Ethiopia: Technical Advisor, Neglected Tropical Diseases
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 01 May 2015
CARE Ethiopia seeks a Technical Advisor for Neglected Tropical Diseases to support an upcoming, USAID/Ethiopia-funded, project that will use an integrated WASH approach to address the burden of five to seven highly-prevalent neglected tropical diseases on vulnerable populations across the country.
The effort is expected to further goals and objectives of current Mission programming to eradicate lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, blinding trachoma, and three soil-transmitted helminthes (hookworm, roundworm, and whipworm) that disproportionally affect poor communities with a lack of access to clean water and high rates of exposure to disease vectors. By ensuring alignment with current implementing partners of USAID’s flagship Neglected Tropical Disease Control Program, CARE plans to continue reaching the most marginalized in the country’s designated focus areas: Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Oromia, SNNPR, Somali, and Tigray, among other regions.
Working through woreda steering committees, CARE presently targets activities at the zonal level in conjunction with water, health, education, environmental protection partners. Using evidence-based approaches, including the SAFE strategy for trachoma, the project will implement strategies around water access and supply, sanitation, and school- and houshold-level hygiene. Illustrative project activities include conducting extensive mapping of water resources; developing project strategies based on maps that overlay trachoma, schistosomaisis, and soil-transmitted helminthiasis; collaborating with local government to improve community-managed water supply systems; expanding and deepening household latrine access and solid-waste management; implementing a school-led total sanitation approach; effecting (rolling-out) behavior change communication campaigns, while leveraging local media; and creating manuals and training local WASH champions for sustainable project results. Through these and other activities, CARE will work through existing policy mechanisms, and local fora, movements, and groups, to gather data, develop and implement project activities, report impacts, and disseminate findings and best practices.
The successful candidate will contribute expertise on dracunculiasis/Guinea worm, trachoma, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis/river blindness, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminths, or other disease control. The Advisor is expected to interact effectively with government and partner stakeholders on NTDs.
Specific duties and responsibilities:
- Providing technical assistance to the project;
- Supporting assessments, research, and monitoring and evaluation;
- Building capacity with local organizations and communities; and
- Liaising with partners and stakeholders.
Minimum qualifications:
- Medical Degree or Master’s degree in Public Health.
Desired:
- Experience with USAID programs.
How to apply:
http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH05/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CAREUSA&cws...
