Primary Responsibilities: 

• Develop detailed project plans and budgets in collaboration with country and regional project teams.
• Oversee the establishment and operation of planned health service delivery (MHNT, Surge team and outreach services)  and health system strengthening  activities adherence to Ministry of Health guidelines and providing strategic direction, and thought leadership for mobile team implementation.
• Lead the design of innovative service delivery models and optimization approaches. Drive the use of technologies (e.g. tablets, electronic records etc.) to improve quality and monitoring
• Work with MEAL team and MOH to develop M&E framework for MHNT /surge team.
• Develop, monitors, and evaluates deliverables across multiple equity initiatives and working groups.
•  Creates tools to examine through equity lens; Mobilizes data, research and evaluation to make the case for interventions for health equity.
•  Prepare and present reports, findings, and lesson learned, innovations and recommendations to internal and external policy makers and stakeholders to advance the goals and objectives of equity initiative.
•  Develop and disseminate communications to staff and external partners related to the organization’s commitment, practices, innovations, accomplishments, and learnings regarding health equity.
• Support impmentation of planned health service delivery (MHNT, Surge team and outreach services) and health system strengthening activities.
• Work with the MOH, SCI MEAL team and selected third party  to develop MEAL  to develop sustainable data collection mechanism for alternative health service modalities such as  Mobile health services , surge  team services  and outreach services.
• Engage in MHNT technical working group and support MOH in development of MHT service documents such as MEAL framework, protocols and reporting mechanism.
• Support work across UKHSA to develop a systematic approach to advanced public health intelligence and data driven health equity to ensure evidence-based policy development and implementation and ensure that there is timely monitoring and publication across all disease areas on inequalities to monitor whether efforts to reduce them are successful.
• Led the recruitment, training, and management of high-performing project staff across multiple regions.
• Coordinate procurement and distribution of medical supplies, drugs, and equipment to MHNTs and supported health facilities
• Organize training for healthcare providers on clinical care, data collection/reporting, outbreak preparedness etc.
• Lead monthly planning meetings; organize quarterly meetings to review progress with project team
• Oversee collection, analysis and reporting of program data; lead project monitoring and evaluations
• Coordinate healthcare worker training on a range of clinical, technology and innovation topics
• Lead robust monitoring, evaluations and learning around new approaches
• Ensure effective financial management, procurement controls and grant compliance
• Identify project risks and mitigation strategies; promptly escalate key issues
• Represent the project in coordination meetings and technical working groups,  health coordination and clusters at national/regional levels

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds him/herself accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same.
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
• Future orientated, thinks strategically.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
• Values diversity and sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency

KEY COMPETENCIES (Indicative / Key Competencies)

Technical competencies:

• Drives Quality Immunization Programming: Trains and mentors’ others on the application of relevant health sector and Immunization sub-theme standards
• Understanding of Impact of emergencies on immunization and health outcomes: Engages in the humanitarian aid architecture to minimize the effect of the emergency on the immunization performance
• Builds the capacity of others to implement integrated CH and Immunization programming and advocacy
• Able to link local to national and global level evidence supporting localisation of change and influencing policy development

Generic Competencies

• Being the Voice of Children: Promotes evidence-based policy and public engagement that includes the voices of children and their communities
• Advancing Equality & Inclusion: Displays a commitment to ensuring everything we do considers the most deprived and marginalised children
• Building & Strengthening Partnerships: Promotes working with diverse partners as critical to delivery
• Child Rights: Promotes the rights of children in own work and in work with colleagues and peers

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors degree in public health, Health Administration or related technical field
• 8 years of health program management experience including mobile service delivery
• Expertise in the use of technology and innovation in public health programming
• Experience incorporating human-centred design approaches
• Experience in implementing research or advocacy focused health project, documentation of innovation and learnings and dissemination.
• Experience in implementing Alternative health service modalities (Mobile Health Teams, Surge team and outreach services).
• Experience in working in programs focused on the needs of underserved communities, addressing the social determinants of health, identifying community assets, countering social inequalities, and/or increasing health equity.
• Experience in utilizing HMIS /DHIS2 and health system MEAL mechanism.

SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES: 

• Ability to draw on established evidence and best practice, think creatively and seek out innovation to generate new solutions to current and future challenges.
• Research, data collection, statistical analysis, report preparation and presentation techniques.
• Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of interpreting and evaluating complex, multifaceted information, ability to summarize complex information in a clear and digestible way.
• Skilled communicator with excellent written and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately to a diverse and varied audiences.
•  Highly motivated with excellent negotiation and persuasion skills and an ability to develop and maintain constructive relationships with all professional disciplines.
• Ability to manage varied and complex relationships to facilitate change and improvement and remove barriers.
• Demonstrated capacity and ability to manage start-up initiatives and determination to achieve outcomes.
•  Sensitive to the interests of a wide range of stakeholder groups and strategic partners and colleagues.
• Exceptional leadership, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Strong budget management, analytical and operational planning skills
• Successful track record managing complex, multi-site health initiatives
• Strong understanding of the Ethiopian health system and mobile delivery modalities
• Experience managing and reporting on grants from institutional donors
• Fluency in English required; Amharic or Somali language skills beneficial