Health Officer

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected. 

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. 

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries. 

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity

The position holder (Health Officer) leads and coordinate the implementation of integrated Mobile Health and Nutrition Team services by providing comprehensive primary health care, management of acute and chronic illnesses, emergency response, referral services, supervision of team members, reporting, and liaison with local health authorities and communities 

The Individual

Qualifications/ Experience/Skills Essential:

• Education: HO/Public health, BSc Nursing Degree/diploma from a recognized University/health college
• Minimum of one year of experience in emergency health/nutrition programs, MHNT, and community-based services

• Strong leadership, team management and coordination skills
• Extremely flexible, able to work independently, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations and frustrations.
• Ability to work and create the partnership with key government and peer partners and stakeholders

Languages required:

• Excellent English verbal and written skills.
• Knowledge of local language (Afaan Oromoo) -mandatory

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver Mobile Health and Nutrition Team (MHNT) services in line with national guidelines.
• Provide outpatient, emergency, preventive, and nutrition-related healthcare services, including diagnosis, treatment, referral, and follow-up.
• Coordinate day-to-day MHNT operations, outreach activities, and collaboration with health authorities and community structures.
• Supervise, mentor, and build the capacity of health staff to ensure quality service delivery and compliance with clinical standards.
• Ensure accurate patient documentation, reporting, quality assurance, and effective management of medical supplies and resources.
• Promote child protection, gender equality, inclusion, and community accountability in all program activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support project objectives.

Safeguarding Children and Program Participants (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) 

• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed per the appropriate procedures.
• Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understand their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day-to-day work.
• Ensures that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.

Location:Oromia, Jimma zone

Type of Role: Fixted Term for Two Month 

Reports to: Project Coordinator

Grade: C1

Closing Date: 12 September 2026

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk. 

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.