1.Program Manager
Society for Family Health (SFH), Rwanda
JOB ADVERT
TITLE: PROGRAM MANAGER (1)
SUPERVISOR: PROGRAMS DIRECTOR
TYPE: FIXED TERM CONTRACT (WITH POSSIBILITY OF EXTENSION)
DATE: JANUARY 2022
OPEN FOR: RWANDA NATIONALS ONLY
ABOUT SFH Rwanda
Society for Family Health (SFH), Rwanda is a non-profit organization in Rwanda. It is the largest social marketing organization in Rwanda, with five regional offices across the country. Working in partnership within the public and private sectors, and harnessing the power of the markets, SFH provides life-saving products, clinical services, and social and behavior change communications (SBCC) that empower the world’s most vulnerable populations to lead healthier lives. SFH’s core values include a belief in markets and market mechanisms to contribute to sustained improvements in the lives of the poor; results and a strong focus on measurement; speed and efficiency with a predisposition to action and an aversion to bureaucracy; decentralization and empowering our staff at the national and district level; and a long-term commitment to the people we serve. SFH implements diverse public health interventions in HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, malaria, and maternal and child health including nutrition as well as Health Systems Strengthening. SFH’s activities ranges from product sales and distribution to social and behavior change communication, advocacy, reproductive health research, and community mobilization.
In order to implement the Malaria Control Innovations project funded by Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC)/SPIU, SFH Rwanda is hiring a Malaria Innovations Program Manager. S/he reports to the Programs Director.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MALARIA INNOVATIONS PROGRAM MANAGER:
Under the overall supervision of the SFH Rwanda Programs Director, the Program Manager will be responsible of the following:
- Coordination of the Implementation of the Annual Work Plan regarding Malaria control innovations activities in all Provinces and City of Kigali
- Design tools for the Need Assessment for malaria control innovative tools for national-level planning
- Compile and analyze all needs assessment reports on Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS), mosquito repellents, insecticide wall paints, Larviciding and other innovations to guide decision making
- Coordinate distribution of Malaria innovative tools in different provinces.
- Coordinate specific or targeted SBCC activities to increase awareness in the use of innovative tools (example in schools, hotels, public institutions,).
- Coordinate the implementation of drones based and hand applications of BTI in targeted areas, etc.
- Coordinate the Monitoring and Evaluation of Malaria Control Innovations in collaboration with key stakeholders in malaria response in Rwanda to inform planning and decision making
- Ensure that the Malaria Control Innovations Project is implemented to the high technical quality and based on evidence and best practice, and identify necessary improvements and communicate these to the supervisor on time.
- Work with Local NGOs and collaborate with Local leaders to identify needs for malaria control innovative interventions,
- Compile needs assessment reports from different districts for proper planning, etc…
- Collaborate with SFH Leadership and RBC/Malaria Program to ensure Local Leaders, Health Facilities and Communities are fully engaged in Malaria Control innovations
- Participate in different advocacy and Technical Meetings including Malaria TWG to share experience and lessons learnt
- Organize meetings with Local Leaders, Health Facilities Leaders, CHWs, and other relevant stakeholders to improve awareness and implementation of Malaria control innovations
- Coordinate all Provincial Malaria innovations Coordination Officers to design and implement innovative malaria control interventions at all levels
- Compile and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual reports from all provinces
- Prepare and submit on quarterly/annual Technical Reports on Malaria Control Innovations Project
- Ensure close follow-up of implementation of recommendations.
- Document best practices or most significant success stories of the project activities
- Carry out other tasks to support the project efforts as assigned
- Provide administrative support as needed.
REQUIREMENTS:
Master’s degree in relevant fields: Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Education, Health Care, and Hospital Management, Development Studies, or any Public Health related studies with Project management background as a plus.
- Managerial and leadership skills;
- Strategic thinking with problem-solving skills
- Team working and organization skills in public health related domains
- Working experience of at least 3 years implementing SBCC activities at a management level is mandatory
- Working experience of at least 4 years in Rwanda Health System including working with Health Facilities and Community Health Workers.
- Demonstrated abilities or experience in working with Local Leaders will be an added value.
- Good planning, organizing, and public health communication skills
- Excellent analytical and advocacy skills is desirable
- Experience in providing administrative leadership and support to work teams
- Fluency and writing skills in English or French and Kinyarwanda are required.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, or similar software
S/he will be outcome oriented, able to manage multiple priorities at a time, and able to keep moving with minimal day-to-day supervision. This highly professional individual will be comfortable speaking and working in public settings.
STATUS: Full-time position.
DOCUMENTS TO BE SENT INCLUDE:
- Application letter;
- Curriculum Vitae (3 referees including at least 2 former employers);
- Copies of degrees;
- Copies of Certificates of Professional qualification and trainings.
All interested applicants who fulfil the required qualifications are advised to submit their application files by email ONLY to hr@sfhrwanda.org by Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 16:00 PM. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
SFH Rwanda is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals.
2.Malaria Innovations SBCC Officer
JOB ADVERT
TITLE: MALARIA INNOVATIONS SBCC OFFICER (1)
SUPERVISOR: PROGRAM MANAGER
TYPE: FIXED TERM CONTRACT (WITH POSSIBILITY OF EXTENSION)
DATE: JANUARY 2022
OPEN FOR: RWANDA NATIONALS ONLY
ABOUT SFH Rwanda
Society for Family Health (SFH), Rwanda is a non-profit organization in Rwanda. It is the largest social marketing organization in Rwanda, with five regional offices across the country. Working in partnership within the public and private sectors, and harnessing the power of the markets, SFH provides life-saving products, clinical services, and social and behavior change communications (SBCC) that empower the world’s most vulnerable populations to lead healthier lives. SFH’s core values include a belief in markets and market mechanisms to contribute to sustained improvements in the lives of the poor; results and a strong focus on measurement; speed and efficiency with a predisposition to action and an aversion to bureaucracy; decentralization and empowering our staff at the national and district level; and a long-term commitment to the people we serve. SFH implements diverse public health interventions in HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, malaria, and maternal and child health including nutrition as well as Health Systems Strengthening. SFH’s activities ranges from product sales and distribution to social and behavior change communication, advocacy, reproductive health research, and community mobilization.
In order to implement the Malaria Control Innovations project funded by Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC)/SPIU, SFH Rwanda is hiring a Malaria Innovations SBCC Officer. S/he reports to the Program Manager.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MALARIA INNOVATIONS SBCC OFFICER:
Under the overall supervision of the Malaria Innovations Program Manager, the SBCC Officer will be responsible of the following:
- Facilitate the Implementation of Malaria SBCC Control innovations activities through appropriates messaging and communication.
- Participate in the annual planning process and provide technical support for Malaria control innovations.
- Mobilize social and political support at all levels to create and sustain an enabling environment that create demand for the use of Malaria control innovations.
- Coordinate different advocacy and mobilization events relating to Malaria Control Innovative Tools at all levels
- Collaborate with Provincial Malaria Innovation Coordination Officers and RBC/Malaria District Supervisors to ensure Local Leaders, Health Facilities, and Communities are fully engaged in Malaria Control through Innovations.
- Collaborate with Provincial Malaria Innovation Coordination Officer and all Staff from all CSOs involved in Malaria SBCC Project to design and implement innovative malaria control interventions and messaging at all levels
- Coordinate Monitoring and Evaluation of Malaria SBCC control innovations activities
- Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly reports to Malaria Innovations Project Manager
- Ensure close follow-up of implementation of recommendations.
- Document SBCC best practices or most significant success stories of the project activities
- Carry out other tasks to support the project efforts as assigned
- Provide administrative support as needed
REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree in the fields of Communication, Public Health, Health Education, Health Promotion, Community Mobilization with a minimum of 4 years working experience or master’s degree in Health promotion, communication or Epidemiology, Public health, Hospital and Health care administration, Community Health, Social Sciences with a minimum of 3 years of working experience in the area of Behavior Change and Communication.
- Strategic thinking with problem-solving skills
- Team working and organization skills in public health related domains
- Demonstrated experience of at least 3 years working with local communities is mandatory
- Fluency and writing skills in English or French and Kinyarwanda are required
- Panning and team organization skills
- Good communication skills with Fluency and community mobilization skills
- Excellent analytical and advocacy skills is desirable
- Experience in providing administrative leadership and support to work teams
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, or similar software
S/he will be outcome-oriented, able to manage multiple priorities at a time, and able to keep moving with minimal day-to-day supervision. This highly professional individual will be comfortable speaking and working in public settings.
STATUS: Full-time position.
DOCUMENTS TO BE SENT INCLUDE:
- Application letter;
- Curriculum Vitae (3 referees including at least 2 former employers);
- Copies of degrees;
- Copies of Certificates of Professional qualification and trainings.
All interested applicants who fulfil the required qualifications are advised to submit their application files by email ONLY to hr@sfhrwanda.org by Wednesday January 26, 2022 at 16:00 PM. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
SFH Rwanda is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals.
3.Provincial Coordination Officer (5)
JOB ADVERT
TITLE: PROVINCIAL COORDINATION OFFICER (5)
SUPERVISOR: PROGRAM MANAGER
TYPE: FIXED TERM CONTRACT (WITH POSSIBILITY OF EXTENSION)
DATE: JANUARY 2022
OPEN FOR: RWANDA NATIONALS ONLY
ABOUT SFH Rwanda
Society for Family Health (SFH), Rwanda is a non-profit organization in Rwanda. It is the largest social marketing organization in Rwanda, with five regional offices across the country. Working in partnership within the public and private sectors, and harnessing the power of the markets, SFH provides life-saving products, clinical services, and social and behavior change communications (SBCC) that empower the world’s most vulnerable populations to lead healthier lives. SFH’s core values include a belief in markets and market mechanisms to contribute to sustained improvements in the lives of the poor; results and a strong focus on measurement; speed and efficiency with a predisposition to action and an aversion to bureaucracy; decentralization and empowering our staff at the national and district level; and a long-term commitment to the people we serve. SFH implements diverse public health interventions in HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, malaria, and maternal and child health including nutrition as well as Health Systems Strengthening. SFH’s activities ranges from product sales and distribution to social and behavior change communication, advocacy, reproductive health research, and community mobilization.
In order to implement the Malaria Control Innovations project funded by Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC)/SPIU, SFH Rwanda is hiring a Malaria Innovations Provincial Coordination Officer. S/he reports to the Program Manager.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MALARIA INNOVATIONS PROVINCIAL COORDINATION OFFICER:
Under the overall supervision of the Malaria Innovations Program Manager, the Provincial Coordination Officer will be responsible of the following:
- Follow-up closely on the Implementation of the Annual Work Plan regarding Malaria control interventions at Provincial level
- Assess and Prioritize needs in IRS, mosquito repellents, insecticide wall paints, Larviciding and other innovative tools at from Provincial up to community level
- Compile all needs assessment reports from different districts for proper planning to be submitted to the Malaria Innovation Program Manager, etc…
- Distribution of Malaria innovative tools to the community (Example in schools, hotels, public and private institutions……)
- Follow up the implementation of drones based and hand applications of BTI in targeted areas, etc.
- Coordinate the process and provide needed expertise and technical support for the elaboration of budget plan, operational plan, and results framework related to Malaria control innovations
- Promote Malaria and control Innovations through social marketing at different levels with focus on targeted areas including malaria hotspots
- Ensure the Coordination of Malaria control innovations’ implementation at community level.
- Collaborate with other CSOs involved in Malaria control at the catchment area and RBC/Malaria Program to ensure Local Leaders, Health Facilities and Communities are fully engaged in Malaria Control
- Participate in meetings with Local Leaders, Health Facilities Leaders, CHWs and other relevant stakeholders to improve awareness and implementation of Malaria control innovations strategies at all levels
- Represent the SFH on daily basis in the province of deployment in the area of Malaria control innovations
- Coordinate Monitoring and Evaluation of Malaria control innovations activities including social marketing aspect and process.
- Collaborate with the CSO Malaria SBCC officer to design and implement innovative malaria control interventions at all levels
- Prepare and submit on quarterly/annual basis the Malaria control innovations report to Malaria Innovations Program Manager
- Ensure close follow-up of the implementation of recommendations.
- Document best practices or most significant success stories of the project activities
- Carry out other tasks to support the project efforts as assigned
- Provide administrative support as needed
REQUIREMENTS:
Master’s or bachelor’s degree in relevant fields (Public Health, Nursing, Health Care and Hospital Management, Social sciences, Demography, and other related fields).
- Managerial and leadership skills.
- Knowledge of Malaria, Malaria prevention, and perception of risk
- Social Marketing skills
- Strategic thinking with problem-solving skills
- Team working and organization skills in public health related domains
- Good planning, organizing, and public health communication skills
- Excellent analytical and advocacy skills is desirable
- Fluency and writing skills in English or French and Kinyarwanda are required.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, or similar software
- Working experience of at least 1 year in implementing SBCC activities in communities or working with Health Facilities and Community Health Workers will be an added value
- Demonstrated abilities or experience in working with Local Leaders will be an added value
STATUS: Full-time position.
DOCUMENTS TO BE SENT INCLUDE:
- Application letter;
- Curriculum Vitae (3 referees including at least 2 former employers);
- Copies of degrees;
- Copies of Certificates of Professional qualification and trainings.
All interested applicants who fulfil the required qualifications are advised to submit their application files by email ONLY to hr@sfhrwanda.org by Wednesday January 26, 2022 at 16:00 PM. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
SFH Rwanda is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals.
