Intern – IPHCSD, Amref Health Africa Vacancy Announcement; December 17, 2024
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Organization: Amref Health Africa
Position: Intern – IPHCSD
Location: Addis Ababa, Semera, Yabello, Jijiga, Gambella, Jinka
Employment: Internship
Deadline: December 23rd 2024
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Job description
About Amref Health Africa
Amref Health Africa is the largest African-based and led international health development organization serving over 30 million people annually across 35 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Strategically engaging with communities, governments, and local partners for the past 65 years, we work through our European and North American network of sister organizations on program implementation, advocacy, fundraising and partnership. Our subsidiaries include Amref Flying Doctors, Amref Enterprises Limited, and the Amref International University.
Our organization is driven by its vision to bring lasting health change in Africa and its mission to catalyze and drive community-led and people-centered health systems while addressing social determinants of health. Amref believes that the power to transform Africa’s health lies within its communities, and therefore strives to ensure that health systems are functioning at an optimal level and communities are empowered to hold these systems accountable for the delivery of high-quality and affordable health care.
Amref has been active in Ethiopia since the 1960s and became fully operational as of 2002. We have been partnering with the Ethiopian government and local communities to co-create solutions and implement diverse health and development project portfolios throughout the country for over twenty years. Aligning with the national Health Sector Transformation Plan II (HSTP II), we work to ensure health equity by serving women and children, reaching the most disadvantaged, inaccessible communities including pastoralist communities and placing an emphasis on youth development.
Our programs are designed to support community level interventions while strengthening health systems at the regional and national levels. With an integrated and multi-sectoral approach, Amref strategically addresses cross-cutting issues through these programmatic focus areas.
Our Program Focus Areas
- Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child, Adolescent & Youth Health and Nutrition
- Health Systems Strengthening
- Youth Development
- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
- Disease Prevention and Control
Amref Health Africa works closely with key government ministries and regional offices including the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Women and Social Affairs, Ministry of Water and Energy, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labor and Skills, as well as multiple local and international health and development implementing organizations. We implement projects in 12 regional states and two city administrations.
Job Purpose
Improve Primary Health Care Service Delivery (IPHCSD) project is looking for a self-motivated, intern with a passion for community health. The intern will actively work with the IPHCSD project team and support the execution of project activities as per the plan.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in organizing workshops, trainings and meetings
- Facilitate financial and administrative procedures (including logistic arrangement) for trainings, meetings, workshops
- Support the IPHCSD project team in documentation of key elements of a training, meeting and workshop reports
- Work with IPHCSD project team in compiling and tracking training online data base
- Participate on IPHCSD project team meeting and document minutes
- Prepare and submit procurement plans to procurement units
- Closely follow up procurement status of submitted procurement plans
- Assist the IPHCSD project team in different project implementation process
- Undertake other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor
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Job requirements
Qualifications and Competencies:
- Minimum of bachelor’s degree in health discipline
- Zero years of work experience
- Wants to serve for the whole Internship program
- Good Communication and English Writing skill
- Good interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical, problem solving and networking skills.
- Be a team player and communicator
- Detail oriented and Responsible
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for these positions!
Required Skills
- Analytical skills
- Communication
- Problem solving
- Team work
Desired Skills
- Analytical skills
- Communication
- Problem solving
- Team work
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How To Apply
If you are Interested? Please visit our website https://amref.org/job/iphcsd-project-intern-6/ to make your application. You will be directed to our online portal where you will need to create an account in order for you to be able to submit your application. Your application should include a cover letter detailing why you are the best fit for this position and your CV with relevant skills and experience. Closing date will be December 23, 2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Duly note that Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is an equal opportunity employer and has a non-smoking environment policy.
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