Medical Teams Vacancy

Medical Teams International holds strict child and vulnerable adult safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for misconduct related to sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment & selection, hiring decisions will give due emphasis to assessing candidates’ eligibility thorough background checks, police clearance, and professional reference check processes.

 

Position 1: Protection Officer

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Prepare and develop weekly and monthly work plans for GBV-related prevention activities, ensuring alignment with the overall program objectives.
  • Implement GBV prevention and response activities, including fieldwork and community-based programs, ensuring that activities are in line with GBV IASC guidelines and best practices.
  • Process and maintain accurate case documentation, including case histories, assessments, interventions, and progress reports, ensuring all information complies with confidentiality standards.
  • Apply protection principles such as confidentiality, safety, and non-discrimination in all program activities, ensuring that GBV survivors are treated with respect and dignity.
  • Prepare outreach materials and awareness campaigns tailored to local communities, ensuring that the information is relevant and culturally appropriate.
  • Implement community-based interventions in partnership with relevant stakeholders such as women and children’s affairs, teachers, medical providers, and law enforcement.
  • Process referrals to appropriate service providers for GBV survivors, ensuring that their needs are met, and all required documentation is provided.
  • Apply the necessary legal frameworks to all protection activities, ensuring that the rights of survivors are upheld in accordance with national laws and international standards.
  • Prepare regular reports, including weekly updates, case progress reports, and activity summaries for submission to the Protection Manager and field coordinator.
  • Implement and support the delivery of capacity-building initiatives for community workers and partners, ensuring effective coordination in response to GBV incidents.

EDUCATION, LICENSES, & CERTIFICATIONS

  • BA in psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Public Health, Gender Studies, or any other Social Science related field.
  • Must be computer literate, including Microsoft word, excel, outlook and power-point

EXPERIENCE

  • Minimum2 years’ experience in GBV (Gender Based Violence), and Gender-related humanitarian and development programming.
  • Work in remote areas is preferable.
  • Clear understanding of gender, power abuse, and issues surrounding violence against women.
  • Field-based experience on GBV response and child protection is advantageous
  • Able to maintain GBV and protection principles at all times.
  • INGO working experience is an added value

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

Knowledge:

  • Knowledge of humanitarian standards, donors, systems and principles, e.g., Sphere, CHS, Red Cross Code of Conduct, etc.
  • A basic understanding of health systems.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills for cross-cultural teamwork.
  • Adaptable and resilient under pressure, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
  • Knowledge of development & humanitarian issues and concepts
  • Fluent spoken and written Amharic and English local language is advantageous
  • Positive and professional attitude, able to organize, maintain composure and prioritize work under pressure, work overtime when needed and able to coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail.
  • Possess interest and commitment to human rights and gender equality.

Duty Station: East Telemt, Humera and Metema

APPLICATION LINK

Position 2: Program Liaison Officer

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Represent Medical Teams in the assigned field location by liaising with the RHB, donors, and other stakeholders, including partners.
  • Share updates on Medical Teams work, activities, and report back any updates from various platforms in the Coordination Office.
  • Facilitate MOUs/operational agreements between Medical Teams and the RHB, Bureau of Plan & Finance (BoFED), and Early Warning Response & Risk Preparedness (Bureau of Agriculture).
  • Attend Health, Nutrition, Logistics cluster meetings in the assigned location and share the direction/updates with the Field Coordinator & Health & Nutrition Program Manager.
  • Attend HINGO and Access coordination meetings in the assigned location and serve as Medical Teams s security focal point in the assigned location
  • Identify health & nutrition response needs to support the restoration of operations to full capacity and communicate these needs with the field program manager and field coordinator
  • Support the provision of healthcare delivery services in compliance with standards set by RHB, FMOH, and medical teams.
  • To serve as the key communication and coordination link between the regional office, implementing partners, local stakeholders, and the central/head office—ensuring effective program delivery, compliance, and alignment with strategic objectives in the region.
  • Provide support to the Field Office team by facilitating information flow between field-level activities during key regional office representation meetings in the assigned field location to ensure objectives are met according to national standards.
  • Work closely with the Health & Nutrition Manager in the field office to provide capacity building for healthcare staff at the target health facilities.

Required: –

  •   Bachelor’s degree in Nurse, or Health Officer

Preferred:

  • MPH is preferable

EXPERIENCE

  • At least 3 years’ experience working at a Health program at which 2 years’ experience in managing/liaison activities; closely working with RHB and partners
  • Experience working with INGOs

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

KNOWLEDGE

  • Proven knowledge of development & humanitarian issues and concepts
  • Ability to adapt to a changing environment.

SKILLS:

  • Humanitarian motivation
  • Emotionally and spiritually mature
  • Strong interpersonal and team skills
  • Skilled in communicating both local language and English
  • Team player – practical, desire to support the field teams.
  • Excellent communicator
  • Negotiation and representation skills
  • Analytical and problem-Solving skill
  • Computer literate, able to work efficiently in Microsoft office on standard or mobile platforms.

Deadline : October 21st, 2026

 

Duty Station: Mekelle

APPLICATION LINK

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