Program Assistant – Integrated Digital Youth Activities (Vodafone) Project

Amref Health Africa Vacancy Fresh Graduates

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.

Position: Program Assistant – Integrated Digital Youth Activities (Vodafone) project

Academic and professional Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, ICT, Computer Science, Project Management, Economics, Development studies, Social Sciences or related fields.

Required Experiences:

• Fresh graduate and internship experience implementing development programs (e.g., youth development, health, economic empowerment, and education). Experience working in IYA is a plus;
• Experience in project design, project management, training and capacity building.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and diplomacy, particularly related to negotiation and conflict management in a multi-stakeholder environment is required;
• Ability to travel outside of Addis upon request
• Female youth are encouraged to apply.

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong interpersonal communication, presentation, teamwork, and analytical skills;
• Excellent written and oral English and Amharic language and communication skills with a variety of audiences including business, government, the general public and the media;
• Strong IT literacy and skill

Location: Addis Ababa Country Office,

Deadline: February 1st 2025

How To Apply:

Interested applicants please visit our SmartRecruiters job website https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AmrefHealthAfrica4/744000038211485-program-assistant to submit 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 quoting Program Assistant – Integrated Digital Youth Activities (Vodafone) project in the subject line of 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 February 01, 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.