Senior Technical Lead - HRH Development and Regulation

About the role

Jhpiego is re-advertising a Senior Technical Lead position for its Human Resources for Health (HRH) Development and Regulation portfolio in Ethiopia. The role provides strategic leadership, technical oversight and quality assurance for the Health Workforce Development and Professional Regulation pillar, supporting the Government of Ethiopia to strengthen HRH systems, especially in underserved and fragile settings. It works closely with the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, the Educational and Training Authority, licensing authorities, higher education institutions, professional associations and development partners.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for competency-based pre-service education, accreditation, faculty development, simulation-based education, continuing professional development, competency assessment, licensing examinations, professional licensing and regulation.
• Oversee technical implementation across all thematic areas and coordinate with other Technical Leads to ensure coherent, integrated delivery.
• Serve as Jhpiego's principal technical focal point for HRH with national institutions and partners, advising on policies, standards and operational guidelines.
• Ensure technical quality of guidelines, curricula, accreditation standards, assessment tools, licensing procedures and digital learning resources, and approve major deliverables.
• Promote innovations such as AI-enabled education, digital learning, simulation, psychometric analytics and learning analytics.
• Mentor Senior Advisors and subnational technical teams, support institutional capacity strengthening and succession planning.
• Use monitoring and evaluation data to recommend technical adaptations and support adaptive management.
• Produce technical briefs, policy briefs, case studies and publications, and represent Jhpiego at conferences and working groups.

Required profile

• Master's degree or higher in Health Professions Education, Medical Education, Health Workforce Development, Public Health, Health Systems, Health Policy or a closely related field; a PhD is advantageous.
• At least 9 years of progressively responsible experience in health workforce development, health professions education, professional regulation or health systems strengthening.
• At least 7 years leading large-scale HRH system strengthening initiatives in Ethiopia or comparable settings (preferred).
• At least 5 years of full-time teaching and academic leadership in a public higher education institution.
• Demonstrated experience with the MoH, MoE, ETA, licensing authorities, HEIs, professional associations and donors, and managing multi-partner, donor-funded HRH programs.
• Fluency in spoken and written English and professional proficiency in Amharic; knowledge of other Ethiopian languages is an advantage.

Required skills

• Health professions education, competency-based education, accreditation, faculty development, simulation-based education, CPD, psychometrics and licensing.
• Strategic leadership, policy analysis, institutional capacity strengthening, partnership development and mentoring.

What we offer

• Salary between 28,659 and 47,848 USD per year.
• A comprehensive employee benefits package.

Applications are submitted online as a single document containing a cover letter, resume and references, with a deadline of 13 November 2026. Selected candidates undergo a pre-employment background check.