Intern – IPHCSD

Amref Health Africa Vacancy Fresh Graduates 2025

Amref Health Africa (formerly African Medical Research Foundation) is the premier African-led international health development organization headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

Founded in 1957 as the Flying Doctors of East Africa to bring critical health services to remote communities, Amref Health Africa in the intervening years has broadened its mission to include training of some 500 thousand community health workers and managing the design and implementation of health development projects in more than 30 countries across Africa. 

Integrated Health System Strengthening Project is a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) investment currently being implemented with Amref Health Africa and MOH to support the design and implementation of a platform mechanism/s for health systems strengthening for primary health care (PHC) in Ethiopia.

This investment focuses primarily on the sub-national level (regional and district) with links to national efforts. The design will focus on integration of key HSS pillars – e.g., Human Resources for Health (HRH), Health Care Financing (HCF), Data, and Leadership and Governance – to support PHC administrators and managers toward optimizing health systems for improved service delivery. 

Amref Health Africa In Ethiopia Internship Position Announcement:

Position: Intern – IPHCSD

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 

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 

Location: Addis Ababa Country Office, Semera, Yabello, Gembella, Jigjiga, Jinka

Deadline: December 23, 2024

How To Apply:

If you are Interested? Please visit our website https://amref.org/job/iphcsd-project-intern-6/ 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.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for these positions!