JOBS ANNOUNCEMENT
Organization Overview
Health Builders, a non-profit organization registered in Rwanda, works in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the local governments since 2007 to strengthen health systems with the ultimate objective of ensuring access to quality health services for the rural communities in most need in Rwanda.
We offer training and mentorship, provide life-saving technology and equipment, and construct health centers and health posts to ensure that rural Rwandans in need have access to quality, reliable health care. Currently Health Builders is supporting 52 primary healthcare (PHC) centers and their associated health posts, as well as community health workers (CHWs) in three rural districts (Rwamagana, Rulindo and Nyabihu) with a catchment population of over one million. For more information about Health Builders, visit this link: https://www.healthbuilders.org/.
Positions Overview
Health Builders is seeking skilled and interested applicants for the following positions to help support the organization’s mission of strengthening Rwanda’s PHC systems.
- Health Management Advisor
The Health Management Advisor will be based in Nyabihu District and will report directly to the Director of Programs and Development. S/he will support the Health Builders’ mission to strengthen health systems in Rwanda. His/her main responsibility will be to provide regular performance evaluations and hands-on technical assistance to health facilities in Nyabihu District.
Specific duties and responsibilities:
- Assess health centers’ staffing and training needs and assist in the development of strategy to address performance gaps in close collaboration with the district health management team (DHMT)
- Support health centers in the implementation of existing mechanisms, guidelines and standards available that are relevant to quality of health care services
- Develop methodologies for assessing and improving quality of healthcare in the health centers or enhance the existing methodologies
- Participate in training and mentorship of health centers’ staff on case management according to the national guidelines and clinical protocols
- Strengthen quality improvement and patients’ safety mechanisms at health centers in line with the national primary health care accreditation standards with focus on team building, staff performance and customer care management
- Improve pharmacy management abilities of the health centers
- Improve data quality and evidence based decision making at the health centers
- Support health centers in strategic and operational planning of health facilities and implementation of effective systems to manage the financial resources, including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting
- Enhance the capacity of the health centers to assess individual performance of community health workers (CHWs) on community healthcare package and to empower CHWs through training and mentorship
- Strengthen mentorship and supervision from district level to health center level and then from health center to health post and CHWs on maternal, neonatal and child care as well as Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)’ care
- Collaborate with the Community-Based Health Insurance (CBHI) scheme to ensure that the population has sustainable financial access to health care services.
- Coordinate all project activities for health centers supported by Health Builders and ensure those projects are implemented according to the approved budgets and timelines
- Identify and enhance key projects management and reporting systems
- Help to resolve any projects implementation challenges
- Maintain extensive liaison with the Ministry of Health, Nyabihu District, hospitals, health facilities and other partners in the catchment area as to establish the best way to implement the projects
- Perform other related duties as directed
Qualification and competences:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing Sciences/Medicine required
- Master’s Degree in Public Health, certification in quality healthcare improvement and experience in coordinating and/or implementing healthcare accreditation standards at health facility level are added advantages
- Minimum 8 years’ proven experience in the healthcare system of Rwanda specifically working on Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (RMNCH), NCDs and health systems strengthening
- Prior experience working with the Ministry of Health and the districts is required
- Languages – professional proficiency in English and Kinyarwanda, French knowledge is an asset
- Strong team player and collaborator, integrity and ability to integrate in the community
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their signed application letters, Curriculum Vitae (CV), academic credentials and any other relevant documents, no later than July 21th, 2023 at 5:00 pm Kigali time. The applications shall be addressed to the Health Builders’ Executive Director via email: jobs@healthbuilders.org.
