Medical Doctor and Team Lead Vacancy at Samaritan’s Purse Ethiopia

Samaritan's Purse is currently seeking qualified and experienced professionals for the position of Medical Doctor and Team Lead based in Tigray-Adwa Base, Ethiopia. This opportunity is ideal for medical professionals interested in humanitarian healthcare, emergency response, and mobile medical unit operations.

The role focuses on supervising mobile medical teams, delivering life-saving healthcare services, conducting rapid assessments, and ensuring high-quality healthcare delivery in challenging operational environments.

Position Details

Position: Medical Doctor and Team Lead
Organization: Samaritan's Purse
Job Category: NGO / Healthcare / Medical
Location: Tigray-Adwa Base, Ethiopia
Employment Type: Full Time
Education Level: Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Experience Required: Minimum 5 Years
Application Deadline: 17 June 2026

About Samaritan’s Purse

Samaritan's Purse is an international evangelical humanitarian organization providing emergency relief, healthcare services, nutrition support, and community development programs worldwide. The organization operates in crisis-affected and vulnerable communities while maintaining strong safeguarding and ethical standards.

Samaritan’s Purse focuses on delivering both physical and humanitarian assistance through professional and compassionate service.

Job Summary

The Medical Doctor and Team Lead will support implementation and supervision of the Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) program. The successful candidate will oversee clinical teams delivering primary healthcare services to pediatric and adult patients while ensuring adherence to medical protocols and infection prevention standards.

The role also involves rapid health assessments, outbreak monitoring, clinical supervision, reporting, and coordination with government and humanitarian stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Care and Patient Management

• Provide primary healthcare services to adult and pediatric patients
• Conduct patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up
• Request and interpret laboratory investigations
• Prescribe medications and provide dosage instructions
• Handle emergency stabilization and patient referrals
• Perform wound care and minor medical procedures
• Support antenatal, postnatal, and neonatal care services
• Maintain infection prevention and patient confidentiality standards

MMU Operations and Team Leadership

• Supervise daily Mobile Medical Unit operations
• Conduct field visits to mobile clinic locations
• Monitor medical equipment and pharmaceutical supplies
• Provide technical mentoring and clinical training for healthcare staff
• Ensure culturally sensitive and patient-centered healthcare delivery

Assessments, Monitoring, and Reporting

• Support implementation of health and nutrition program strategies
• Participate in rapid humanitarian and health assessments
• Supervise data collection and patient record management
• Prepare weekly and monthly epidemiological reports
• Monitor and report outbreak-prone diseases
• Represent the organization in health coordination forums and technical meetings

Required Qualifications

Applicants should meet the following requirements:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from a recognized institution
• Valid and renewed medical practitioner license
• Minimum 5 years of professional clinical experience
• Experience working in hospitals, clinics, or low-resource environments
• INGO experience is an added advantage
• Strong understanding of emergency healthcare and public health systems
• Experience in supervising healthcare teams and field operations

Language Requirements

Applicants should have:

• Professional proficiency in English and Amharic
• Knowledge of the regional language is mandatory
• Additional national language skills are advantageous

Required Skills

• Clinical decision-making and patient care
• Leadership and team supervision
• Health assessment and reporting
• Emergency medical response
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Communication and interpersonal abilities
• Problem-solving and adaptability

Work Environment and Safeguarding

Samaritan's Purse requires all employees to comply with safeguarding policies, codes of conduct, and institutional safety procedures. Employees are expected to remain alert to safeguarding risks involving children and vulnerable adults.

The position involves travel to remote operational areas, challenging field environments, and exposure to communicable diseases and emergency response conditions.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants can apply through the official Samaritan’s Purse recruitment platform. Apply Here

Why This Opportunity Matters

This role offers an excellent opportunity for medical professionals seeking careers in humanitarian healthcare and emergency medical response. Candidates will gain experience in mobile healthcare delivery, outbreak response, public health coordination, and humanitarian field operations.

Professionals searching for NGO medical jobs in Ethiopia, doctor vacancies in Tigray, and humanitarian healthcare careers are encouraged to apply before the application deadline.