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Department/Program: Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent and Youth health and Nutrition (RMNCAYH-N)

Reports to: Technical Advisor/ Malaria

Based on: Addis Ababa

Duration of contract: Indefinite based on performance and availability of funds

Remuneration: As per organization pay scale plus other PSI Ethiopia staff benefits.

Who we are

We’re Population Services International (PSI), the world’s leading non‐profit social marketing organization. We work to make it easier for people in the developing world to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire by marketing affordable products and services that range from mosquito nets to contraceptives to HIV testing. We are a $560m enterprise based in Washington, DC, operating in the private and public sectors in more than 65 countries.

Join us!

There are over 9,000 “PSI’ers” around the world. It’s a diverse group of entrepreneurs and professionals with an unusually wide range of backgrounds – from the medical industry to the music business – all with unique skills we bring to the job.

PSI/Ethiopia wants reimagine healthcare, put the consumer at the center, and whenever possible, bring quality care to the front door. We achieve health impact in Ethiopia by working with both government and private partners and harvesting technology innovation to bring quality care closer to communities, schools, and homes. We empower consumers by including them in the design of healthcare solutions, offering them more healthcare choices, and helping them to have a voice in influencing national priorities. We work with all market actors in the health system to understand their needs, designing and delivering solutions so that market systems can sustainably serve consumers for the long term, helping to support the Government of Ethiopia in achieving Universal Health Coverage.

We are looking for:

PSI Ethiopia is seeking a Program Coordinator to work on the rollout, coordination, and monitoring of malaria activities under RMNCH investment. The coordinator will align implementation with national priorities, strengthen service delivery systems, and ensure high-quality program execution across targeted regions. Working closely with government and community stakeholders, the role will oversee field-level activities, ensure the availability of tools and guidelines, support data use for decision-making, and document best practices to guide adaptive management and scale-up.

The Program Coordinator will:

• Coordinate the planning, implementation, and monitoring of malaria activities across regions and woredas, ensuring alignment with national policies and program priorities.
• Strengthen the capacity of providers and community-level health workers through mentorship, supportive supervision, and on-the-job coaching for VHWs, HEWs, and facility-based staff.
• Coordinate routine MEL activities and engage stakeholders to support data-driven decision-making, address service delivery gaps, and inform program improvements and scale-up.

Sounds like you? Read on!

Your contribution: Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day malaria interventions in collaboration with RMNCH-N coordinator, Malaria advisor, Program managers, field teams, ensuring integration across community and facility platforms.
• Coordinate[RD1] malaria activities in high and moderate endemic areas, including prevention, case detection, referral, and outbreak response.
• Support annual, quarterly, and monthly planning, aligning work plans and budgets with MOH priorities, donor requirements, and program objectives.
• Coordinate implementation research activities to assess the effectiveness, feasibility, acceptability, fidelity, scalability, and sustainability of VHL-led malaria interventions within the Health Extension Program (HEP).
• Coordinate collection, analysis, interpretation, and utilization of routine malaria program and implementation research data.
• Coordinate documentation of implementation challenges, contextual factors, innovations, and successful approaches to inform national malaria policy and scale-up.
• Coordinate documentation and sharing of lessons learned, best practices, and innovations across implementation regions.
• Coordinate implementation of VHL-led malaria prevention activities, including household education, LLIN/ITN utilization promotion, early care-seeking, adherence follow-up, and referral of suspected malaria cases in accordance with national guidelines.
• Support community-facility referral systems to improve timely diagnosis, treatment initiation, referral completion, and follow-up of malaria cases.
• Support implementation of community-based social and behaviour change interventions to improve malaria prevention behaviours, treatment adherence, and uptake of malaria services.
• Strengthen coordination between VHLs, HEWs, PHCU staff, Women’s Development Unions (WDUs), and local leadership to improve malaria service delivery.
• Facilitate joint planning, supervision, reflection sessions, and cross-learning across regions and woredas.
• Standardize tools, protocols, and reporting mechanisms to ensure quality, consistency, and compliance with national guidelines.
• Track program performance, generate MEL insights, and provide actionable recommendations for adaptive management and improvement.
• Coordinate programmatic interventions of malaria focused implementation research in collaboration with the Malaria advisor and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate technical and operational alignment between PSI, government counterparts, partners, and community structures.
• Represent PSI in national and regional technical working groups, task forces, and advocacy forums.
• Provide technical guidance on malaria prevention, case management, surveillance, and VHL-led interventions, including test-and-refer and ITN promotion.
• Develop malaria technical protocols, job aids, training materials, and facilitate capacity strengthening for VHLs, HEWs, and facility staff.
• Support strategies to prevent drug and insecticide resistance, improve treatment adherence, and enhance program sustainability.
• Document lessons learned, innovations, and best practices to inform scale-up, policy recommendations, and community engagement strategies.

Your background

What are we looking for? The basics

• Graduate or Postgraduate degrees in, Medicine, Public Health, Nursing, population studies, or other related fields.
• At least four (4) years with a master’s or six (6) years of experience with a first degree in relevant disciplines.
• 4+ years of experience in malaria program design, implementation, and technical support, preferably in community health settings.
• Knowledge of Ethiopian malaria policies, protocols, and primary health care system.
• Strong experience in training, mentorship, and capacity building of community and facility health workers.
• Experience in monitoring, evaluation, and implementation of research for malaria programs.
• Excellent coordination, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to work independently and in teams.
• Willingness to travel frequently to field locations.

What would get us excited?

• Proven experience working in malaria program.
• Hands-on experience supporting government health systems.
• Demonstrated skills in advocacy and policy engagement.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative spirit.
• Innovative problem-solving mindset