Job Summary
The description of responsibilities and tasks in this job description is indicative. It is the responsibility of the incumbent to be an active and supportive member of the Country and regional team and the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement as such. This means that the incumbent may be asked to take on additional responsibilities and tasks that are not described herein. If the changes in responsibilities and tasks constitute more than 25% of the working hours over a period of time, the incumbent manager may suggest a revision of the job description.
Key Performance Areas
- Project Planning, Coordination, and Management (70%)
Lead the development and execution of detailed project work plans, timelines, and budgets in line with DRC and ERCS procedures, donor requirements, and international standards.
Coordinate project activities across ERCS branches, health facilities (regional, zonal, woreda level), community structures, and explore linkage to emergency preparedness systems.
Oversee procurement planning, logistics, and resource allocation to ensure timely implementation of project activities.
Identify and mitigate project risks, particularly those affecting operations in disaster-prone and hard-to-reach areas.
Ensure compliance with DRC and ERCS policies, IFRC/Movement standards, government regulations, and donor specific frameworks.
Support to Strengthening Community Health Systems & Primary Healthcare (PHC) Systems
Coordinate community-level CMD interventions—including prevention, risk-factor education, early detection, referral, and adherence support—through ERCS branch network.
Strengthen community engagement, community outreach, partnerships, and linkages with local leaders and community-based structures.
Oversee behaviour change and health promotion activities focused on lifestyle modification and CMD risk reduction.
Coordinate activities that enhance ERCS-supported PHC facilities, including infrastructure improvements, supply chain strengthening, and readiness for CMD/NCD service delivery.
Support integration of CMD/NCD screening, diagnosis, referral, and long-term follow-up into routine PHC services delivered by ERCS and partners.
Integration of Non-Communicable Disease in ERCS Disaster Preparedness & Response
Coordinate with Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and Emergency Health teams to ensure CMD continuity of care in emergencies and among displaced populations.
Lead efforts to integrate CMD prevention, diagnosis, and treatment protocols into ERCS disaster preparedness and emergency health response systems.
Support development of training packages, tools, and operational guidelines that reinforce CMD service delivery during humanitarian crises.
Policy Support and Stakeholder Engagement
Support RC/RC role in implementation of national NCD, PHC, and emergency health policies through ERCS’s auxiliary role to the Government of Ethiopia.
Facilitate coordination with the Ministry of Health, Regional Health Bureaus, IFRC, Movement partners, UN agencies, NGOs, and academic institutions.
Represent DRC/ERCS at technical working groups, clusters, and multi-sectoral coordination platforms.
Promote a culture of accountability, ensuring feedback mechanisms are accessible, and concerns are documented, analysed, and used for organizational learning. Ensure compliance and embed safeguarding principles into all aspects of program delivery (PSEAH, CEA, PGI).
Monitoring, Evaluation, Data Systems & Learning
Lead development and implementation of the project’s M&E plan, performance indicators, and reporting systems in collaboration with ERCS PMER teams.
Ensure timely and qualitative donor reports and indicator progress tracking.
Strengthen facility and community data systems for CMD/NCD surveillance, service delivery tracking, and supply chain monitoring.
Ensure data quality and promote routine data use for decision-making at branch and national levels.
With PMEAL/PMER colleagues coordinate evaluations, operational research, learning reviews, and produce high-quality donor and government reports.
Financial & Grant Management
Oversee project budget management, expenditure monitoring, and financial reporting following DRC financial procedures and donor guidelines.
Prepare financial forecasts, support internal and external audits, and ensure strong financial accountability.
Manage partner obligations at national and branch level and ensure compliance across all implementing units.
- Capacity Building of ERCS Staff and Volunteers (20%)
Plan and oversee capacity-building activities for ERCS health staff, volunteers, and community health workers on CMD, NCDs, PHC, community health, and emergency response.
Work with technical experts to develop and adapt training curricula, job aids, guidelines, and mentorship tools appropriate for ERCS operational contexts.
Monitor training outcomes and assess improvements in competency and service delivery quality across project staff and volunteers.
Team Management & Collaboration
Provide day-to-day support for ERCS project staff, ensuring clear roles, supportive supervision, and effective performance management.
Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and accountable work environment across branches and departments and between DRC/ERCS.
Coordinate across ERCS technical units—Health, Disaster Management, Logistics, Finance, and PMER—to ensure integrated and efficient project delivery.
- DRC Health Priorities (10%)
Participate in DRC health matrix/working group, contribute to DRC’s NCD initiatives.
With the CM ensure the country office deliver on DRC health objectives.
Support the CM in achieving DRC’s visibility objectives for Ethiopia, by providing input to the DRC Communications Team based at HQ.
Perform any other related task assigned by the CM, or requested by the DRC Head of Region, or HQ, transmitted through the CM.
Power of Decision-Making in Relation to the Tasks
Under the lead of the DRC Country Manager and in close collaboration with Ethiopia Red Cross, DRC Regional Office, and DRC in Kenya and Somalia the project coordinator will lead the implementation of the project in Ethiopia.
The NCD project coordinator is responsible for timely communication to the CM on any issue that could significantly affect the performance of the projects in Ethiopia, whether this would represent an opportunity to DRC, or a risk, particularly to the international reputation of DRC or the Movement.
Reporting Tasks
Daily reporting to DRC Ethiopia Country Manager.
Daily communication with the DRC country team in Ethiopia.
Daily communication with relevant ERCS programme staff, both at the Headquarters and branches.
The NCD project coordinator will take an active part in sharing, experience exchange, and lessons learned within and outside of the Africa Region.
Expected Results
In line with the DRC Vision, strategic priorities, international and country strategies and regional result-based contract:
DRC programmes are implemented and monitored according to programme documents and action plans.
ERCS Health/WASH Unit has been strengthened, and the capacity of ERCS to implement NCD activities has been enhanced.
The quality of implemented project activities has been enhanced.
Qualification Requirements
Master’s/Bachelor’s degree in public health, Nursing, Medicine, Health Management, or related field.
7/9 years of relevant experience from MoH/Regional Health bureaus or humanitarian or development organizations working on supporting government health systems or working with MoH/RHBs.
Proven experience in budget management, planning, reporting, and coordination with stakeholders.
Preferred
Experience in NCD/CMD programming and integration into PHC or emergency settings.
Experience working with the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement and understanding of Movement principles.
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