Health, Nutrition, Faith Engagement and HIV/TB Leadership Jobs – 4 Positions

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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World Vision Ethiopia is inviting qualified and experienced professionals to apply for four leadership positions under its health and community development programmes. The vacancies cover maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition, health systems strengthening, faith engagement, and HIV/TB programming.

These positions offer opportunities to provide technical leadership, strengthen partnerships, improve service delivery, and support sustainable development initiatives in Ethiopia.

Job Overview

Hiring Organization: World Vision Ethiopia
Number of Positions: 4
Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Employment Type: Full-time
Contract Type: Local – Fixed Term Employee
Applicant Eligibility: Local applicants only
Application Deadline: November 14, 2026

Available Positions

1. MNCH+N Lead

Job Requisition ID: JR53872

Key Responsibilities

Lead the planning, implementation, monitoring, and technical oversight of integrated maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition (MNCH+N) interventions.
Coordinate antenatal care (ANC), postnatal care (PNC), skilled delivery, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (EMTCT), immunization, intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp), and nutrition services.
Strengthen service integration across hubs, spokes, Circle of Hope posts, health facilities, and community platforms.
Provide technical guidance, coaching, mentorship, and supportive supervision to project and frontline health teams.
Strengthen community-to-facility referral systems and promote demand generation through faith platforms, women's groups, and the Health Extension Programme.
Monitor programme performance indicators and coordinate corrective actions to address implementation gaps.
Ensure alignment with Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) guidelines and Health Sector Transformation Plan II (HSTP II) priorities.
Build partnerships with government institutions, health facilities, faith-based organizations, and community structures.
Work with the MEAL team to support data collection, evaluations, quarterly learning reviews, and evidence-based programme improvement.
Monitor budgets, grant compliance, technical reporting, and programme documentation.
Develop technical reports, learning briefs, case studies, success stories, and knowledge products.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Medical Doctor (MD), or a Bachelor's degree in Midwifery, Nursing, Public Health, or Nutrition, together with a Master's degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Reproductive Health, or a directly related field.
Current professional registration or licence with the relevant Ethiopian professional body, where applicable.
At least 8 years of progressively responsible experience in maternal, newborn and child health and/or nutrition programming in Ethiopia.
At least 3 years of experience in a technical advisory or technical leadership role within a donor-funded health programme.
Strong technical knowledge of antenatal care, skilled delivery, emergency obstetric and newborn care referral, postnatal care, EMTCT, and immunization.
Demonstrated experience in nutrition programming, including MUAC-based screening, integrated management of acute malnutrition (IMAM/CMAM), RUTF treatment pathways, and infant and young child feeding counselling.
Experience working with FMoH maternal and child health and nutrition structures, EPI, Regional Health Bureaus, and national technical working groups.
Documented operational research or publication experience in MNCH or nutrition.
Experience working with Ethiopia's Health Extension Programme and HDA/WDA community networks.

2. Health Systems Strengthening Lead

Job Requisition ID: JR53871

Key Responsibilities

Lead the overall planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of health systems strengthening activities.
Develop annual workplans, procurement plans, and implementation schedules, and coordinate project implementation across target districts.
Supervise Project Officers and support performance management and timely delivery of programme results.
Strengthen coordination among FCI hubs, spokes, faith-based organization-owned facilities, government health facilities, and community platforms.
Identify and address facility and community readiness gaps and improve referral and back-referral systems.
Promote integrated delivery of MNCH, nutrition, HIV, and TB services through coordinated service platforms.
Strengthen clinical mentorship, supportive supervision, workforce development, and continuous quality improvement.
Improve the availability and management of essential medicines, diagnostics, equipment, and health technologies.
Strengthen links between supported facilities and government procurement, supply-chain, and logistics systems.
Promote effective use of DHIS2, eCHIS, performance dashboards, and routine health information for decision-making.
Build partnerships with FMoH, Regional Health Bureaus, Zonal and Woreda Health Offices, faith-based organizations, health facilities, and communities.
Monitor programme expenditure, donor compliance, project performance, and sustainability of interventions.
Coordinate monitoring, evaluation, learning, documentation, and knowledge-sharing activities.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Medical Doctor (MD), or a Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Nursing, or Health Officer, together with a Master's degree in Public Health, Health Systems or Health Services Management, Quality Improvement, or a directly related field.
Current professional registration or licence with the relevant Ethiopian professional body, where applicable.
At least 8 years of experience in health systems strengthening, clinical service quality, or health service management in Ethiopia.
At least 3 years of experience in a technical advisory or technical leadership role within a donor-funded programme.
Demonstrated experience designing or managing clinical mentorship, supportive supervision, or quality improvement systems, including PDSA, SAIA, or comparable methodologies.
Experience implementing networked or referral-based service delivery models, such as hub-and-spoke arrangements or networks of care.
Substantive experience working with FMoH, Regional Health Bureaus, and Woreda Health Offices on clinical standards, national guidelines, and service integration.
Experience engaging with Ethiopian regulatory and supply institutions, including EFDA, EPSS, and EHAQ, on facility standards, product quality, or commodity availability.
Experience conducting facility readiness or capacity assessments and developing facility improvement plans.
Working knowledge of DHIS2, eCHIS, and routine health data for clinical quality management.

Preferred Qualifications

Certification in Partnership Management, Organizational Capacity Strengthening, or Project Management.
Other relevant professional qualifications.

3. Faith Engagement Lead

Job Requisition ID: JR53870

Key Responsibilities

Develop and manage strategic relationships with faith partners supporting programme implementation.
Coordinate partner onboarding, due diligence assessments, Organizational Capacity Assessments (OCA), and partnership agreements.
Strengthen relationships with faith leaders, denominational structures, churches, and faith-based organizations.
Support faith partners to align programme implementation with child well-being objectives and project outcomes.
Design and facilitate training on Faith and Development models, approaches, and methodologies.
Provide coaching, mentoring, and technical support to faith-based organizations and faith leaders.
Support implementation of partner capacity improvement plans and promote institutional sustainability.
Monitor faith-related programme activities and ensure compliance with quality standards.
Promote safeguarding, gender equality, disability inclusion, and social accountability across project activities.
Support implementation of World Vision Ethiopia's Localization Roadmap and strengthen local ownership.
Represent World Vision Ethiopia in faith-based forums, technical working groups, and coordination platforms.
Facilitate national, regional, and local faith forums, learning events, and stakeholder engagement activities.
Work with MEAL teams to monitor performance, document lessons learned, and prepare donor and partnership reports.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Master's degree in Theology, Religious Studies, Development Studies, Social Sciences, International Development, or a related field.
At least 5 years of relevant experience in Faith and Development, faith partnership management, community development, or faith-based programming.
Demonstrated experience working with churches, faith-based organizations, and faith leaders.
Experience conducting organizational capacity assessments and implementing capacity-strengthening initiatives.
Experience facilitating adult learning, training, coaching, and mentorship.
Experience supporting donor-funded development projects.
Experience working in multi-faith and multicultural environments.
Fluency in English and Amharic, both written and spoken.
Working proficiency in Afaan Oromo, Tigrinya, or Somali is an added advantage.

Preferred Qualifications

Additional postgraduate qualifications in Development Studies, Social Sciences, or International Development.
Professional certification in Faith and Development, Partnership Management, Organizational Capacity Strengthening, or Project Management.

Additional Requirement: Frequent travel to project sites within the country or regions is required.

4. HIV/TB Lead

Job Requisition ID: JR53868

Key Responsibilities

Lead the planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of HIV and TB programme activities.
Develop annual workplans, procurement plans, and implementation schedules.
Coordinate project implementation across target districts and supervise Project Officers.
Strengthen integrated HIV and TB service delivery in supported health facilities and community platforms.
Improve HIV case finding, testing, ART initiation and retention, viral-load monitoring, and treatment outcomes.
Strengthen TB screening, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and HIV/TB co-management.
Provide technical guidance, mentorship, supportive supervision, and capacity building for frontline and facility-based health workers.
Ensure implementation of national HIV/TB guidelines and donor technical requirements.
Strengthen coordination with FMoH, EPHI, Regional Health Bureaus, Woreda Health Offices, health facilities, faith-based organizations, and implementing partners.
Use routine health information and programme data to monitor performance, identify service delivery gaps, and guide corrective actions.
Work with MEAL teams to support evaluations, quarterly learning reviews, operational research, and evidence-based programme improvement.
Monitor project expenditure, donor compliance, grant standards, and programme reporting.
Document programme achievements, challenges, lessons learned, and good practices through technical reports, case studies, and learning briefs.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Medical Doctor (MD), or a Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Nursing, or Health Officer, together with a Master's degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, or a directly related field.
Current professional registration or licence with the relevant Ethiopian professional body, where applicable.
At least 8 years of progressively responsible experience in HIV and/or TB programming in Ethiopia.
At least 3 years of experience in a technical advisory or technical leadership role within a donor-funded health programme.
Demonstrated experience with PEPFAR-, Global Fund-, or comparably funded HIV/TB programmes.
Strong technical knowledge of HIV testing services, index testing, HIV self-testing, ART initiation, differentiated service delivery, multi-month dispensing, viral-load monitoring, and advanced HIV disease.
Technical knowledge of TB diagnosis and management, including GeneXpert pathways, drug-sensitive TB treatment, TB preventive therapy, and TB/HIV co-management.
Experience designing and delivering clinical mentorship and supportive supervision for facility- and community-level health workers.
Experience working with FMoH, EPHI, Regional Health Bureaus, and national technical working groups.
Working knowledge of DHIS2 and routine HMIS data for programme decision-making and performance management.
Experience working with Ethiopia's Health Extension Programme and HDA/WDA networks is required; experience with faith-based or community mobilization structures is an advantage.

General Requirements and Important Information

All four positions are full-time, local fixed-term employment opportunities based in Addis Ababa.
Only local applicants are accepted.
Applicants should review the specific qualifications and experience requirements for their preferred position before applying.
World Vision maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward violence, abuse, and sexual exploitation or abuse involving children or adults. All candidates are subject to safeguarding requirements and background suitability checks.
World Vision Ethiopia does not charge any fee at any stage of its recruitment process. Applicants should be cautious of recruitment advertisements requesting payment.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants should submit their applications through the official World Vision International recruitment portal using the relevant links below.

1. MNCH+N Lead – JR53872

Apply for MNCH+N Lead

2. Health Systems Strengthening Lead – JR53871

Apply for Health Systems Strengthening Lead

3. Faith Engagement Lead – JR53870

Apply for Faith Engagement Lead

4. HIV/TB Lead – JR53868

Apply for HIV/TB Lead

Application Deadline: November 14, 2026

Applicants are encouraged to apply through the official recruitment links before the closing date.

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