Quality Improvement Specialist
Project Overview and Role:
Project Overview
The Rwanda Integrated Health Systems Activity (RIHSA) is a newly awarded, three year project funded by the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) based in Kigali, Rwanda. RIHSA works to reduce the financial barriers to healthcare in Rwanda through a mix of public and private interventions. RIHSA works to improve the quality of essential health services at national, facility, and community levels utilizing a health systems approach.
Purpose of Position:
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.
The target Start Date for this position is November 01, 2022. The project (and the position) closes June 30, 2023.
Please note that we cannot offer sponsorship for this position. To be considered for this role, all applicants must have the right to work and live in Rwanda permanently. Applications from individuals without the current right to work in Rwanda will not be considered. This position will be based in our Kigali office only. Applicants from outside Kigali are welcome but will need to relocate at their own expense as no relocation package is available.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct site assessment of various health services
- Conduct data collection and analysis
- Participate in work planning with partners and government
- Work closely with Ministry of Health, USAID and private health care providers to support national quality improvement policy and strategic plan
- With the director, manage implementation of program’s quality improvement plan and oversee capacity building efforts in quality management activities
- Work with national and local actors to optimize data use to improvement effectiveness of local quality improvement approaches
- Ensure data quality measures are upheld
- Participates in technical meetings with donor, Ministry, and other actors
- Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned
Required Qualifications:
- MPH, MSc, MA, MBBS or similar with a focus on healthcare quality improvement in public health, clinical health, international development, public policy, health sector management, or related field with academic specialization in healthcare quality improvement or commensurate work experience in healthcare quality improvement
- 3-4 years experience in relevant field including designing and implementing quality improvement and/or supportive supervision skills
- Strong facilitation, coaching and mentoring skills
- Proven ability to manage data and familiarity with computer data analysis packages preferred
- Fluency in English required
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Experience with government engagement and policy analyses, costing, and health economics, desired
- Past work experience managing USAID- or other donor-funded projects beneficial
- 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 program management, organizational, and interpersonal skills required
- Demonstrated problem solving, analytic, financial, and evaluative skills
- Attention to detail and ability to effectively and efficiently perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities often within a required timeframe
- Professional and mature demeanor and conduct
- Ability to take initiative and/or respond independently to situations
- Ability and willingness to travel within Rwanda and to implement studies on a national basis
Company Overview:
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How to Apply:
All qualified candidates should submit their applications by using the” Apply for this job” button below by the 3rd of October 2022.
