1.Finance Manager
Finance Manager to USAID Transforming Rwanda Medical Supply Project
SCOPE OF WORK
Rwanda Medical Supply Ltd seeks to recruit a Finance Manager for USAID Transforming Rwanda Medical Supply (TRMS) Project.
Background
Rwanda Medical Supply Ltd is a state owned company created by the Government of Rwanda with a mandate of managing the end-to-end health supply chain for Rwanda.
The vision of RMS Ltd is to ensure quality and timely availability of all health commodities to the public through a cost-efficient, sustainable, and effective supply chain. Drugs will be available throughout the country through an economical and financially sustainable supply chain that can meet current and future needs and manage increasing complexity.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (“USAID”) in partnership with Rwanda Medical Supply looks to procure and provide health commodities for USAID/Rwanda’s health program, including but not limited to HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Family Planning, and Maternal & Child Health through TRMS (Transforming the Rwanda Medical Supply Chain) Project. The aim of TRMS is to address operational inefficiencies in Rwanda’s supply chain system such as lengthy procurement processes, poor inventory management, and high end user mark-up.
RMS Ltd seeks to recruit a qualified candidate for the position of; Finance Manager for the USAID Transforming Rwanda Medical Supply Chain (TRMS) project.
Purpose
The Finance Manager will work closely with the TRMS Project Director as well as RMS management to ensure success of the project implementation. Finance Manager will be responsible for all budgeting, financial, and administrative management aspects of the project. He will serve as the main point of contact for financial management issues related to the project.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist the Project Director with financial oversight of all contract activities
- Ensure compliance with all financial legislation, regulations and guidelines and document, implement and operate financial controls.
- Review and approve all contract related payment vouchers
- Ensure accurate recording of expenditures per RMS finance accounting procedures.
- Produce and/or oversee the preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements and reports.
- Provide documentation for auditors, develop plans with RMS in accordance with audit recommendations.
- Prepare and coordinate annual budget preparations for the board approval and monitor budget execution and report on any significant trends/variance.
- Propose modifications in processes and procedures to RMS Board and CEO, as needed, including but not limited to expenditure planning and cash flow management best practices.
- Provide training and capacity building to RMS personnel in financial management and internal controls.
- To report directly to the RMS Ltd CFO.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Master’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, business administration, and a professional accounting certification (CPA, ACCA, or any other accounting professional qualification.) OR Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, business administration with a professional accounting certification (CPA, ACCA or any other accounting professional qualification and years of work experience beyond the seven required (above may be substituted for a master degree.)
- Minimum seven years of progressively responsible experience in finance, budgeting, auditing, and/or other experience managing the finances of US Government funded programs with multi-country field offices.
- Extensive experience in use of automated accounting systems and computer software is required.
- Experience interacting with senior U.S. officials and ability to develop and maintain contacts with high level GOR officials in both technical ministries and the Ministry of Finance.
- A thorough knowledge and understanding of professional accounting principles, theories, practices, and terminology as well as the principles and accepted practices of governmental and business financial accounting, budgeting, and reporting is required.
- Specialized training and skills on project funds management, project cash flows, and accrual accounting systems, ability to manage and update accounting system of the project in line with the USG’s funding systems, practical experiences in financial or accounting services for U.S. government-funded programs (preferred), and ability to provide analytical skills in pipeline and outlays of project funds in an organized manner.
- Experience recruiting, forming, and successfully managing teams, and ensuring the quality of their products.
- Ability to make independent judgement and detect financial strengths and weakness of projects.
- Ability to gather and analyze information in order to make appropriate decisions
- Excellent written and spoken English skills
- Demonstrated computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, Excel. PowerPoint, knowledge of appropriate methods for data analysis, and reporting
Level of Effort and Location:
This is a contract based position and will be based in Kigali, Rwanda, with intermittent travel throughout the country.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary package
- Health Insurance
Interested persons should send their CV and cover letter to recruitment@rmsltd.rw, include; “Transform Rwanda Medical Supply Chain (TRMS) Finance Manager” in the subject heading of your e-mail. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
As applications are submitted, shortlisting will be on rolling basis up to when we get the right candidate.
The deadline: 10th December 2021.
2.Midwife at Rwanda Paediatric Association
Position for Midwife at Rwanda Paediatric Association
Organization: Rwanda Paediatric Association
Contract: One year term with possibility of extension
Project Sites : Rwamagana and Kibungo Hospital
Reporting to: Program Manager
Organization Overview:
Rwanda Paediatric Association (RPA) is a non-profit organization registered by the Rwanda Governance Board (RGB) under the law n° 20/2000 of 26/07/2000 of the Government of Rwanda. RPA mission is to gather all pediatricians working in Rwanda and promote quality of care among children in the country.
The Association operates from and for the following priority areas:
- Promotion of quality child care in Rwanda
- Enhancing Paediatric Research
- Building strong management of the Association
- Ensuring the wellbeing of pediatricians working in Rwanda
Program description:
Rwanda Paediatric Association received funds from UNICEF Rwanda to implement the Rwanda Neonatal Advanced Care for small and sick newborns Program in the Eastern Province. This program aims at reducing neonatal mortality by improving and upgrading the quality of care delivered in participating hospitals. This will be done by continuing to support and upgrade the hospitals in advanced newborn care to small and sick newborns through capacity building of the local staff in Neonatology and Maternity through mentoring and on job training mainly focusing at advanced newborn care, preparation of deliveries, in recognition, management and follow up of very low birth weight and very sick newborns who need intensive and specialized care, monitoring and follow up after discharge, and improving safe and effective referrals. For these babies to survive, especially the very low birth weight babies, advanced quality of care in an appropriate setting where they are followed closely in order to gain weight and avoid complications is required compared to the term babies. The program will build on what was achieved during the last years with focus on the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) and Maternity/Labor wards and will continue to strengthen the capacity of the hospitals to make them referrals for the very small and sick newborns in the Eastern Province.
Position description
Therefore, the association is looking for an experienced midwife who will support the project in building capacity of the local staff in labor monitoring, skilled birth attendants, birth preparation, complication readiness, accountability, collaboration, and effective communication between the Neonatology units and maternity services, and post-natal care at two hospitals, Rwamagana and Kibungo Hospitals.
Job summary/responsabilities
The midwife’s scope of work include identifying skills and organizational gaps in the hospitals, facilitating the hospitlas to develop Quality Improvement Projects,teaching and mentoring other midwives in the department.
Also in this role, we are expecting a midwife who is patient, compassionate, and able to handle difficult situations to provide teaching and onsite training. Ultimately, be able to gain patients’ trust as well as demonstrate excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
Key responsibilities:
- Strengthening maternity patient flow
- Observing and filling the gaps in the training needs of the hospitals
- Supporting health providers to provide patients and their partners to cope with miscarriages, stillbirths, severe premature, deaths, and terminations.
- Developing quality improvement plan projects and monitoring the implementation
- Data collection and reporting
Required Skills and Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The qualifications listed below are representative of the required knowledge, skills, and/or abilities needed to perform the principal duties.
- Masters degree in Midwiffery with at least 3 years experience or A0 Midwifery with at least 10 years experience in Maternity.
- Registered Midwife in Rwanda
- Strong demonstrated capacity for mentoring and coaching of team members;
- Excellent organizational skills, including time management
- Proven capacity to communicate effectively, especially with administrative levels
- Expertise in data analysis and reporting
- Expertise in conducting Quality Improvement Projects
- Evidence of continuous professional and personal development
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Kinyarwanda
- Experience in NGO and working with international partners is an added value
Important note on reference:
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years of employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number, and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years of employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Application outcome:
Candidates who are shortlisted for interviews will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Method of Application:
Interested Candidates should send a Motivational letter, curriculum vitae with 3 references, a copy of degrees, and other relevant Certificates as mentioned on the essential requirements to info@rwandapaeds.rw
Please do indicate the position you are applying for in the email subject. The deadline is Sunday 5th December 2021.
