Senior Project Officer( Health Research)
Location | East West Harerge-Meta, Oromia, Ethiopia |
Date Posted | August 20, 2020 |
Category | Business Development Health Care / Medical |
Job Type | Full-time |
Currency | ETB |
Description
Reference No: REC /08020 |
Job title: Senior Project Officer(Health Research) |
Location: EW Hararghe area program office |
Reports to: CMAMI Research Project Manager Number of Staff Required: FOUR |
Closing Date: August 27, 2020 ABOUT GOAL GOAL’s mission is to work with the most vulnerable communities to help them respond to and recover from humanitarian crises, and to assist them to build transcendent solutions to mitigate poverty and vulnerability. GOAL is a non-for profit organization that has been working in Ethiopia for over 30 years, towards ensuring the poorest and most vulnerable in our world and those affected by humanitarian crises have access to the fundamental rights of life, including but not limited to adequate shelter, food and livelihoods, water and sanitation, nutrition, healthcare and education. GOAL implements a range of multi-sectoral development, resilience, recovery and humanitarian responses programmes by being sensitive to cross-cutting issues including gender, accountably, child protection, HIV/AIDS. Currently, we work with pastoralist, agro-pastoral, pastoral dropouts, rural small holder farmers, rural/urban youth and street children to respond to humanitarian crises and build resilience in Ethiopia working closely with local communities, local government, donors and other key actors. GOAL E Humanitarian Response is centered on nutrition, WASH, livelihoods, multipurpose cash, NFIs and protection interventions in country wide while the recovery and development focus on livelihoods, economic opportunities, health, health and nutrition system strengthening and WASH with solid emphasis on integrated programming and community-based approach in Oromiya regional state. The Street Children programme is implemented with local partners in Addis Ababa and Hawassa. We envision a world where poverty no longer exist, where vulnerable communities are resilient, where barriers to wellbeing are removed and where everyone has equal rights and opportunities. GOAL Ethiopia’s main donors Irish Aid, USAID/OFDA, EHF, ECHO and other private donors. ABOUT THE ROLE The Senior Project Officer will support the implementation of GOAL Ethiopia’s research activities and approaches in line with research and clinical protocol and provide technical support to GOAL Ethiopia’s CMAMI research activities in the project implementation area. KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY/DUTIES: Liaison and networking
Activity integration
Monitoring and Evaluation
Procurement
Mainstreaming Issues
Compliance Issues
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Job Requirements
- B.Sc equivalent in public health/Nutrition or related degree, minimum of 3 years or more experience. Out of this 1 year in health research and data collection.
- Required: Proficiency in verbal and written English; operational planning, , monitoring and evaluation, report writing; Proficiency in standard office software packages; Firm belief in teamwork, gender equality, sensitivity to HIV/AIDS, transparent and participatory management; Demonstrated technical and managerial ability, sound judgment, ability to interact and work effectively with others at all levels.
- Respect, accountability, excellence, adaptability, innovation, building partnership, communicating with impact, coaching, facilitating change, developing teams, information monitoring, planning and organizing, leading through vision and value.
Desirable quality, skill and competence
- Experience within NGOs / research institute implementing health research projects.
- Skills in organizing and facilitating training events. Expertise in one or more of the following program areas: health research, data collection, community-based nutrition.
- Familiarity to GOAL geographical area of interventions and knowledge of local language (Affan Oromo).
Applying Instructions
Commitments:
GOAL’s recruitment procedure is fair and transparent which is also in line with the organization’s commitment to its integrity, honesty and culture. GOAL is committed to ensure that, its performance complies with the terms and conditions of relevant agreements, applicable laws & regulations. Hence, pre-employment background checks will be conducted, and employees are required to read, understand, sign and implement different polices including safe guarding and child protection policy, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and abuse policy, sexual harassment policy, code of conducts and any other rules and regulation of the organization. GOAL is strongly committed not to harm the people under its care.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Interested and qualified applicants need to submit ONLY once their non - returnable application with CV for one vacancy. The vacancy reference number along with Job Title needs to be written in the application letter and/or subject of the email. Applicants can apply using the following option.
- Applicants who have access to the internet can directly submit their application to goaljobs@et.goal.ie (The vacancy reference number, Job Title along with the full name needs to be written on subject of the email, failing to do this will leads to disqualification) and on ethiojobs.net
- Applicants without access to internet can submit to the Administration & Human Resources Department, GOAL Ethiopia P. O. Box 5504, Addis Ababa or personally to GOAL Ethiopia Head Office reception.
GOAL strongly encourages female candidates to apply!
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview and exam.
Shortlisted candidates will need to submit other supporting documents upon request at later stage.
GOAL is not able to contribute towards any costs incurred by candidates during the recruitment process.