Intern | Addis Ababa

Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has since grown to become the largest African-based international health development organisation; currently implementing more than 180 programs, reaching more than 40 million people across 35 African countries; and a staff complement of over 2,000. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in ten countries in Africa – Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Guinea (Conakry), Kenya, Malawi, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. An additional eleven advocacy and fundraising offices are located in Europe and North America.

Amref Health Africa is driven by its vision of ‘Lasting health change in Africa’ and its mission ‘To catalyze and drive community-led and people-centred health systems while addressing social determinants of health’. We believe that the power to transform Africa’s health lies within its communities, and therefore strive to ensure that health systems are not only functional but that communities are empowered to hold these systems accountable for the delivery of quality and affordable health care.

Project Background

Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia is leading a stand-alone capacity-building initiative focused on strengthening the monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) capabilities of 17 Strategic Civil Society (SCS) partner organizations through the application of Outcome Harvesting (OH). This initiative builds on Amref’s experience with OH in advocacy and youth-focused programs like Power to You(th), aiming to institutionalize OH as a core MEL tool across CSOs. The project includes training workshops, coaching support, digital storytelling, and knowledge product development to help organizations capture complex, non-linear outcomes—especially in policy influence, civic engagement, and gender equity. It emphasizes adaptive learning, accountability, and inclusive participation.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Schedule internal and external meetings, calls, and project events among CSOs, ensuring effective communication among team members.
• Support coaching and mentoring for the project.
• Facilitate digital learning and exchange initiatives among CSOs.
• Support the development of knowledge products for the project
• Assist in the preparation and dissemination of learning materials and documentation
• Use available materials, guidelines, and manuals to ensure quality project implementation.
• Compile and support the submission of periodic reports.
• Facilitate and participate in regular meetings with project teams and various stakeholders, including CSOs, as per the project plan.
• Organize and facilitate relevant workshops, training sessions, and post-training follow-ups.
• Participate in technical/integrated supportive supervision activities for the project.
• Support project monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Develop and document best practices, lessons learned, case stories, and visual materials.
• Follow up on action items and task progress.
• Assist in preparing weekly, monthly, and quarterly work plans in collaboration with the project team.
• Support project documentation efforts.
• Organize and maintain project files for all partners, including meeting minutes.
• Provide logistical support for project-related events and trips.
• Prepare cash advances and financial documents to facilitate project activities.
• Facilitate baseline studies and research activities as required.
• Coordinate and ensure that the project’s administrative processes, such as logistics and policies, are fully implemented according to procedures.
• Support RMNCAYH Program youth engagement activities and initiatives.
• Undertake other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

• Zero years of work experience
• Background in project management, public health, Monitoring and evaluation, Research or related fields.
• Training design and coordination experience.
• Experience in workshop delivery, coaching, and mentoring support.
• Skills in digital learning exchange facilitation.
• Ability to develop a final knowledge product and prepare learning materials.

Skills and Attitudes

• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Solution-oriented with creative problem-solving abilities.
• Willingness to travel as needed.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Skills in research, case/success story development, data visualization, and analytics.
• Partner management skills.
• Proposal and report writing skills.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position!

HOW TO APPLY

Apply through:

• https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AmrefHealthAfrica4/744000077049571-intern.

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 Friday, 22 August 2025. 

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 @amref.org 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.