Health Care

Natural Sciences

Job Description&nbsp;PATH is an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.&nbsp;Since 2007, PATH has been working to improve health systems and services to create healthier futures for Ethiopians. PATH in Ethiopia is currently implementing various high impact, evidence based, sustainable programs with the aim of saving and improving the lives of the most vulnerable and underserved women and children in the country in collaboration with Ethiopia’s Federal Ministry of Health, Regional Health Bureau, community groups, and other partners.&nbsp;Malaria in Ethiopia is unstable, mostly appearing seasonally in highland fringe areas and persisting longer in lowlands, river basins, and valleys. Around 69% of the population lives in malaria-endemic regions, primarily at elevations below 2,000 meters. Given the progress and global efforts against malaria, Ethiopia aims to eradicate the disease by 2030. An important step towards malaria eradication involves offering vaccination services to eligible individuals, and Ethiopia has planned to introduce a malaria vaccine by 2025.To introduce and scale up the malaria vaccine in Ethiopia, PATH will offer technical support through embedded Technical Assistants at both national and cluster levels. The goal of the National Project Coordinator is to provide technical assistance to the national immunization service desk and the national malaria control program for implementing and expanding the malaria vaccine in selected Woredas. &nbsp;Specific task<ul><li>Support the country to conduct micro-planning, including digital micro-planning, as required.</li><li>Support the country to update phased introduction strategies based on vaccine supply allocated to the country following the Gavi vaccine funding application.</li><li>Under the guidance of the malaria vaccine technical working group (TWG) and the respective MoH, conduct and disseminate research (knowledge, attitudes and practices studies, demand assessments etc.) to inform vaccine introduction planning.&nbsp;</li><li>Develop malaria vaccine program training materials and conduct trainings (or support a training plan / program) aimed at all levels of the health system.</li><li>Provide support for development and implementation of plans for comprehensive vaccine management, with strategies to reduce wastage and stock-outs.</li><li>Support MoH to develop and/or maintain mechanisms for National Malaria Control Programs (NMCP) and EPI coordination at national and sub-national levels, including routinely reviewing roles and responsibilities of these mechanisms (and their membership) to align with the evolving needs of the malaria vaccine program.&nbsp;</li><li>Develop and strengthen vaccine platforms to reach children at new contact points in the routine immunization schedule.</li><li>Provide support for development and implementation of risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) plans to promote vaccine confidence, including development of relevant Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials.</li><li>Maintain or adapt monitoring procedures and tools to suit the malaria vaccine program needs.&nbsp;</li><li>Support the MoH to plan and&nbsp;conduct supportive supervision with the aim of continuous improvement of the program.</li><li>Document and disseminate lessons learnt from the program to inform scale-up to other sub-national areas of the country.</li></ul>

National Project Coordinator, Malaria Vaccine Introduction

Accounting and Finance

OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION:PATH is a global organization that works to accelerate health equity by bringing together public institutions, businesses, social enterprises, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing health challenges. With expertise in science, health, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales solutions—including vaccines, drugs, devices, diagnostics, and innovative approaches to strengthening health systems worldwide.The Finance Officer reports directly to the Senior Finance officer. The Finance Officer is responsible for reviewing payment request documents to ensure that all procurement procedures are followed, relevant documentation is properly raised, and it complies with PATH policies and procedures, as well as the donor's rules and regulations are strictly adhered to.The Finance Officer is responsible for reviewing bank books and cash registration book and is also responsible for the timely settlements of all government statutory liabilities (i.e. Income tax, Pension Contributions and Withholding tax and preparing periodic goods and services Procure report).The Finance Officer is expected to actively participate in month-end activities. The post holder may also be requested by their line manager to perform other related financial activities&nbsp;Main duties &amp; Responsibilities:Financial System:<ul><li>In compliance with PATH’s policies and procedures, ensure implementation of country-specific policies at the coordination office level, such as authorization limits, cash holding limits, cash movements, advance payments, use of bank payment instruments, etc.</li><li>Review procurement and payment request forms, to ensure that&nbsp;they are complete and comply with PATH policies and procedures, as well as the donor's rules and regulations.</li><li>Review and verify that all advance requests adhere to the organization's policies and procedures and ensure that settling advances are reconciled with the original advance amount. Any remaining balance should also be reconciled and cleared within the same month.&nbsp;</li><li>&nbsp;Provide clear guidance and support to staff for advances, settlements, and required documentation maintenance.</li><li>Record advance payment and settlement documents of staff and vendors in BW and follows up for timely approval and prepare payment checks and or Wire transfers after completion of remittance process in BW.</li></ul>&nbsp;Financial Reporting: Cash Registration/Bank Book:<ul><li>Keep custody of petty cash and maintain cash register book.</li><li>Ensure accurate and up-to-date records of the bank and cash register book</li><li>Ensure the monthly cash count is performed and keep the signed count report.</li><li>Perform regular and surprise cash count.</li><li>Prepare petty cash payment voucher, obtain approval, and effect payment.</li><li>Record transactions into Business World accounting software</li><li>Review cash and bank books before they send them to the Finance Coordinator for accuracy of coding, completeness, approvals, and eligibility of costs…etc.</li><li>Provide on-time feedback on key findings from the projects cash and bank books you get during review and track progress on recommended actions.</li><li>Carry out activities in line with month-end and year-end task plans.</li></ul>&nbsp;Finance Documentation:&nbsp;<ul><li>Maintain proper filing system for financial documents</li><li>Ensure that the financial documents are properly labelled, completed, and reviewed promptly.</li><li>Perform liaison duties with banks to process CPO’s, drafts, collect bank statements and other documents as required/delegated.</li><li>&nbsp;Maintain the monthly signed financial reports in hard copy (i.e. Cashbook, Bankbook, Cash reconciliation, and Bank reconciliation).</li><li>Maintain the final soft copy versions of monthly cash and Bank Books in the finance folder.</li><li>Ensure all financial documents are stamped with paid stamps.</li></ul>&nbsp;Treasury:<ul><li>Ensure timely cash transfer requests are sent based on the forecast and closely follow the requested cash transferred to the right bank accounts and collect bank advice for recording.</li><li>Ensure there are no long outstanding floats from staff.</li></ul>&nbsp;Audits and Compliance:<ul><li>Provide support in availing documents and other tasks his/her respective role during donor, internal, &amp; external annual audits.&nbsp;</li><li>Responsible for clearing all prepayments and accruals within their liquidation period.&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure monthly settlements of all government statutory liabilities (i.e. Income tax, Pension Contributions and Withholding tax).</li><li>Perform any other duties as assigned by his supervisor.</li></ul>

Finance Officer

PATH is the leader in global health innovation. An international nonprofit organization, we save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms&mdash;vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations&mdash;that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.
Our commitmentPATH is driven by an unshakeable commitment to health equity and a bold belief in the power of innovation to improve health and save lives. For nearly 40 years, PATH has been a pioneer in translating bold ideas into breakthrough health solutions, with a focus on child survival, maternal and reproductive health, and infectious diseases.
Our expertise
PATH brings innovative solutions to bear wherever they are needed&mdash;in the laboratory or the factory, government halls or communities. We specialize in overcoming the barriers that can keep a bright idea from reaching widespread impact, especially those that arise in the middle of the <a href="http://www.path.org/features/joi/">journey of innovation</a>. This is where promising projects often fail, during steps like testing and refining, gaining approvals, commercializing a product, and introducing new approaches. Through experience, creativity, and tenacity, we accelerate the pace at which innovations are transferred into the hands of the people who need them.

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