1.Operations Officer, Rwanda Integrated Health Systems Activity
Operations Officer, Rwanda Integrated Health Systems Activity
Rwanda|Operations Officer
Company Overview:
About Palladium – Palladium is a global leader in the design, development, and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 3,000 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies, and, most importantly, people’s lives.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success, and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.
Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or any other circumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com
Safeguarding – We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients, and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.
Project Overview and Role:
Palladium seeks an Operations Officer for the USAID-funded Rwanda Integrated Health Systems Activity (RIHSA). RIHSA seeks to support the Ministry of Health in strengthening Rwanda’s health system to provide quality health care for Rwandans while building the capacity of the GOR to move away from a donor-financed health system to self-reliance. The project is aimed at achieving two major objectives:
- Reduce financial barriers to health care through a mix of public and private interventions and provide tools for improved domestic resource mobilization and improve health care financing for the GOR.
- Improve the quality of essential health services at national, facility, and community levels utilizing a health systems approach.
Through a focus on financing and quality, RIHSA provides technical assistance to the GOR on various strategies, tools, and approaches that will allow Rwanda to sustainably fund its healthcare system and provide quality care at all levels. The Activity is implemented by a consortium led by Palladium International LLC (Palladium) in partnership with RTI International, the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), Zenysis Technologies, and Rwanda Agency for Accreditation and Quality of Healthcare (RAAQH).
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Procurement and Contracts Management:
- Conduct procurements in compliance with government, client, and corporate procurement policies and procedures.
- Take lead in exploring market and collecting price quotations from suppliers and vendors for the Project’s goods and services.
- With guidance from the Finance and Operations Manager, lead the Activity on conducting due diligence screening searches for all Activity’s vendors, including independent consultants and firms.
- Collect necessary documents and information to process purchase orders, independent consultant agreements, and subcontract/agreements.
- Work with the Finance and Operations Manager in management of contracts and vendor agreements.
- Keep up-to-date electronic database, documentation of necessary information and deliverables in the files of each consultant agreement, sub-agreement, contract, etc.
- Work with the Finance and Operations Manager to ensure all Activity procurement of goods and services achieve Value for Money.
Office Administrations and Logistics:
- With the support of the Administrative Assistant, work with the Project Drivers to ensure that project vehicles are properly serviced and maintained, have valid comprehensive insurance and are ready to support project implementation activities.
- Coordinate the management of office fixed assets, premises, supplies, publications, facilities, and logistic services as required.
- Act as a stand in person for the Administrative Assistant in their absence from work on official terms.
Perform all other duties and tasks as assigned.
This position reports to RIHSA Finance and Operations Manager.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized academic institution in business or related field or 3 years working in administration.
- Proven competency in planning, organizing, and implementing operational activities including procurement.
- At least 3 years of administration experience with a good understanding of business operations and controls; experience with international organizations and USAID regulations is an advantage.
- Proficiency in MS Office applications
- Sound written and verbal communication skills in English
- Strong supervision skills to ensure activities, schedules and progress are reviewed and monitored.
- Demonstrates good judgment and decision-making.
How to apply
Candidates should submit a CV and a cover letter detailing their interest and aptitude for this position by the link:https://palladium.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/2/home/requisition/12323?c=palladium
The deadline: 9th December 2021
2.Data Analyst
Data Analyst
Company Overview:
About Palladium – Palladium is a global leader in the design, development, and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 3,000 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies, and, most importantly, people’s lives.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success, and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.
Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or any other circumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com
Safeguarding – We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients, and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.
Project Overview and Role:
The USAID-funded Rwanda Integrated Health Systems Activity (RIHSA) seeks to support the Ministry of Health in strengthening Rwanda’s health system to provide quality health care for Rwandans while building the capacity of the GOR to move away from a donor-financed health system to self-reliance. The project is aimed at achieving two major objectives:
- Reduce financial barriers to health care through a mix of public and private interventions and provide tools for improved domestic resource mobilization and improve health care financing for the GOR.
- Improve the quality of essential health services at national, facility, and community levels utilizing a health systems approach.
Through a focus on financing and quality, RIHSA provides technical assistance to the GOR on various strategies, tools, and approaches that will allow Rwanda to sustainably fund its healthcare system and provide quality care at all levels. The Activity is implemented by a consortium led by Palladium International LLC (Palladium) in partnership with RTI International, the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), Zenysis Technologies, and Rwanda Agency for Accreditation and Quality of Healthcare (RAAQH).
RIHSA is seeking to recruit a Data Analyst who will play a key role in data mining, cleaning, and analysis to inform evidence-based policy decision-making from activities being implemented by RIHSA in close coordination with the Ministry of Health (MOH), Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB), Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN) and other central government entities. The data analyst will also support activities that involve decentralized levels efforts including district management teams effectively use of data to make evidence-based decisions.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Participate in all project-related statistical data analysis, as well as play a coordinating role in several field research activities, including preparing, cleaning, and conducting analysis as well as leading quality assurance on all relevant data
- Assist in technical research and analysis related to the project activities in health financing
- Assist in analytical presentations and produce technical documents (technical briefs, presentations, guidelines, analytical notes, training materials) to support the assistance provided to MOH, RSSB and other government partners
- Conduct literature reviews, formulate and synthesize reports on relevant project thematic topics
- Stays abreast of key developments in health financing, budget advocacy, community-based health insurance, and resource allocation innovations and interventions in Rwanda to inform technical activities under the project.
- Conduct projections and domestic resource mobilization analyses towards the formulation of recommendations
- Collaborate with the Health Financing team in developing technical strategies, approaches, and plans, implementing activities and monitoring progress towards project targets and deliverables.
- Responsible for research standards and ethics
- Interact with internal and external resources and other experts to bring new and “cutting edge” ideas into approaches
- Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned
Required Qualifications:
- At least a Bachelor’s degree in health economics, statistics, economics, data science, public health, health services research, population studies, or a related field with at least 2 years of work experience. A Master’s in any of the above disciplines is desirable.
- Solid analytical and statistics foundation and knowledge of a variety of economic evaluation methods (e.g., regressions, modelling, cost-effectiveness analysis, etc.)
- Excellent problem solving and strong quantitative skills
- Experience in modelling and data visualization using Microsoft Excel, R, Stata, SPSS, or Python.
- Experience managing, cleaning, and analyzing data, preferably large data.
- Experience in field data collection will be an advantage
- Ability to focus on vaguely defined problems requiring the application of a creative approach
- Strong team-working skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including delivery of compelling presentations and documents in Microsoft PowerPoint and Word
How to apply
Candidates should submit a CV and a cover letter detailing their interest and aptitude for this position by the link:https://palladium.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/2/home/requisition/12426?c=palladium
The deadline: December 3rd, 2021.
3.Health Financing and Private Sector Engagement Expert
Health Financing and Private Sector Engagement Expert
Company Overview:
About Palladium – Palladium is a global leader in the design, development, and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 3,000 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies, and, most importantly, people’s lives.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success, and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.
Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or any other circumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com
Safeguarding – We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients, and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.
Project Overview and Role:
The USAID-funded Rwanda Integrated Health Systems Activity (RIHSA) seeks to support the Ministry of Health in strengthening Rwanda’s health system to provide quality health care for Rwandans while building the capacity of the GOR to move away from a donor-financed health system to self-reliance. The project is aimed at achieving two major objectives:
- Reduce financial barriers to health care through a mix of public and private interventions and provide tools for improved domestic resource mobilization and improve health care financing for the GOR.
- Improve the quality of essential health services at national, facility, and community levels utilizing a health systems approach.
Through a focus on financing and quality, RIHSA provides technical assistance to the GOR on various strategies, tools and approaches that will allow Rwanda to sustainably fund its healthcare system and provide quality care at all levels. The Activity is implemented by a consortium led by Palladium International LLC (Palladium) in partnership with RTI International, the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), Zenysis Technologies, and the Rwanda Agency for Accreditation and Quality of Healthcare (RAAQH).
RIHSA is seeking to recruit a Health Financing and Private Sector Engagement Expert to support RIHSA and the Ministry of Health’s health financing efforts as well as to play a coordinating role in private sector engagement towards enabling public-private partnerships and the strengthening of private sector stewardship for improved health outcomes. This position is aligned with the GOR’s priority to mobilize the private sector to play a leading role in accelerating the country’s growth, especially private investments in specialized care and service provision.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Participate and contribute technically to health financing and private sector engagement discussions, dialogues, and fora.
- Provide hands-on support to the Planning, M&E, and Health Financing Departments of the Ministry of Health. This will include providing technical support in key PSE policy development and implementation.
- Contribute to technical publications such as briefs, policies, and researches
- Facilitate the design and implementation of technical support activities related to private sector engagement in Rwanda
- Ensure a cordial relationship between RIHSA and MOH, including fostering easy access to strategic MOH officers.
- Stay abreast with emerging trends in health financing and private sector engagement including best practices to inform RIHSA technical activities
- In collaboration with RIHSA’s Private Sector Engagement Advisor, coordinate private sector meetings and information sessions including the PSE Core team meetings
- Interact with internal and external resources and other experts to bring new and “cutting edge” ideas into approaches
- Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Preferably a Master’s degree in health financing, public health, international development, health economics, public policy, economics, health sector management, or related field. A Bachelor’s degree will be acceptable with relevant years of experience.
- At least three (3) years of experience in health finance, private sector engagement, and or related topics
- Clear understanding of private health sector dynamics, health systems, and health financing issues in Rwanda is required
- Experience developing and implementing activities in support of universal health coverage objectives, required
- Experience in public-private partnerships (PPPs) desirable
- Familiarity with Rwandan health system and health financing landscape preferred
- Familiarity with USAID-supported projects
- Ability to present complex information to diverse audiences. Clear and effective writing and oral communication skills, including significant experience with report development and delivering oral presentations supported by PowerPoint slides.
- Strong interpersonal skills required.
- Appropriate skills in conducting research and data analysis (Excel, STATA, SPSS, or similar)
- Strong analytical and computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Attention to detail and ability to effectively and efficiently perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities often within a required timeframe.
- Ability to take initiative and/or respond independently to situations.
- Fluent in English
How to apply
Candidates should submit a CV and a cover letter detailing their interest and aptitude for this position by the link:https://palladium.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/2/home/requisition/12427?c=palladium
The deadline: December 3rd, 2021.
4.Quality Improvement Specialist
Quality Improvement Specialist
Company Overview:
About Palladium – Palladium is a global leader in the design, development, and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 3,000 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies, and, most importantly, people’s lives.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success, and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.
Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or any other circumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com
Safeguarding – We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.
Project Overview and Role:
The Rwanda Health Systems Activity (RIHSA) seeks to support the MOH in strengthening Rwanda’s health system to provide quality health care for Rwandans while building the capacity of the Government of Rwanda (GOR) to move away from a donor-financed health system towards a self-reliant health system. Through a focus on health financing and engagement with the private sector, RIHSA provides technical assistance to the GOR on various strategies, tools and approaches that will allow Rwanda to sustainably fund its healthcare system and provide quality care at all levels. The project is aimed at achieving two major objectives:
- Reduce financial barriers to health care through a mix of public and private interventions and provide tools for improved domestic resource mobilization and improve health care financing for the GOR.
- Improve the quality of essential health services at national, facility, and community levels utilizing a health systems approach.
RIHSA is implemented by a consortium led by Palladium International LLC (Palladium) in partnership with RTI International, the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), Zenysis Technologies, and the Rwanda Agency for Accreditation and Quality of Healthcare (RAAQH).
RIHSA is seeking to recruit a Quality Improvement Specialist based in Kigali, Rwanda. The QI Specialist will support activities related to strengthening quality of essential health services, including strengthening performance improvement for health facilities as part of the accreditation processes, effective leadership, governance for quality at the district level, institutionalizing sustainable quality structures, and increasing private sector engagement for accreditation.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
The QI Specialist will support the implementation of RIHSA work plan under the supervision of the Quality Improvement Director (QID). She/He will be engaged in supporting quality improvement unit at hospitals to plan, design, implement and maintain a comprehensive medical practice continuous quality improvement (CQI) program, including quality and risk management.
She/he will develop and provide education, technical assistance, and on-site consultation to assist healthcare organizations improve healthcare quality improvement systems to meet the Rwandan healthcare accreditation standards and achieve the annual performance target She will develop capacity of new Quality Improvement (QI) officers within healthcare organizations to carry out effectively their roles and responsibilities.
Specific Responsibilities
- Work with MOH clinical service department team identifying the unique needs of the health facilities and tailor the technical assistance engagements to those needs.
- Analyze accreditation survey results and help facilities to develop standards implementation plans to close identified performance gaps.
- Provide input into the development of activity-wide strategies and work plans to address quality improvement issues prioritized by the Government of Rwanda and key stakeholders
- Work with district officials, private nonprofit entities, and communities to develop strategies, plans, and objectives that will strengthen quality improvement approaches to improve provision of health services in their service areas
- Prepare workshops, training sessions, training materials, evaluation, and report and coordinate with all relevant stakeholders,
- Work closely with Ministry of Health and RIHSA subcontractors
- Provides technical support to quality improvement officers to evaluate variance in healthcare and other data to identify QI opportunities and risk management issues
- Provide technical support to health facility teams to design QI projects to tackle most pressing challenges in the healthcare system
- Monitor achievements of the project targets with regards to QI performance indicators ,
- Contribute to regular reporting and documentation of best practices for the project
- Ensure data quality measures are upheld
- Performs any other related duties and responsibilities as assigned
Required Qualifications:
- Degree in Medicine (Senior Medical Officer) with Master’s degree in Public Health or any health-related sciences
- 5-7 years of experience in relevant field including designing and implementing quality improvement and/or supportive supervision skills
- Knowledge of the health systems approach to improve quality of services
- Experience in organizing and conducting mentorship sessions
- Ability to analyze data and communicate data
- Experience working with Rwanda Ministry of Health at both central and decentralized level is preferred
- Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills in English required; French strongly preferred
- Previous USAID project experience strongly preferred
How to apply
Candidates should submit a CV and a cover letter detailing their interest and aptitude for this position by the link:https://palladium.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/2/home/requisition/12434?c=palladium
The deadline: 25th December 2021
5.Quality Improvement Specialist
Quality Improvement Specialist
Company Overview:
About Palladium – Palladium is a global leader in the design, development, and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 3,000 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies, and, most importantly, people’s lives.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success, and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.
Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or any other circumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com
Safeguarding – We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.
Project Overview and Role:
The Rwanda Health Systems Activity (RIHSA) seeks to support the MOH in strengthening Rwanda’s health system to provide quality health care for Rwandans while building the capacity of the Government of Rwanda (GOR) to move away from a donor-financed health system towards a self-reliant health system. Through a focus on health financing and engagement with the private sector, RIHSA provides technical assistance to the GOR on various strategies, tools and approaches that will allow Rwanda to sustainably fund its healthcare system and provide quality care at all levels. The project is aimed at achieving two major objectives:
- Reduce financial barriers to health care through a mix of public and private interventions and provide tools for improved domestic resource mobilization and improve health care financing for the GOR.
- Improve the quality of essential health services at national, facility, and community levels utilizing a health systems approach.
RIHSA is implemented by a consortium led by Palladium International LLC (Palladium) in partnership with RTI International, the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), Zenysis Technologies, and the Rwanda Agency for Accreditation and Quality of Healthcare (RAAQH).
RIHSA is seeking to recruit a Quality Improvement Specialist based in Kigali, Rwanda. The QI Specialist will support activities related to strengthening quality of essential health services, including strengthening performance improvement for health facilities as part of the accreditation processes, effective leadership, governance for quality at the district level, institutionalizing sustainable quality structures, and increasing private sector engagement for accreditation.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
The QI Specialist will support the implementation of RIHSA work plan under the supervision of the Quality Improvement Director (QID). She/He will be engaged in supporting quality improvement unit at hospitals to plan, design, implement and maintain a comprehensive medical practice continuous quality improvement (CQI) program, including quality and risk management.
She/he will develop and provide education, technical assistance, and on-site consultation to assist healthcare organizations improve healthcare quality improvement systems to meet the Rwandan healthcare accreditation standards and achieve the annual performance target She will develop capacity of new Quality Improvement (QI) officers within healthcare organizations to carry out effectively their roles and responsibilities.
Specific Responsibilities
- Work with MOH clinical service department team identifying the unique needs of the health facilities and tailor the technical assistance engagements to those needs.
- Analyze accreditation survey results and help facilities to develop standards implementation plans to close identified performance gaps.
- Provide input into the development of activity-wide strategies and work plans to address quality improvement issues prioritized by the Government of Rwanda and key stakeholders
- Work with district officials, private nonprofit entities, and communities to develop strategies, plans, and objectives that will strengthen quality improvement approaches to improve provision of health services in their service areas
- Prepare workshops, training sessions, training materials, evaluation, and report and coordinate with all relevant stakeholders,
- Work closely with Ministry of Health and RIHSA subcontractors
- Provides technical support to quality improvement officers to evaluate variance in healthcare and other data to identify QI opportunities and risk management issues
- Provide technical support to health facility teams to design QI projects to tackle most pressing challenges in the healthcare system
- Monitor achievements of the project targets with regards to QI performance indicators ,
- Contribute to regular reporting and documentation of best practices for the project
- Ensure data quality measures are upheld
- Performs any other related duties and responsibilities as assigned
Required Qualifications:
- Degree in Medicine (Senior Medical Officer) with Master’s degree in Public Health or any health-related sciences
- 5-7 years of experience in relevant field including designing and implementing quality improvement and/or supportive supervision skills
- Knowledge of the health systems approach to improve quality of services
- Experience in organizing and conducting mentorship sessions
- Ability to analyze data and communicate data
- Experience working with Rwanda Ministry of Health at both central and decentralized level is preferred
- Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills in English required; French strongly preferred
- Previous USAID project experience strongly preferred
How to apply
Candidates should submit a CV and a cover letter detailing their interest and aptitude for this position by the link:https://palladium.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/2/home/requisition/12434?c=palladium
The deadline: 25th December 2021
