Technical Director – Faith and Community Initiative Project (FCI)-Ethiopia
On-siteAddis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaOn-siteFull TimeSenior LevelEnterprise
Full TimeSenior LevelEnterprise
Job Summary
Lead the design, planning, and adaptation of FCI Ethiopia's integrated health program, translating U.S. Government/PEPFAR expectations and national priorities into technically sound implementation approaches. Establish quality-assurance mechanisms, develop technical guidelines, and monitor performance across HIV, TB, MNCH, nutrition, and health systems strengthening components to ensure alignment with national standards. Provide senior technical engagement with the Federal Ministry of Health, regional bureaus, and implementing partners to strengthen capacity, oversee mentorship, and drive localization and sustainability efforts. Guide technical leads in resolving bottlenecks, utilizing MEL data for evidence-based decision-making, and adapting interventions based on emerging needs.
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree or higher in Public Health, Medicine, Nursing, Epidemiology, Health Systems Management, Nutrition, Global Health, International Development, or another closely related health discipline
- A clinical qualification combined with advanced postgraduate training in public health, health systems, health management, or program leadership
- Relevant professional registration or licensure, where applicable to the candidate's primary clinical or professional qualification
- Minimum 10–12 years of progressively responsible experience in public health, health systems strengthening, international development, or a closely related field
- At least 5 years in senior technical leadership positions
- Demonstrated experience as a Technical Director, Senior Technical Advisor, Technical Lead, Deputy Technical Director, or equivalent senior technical leadership role in a complex donor-funded health program
- At least 5 years of technical leadership experience in U.S. Government funded health programs
- Proven experience providing technical leadership across large, multi-partner, multi-regional, and multidisciplinary programs, preferably at national scale
- Demonstrated technical expertise in one or more core FCI areas HIV, TB, MNCH, nutrition, community health, PHC, or health systems strengthening combined with experience integrating multiple health components
- Strong experience in technical quality assurance, quality improvement, integrated service delivery, supportive supervision, mentorship, capacity strengthening, and evidence-based programming
- Demonstrated experience working with the Federal Ministry of Health, Regional Health Bureaus, government technical structures, technical working groups, donors, implementing partners, FBOs, and local organizations
- Proven experience providing technical oversight and capacity strengthening to multiple implementing partners, sub-awardees, local organizations, and FBOs across geographically dispersed areas
- Demonstrated experience using MEL data, evidence, research, assessments, and learning to improve technical performance and guide adaptive programming
- Proven experience in health systems strengthening, localization, government ownership, sustainability, institutionalization, and transition
- Experience working in complex, fragile, humanitarian, conflict-affected, or resource-constrained environments
- Strong strategic technical leadership and ability to translate program strategy into practical implementation models and technical guidance
- Excellent understanding of integrated health programming, including linkages among HIV, TB, MNCH, nutrition, community health, PHC, and health systems strengthening
- Strong U.S. Government/PEPFAR technical and program management knowledge, including performance frameworks, technical reporting, quality standards, and accountability requirements
- Advanced skills in quality improvement, performance management, data use, adaptive management, and evidence-to-action approaches
- Strong government engagement, donor engagement, negotiation, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams and build consensus across diverse technical and organizational stakeholders
- Strong partner technical management and organizational capacity strengthening skills
- Ability to identify technical underperformance, analyze root causes, develop corrective strategies, and deliver measurable improvements
- Strong understanding of Ethiopia's health system, national health policies, strategies, guidelines, and decentralized health structures
- Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure and make sound technical decisions in complex and rapidly changing environments
- PEPFAR Program Management and Technical Programming
- U.S. Government/USAID Award and Program Management
- HIV/AIDS and PEPFAR Technical Programming
- TB/HIV Collaborative Programming
- MNCH and Integrated Primary Health Care
- Nutrition Programming and Nutrition-Sensitive Health Systems
- Health Systems Strengthening
- Quality Improvement / Continuous Quality Improvement (QI/CQI)
- Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL)
- Data Use, DHIS2, Digital Health, and Health Information Systems
- Results-Based Management and Adaptive Management
- Project/Program Management: PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent
- Leadership and Senior Management
- Localization, Partnership Management, and Organizational Capacity Strengthening
- Safeguarding, PSEA, Gender, Disability Inclusion, and Protection
- Humanitarian Health, Emergency Preparedness, and Outbreak Response, particularly relevant to the Ethiopian context
- Minimum 10–12 years of progressively responsible professional experience in public health, international development, health systems strengthening, or a closely related field
- At least 5 years of progressively responsible technical leadership experience in U.S. Government-funded health programs
- Demonstrated PEPFAR experience
- The candidate should have a sound understanding of U.S. Government/PEPFAR technical standards, performance frameworks, quality requirements, data expectations, reporting, and accountability mechanisms
- Demonstrated substantial technical expertise in at least one core FCI technical area, such as HIV, TB, MNCH, nutrition, community health, primary health care, or health systems strengthening
- Proven experience providing strategic technical oversight across integrated health programs
- Proven ability to integrate multiple technical areas into a single coherent program strategy, implementation model, service-delivery approach, performance framework, and health systems strengthening agenda
- Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams across multiple partners and geographically dispersed implementation areas
- Ability to translate high-level technical strategies into practical guidance, tools, standards, implementation plans, and technical assistance
- Strong senior-level experience working with Ministries of Health, Regional Health Bureaus
Desired Qualifications
- Advanced postgraduate qualifications in Health Systems Strengthening, Global Health, Epidemiology, HIV/AIDS, Monitoring and Evaluation, or Program Management
- Relevant Professional Experience: Demonstrated experience as a Technical Director, Senior Technical Advisor, Technical Lead, Deputy Technical Director, or equivalent senior technical leadership role in a complex donor-funded health program
- Relevant Professional Experience: At least 5 years of technical leadership experience in U.S. Government funded health programs, with PEPFAR experience strongly preferred
- Relevant Professional Experience: Proven experience providing technical leadership across large, multi-partner, multi-regional, and multidisciplinary programs, preferably at national scale
- Relevant Professional Experience: Demonstrated technical expertise in one or more core FCI areas HIV, TB, MNCH, nutrition, community health, PHC, or health systems strengthening combined with experience integrating multiple health components
- Relevant Professional Experience: Strong experience in technical quality assurance, quality improvement, integrated service delivery, supportive supervision, mentorship, capacity strengthening, and evidence-based programming
- Relevant Professional Experience: Demonstrated experience working with the Federal Ministry of Health, Regional Health Bureaus, government technical structures, technical working groups, donors, implementing partners, FBOs, and local organizations
- Relevant Professional Experience: Proven experience providing technical oversight and capacity strengthening to multiple implementing partners, sub-awardees, local organizations, and FBOs across geographically dispersed areas
- Relevant Professional Experience: Demonstrated experience using MEL data, evidence, research, assessments, and learning to improve technical performance and guide adaptive programming
- Relevant Professional Experience: Proven experience in health systems strengthening, localization, government ownership, sustainability, institutionalization, and transition
- Relevant Professional Experience: Experience working in complex, fragile, humanitarian, conflict-affected, or resource-constrained environments
- Relevant Professional Experience: Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams and build consensus across diverse technical and organizational stakeholders
- Relevant Professional Experience: Strong partner technical management and organizational capacity strengthening skills
- Relevant Professional Experience: Ability to identify technical underperformance, analyze root causes, develop corrective strategies, and deliver measurable improvements
- Relevant Professional Experience: Strong understanding of Ethiopia's health system, national health policies, strategies, guidelines, and decentralized health structures
- Relevant Professional Experience: Knowledge of DHIS2 and other digital health and routine health information systems
- Relevant Professional Experience: Strong skills in technical writing, presentation, knowledge management, documentation, and dissemination of evidence and learning
- Relevant Professional Experience: Amharic fluency
- Relevant Professional Experience: Demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure and make sound technical decisions in complex and rapidly changing environments
- Preference will be given to candidates with specialized training or certification in: PEPFAR Program Management and Technical Programming
- Preference will be given to candidates with specialized training or certification in: U.S. Government/USAID Award and Program Management
- Preference will be given to candidates with specialized training or certification in: HIV/AIDS and PEPFAR Technical Programming
- Preference will be given to candidates with specialized training or certification in: TB/HIV Collaborative Programming
- Preference will be given to candidates with specialized training or certification in: MNCH and Integrated Primary Health Care
- Preference will be given to candidates with specialized training or certification in: Nutrition Programming and Nutrition-Sensitive Health Systems
- Preference will be given to candidates with specialized training or certification in: Health Systems Strengthening
- Preference will be given to candidates with specialized training or certification in: Quality Improvement / Continuous Quality Improvement (QI/CQI)
- Preference will be given to candidates with specialized training or certification in: Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL)
- Preference will be given to candidates with specialized training or certification in: Data Use, DHIS2, Digital Health, and Health Information Systems
- Preference will be given to candidates with specialized training or certification in: Results-Based Management and Adaptive Management
- Preference will be given to candidates with specialized training or certification in: Project/Program Management: PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent
- Preference will be given to candidates with specialized training or certification in: Leadership and Senior Management
- Preference will be given to candidates with specialized training or certification in: Localization, Partnership Management, and Organizational Capacity Strengthening
- Preference will be given to candidates with specialized training or certification in: Safeguarding, PSEA, Gender, Disability Inclusion, and Protection
- Preference will be given to candidates with specialized training or certification in: Humanitarian Health, Emergency Preparedness, and Outbreak Response, particularly relevant to the Ethiopian context
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