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Oromia Development Association (ODA)About This Role
This is a field-based training and mentoring role within ODA's HIV response project, where you would be responsible for strengthening the skills of health workers and community structures across multiple sites in Oromia. The position sits at the intersection of health programming and organizational development — you are not delivering HIV services directly, but making sure the people who do have the capacity to do it well. ODA is a longstanding local NGO with deep community ties, so expect a working culture that values practical field experience over theoretical frameworks.
What the Requirements Say About This Role
The senior-level experience expectation signals that ODA wants someone who has already navigated the gap between training design and real-world implementation — likely someone who has watched well-intentioned capacity building fail and learned from it. The profile suggests they need a self-directed professional comfortable moving between health facilities, community groups, and project offices without constant supervision, since the role spans seven sites. Experience in HIV or public health programming is probably weighted heavily because understanding the clinical and social dimensions of the project's target population is essential to designing relevant training content.
How to Approach This Application
Emphasize concrete examples of training programs you have designed and delivered — especially any that involved health workers, community health agents, or vulnerable populations. ODA will likely prioritize candidates who can show measurable improvements in trainee performance or service delivery outcomes, not just lists of workshops attended. Given the multi-site nature of the role, demonstrate that you can manage logistics, travel, and coordination across dispersed teams. If you have prior experience with HIV programs or have worked in Oromia, make that visible early in your application.
Who This Role Suits
This role suits a mid-to-senior public health or social development professional who has spent years in capacity building and is comfortable with frequent travel across Oromia's towns and rural woredas. Competition is likely moderate — the seniority bar narrows the pool, but the location and fixed-term project nature may deter some qualified candidates.
Introduction
Oromia Development Association/ODA/ has been implementing One year sustaining Integrated Community HIV Responsive in Oromia/SICHRO/ ODA-SICHRO Project. The project requires recruiting key personnel to support implementation, in Lagatafo, Muka Turi/Wochale, Arsi Robe, Dhera, Sululta, Mojo, Sebeta Hawas sites,Bishoftu which aimed to serve families living with HIV who are newly diagnosed, at high risk of default or do not achieve viral suppression and health wellbeing, the program has a plan to mitigate HIV vulnerable community groups access to need based services through comprehensive case management model.
Therefore, ODA invites committed, experienced and competent applicants for the following three job positions to recruit key personnel
Capacity Building Specialist /CBS/
- Number Required :1 (one)
- Reports To: Project Coordinator
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct capacity assessments of Aanaa (district) Health Offices, health facilities, and community structures, and develop improvement plans.
- Design and deliver competency-based training, with curricula, job aids, and pre/post and competency assessments.
- Provide on-site mentoring, coaching, and supportive supervision across HTS, index testing, community DSD, IIT re-engagement, and OVC, CLHIV, PBFW, and EID services.
- Build Aanaa (district)capacity in planning, budgeting, supervision, and data use, and strengthen community leadership and social accountability.
- Facilitate Aanaa (district) transition readiness assessments, handover plans, and sustainability dialogues.
- Track training results and skills application, and prepare monthly and quarterly reports.
Qualifications and Experience
- Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Nursing, Health Services Management, Education/Training, or a related field. A Master's degree is an advantage.
- At least 5 years of relevant experience in public health, HIV programming, capacity building, or health systems strengthening.
- Proven experience in capacity assessment, training design and delivery, and mentoring or supportive supervision.
- Experience working with woreda health offices, health facilities, and community structures.
- Experience in donor-funded HIV programs is highly desirable; experience with transition or sustainability work is an advantage.
- Strong facilitation, coordination, and report-writing skills.
Key Competencies
Strong analytical, facilitation, communication, coaching, mentoring, coordination, problem-solving, planning, and organizational skills, with the ability to work effectively with government and community structures.
How To Apply
NOTE : For all Job positions :
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, Amharic and Afaan Oromo.
- Commitment to support all the efforts of the ODA to prevent and respond to SEA allegations and adhere to the ODAs code of conduct
- Employment Type: Full time fixed term employment contract up to Septmber30, 2027 GC with a possibility of extension
- Salary: As per the scale of the Association
- Duty Station: Bishoftu town, Project Coordination Office
- Places & Date of application : Applicants meeting the minimum requirements can submit their application letter, updated CVs, original & copy of educational, work experience & other supportive documents in person with in 10 (ten) working days starting from 26/10/2026 GC or 16/02/2019 EC in the following places of registration.
- ODA head office, Finfine, Around Bole Medanealem,, Oromia Tower , HRM Dep’t , 6th floor. Tele. no. 0116392196 :
- Bishoftu city, Dibayu sub city, Daka Bora district around Inova Merga Gudeta real state, phone number 09-20-08-16-25/09-23-26-62-14
- Only shortlisted applicants will be called for exam
- Clearance and Guarantor are mandatory to be recruited for each position
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