Overview
Jhpiego Rwanda is hiring community health technical officers (4) for the USAID-funded 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 community health technical officer will provide technical and program support in community health activities at zonal level. They will report to the zonal manager administratively and to community health advisor technically and will be based at one of the zones of the ISDA project with frequent field travels.
Under the technical leadership of the Community health advisor and the supervision of the zonal manager, the Community health technical officer will coordinate all community health activities in supported districts. They will participate in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of appropriate and sustainable approaches related to Community health activities to contribute to achievement of project deliverables.
Applications will be closed on August 25,2023
Responsibilities
Responsibilities will be but not limited to:
- Work closely with the Community health advisor for the implementation of appropriate community-based strategies to address MNCAH/RH/FP and Malaria service delivery gaps at zonal level
- Plan implementation of Community health activities in close collaboration with the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) and District counterparts.
- Conduct training of trainers and regular training of community and Environmental health Officers (CEHOs) on different community health technical areas such as CB-MNH, CB-FP, ICCM and HBM, etc.…
- Support and contribute to the capacity building of Polyvalent Community health workers in supported district
- Organize and coordinate supportive supervisions and mentorship of CHWs on different technical areas in collaboration with the MNH and FP/ASRH, CH/Malaria technical officer in supported districts
- Support health care provider efforts to implement quality of care of community health activities at zonal level
- Specifically monitor the implementation of ISDA’s work plan activities related to community health activities and ensure that activities are executed according to work plan.
- Actively participate in the preparation of the project work plan, budgets and technical reports for submission to the line manager.
- Participate in developing or reviewing of different Community health documents, guidelines, training manuals and tools,
- In close collaboration with the community health advisor, develop and monitor learning and documentation activities related to community health activities in supported districts.
- Lead efforts to translate program data and findings into programmatic guidance and policy advocacy.
- Conduct supportive supervision at facility and community levels to ensure quality implementation of community health activities at facility and community levels in accordance with the national guidelines.
- Prepare, avail job-aids and training materials in coordination with the procurement team and ensure that materials and supplies reach target sites in a timely manner.
- Update the supervisor on field visit findings, propose solutions and monitor their implementation as well.
- Assist finance staff to prepare financial forms to advance/reimburse funds for on-going activities
- Assist finance staff to review process and reconcile payment documentation from trainers, program, technical and management staff
- Assist in organizing meetings, trainings, field visits, events and other project activities.
- Assist in other programmatic and administrative duties as required.
Reporting, learning and documentation
- Document community health activities and assist with identification of best practices at district and community levels.
- Document successes, lessons learned and challenges in implementation as well as reports of project activities and results to the project and donor, including routine quarterly and annual reports and other reporting requirements as requested, in a timely manner
- Collaborate with Data use & M&E and zonal manager to ensure that the learnings from the project implementation are being tracked and information analyzed to inform the changes being brought in the project
- Support program data analysis and interpretation, and use findings to plan interventions accordingly in supported activities
- Author/co-author abstracts, presentations, and articles for journals and conferences
Representation in technical meetings/discussions
- Represent ISDA project/Jhpiego in relevant meetings organized by supported Districts
- Participate in technical meetings with MOH/RBC and other partner meetings as may be requested from time to time.
- Present updates on community health activities in internal quarterly technical meetings or as may be requested by supervisor.
Required Qualifications
- At least bachelor’s degree in nursing sciences or community health or bachelor’s degree in public health with background in nursing.
- Strong requirement of valid and current license to practice from relevant bodies (Rwanda Council of Nurses and Midwives (NCNM) or Rwanda Allied Health Professions Council (RAHPC).
- Additional trainings related to community health interventions, Maternal health, child health, Malaria and project planning and management
- Experience for training in CB-MNH, CB-FP, iCCM, HBM…
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in implementation of health-related activities and programs.
- Previous experience in Community health implementing projects
- Ability to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity in national programs and technical staff
- Ability to cultivate strong collaboration with other team members and key stakeholders
- Experience with a mix of practical technical skills in Community health services.
- Experience in working with senior MOH/RBC officials and dignitaries, executives of NGOs, FBOs, CBOs, the for-profit business community and senior members of the donor community
- Demonstrated in-depth understanding of Rwandan healthcare system, particularly the public health system,
- Experience in living and working in Rwanda preferred
- Language requirement: (Fluent) speaking/reading English, French and Kinyarwanda is preferred
- Familiarity with USAID or other USG regulations, compliance and reporting procedures and systems
- Willingness to travel 40-50% of working time
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
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