OUTREACH (FIELD) OFFICER

Job Description

TB LON III Project | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Full-time, fixed-term

OHCS invites qualified internal and external candidates to apply. Recruitment is merit-based and subject to reference checks and organizational safeguarding requirements.

BRIEF ORGANIZATIONAL INTRODUCTION AND PROJECT OVERVIEW

Organic Health Care Service (OHCS) is an Ethiopian nonprofit local civil society organization registered on June 20, 2017. Established by former MDR-TB patients and health professionals, OHCS provides integrated TB awareness, prevention, community-based case finding, referral, patient-centered care and support services. In collaboration with REACH Ethiopia, OHCS is implementing the TB LON III Project as a sub-recipient. The project supports tuberculosis prevention, case detection, referral, treatment linkage and health-system strengthening in Addis Ababa City Administration, across its 11 sub-cities. It emphasizes reaching underserved and vulnerable populations, community- and facility-linked screening, patient-centered support, laboratory coordination, reliable data and stronger TB service delivery.

HOW TO APPLY — IMPORTANT

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS — MANDATORY: Applicants MUST write the exact position title for which they are applying in the EMAIL SUBJECT LINE. Applications without the position title in the email subject line WILL NOT BE SHORTLISTED. Send your application by email to organtb@gmail.com. Application period: October 16–25, 2026 (inclusive).

Required email subject: Outreach (Field) Officer

JOB DESCRIPTION — OUTREACH (FIELD) OFFICER

Position purpose

Bridge communities, volunteers and authorized health facilities to improve TB screening access, referral completion and patient-centered support.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Coordinate field implementation in assigned sub-city catchments with PHCUs, health centres and community partners.
• Identify and validate KVP groups, TB hotspots and congregate settings; prepare site-level outreach microplans.
• Orient, supervise and verify community volunteers and peer navigators using approved selection and safeguarding procedures.
• Mobilize communities and facilitate TB screening by trained and authorized health workers; refer presumptive TB and eligible contacts.
• Track specimen transport, result return, referral completion, treatment linkage and missed appointments with patient consent.
• Support contact screening, TPT assessment referral, treatment adherence, TB/HIV and nutrition referrals with clinical teams.
• Support private provider engagement, childhood TB referrals, laboratory EQA follow-up and stock/reporting reminders as assigned.
• Use authorized LabXpert views to identify laboratory issues and escalate them; do not make clinical diagnoses.
• Check source records, submit accurate weekly/monthly summaries and resolve duplicates with facility and M&E focal persons.
• Facilitate patient feedback, community awareness and infection prevention and control in all field activities.

Expected performance deliverables

• Updated assigned-area microplans and volunteer supervision records
• Verified screening and referral follow-up logs
• Timely monthly field reports and escalation records
• Documented facility and community coordination
• Working relationships and boundaries

Coordinate with OHCS teams, REACH Ethiopia, Addis Ababa health authorities and relevant PHCU/facility focal persons. Clinical diagnosis, treatment decisions and official facility records remain under authorized clinical/government teams. All work must follow approved project plans, donor conditions and OHCS policies.

Remuneration will be governed by the signed employment agreement, OHCS-approved salary grade, applicable Ethiopian employment law and the approved TB LON III project terms. Any additional project milestone-linked incentive will be defined separately with clear verification and payment conditions and will not override statutory wage or benefit entitlements.

Remuneration and performance assessment

Minimum qualifications and experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Nursing or related health field; master’s degree an advantage.
• Experience: At least 3 years relevant community/facility health experience, including TB programming preferred.
• Strong written and spoken Amharic and English; effective interpersonal, computer and report-writing skills.
• Commitment to confidentiality, ethical conduct, non-discrimination and community-centered TB care.

Submit an application letter, updated CV and relevant credentials by email to organtb@gmail.com from October 16 through October 25, 2026. You MUST state the exact position title in the email subject line. Applications without the position title in the subject line WILL NOT BE SHORTLISTED. Internal and external applicants are assessed against the same published requirements.

Application opens: October 16, 2026     Application deadline: October 25, 2026

OHCS is an equal opportunity employer.