World Vision Job Vacancy

World Vision Ethiopia began its first intervention in Ethiopia in 1971 with relief and opened the Ethiopia office in 1975. Relief, rehabilitation, and small community development projects dominated the decade that followed. During the 1984/85 drought, World Vision Ethiopia participated in a massive relief operation that saved the lives of millions of people.

Starting its operation with emergency intervention in some parts of Ethiopia, World Vision currently operates in 53 Area Programs (APs) implementing effective programmes, such as Education, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Nutrition, Emergency Response, Faith and Development, Food Security, Economic Development, Climate change, and environmental projects and other cross-cutting programmes.

 

Position 1: MNCH+N Lead

equired Education, Training, Certification

  • Medical Doctor (MD), or a bachelor’s degree in Midwifery, Nursing, Public Health or Nutrition, PLUS a master’s degree in public health, Nutrition, Reproductive Health or a directly related field.
  • Current professional registration/license with the relevant Ethiopian professional body, where applicable to the qualification held.
  • Minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in maternal, newborn and child health and/or nutrition programming in Ethiopia, including at least three (3) years in a technical advisory or technical leadership role on a donor-funded health Programme.
  • Proven technical command of the maternal and newborn continuum that is focused 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), the RUTF treatment pathway and infant and young child feeding counselling.
  • Substantive experience working with FMoH maternal and child health and nutrition structures, EPI, and Regional Health Bureaus, including participation in 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.

Required Professional Experience

  • Demonstrated experience in MNCH, nutrition, primary healthcare, and integrated service delivery.
  • Experience providing technical leadership, supportive supervision, mentoring, and capacity building to health workers and program teams.
  • Experience strengthening ANC, PNC, skilled delivery, immunization, EMTCT, IPTp, child health, and nutrition services.
  • Experience working with government health structures, health facilities, community health systems, and development partners.
  • Practical experience in quality improvement, referral systems, community engagement, and demand generation.
  • Experience using routine health data, monitoring results, and evidence for program improvement and decision-making.
  • Experience supporting technical reporting, documentation, learning, and knowledge management.
  • Experience integrating gender equality, disability inclusion, safeguarding, and equity into health programming.
  • Experience working in multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder health programs is desirable.

Place of Work: Addis Ababa

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Position 2: Health Systems Strengthening Lead

Required Education, Training, Certification

  • Medical Doctor (MD), or a bachelor’s degree in public health, Nursing or Health Officer, PLUS a master’s degree in public health, Health Systems or Health Services Management, Quality Improvement or a directly related field.
  • Current professional registration/license with the relevant Ethiopian professional body, where applicable to the qualification held.
  • Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in health systems strengthening, clinical service quality or health service management in Ethiopia, of which at least three (3) years in a technical advisory or technical leadership role on a donor-funded Programme.
  • Demonstrated experience designing or managing clinical mentorship, supportive supervision, or quality-improvement systems (PDSA, SAIA or comparable methodologies) at scale.
  • Proven experience operationalizing networked or referral-based service-delivery models, such as hub-and-spoke arrangements, networks of care or catchment-based systems.
  • Substantive working experience with the Federal Ministry of Health, Regional Health Bureaus and Woreda Health Offices on clinical standards, national guidelines, and service integration.
  • Demonstrated engagement with Ethiopian regulatory and supply institutions as such the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) and the Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Service (EPSS) and Ethiopian Hospital Alliance for Quality (EHAQ) on facility or service standards, product quality, or commodity availability.
  • Experience with facility readiness or capacity-assessment methodologies and the development of facility improvement plans .
  • Working knowledge of DHIS2 and eCHIS and the use of routine data for clinical quality management

Preferred Qualifications

  • Partnership Management certification.
  • Organizational Capacity Strengthening certification.
  • Project Management certification.
  • Related professional qualification

Required Professional Experience

  • Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating health systems strengthening (HSS) programs, including areas such as primary health care, governance and leadership, health financing, human resources for health, supply chains, health information systems, and quality improvement.
  • Proven experience providing technical leadership to complex, multi-partner health programs and translating strategies and policies into operational plans.
  • Strong experience working with government health institutions, particularly Ministries of Health and subnational health authorities, as well as development partners, implementing partners, and civil society organizations.
  • Experience strengthening institutional capacity, including supportive supervision, mentorship, workforce development, performance management, and continuous quality improvement.
  • Demonstrated ability to use health information and program data for planning, performance monitoring, evidence-based decision-making, and adaptive management.
  • Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and building effective partnerships across government, donors, implementing organizations, and communities.
  • Strong knowledge of primary health care and resilient health systems, with experience integrating disease-specific or technical programs into broader health-service delivery platforms.
  • Experience managing technical workplans, deliverables, budgets, and performance indicators for large-scale health programs.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation, analytical, stakeholder-engagement, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ethiopia experience and familiarity with the Ethiopian health system would be a strong advantage if this position is Ethiopia-based.

Place of Work: Addis Ababa

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Position 3: HIV/TB Lead

Required Education, Training, Certification

  • Minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in HIV and/or TB programming in Ethiopia, including at least three (3) years in a technical advisory or technical leadership role on a donor-funded health Programme.
  • Medical Doctor (MD), or a bachelor’s degree in public health, Nursing or Health Officer, PLUS a master’s degree in public health, Epidemiology or a directly related field.
  • Current professional registration/license with the relevant Ethiopian professional body, where applicable to the qualification held
  • Demonstrated experience with PEPFAR-, Global Fund- or comparably funded HIV/TB programmes, including familiarity with donor technical requirements, targets and reporting.
  • Proven technical command of the HIV cascade index testing, HIV self-testing, same-day ART initiation, differentiated service delivery and multi-month dispensing, viral-load monitoring and advanced HIV disease and of TB diagnosis and management, including mWRD/GeneXpert pathways, DS-TB treatment, TB preventive therapy and TB/HIV co-management.
  • Demonstrated experience designing and delivering clinical mentorship and supportive supervision for facility- and community-level health workers.
  • Substantive experience working with the Federal Ministry of Health, EPHI and Regional Health Bureaus, including participation in national technical working groups.
  • Experience using DHIS2 and routine HMIS data for Programme decision-making and performance management.
  • Experience working with Ethiopia’s community health platforms (Health Extension Programme, HDA/WDA networks) and, ideally, with faith-based or community mobilization structures-.

Required Professional Experience

  • Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, monitoring, and improving comprehensive HIV and TB prevention, diagnosis, treatment, care, and support programs.
  • Strong technical experience in areas such as HIV testing services, ART, viral-load monitoring, prevention of mother-to-child transmission, TB screening and diagnosis, TB treatment, TB preventive treatment, and management of HIV/TB co-infection.
  • Proven experience providing technical leadership and strategic direction for large-scale HIV/TB programs, including development of technical strategies, annual workplans, implementation approaches, and performance-improvement plans.
  • Demonstrated experience working with Ministries of Health, regional/subnational health authorities, health facilities, implementing partners, communities, and development partners to strengthen HIV/TB service delivery.
  • Experience supporting integrated HIV/TB services, including appropriate screening, referral, linkage to treatment, retention in care, adherence support, and continuity of services.
  • Strong experience using routine health information, surveillance, program-monitoring, and patient-level data to assess program performance, identify service-delivery gaps, and guide corrective actions.
  • Experience strengthening the capacity of healthcare workers, facility teams, program managers, and implementing partners through training, mentorship, supportive supervision, and quality-improvement approaches.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting quality improvement and differentiated service-delivery approaches, particularly for populations and geographic areas with persistent gaps in HIV/TB outcomes.
  • Experience collaborating with laboratories, pharmacies, supply-chain teams, monitoring and evaluation teams, community programs, and health facilities to improve the continuum of HIV/TB services.
  • Experience managing or providing technical leadership to donor-funded HIV/TB programs, with familiarity with major global health partners and mechanisms such as PEPFAR, USAID, CDC, and the Global Fund considered highly desirable.
  • Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply national HIV/TB guidelines and WHO recommendations and translate technical guidance into practical program implementation.
  • Strong leadership, analytical, coordination, problem-solving, stakeholder-engagement, presentation, and written and verbal communication skills.
  • For an Ethiopia-based position, substantial knowledge of Ethiopia’s HIV/TB program and experience working with national and regional health institutions would be highly desirable.

Place of Work: Addis Ababa

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Position 4: Faith Engagement Lead

Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or Certification

Master’s Degree in:

  • Theology
  • Religious Studies
  • Development Studies
  • Social Sciences

. International Development

  • Related fields

Preferred Qualifications

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

Required Professional Experience

  • Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Faith & 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.

Required Language(s)

  • Fluency in English and Amharic (written and spoken) is required. Working proficiency in Afaan Oromo, Tigrinya or Somali is a distinct advantage given the geographic spread of the ten hub networks.

Place of Work: Addis Ababa

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Deadline : November 13th, 2026

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