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Health Officer – Mothers and Children Multisectoral Development Organization (MCMDO) Vacancy Announcement; June 27, 2025

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Organization: Mothers and Children Multisectoral Development Organization (MCMDO)

Position: Health Officer

Location: Tigray and Oromia region different woredas

Employment: Contractual

Deadline: July 2nd 2025

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Job description

 

External &Internal Vacancy

Health Officer

Job by Mothers and Children Multi- Sectoral Development Organization (MCMDO)

Category: Health Care

Location: Tigray and Oromia Region different woredas.

Employment Type: Contract

Number of posts: 7

Salary: As per the scale of the organization

Job Description

Mothers and Children Multi-sectoral Development Organization (MCMDO) is an Ethiopian resident charity organization registered in accordance with the charities and societies proclamation No 1113/2019 with a certificate No 0022. MCMDO currently is being implementing more than 24 projects Emergency and development projects in Oromia, SNNPR, Somali, Gambella , Benishangul Gumuz , Tigray, Afar, Amhara, Harari, Dire Dawa and City Administration of Addis Ababa.

To meet its objectives MCMDO calls for competent professionals to apply for the following vacant positions

Main Purpose:

Team leading and provide medical care to patients he/she consults within the selected Mobile Health and nutrition teams (maternity, child health and all health related medical care’s ), according to adapted and updated medical knowledge, National and regional mobile health and nutrition team guidelines, values and universal hygiene standards to improve the patients’ health conditions.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Health Officer is responsible for planning, implementation and monitoring of the MCMDO MHNTs related interventions in the assigned woreda. The Health Officer reports to the field project coordinator.

• She/he is also responsible for ensuring adherence to the implementation of program activities according to nationally accepted standards guidelines.
• Apply medical knowledge and skills to diagnose and prevention.
• Participate to the roster to carry out outpatient consultations, prescribing the necessary treatment respecting national protocols:
• Guides the midwifes in triage.
• Manage and consult complicated and emergency pregnancies and deliveries in pre-delivery and delivery room, participate to birth resuscitation when needed.
• Ensure that every patient is examined in outreach/MHNT sites and follow-up patients
• Participate to the procedures in OT under the responsibility of the OBGyn.
• Ensure that in the validation process for referral to other facilities and prepare the referral letter and documentation accordingly.
• Keep the patient and/or his/her family informed about the illness and provide appropriate explanations about the treatment to follow, checking they have
• Check and control the rational distribution of medicines and equipment under his/her responsibility and take care the quality, disinfection and sterilization of the medical material. Assure general compliance with standing hygiene standards.
• Works in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team and supports ongoing training, in coordination with the Mobile Health and nutrition team Coordinator.
• Ensures professional confidentiality is respected.
• Exercises vigilance and informs the Mobile Health and Nutrition supervisor in the event of medical error.
• Performs any other duties as required by the Health program coordinator or Health and nutrition team coordinator.

 

 

Job Requirements

 

Job Requirement

Qualification:

• BSC in Health officer or MPH Degree in Public Health with 5 year for BSC 3 Year for MPH working.
• Full registration and practice license with Health officer
• 5 years minimum experience as a Health officer or in clinical work, experience in obstetrics and gynecology, neonatology, adult and under five children both OPD and inpatient is desirable.

Competency

• Previous MHNTs response experience is desirable.
• Previous management experience desirable.
• Essential computer literacy (word, excel)
• Strong work ethic and commitment to humanitarian objectives
• Highly motivated, flexibility, quick learning and team working;
• Fluent in spoken and written English, local language Mandatory
• Ability to lead mobile teams and able to create good team sprit among the group.
• Strong computer (Microsoft skills), and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Good human relation skills
• Willingness to work at hardship area, extra hours and under pressure.

 

Requirement Skill

Communication

Patient care and assistance

Acute care

 

 

How To Apply

 

Interested and qualified applicants are invited to apply using the following link: https://forms.gle/Rq9aDQcM1kLT6kVb9 within 7 consecutive days from the date of this announcement.

Please ensure you complete the form and upload your CV as required. Make sure to select the correct position you are applying for in the form. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further assessment.

MCMDO is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting gender equality, diversity, and inclusion. Qualified female and young candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to empowering women and youth.

 

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