Health Officer

Health Officer Vacancy at World

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

Major Responsibilities

• Participate in woreda level and zonal meeting, work closely with government health offices, visit health facilities and identify existing health emergency gap
• Prepare terms of reference (TOR), organize and facilitate training, review meeting and draw best lessons/practice.
• Health facilities capacity on the timely responding, preparing of the preparedness plan
• Ensure all referral cases will be timely transferred to the nearest health facility
• Conduct planning and promotion of awareness creation preventative and promotive health care services at community level

Required Professional Experience

• Previous work experience at least 3 years in risk identification, outbreak detection, PHEM, OPD consultation, ICCM/IMNCI, maternal health, and supply chain management areas.

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

• Medical doctor with minimum of three years relevant experience.
• certificate on EDks management, PHEM, MHPSS and IPC are an asset

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Experience in the mobile health and nutrition intervention areas of screening, risk communication, OPD/Inpatient consultation, outreach EPI, health education, sanitation, and child health

Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement

• Frequent travel to the project sites and to NO as needed

Language Requirements

• English and knowledge of local language is advantageous

World Vision is a child-focused organization that is committed to safeguarding all children as well as adult beneficiaries, and has zero tolerance for incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. Therefore, World Vision does not hire staff whose background is not suitable for working with children or vulnerable adults, even if their role does not interact directly with them.

Disclaimer: World Vision Ethiopia is a reputable organization that values transparency and fairness in its recruitment process and does not solicit any money for any job application. We encourage all job seekers to be cautious of any job ads that require payment or personal information upfront. If you have any questions or concerns about our job ads or recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact us directly.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only