Technical Director Ethiopia

IntraHealth International, Inc. is currently accepting applications for a Technical Director position for a five-year, USAID strengthening human resources for health program in Ethiopia. The Technical Director for the project is responsible for overall leadership and management of the technical services delivered under the program. S/He provides strategic guidance, vision and leadership to the human resources for health and pre-service training components of the program and works closely with the Project Director on all quarterly and annual reports required by USAID.

Successful candidates for the Technical Director position will have a clinical degree and preferably an advanced degree in public health, social science or a related discipline. In addition, candidates will have a minimum of 8 years of senior level experience in designing, implementing or managing large, complex projects in Ethiopia and/or other developing countries. S/He will have experience in human resources management, human resource information systems and pre and in-service training approaches and the ability to provide technical leadership to senior technical staff, the Ministry of Health and training institutions. S/He will have previous experience on donor-supported programs, preferably with USAID, as well as experience with donor reporting systems. Ideally, s/he will possess significant knowledge of the Ethiopian health sector at all levels of the system, including knowledge of health sector reform and decentralization. The ideal candidate should have strong communication, advocacy, negotiation and presentation skills and proven leadership and supervisory experience in leading teams to successful outcomes. The candidate for the Technical Director position should have excellent written and oral communication skills in English with Amharic speaking skills preferred. S/He must be able to communicate and coordinate effectively with ministry personnel, donors and project partners. The applicant should possess strong computer skills including Word, PowerPoint and Excel and be willing to travel in Ethiopia, and internationally if requested to represent the project and IntraHealth at international forums.

This is a position is with IntraHealth International in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. For immediate consideration, please apply by visiting IntraHealth’s career page at http://www.intrahealth.org/section/careers and follow the instructions to submit an online application, including submitting your most recent CV/resume and Biodata form (found at http://www.intrahealth.org/section/careers ).

IntraHealth International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.