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Compassion International

Christian child development through church-based programs

Health Specialist 3

Community Outreach & ProgramsPosted on Nov 10
Full-timeEthiopiaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in public health, health sciences, nursing, clinical sciences, or a related field.
  • Relevant experience in community health, integrated health programming, or health systems strengthening.
  • Experience supervising field teams and working with regional and district health structures.
  • Working knowledge of HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal, newborn and child health, nutrition, and primary/community health.
  • Knowledge of hub-and-spoke or similar referral and supportive-supervision models.
  • Strong field supervision, coaching, facilitation, coordination, and reporting skills.
  • Ability to work with government, facilities, communities, and faith-based stakeholders.
  • Ability to monitor activity progress and resource utilization without compromising quality or compliance.
  • Certification from a nationally or internationally recognized organization in a related field.
  • Equivalent education, training, and/or certification may be substituted for the experience and education shown.

Responsibilities

  • Advocate to raise awareness of children’s needs; prioritize child protection in all decision-making, tasks, and activities; follow the organization’s child protection commitment and code of conduct; report concerns of child abuse, neglect, or exploitation through internal processes; and support responses to incidents.
  • Translate approved workplans and technical guidance into regional and district activity schedules and implementation priorities.
  • Coordinate integrated HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal, newborn and child health, and nutrition activities across assigned hubs, spokes, and districts.
  • Track activity readiness, implementation milestones, dependencies, and corrective actions.
  • Coordinate with regional and district health structures, facilities, faith-based organizations and structures, and communities to support timely workplan execution.
  • Directly supervise assigned Community Mobilizers and establish workplans, targets, schedules, and reporting routines.
  • Conduct routine field supervision, coaching, and performance reviews.
  • Ensure mobilizers implement approved community activities and maintain effective links with facilities and community structures.
  • Identify performance gaps and provide or escalate corrective support.
  • Strengthen referral and feedback mechanisms among communities, spokes, and hubs.
  • Support demand generation, health promotion, case finding, continuity of care, and referral activities.
  • Coordinate with facility teams and district health management structures during joint supervision and review.
  • Support operational problem-solving that affects service access and referral completion.
  • Monitor assigned regional and district activities against approved plans, outputs, timelines, and resource requirements.
  • Coordinate with Finance and Sourcing/Procurement to prepare activities for implementation and address delays early.
  • Review implementation progress against budget utilization in the assigned area and promptly flag under-utilization, over-utilization, delays, or forecast changes.
  • Ensure activity records, participant and supporting documentation, and implementation evidence are complete and timely.
  • Support training, mentorship, and coaching of frontline workers and community teams.
  • Promote application of national guidelines and FCI service standards.
  • Coordinate with the Regional Data and Information MEAL Specialist on data completeness, verification, interpretation, and use.
  • Contribute to regional reviews, learning documentation, and corrective-action follow-up.
  • Support, uphold, and engage in the organization’s core Cultural Behaviors in internal and external communications and relationships.
  • Travel approximately 50–60% within assigned regions and districts for supervision, technical support, mentorship, monitoring, and coordination of community and facility-level activities.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with donor-funded projects and faith-based organization/community platforms.

About the Company

Compassion International

Christian child development through church-based programs

Compassion International supports the holistic development of children in poverty through a church-based model. It partners with more than 8,000 local churches in 25 countries to deliver a program that focuses on each child’s spiritual, economic, social, and physical needs, guided by Christ-centered teaching. The system works by churches hosting and delivering the program in their communities, providing ongoing care and resources irrespective of background, while maintaining transparency in how funds are used. This approach differentiates Compassion from others by relying on a wide network of local churches to implement the program and by combining gospel-based teaching with practical support for the whole life of the child. The organization’s primary goal is to release children from poverty in Jesus’ name and to create lasting positive change in their communities.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Colorado Springs, CO
Founded
1952

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