Project Coordinator

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 Protection & Development, Gender Equality and Women Empowerment and Livelihood & Food Security for the last 26 years.

Project Background

Professional Alliance for Development (PADet) invites qualified, committed, and competent applicants to apply for positions under the HIV/AIDS Project targeting high-risk and vulnerable populations in the North Wollo Cluster. The project is supported by the United States Department of State (USDOS) and aims to strengthen HIV prevention, testing and referral services, linkage to care and treatment, community engagement, and other relevant HIV/AIDS interventions in the designated implementation areas.

The North Wollo Cluster Office coordinates and oversees project activities across 14 (SNUs), working closely with relevant government offices, health facilities, community structures, and other stakeholders to ensure effective implementation and quality service delivery.

PADet is putting the following advert to recruit qualified and competent candidates for the following job opportunities supporting implementation of the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Support Project for High-Risk and Vulnerable Populations project.

Job Title:                         Project Coordinator

Grade level:                            X

Location:                                Woldiya

Report to:                              Health & Nutrition Program Manager

Duration of employment: 5 months with possibility of extension based on performance and availability of budget

Number of staff required: 1

Position summary:

The Project Coordinator holds a critical leadership and accountability role responsible for the planning, implementation, and performance oversight of all HIV/AIDS Prevention and Support Project for High-Risk and Vulnerable Populations project activities within the assigned project. S/he provides integrated technical assistance across all projects. S/he is responsible for supervising the project team, ensuring that all program activities and resources are managed effectively, transparently, and aligned with USDOS funding requirements and the project’s strategic objectives for health system resilience.

Accountability:

• Support the implementation and coordination of HIV/AIDS prevention and response activities targeting high risk and vulnerable populations.
• Facilitate community mobilization, awareness creation, and demand generation for HIV prevention, testing, and referral services.
• Strengthen linkages to appropriate HIV testing, care, treatment, and support services.
• Coordinate activities with health facilities, local government offices, community-based organizations, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Support the collection, verification, analysis, and reporting of project data across the assigned SNUs.
• Monitor project performance against approved work plans, targets, and indicators.
• Ensure confidentiality, informed consent, non-discrimination, and respect for the rights and dignity of project beneficiaries.
• Prepare timely activity reports and contribute to documentation of project achievements, challenges, and lessons learned.
• Perform other duties relevant to the position as assigned

Education:

• MSC/BSC in public health, health sciences, social sciences, development studies, or other related fields.

Experience:

• Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible experience HIV/AIDS prevention, community health, key population programming, public health, or project coordination
• Proven experience in supervising a diverse team, managing resources, and coordinating a diverse set of activities across multiple geographic sites.
• Experience working with vulnerable communities and coordinating activities with multiple stakeholders.
• Knowledge of HIV prevention, testing and referral, linkage to care, and community-based service delivery.
• Good communication, interpersonal, teamwork, and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work in challenging field settings and travel to assigned implementation areas when required.
• Demonstrated experience in managing, conducting, and following up on training programs using participatory methods.
• Experience in working closely with local non-governmental organizations and government counterparts is highly desirable.
• Basic computer skills and familiarity with data collection and reporting tools