Technical Advisor – Primary Health Care

About this role

Organization Background JSI is a global nonprofit dedicated to improving lives through better health and education outcomes for individuals and communities, and to providing an environment where people of passion can pursue this cause. In Ethiopia, JSI has been working to improve health outcomes for more than 30 years, implementing more than 60 projects and working in every region. JSI has historically managed a large portfolio of projects focusing on the quality and equity in access to MNCAH-N services, primary health care (PHC), including community health programs, digital health, health information systems (HIS), supply chain management, public health emergency responses, and social and behavior change. Project Overview (AFGHS-IMA) The project, implemented by a consortium led by IMA World Health, is a global initiative that partners with governments and local stakeholders. JSI, as a country lead, works with Ministry of Health Ethiopia and partners in implementing and sustaining high-impact, integrated health programs. This role focuses on expanding access to priority maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) services, ensuring healthcare quality, and advancing primary health care reforms while building local capacity to transition key health functions to full government ownership. To maintain service delivery and operational resilience, the position also supports facility-level health systems and supply chain logistics, alongside assisting MOH Ethiopia in actively responding to disease outbreaks as they arise. Position Summary The Technical Advisor – Primary Health Care provides specialized technical expertise and strategic guidance to operationalize national primary health care (PHC) reforms, optimize core service delivery platforms, and align facility governance with national frameworks across project-supported regions, zones, woredas, and health facilities. Working under the direction of the Team Lead – Health System Resilience and Transition, this role serves as the principal technical resource for institutionalizing national healthcare reforms, including the Ethiopian Health Center Reform Implementation Guideline (EHCRIG), Ethiopian Health Specialty Center/Hospital Implementation Guideline (EHSIG), Health Post Reform Implementation Guideline (HPRIG) and Primary Health Care Unit (PHCU) platform structures. The Advisor focuses on supporting Ministry of Health (MOH)-led facility readiness efforts, embedding primary care clinical guidelines and operationalizing health sector transformation agendas at the woreda and facility levels. Duties and Responsibilities Advise and guide the strategic rollout of core health sector reforms, providing expert technical direction to facilities and woreda teams on EHCRIG , EHSIG and HPRIG compliance, governance, and operational standards. Serve as a key technical resource in aligning local administrative structures across the MOH, RHBs, Zonal Health Departments, and Woreda Health Offices with national reform priorities. Provide high-level advisory on optimizing primary health care delivery platforms—including Health Posts, Health Centers, Primary Hospitals, and Urban PHC models—in alignment with the HEP Optimization Roadmap. Advise regional and local counterparts on integrating essential service packages (RMNCAH-N) across primary healthcare clinical delivery pathways. Provide strategic guidance on MOH-led facility readiness assessments, advising on targeted interventions to bridge resource and capacity gaps. Deliver executive coaching and strategic mentorship to woreda health heads, health center directors, and platform managers on reform management and governance. Collaborate strategically with parallel advisors (Quality Improvement, Community Engagement, Data Use, Resilience) to ensure reform frameworks interface with facility-level QI projects and community structures. Represent the project as an expert advisor in national and regional PHC Reform, EHCRIG/EHSIG/HPRIG implementation, and PHC Platform Technical Working Groups (TWGs). Synthesize knowledge and offer advisory briefs, documenting implementation models, policy insights, and success stories to inform national health reform execution