Field Program Coordinator (Scaling Near Vision Glasses Distribution Project)

This role was posted on July 15, 2025. Please note that we will review applications on a rolling basis.

The Role

At Last Mile Health (LMH), we work to deploy a health worker within reach of everyone, everywhere.  Are you a highly organized, health-focused individual who is passionate about improving access to care and strengthening health systems? If so, you may be our next Field Program Coordinator for the Scaling Near Vision Glasses Distribution Project in Ethiopia.

The Field Program Coordinator will play a key role in the successful coordination and implementation of Last Mile Health’s (LMH) eyeglasses distribution initiative in Ethiopia. This role is responsible for supporting the technical delivery of activities, including the upskilling of Health Extension Workers (HEWs) and the integration of vision screening and reading glasses distribution into community health services.

Working in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health and LMH’s Ethiopia country office, the Field Program Coordinator will lead the scale-up efforts to reach at least 472,500 people within one year. This includes ensuring efficient use of existing HEW training systems to integrate advocacy, screening, and distribution efforts into the national service delivery package.

About the Scaling Eyeglass Distribution by Health Extension Workers (Livelihood Impact Fund - Phase II)

Last Mile Health (LMH), with support from the Livelihood Impact Fund and in partnership with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health (MOH), piloted a successful program that integrated basic eye care, particularly vision screening and presbyopia identification, into the national Health Extension Program. Through the pilot, Health Extension Workers (HEWs) successfully distributed more than 26,000 eyeglasses for presbyopia correction.

Building on this momentum, LMH, in collaboration with the MOH and Livelihood Impact Fund, plans to reach at least 472,500 people with vision screening and distribute approximately 354,375 near-vision eyeglasses, leveraging 11,313 HEWs trained in primary eye care.

This is a fixed-term role, located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and is open to Ethiopian nationals. This is a contract for 12 months starting in August 2025, with possible renewal for an additional 6 months.

What You’ll Do

• Provide continuous technical support to trained personnel at regional, zonal, and woreda levels to ensure consistent and high-quality implementation.
• Plan and coordinate advocacy activities at the Ministry of Health, Regional Health Bureaus, district, and community levels to raise awareness and generate demand for near vision glasses among populations in need.
• Plan and support conducting community-based presbyopia screening to accurately identify individuals in need of near vision correction.
• Coordinate the deployment and equitable distribution of near-vision glasses, ensuring efficient logistics and client satisfaction.
• Support regional, zonal, and woreda stakeholders throughout the distribution process, including planning, implementation, and follow-up.
• Implement and monitor quality assurance mechanisms across screening and distribution activities, including adherence to clinical protocols, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and data accuracy standards.
• Facilitate feedback collection and integrate lessons learned into service delivery for continuous improvement.
• Provide technical support for the adaptation, digitalization, and implementation of decision support and tools, ensuring integration into routine workflows and supervision systems.
• Support health teams at various levels in using these tools to enhance evidence-based decision-making and improve service outcomes.
• Oversee data entry and management using standardized tracking tools to ensure timely, accurate, and complete data capture.
• Collaborate with the MERL team to support monitoring, evaluation, and knowledge management related to service delivery.
• Build and maintain strong working partnerships with the Ministry of Health (MoH), regional health bureaus, implementing partners, and other stakeholders.
• Actively participate in technical working groups (TWGs) and coordination forums to share updates, align strategies, and promote learning.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's or postgraduate degree in a relevant field (e.g., public health, social science, community development).
• Demonstrated experience working within the national and/or sub-national health system (community health workers program a plus); familiarity with government structures and processes
• Experience working in primary health care interventions.
• Familiarity with the Community Health Information System and DHIS2
• Ability to diplomatically navigate complex stakeholder dynamics, proactively problem solve, and achieve results and consensus with multiple influencers.
• Demonstrated experience in partner engagement and project management. 
• Comfort with working in teams as well as acting independently in the implementation of specific tasks, prioritizing, working under pressure, and meeting deadlines.
• Robust knowledge management skills, including the advanced use of MS Office applications and Google Suite

You’ll Impress Us If

• You have a background in optometry
• You have digital health program design or implementation experience       
• You have demonstrated facilitation of training/capacity strengthening for adult learners
• You have knowledge of the application of AI for health service delivery
• You have knowledge of existing data being tracked in DHIS2, specifically community health data.
• You have progressive experience implementing an advocacy agenda with national and subnational government stakeholders

Compensation Information

At Last Mile Health, we strive to reward our employees equitably and transparently. This means that we pay our employees based on a clear and consistent methodology and without regard to their identity or personal relationships. We have made this model fully transparent so that everyone has access to all information related to compensation. We hope this helps you better understand Last Mile Health’s values and commitments to our employees. We look forward to answering any questions you may have during the hiring process.

Before applying to this role, please take a moment to learn more about our approach to compensation and how compensation works in each of the countries where we operate. Please find the link to our compensation model and benefits overview below:

OVERVIEW OF LAST MILE HEALTH’S COMPENSATION MODEL

Compensation for this position: 

The Band for this position: ETH- Band 2

For Ethiopia, the range is $13,094- $24,733 USD per annum, dependent upon experience doing an equivalent role. Please note that this compensation is subject to Ethiopian taxes. 

About Last Mile Health

Last Mile Health partners with governments to design, scale, strengthen, and sustain high-quality community health systems, which empower teams of community and frontline health workers to bring life-saving primary healthcare to the world’s most remote communities. LMH is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization. For more information, visit www.lastmilehealth.org.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at LMH. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.