Cluster Coordinator

women and/or persons with disability are encouraged to apply for the position

Professional Alliance for Development (PADet) is an indigenous, not-for-profit, nongovernmental development and humanitarian organization established in 1998. It has been serving disadvantaged and marginalized segments of the community, especially youth, women, and children in the areas of Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDs Prevention & Care, Child Development & Safeguarding, Gender Equality and Women Empowerment and Livelihood & Food Security for the last 25 years.

Project Background

PADet, in partnership with JSI has planned to implement a project entitled “Momentum Integrated Health Resilience”/MIHER designed and managed by a Consortium led by IMA World Health, is a global initiative that partners with governments and local stakeholders in fragile states and regions.

MIHR focuses on equipping health institutions and frontline workers with the skills, tools, and resources to sustainably address the leading causes of maternal and child deaths.

The project is intended to be implemented in selected woredas of Central Gonder in the Amhara region.

PADet is putting the following advert to recruit qualified and competent candidates for the following job opportunities supporting implementation of the MIHER project.

Grade level: X

Location: In Gonder and actual duty station will be decided

Report to : Health Program Manager

Duration of employment: One year with possibility of extension based on performance and availability of budget

Number of staff required: 1

Job position summary:

The Cluster Coordinator holds a critical leadership and accountability role responsible for the planning, implementation, and performance oversight of all MIHR-E project activities within the assigned cluster or zone. S/he provides integrated technical assistance across all project thematic areas—including Maternal, Newborn, Child Health (MNCH) and Nutrition, and Health Security—to Zonal/Woreda Health Offices, Primary Hospitals, and PHCUs. S/he is responsible for supervising the cluster team, ensuring that all program activities and resources are managed effectively, transparently, and aligned with USG funding requirements and the project’s strategic objectives for health system resilience.

• Education: Master’s degree in public health, Health Service Management, or a closely related field.
• Experience: Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible experience in public health program management, with a strong focus on integrated family health programs (MNCH, Nutrition) and overall management of primary health care at the district or zonal level.
• Management Skills: Proven experience in supervising a diverse team, managing resources, and coordinating a diverse set of activities across multiple geographic sites.
• Capacity Building: Demonstrated experience in managing, conducting, and following up on training programs using participatory methods.
• Partnership Experience: Experience in working closely with local non-governmental organizations and government counterparts is highly desirable.
• Language: Fluency in the English language (written and verbal) is required. Mandatory fluency in one of the primary local languages of the areas of assignment is essential for operational effectiveness.
• Travel: Must be willing and able to travel frequently within the project Woredas and Kebeles and possess excellent knowledge of the region of assignment.
• Microsoft Office Pack: Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, Outlook, PowerPoint
• Clinical knowledge