Capacity Building Specialist

Job Description

Organizational Background

HUNDEE – Oromo Grassroots Development Initiative is a local non-partisan, not-for profit and secular charity organization established in April 1995. HUNDEE broadly envisions seeing a just world where women, men, boys and girls live in dignity and prosperity. To this end, it has been promoting various projects being developed in the areas of development and community education interventions. It has secured funding support from ISHIDO for the implementation of a project that seeks to deliver Sustaining Integrated Community HIV Response in Oromia (SICHRO) in Adaba, Adola, Bule-Hora, Negele Arsi, Odo-Shakiso, Shakiso, Shashemene, Yabello, Becho, Burayu, Woliso, Kofele, Dire (Mega) and Dawa towns of Oromia National Regional State.

The Main purpose of this project is to strengthen local HIV epidemic control so that 95% of individuals living with HIV know their status, 95% of persons living with HIV initiate antiretroviral therapy and 95% of clients on antiretroviral therapy achieve their viral load suppression. Currently, our organization seeks to hire competent and qualified candidates who fulfill the following criteria of the position.

Job Summary

The Capacity Building Specialist will lead training, mentoring, coaching, supportive supervision, and transition activities for Woreda Health Offices, health facilities, community structures, community workers, and volunteers. The role focuses on building lasting skills and local ownership of community HIV services, not just the number of people trained.

Specific Responsibility

• Conduct capacity assessments of Woreda Health Offices, health facilities, and community structures, and develop improvement plans.
• Design and deliver competency-based training, with curricula, job aids, and pre/post and competency assessments.
• Provide on-site mentoring, coaching, and supportive supervision across HTS, index testing, community DSD, IIT re-engagement, OVC, CLHIV, PBFW, and EID services.
• Build woreda capacity in planning, budgeting, supervision, and data use, and strengthen community leadership and social accountability.
• Facilitate woreda transition readiness assessments, handover plans, and sustainability dialogues.
• Track training results and skills application, and prepare monthly and quarterly reports.

Required Education and Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Nursing, Health Services Management, Education/Training, or a related field. A Master’s degree is an advantage.

Work Experience

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in public health, HIV programming, capacity building, or health systems strengthening.
• Proven experience in capacity assessment, training design and delivery, and mentoring or supportive supervision.
• Experience working with woreda health offices, health facilities, and community structures.
• Experience in donor-funded HIV programs is highly desirable; experience with transition or sustainability work is an advantage.

Strong facilitation, coordination, and report-writings

Skill and Personal Qualities Required

• Strong analytical, facilitation, communication, coaching, mentoring, coordination, problem-solving, planning, and organizational skills, with the ability to work effectively with government and community structures.

Language Ability

Proficiency in Afaan Oromo, Amharic and English languages is mandatory

Gender: Both male and female are invited, and women are highly encouraged to apply.

Salary: Negotiable subject to organizational salary scale and project budget.

Terms of employment: One year contract, with possibility of renewal depending on merit and job continuity.

Application Deadline: October 28, 2026, @ 11:00 AM

 

How to Apply

Address: 

HUNDEE Oromo Grassroots Development Initiative:

• Head Office: Addis Ababa/Finfinnee, Around Meskel Flower Roundabout, Near Villa Verde Hotel, Tel. 0115584623;
• Shashemene HIV Prevention, Care & Treatment Service Project Coordination Office nearby West Arsi Zonal Health Office , Telephone:- 0462111238

NB.

Only those applicants who fulfill the minimum requirement of the position are short listed and contacted for further evaluation.

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