard quality healthcare.  When needed, being responsible for scheduling duty rosters, shifts and on call of nursing staff.

• Coordinating and supervising the implementation of the legal therapeutic protocols, procedures and standards, depending on project objectives (PPTCT, PEP, VCT, IEC, SGBV, MH services, etc.) and providing technical support when needed, to ensure the quality of the nursing care, confidentiality and information traceability, patient surveillance, and the application of the therapeutic and sterilization rules by the health care personnel. 

• Supervising the nutritional activities in order to ensure that therapeutic food is provided regularly and that it complies with quality and quantity standards

• Ensuring all administrative procedures and documents (individual patient’s card and registration book, discharge paper, transfer paper, etc.) and existing data management tools are used correctly

• According to MSF protocols and in collaboration with the Pharmacist and Medco, supervising the distribution (according to medical prescriptions) and pharmacy activity, preparing new orders when required, supervising expiration terms and consumption patterns, in order to ensure that pharmacy stock levels are permanently updated and above minimum safety point.

•   In coordination with the project biomedical service supervising the appropriate use of medical devices and anticipating and communicating future needs. 

• In close coordination with the Logistics Manager, supervising laboratory outputs related to nursing activities (blood test) to ensure samples are collected correctly and results are provided on time. 

• In close coordination with the HR department, planning and supervising the associated processes (recruitment, training, evaluation, development and communication) of the nursing staff of the project in order to improve staff capabilities and ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required. Training nursing staff on PTE.

• Reporting to the line manager on any relevant information linked to nursing activities and participating in monthly reports

  Note: PPTCT = Prevention Parent to Child Transmission; PEP= Post Exposure Prophylaxis; VCT = Voluntary Counselling and Testing; IEC = Information, Education and Communication; SGBV = Sexually Gender Based Violence; MH = Mental Health; PTE = Patient Therapeutic Education

MSF Section/Context-Specific Accountabilities 

• The city of Korem has been suffering from a multifaceted socio-political environment throughout and following the conflict. The border regions between Amhara and Tigray are contentious and subject to restricted access. For ap-proximately five years, the area has been plagued by internal displacements, traumatic events, inadequate healthcare provision, and a significant disruption of the national EPI-program.
• During the war, the healthcare system collapsed, and by October 2022, the World Health Organisation (WHO) es-timated that only 9% of the healthcare facilities in the region remained functional. The SAM and GAM rates ex-ceeded the acceptable threshold of > 15%. 
• Korem and its surrounding areas are situated in a mountainous region, necessitating extensive travel by foot. The primary livelihood is agriculture and livestock herding. Poverty is prevalent. Religion, predominantly Christian Ortho-dox and to a lesser extent Islam, plays a significant role, including in shaping health-seeking behaviour.
• In March 2023, MSF commenced its support to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Korem General Hospital with the objective of addressing health disparities within Korem and its surrounding catchment area. To support the MoH, MSF initiated assistance in emergency care, an Integrated Child Feeding Centre (ITFC) for malnourished children, a paediatric department, a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and a CEmONC comprising two operational thea-tres.
• Furthermore, MSF is conducting various outreach activities with mobile clinics, resulting in the regular support of 11 Health Centres/Health Posts. For 2025, MSF has formulated a strategy to provide fixed and regular support to four Health Centres, aiming to assist the MoH in restoring the individual Health Centres to their operational status and independence, as they were prior to the conflict.
• The surrounding areas of Korem are continually affected by frequent emergencies, necessitating the project’s in-tervention or support in areas such as exploratory missions for assesments, emergency interventions or dona-tions.
• The Nursing Activity Manager (Outreach) will mainly focus on our Outreach Activities; overseeing and supervising activities in our supported Health Facilities. In case of any outbreak or alert within our catchment area, an important task will be to engage into possible assesments and/or interventions in collaboration with other medical teams.

• Education: Essential: Nurse degree with specialization or training in public health. Desirable: Specialization or training in tropical medicine would be an asset

• Experience: Essential working experience of at least three years in nursing team leader or activity management role is required. Desirable working experience in MSF or other NGO’s in developing countries: Experience in doing assessments, responding to Outbreaks and related natural disasters would be an asset.

• Knowledge: Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)

• Language: Mission language (English) with a level of C1; Local Working Language Desirable (Tigrinya/Amharic)

How To Apply

• Type of contract: Full Time
• Location: Korem, Korem City 
• Terms of employment: Fixed term up to December 31, 2025.  
• Starting Monthly Basic Salary/month: 105,000.00 Ethiopian Birr
• Number of Position: One
• Other Benefits: As per the Organization Policy

If you are interested, please send your National ID, CV, and cover letter (not more than one page) with “ Nursing Activity Manager - Outreach” written in the subject line through ethiojobs.net or msfocb-addis-recruitment2@brussels.msf.org

Deadline: 2nd May 2025. 

• Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

1. MSF values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of disability, gender, marital status, race, color, or ethnic and national origins, religion, or belief. 
2. The protection of your personal data is important to MSF. By submitting your application, you consent to MSF using your personal data. 

Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply!