Clinic Head (Medical Doctor)

DISTINCT FUTURE OF CVDA

CVDA has been re-registered and licensed by the Ethiopian Ministry of Justice, Charities and Societies Agency, on November 30, 2009 as an Ethiopian Residents charity in accordance with the Charities and Societies proclamation No. 621/2009 with registration No. 0588. As per 1113/2019 proclamation also re-registered on July 30, 2019.

CVDA has permission to work at the national level however so far operates marginal parts of Benshangule Gumuz Region, Sidama region, South Ethiopia Region, Central Ethiopia region, South west Ethiopia region, Oromiya region, Afar region and Addis Ababa City administration.

It is member of Consortium of Reproductive Health Association (CORHA), Union of Ethiopian Women Charitable Association (UEWCA), Ethiopian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative/EEITI/, Ethiopia Civil Society Coalition for Scaling up Nutrition/ECSC-SUN/ and Afar Region Health Partner Forum.

The following are CVDA’s vision, mission, goals, principles and values:

Vision

CVDA envisions a poverty-free Ethiopia where equity and equality are ensured.

Mission:

CVDA’s mission is to enhance socioeconomic development in health, education, agriculture, environment, livelihood, and WaSH, humanitarian responses, community-based peace-building, and good governance through holistic approaches and working with the community to contribute towards sustainable development and an improved standard of living in Ethiopia.

Overall goal:

CVDA’s goal is to contribute to poverty alleviation through community-based approaches by implementing programs for development, good governance, and humanitarian responses in different regions of the country.

CORE VALUES

CVDA and its operations enshrine the following values.

• Integrity: Upholding the principles of honesty and responsibility and maintaining the highest ethical standards possible.
• Courage of conviction: CVDA’s pledge is to fight against poverty and hunger and always take sides with the poorest and most disadvantaged groups and help them bring about positive changes in their lives.
• Accountability: This espouses CVDA’s ongoing commitment to be accountable for its actions and to respond periodically to questions concerning its activities or answer to those who will be affected by our decisions or actions.
• Transparency: CVDA takes decisions and implements them in a manner that follows the rules and regulations. Moreover, CVDA shall provide key stakeholders with reliable, relevant, and timely information on matters that concern them.
• Sensitivity: CVDA is sensitive to conflict, gender, resources, culture, and social values in all of its program design, implementation, monitoring, and reporting and hence it wishes to be impartial and equitable in all its actions and activities

5.5 PRINCIPLES

CVDA adheres to the following principles:

• Real-time and change-oriented performance
• Belief that results can be achieved if the process is sound and suitable
• Trustworthiness
• Team spirit
• Ownership
• Volunteerism
• Compliance and commitment
• Do no harm
• Value for money\
• Sustainability

PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

1. Reproductive and Primary Health Program
2. Water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) Program
3. Food Security, Livelihood Diversification and Natural Resource Conservation Program
4. , Education Program
5. Emergency and Relief Program

Description of the Vacancy

Common Vision for Development Association (CVDA) is establishing a licensed medium clinic in Hawassa City, Sidama Region, to provide accessible, affordable, safe and quality healthcare. The Clinic Head is a licensed medical doctor responsible for the overall leadership and day-to-day operation of the clinic, including clinical service delivery, coordination and supervision of the multidisciplinary team, and continuous improvement of service quality. The position provides comprehensive primary healthcare in accordance with Ethiopian health regulations, national clinical standards and guidelines, and CVDA policies and procedures. The Clinic Head also supports community outreach, effective use of health information, and the clinic’s gradual progress toward operational and financial sustainability. This role also particularly supports quality integrated service delivery including HIV services, maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health, and non-communicable disease management. Effective use of health information systems, quality improvement initiatives, and engagement in initiatives to enhance the clinic’s revenue growth trajectory will be a critical role of the medical director, as the eventual goal of the clinic’s establishment is to attain self-sustainability with time.

Vacancy opening date: November 04, 2026

Vacancy closing date: November 10, 2026

Position: Clinic Head (Medical Doctor)

Report to: Project Coordinator

Location: CVDA Medium Clinic, Hawassa City, Sidama Region

Salary: As per the scale of the organization

Required Number: 01

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Lead the clinic’s operations and clinical team while providing comprehensive, integrated and patient-centered medical care; ensure safe and quality services, effective referral and continuity of care, regulatory compliance, accurate reporting and efficient use of clinic resources.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Key responsibilities

• Overall leadership for entire clinic team (nurses, laboratory staff, pharmacists, janitors, etc.,) leading to successful clinic operations. NOTE: The clinic will be registered under the Medical Director’s operating license.
• Provide comprehensive outpatient care (adult and Pediatric) including consultation, physical examination, diagnosis and treatment of individual patients visiting the clinic
• Manage and integrate MCH. SRH, & NCDs as well as other primary healthcare components in infectious and non-infectious fields, with comprehensive HIV services.
• Manage and /or stabilize medical emergency cases coming into the clinic (including pre-and post-operative care) within the scope of the clinic, before referrals can be made as needed
• Prescribe and monitor patient response on medications (follow up care plans) per standards on rational use of pharmaceuticals and medical commodities.
• Identify cases requiring advanced care and coordinate timely referrals and ensure appropriate documentation and follow-up of referred patients.
• Perform minor surgical and medical procedures within the medium clinic capacity
• Learn and undertake usage of ultrasonography as a diagnostic support skill.
• Coordinate with referral hospitals and diagnostic centers to ensure continuity of care.
• Maintain accurate and complete medical records including patient history, physical examination, investigations, diagnosis, management plan in the patient card as well electronic medical records.
• Support patient-level data analysis to guide continuous quality improvement efforts, as well as efforts responsive to building community trust in the clinics’ brand as exemplified in increasing consumer market coverage.
• Ensure services compliance with program quality standards, in line with developed Program’s SOPs, M&E plan, and financial management documents.
• Participate in clinical audits, case reviews, and lead the clinic quality improvement across a multi-disciplinary team
• Stay adherent to medical ethics, clinical standards, and regulatory guidelines, including engagement in continuous professional development (CPD) to maintain updated medical knowledge and skills.
• Guide his clinic team in commodity quantification forecasting, requisition (at PSI warehouse level &/or collaborate with supply chain actors at networked public sector facility level at woreda and sub city level), and procurement where applicable
• Support mentorship and on-the-job training of junior clinical staff where appropriate.
• Support and participate (when needed) in clinic’s community outreach initiatives aimed at health promotion screenings, and preventive care campaigns.
• Promote effective teamwork and collaboration within the clinic and ensure timely, accurate clinical and programmatic reporting to PSI Ethiopia and at sub city level.
• Represent the clinic at relevant stakeholder meetings, and any other duties as may be assigned by PSI Ethiopia as the employer

N.B. Applicants should complete summary table listed below and should clearly state minimum salary expectation even the organization has its own salary scale. Applicants who did not comply this instruction will not considered for further selection

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Doctor of medicine (MD) from recognized higher education with at least 3 years of postgraduate clinical experience, with demonstrated familiarity with Ethiopia’s Essential Health Service Package and national treatment protocols.
• Experience in HIV comprehensive care services provision is desirable, with strong communication, patient counseling, and interpersonal skills
• Experience working in NGO-supported health programs or private clinics with demonstrated ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams is an advantage.
• Valid and renewed professional license from the relevant regulatory authority and willingness to provide his/her professional license to be used for the clinic.
• Commitment to medical ethics, patient confidentiality, patient safety, and continuous quality improvement.
• Proficiency in Amharic and English