Project Assistant BRCAAS
Addis Ababa - Ethiopia
Job Summary
Job Purpose:
The BRCAAS Project Assistant will provide programmatic technical and operational support to the implementation of the Building Regional Capacity Amidst Aid Shifts: Technical Assistance project. The role will support coordination facilitation documentation and follow-up of project activities across the target regions.
Working under the guidance of the Project Coordinator the Assistant will play a key role in ensuring smooth day-to-day implementation effective stakeholder engagement and timely delivery of project outputs particularly in supporting regional-level activities related to health financing and system strengthening.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Project Coordination & Implementation Support
- Support day-to-day coordination of project activities across regions ensuring timely implementation of planned interventions.
- Assist in tracking implementation progress against work plans and flag delays or challenges to the Project Coordinator.
- Support organization and facilitation of meetings workshops trainings and review forums at national and regional levels.
- Coordinate logistics for project events including scheduling communication and documentation.
- Maintain regular communication with Regional Bureaus of Health and Finance to support activity follow-up.
- Assist in collecting compiling and organizing project data for monitoring and reporting purposes.
- Support preparation of routine progress reports presentations and briefs.
- Document meeting minutes action points lessons learned and best practices.
- Provide support to implementation of health financing and system strengthening interventions at regional level.
- Assist in compiling technical inputs background materials and evidence for program activities.
- Support knowledge management and dissemination of project outputs.
Operational & Administrative Support
- Support financial and administrative processes related to project implementation (e.g. activity budgets liquidation follow-ups procurement coordination).
- Ensure proper documentation and filing of project records in line with Amref procedures.
- Assist in coordinating travel and field visits for project staff and partners.
Other Responsibilities
Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications :
Academic and Professional Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Public Health Health Economics Health Services Management Business Administration or related field.
Required Competencies and Skills
- Good understanding of health systems strengthening and/or public health programs.
- Strong organizational and coordination skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Basic skills in data management documentation and report writing.
- Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word Excel PowerPoint).
Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in project implementation coordination or support roles in NGOs or government settings.
- Experience working with Regional Health Bureaus or similar stakeholders is an asset.
- Experience supporting trainings workshops and stakeholder coordination.
- Exposure to donor-funded projects and reporting requirements is desirable.
Additional Information :
Your application should include a cover letter detailing why you are the best fit for this position and your CV with relevant skills and experience. Closing date will be on Monday 13 April 2026.
Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an @ address.
Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is is dedicated to diversity and is an equal-opportunity employer with a non-smoking environment policy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
About Company
Amref International University focuses on training, research and extension in health sciences, emphasizing promotive, preventive, rehabilitative and palliative health. AmIU is founded on the experience and intellect of Amref Health Africa, which is reputed for its over 60 years of qua ... View more