Health & Nutrition Program Manager | Asayita

DEPENDING ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING
Open Position: 1
Contract Duration: December 31, 2026

JOB SUMMARY

The Health and Nutrition Program Manager will oversee the daily operations of Samaritan’s Purse’s Health and Nutrition Program in the program area. This role includes managing the MMNU activities each day, which involves traveling to mobile clinic sites, coordinating setup, supervising and guiding patient care delivery, leading the health and nutrition teams, and representing Samaritan’s Purse in meetings with health cluster partners and government authorities.  The Program Manager is responsible for ensuring that high‑quality, culturally sensitive patient care is consistently provided. This includes upholding patient confidentiality, maintaining infection prevention standards, and ensuring full compliance with Ministry of Health guidelines and Samaritan’s Purse protocols.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee and coordinate all components of the Health & Nutrition project, ensuring effective planning, implementation, monitoring, and budget management in line with donor requirements, regulatory standards, and internal SP policies.
• Plan and oversee the execution and monitoring of all technical aspects of health and nutrition projects
• Provide leadership and oversight for MMNU teams and PHC support services across the program area, guiding health professionals and PHC staff to deliver high‑quality medical care in line with current medical standards, SP guidelines, Ethiopia’s national protocols, organizational values, and universal infection‑prevention practices to improve patient and beneficiary health outcomes.
• Work with staff to ensure care and communication is culturally sensitive.
• Responsible for supervising the clinical team, providing appropriate intervention when needed.
• Ensure the proper functioning of the mobile medical unit, equipment, supplies, or pharmaceuticals.
• Foster a collaborative and supportive work environment where staff have clearly defined roles, engage in shared decision‑making, and receive the guidance they need to progress toward their objectives.
• Provide clinical leadership through the training and mentoring to other clinical staff in dissemination of new knowledge or protocols.
• Represent SP in developing relationships with Health and Nutrition clusters, local government, other INGOs and NGOs, as well as other stakeholders in SP Ethiopia’s areas of operation.
• Ensure information-sharing and coordination of project activities with relevant local government departments, health centers, NGOs and community stakeholders
• Ensure all project activities are conducted in a timely fashion to meet project timeline objectives.
• Effectively manage project finances through adherence to SP and donor financial guidelines within approved budget limits. This includes budget planning, tracking financial expenditures, providing receipts, conducting PAR reviews, and ensuring the accuracy and timely submission of financial reports.
• Coordinate with the logistics department to ensure procurement and delivery of medical supplies in a timely and transparent manner to meet project objectives. This includes providing verifiable records for the receipt and usage of project inputs.
• ·Maintain strong reporting, monitoring, and evaluation systems for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring that all M&E tools are consistently applied and utilized by the team in collaboration with M&E staff.
• Promote a safe environment for program participants and staff by strengthening awareness of safeguarding principles and upholding SP’s Safeguarding Against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (SEAH) policies and code of conduct.
• Carry out additional tasks and responsibilities with a generous and serving spirit for the benefit of Samaritan’s Purse.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE NEEDED

• MPH degree, Medical Doctor
• 3 to 4 years of related experience and/or training for Masters holders; or minimum 5 years relevant experience for Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree.
• At least 2 years in clinical Leadership.
• Has experience as Health Coordination or Leadership, preferably in a low-resource setting.
• Previous work experience in a humanitarian setting.

LANGUAGE

• Proficiency in English and Amharic
• Knowledge of the regional language required
• Knowledge of any other national language is a plus

SKILLS REQUIRED

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be willing to abide by Samaritan’s Purse’s code of conduct and understand the principals of Samaritan’s Purse’s values, as well as be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Attention to detail, anticipation and follow up are core values of the job function.
• Possesses strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Must be a self-starter and internally driven to success and hard work.
• Possesses strong cross-cultural communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Must be a humble team player
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable.
• Willingness to travel in and out of the field.
• Must have analytical and report-writing skills.
• High level of integrity and stewardship
• Committed to the SP values and ethics

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit.  The employee frequently is required to stand; walk and run; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

·        The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be exposed to loud noises around the maintenance and construction workshops.

·        May travel in country with exposure to communicable diseases, hot and humid weather conditions.

·        Work in a security context that is fluid

SAFEGUARDING COMMITMENT

The employee is required to carry out his/her duties in accordance with Samaritan’s Purse Safeguarding policy and Code of conduct.

Employee should remain alert and responsive to any child and adult safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills, which will enable him/her to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child and adult safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct his/herself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding Policy.