Overview
Jhpiego Rwanda is seeking to recruit a Child Health Advisor (CHA), who will provide practical and operational guidance for the implementation of an Integrated Services Delivery Activity (ISDA) Project. The ISDA supports the Rwandan Ministry of Health (MOH) to contribute to the reduction of infant and maternal mortality and incidence of malaria in Rwanda, focusing on improving the availability, quality and utilization of RMNCH and malaria services and improving the health of women, adolescent, and children under five. The Child Health Advisor will serve as an expert in child health, working to develop and strengthen child health interventions. Their responsibilities include guiding and supervising the technical and strategic activities of the Child Health program. They will be part of a technical team at Jhpiego Rwanda and collaborate with other senior managers. The technical advisor will report directly to the Senior Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMHCAH) advisor of the ISDA project. This position is based in Kigali with frequent trips within the country.
Applications will be closed on 20th August 2023.
Responsibilities
- Planning and implementation of child health activities
- Work closely with the technical team, especially the senior RMNCAH advisor, to plan, implement and scale-up high impact interventions for child health at both facility and community levels. This will include the following: Emergencies, triage, assessment and treatment (ETAT+) and integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI)
- Under the supervision of the Senior RMNCAH advisor, the CHTA will be based in Kigali and will work in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health and all the partners involved in Child Health in Rwanda.
- Work closely with the technical teams, especially the senior RMCNH advisor, to integrate quality standards in child health interventions and lead measurement of related quality indicators.
- Lead child technical officers to implement child health interventions based on the latest evidence.
- Ensure the coordination of Rwanda Pediatric Association activities across the entire ISDA
- Lead the implementation of mentorship activities with professional association mentors and with district-based mentors. The incumbent will be expected to support mentorship and supportive supervision of child health activities in all 20 districts.
- Direct the health care provider efforts to implement quality of care for child health services.
- Lead the technical teams, especially the infection prevention and control (IPC) team, to ensure IPC measures are well understood and applied in pediatrics in all supported facilities. The incumbent will play a key role in preventing infections in pediatrics.
- Work closely with ISDA community health technical officers to improve delivery of child services in the community as part of community-based IMCI
- Contribute to the development of high-level technical content for child health at central level. This may include training materials and the development of new guidelines/protocols.
- Organize and implement relevant training activities in supported districts, including training on ETAT+ and ensuring that ETAT standards are applied in pediatric emergencies.
- Lead in the documentation, and rollout of best practices and lessons learned.
- Ensure the Child health activities are executed according to plan/schedule and in an integrated manner across the RMNCH continuum.
- Reporting, learning and documentation
- Document child health activities and assist with identification of best practices.
- Share experiences or best practices in child health services to inform the design of ISDA’s subsequent workplans.
- Coordinate with ISDA’s MEL team to ensure that the project meets expected deliverables in child health in accordance with the MEL framework.
- Support program data analysis and interpretation, and use findings to plan interventions accordingly.
- Prepare and submit reports on child health activities and submit them to supervisor on a quarterly basis or upon request, in a timely manner.
- Representation in technical meetings/discussions
- Represent ISDA in child health technical working groups as needed.
- Participate in technical meetings with MOH/RBC and other partner meetings as may be requested from time to time.
- Present updates on child health activities in internal quarterly technical meetings or as may be requested by supervisor.
- Actively participate in technical sessions to develop clinical guidelines and other strategic documents.
- Supervision
- Supervise child health technical officers at zonal level
- Support learning and professional development for direct reports
Required Qualifications
- Masters in public health and Degree in Medicine, Bachelor’s in nursing or midwifery will be required
- Masters in Pediatrics will be preferred.
- Must have experience as a trainer in one or more of the high impact interventions for child health, including: pediatric emergencies (ETAT+), integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI)
- Minimum 8 years of professional experience working in child health services in Rwandan settings is desired.
- Must have hands-on knowledge and skills in designing, planning, implementing, and monitoring of facility and community-based programs for promoting child health services.
- Ability to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity in national programs and technical staff in Child health
- Must have a sound understanding of current policy developments related to child health at facility and community level.
- Previous experience with USAID funded projects will be an added advantage.
- Must be familiar with Microsoft Office package and internet navigation.
- Strong skills in teamwork and networking.
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English, French and Kinyarwanda.
- Solid skills in documentation and report writing will be required.
- Ability to travel nationally frequently.
- 40-50% of the CHTA time will be allocated to travel to the project intervention at the districts
Preferred Qualifications
Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.
Please apply at www.jobs-jhpiego.icims.com
Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include: cover letter, resume, references, and salary history.
For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org
Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.
Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
Jhpiego does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing, orientation or any other fees
