Deadline of this Job: 25 September 2022
Terms Of ReferenceRecruitment of a Consultancy Firm for the Development of the Senegal National Data Strategy¬_ Extended
Client Address Smart Africa Secretariat
10th Floor, Career Centre Building
KG 541 ST, Kigali, Rwanda,
PO Box: 4913
Tel: +250784013646| +250 788-300-581
Email:
www.smartafrica.org
RFP#: 072/SA/RFP/08/2022- Extended
Release date: 10th August, 2022
Closing date: 25th September 2022; 5pm (Local time, Kigali)
Budget 50,000 USD from GIZ Support Including all Applicable taxes.
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Deadline of this Job: 25 September 2022
Terms of ReferenceRequest for Proposals for the Recruitment of a Consulting Firm to Develop a Regulatory Framework for Establishing & Operating Data Centers and Providing Hosting & Cloud Computing Services in Two (2) Smart Africa Member States. Extended
Client Address Smart Africa Secretariat
10th Floor, Career Centre Building
KG 541 ST, Kigali, Rwanda,
PO Box: 4913
Tel: +250784013646| +250 788-300-581 | Email:
www.smartafrica.org
RFP#: 074/SA/RFP/08/2022- Extended
Release date: 10th August, 2022
Closing date: 25th September 2022; 5pm (Local time, Kigali)
Contact For any questions or enquiries, please write to:
For Proposal Submissions:
Deadline of this Job: 07 October 2022
Job Requirements:Please find below a description of the Ideal Candidate:
• You have a desire and commitment to build an innovative high-growth venture - which is referred to as a Market Creating Innovation.
• You are a team player and are excited to meet equally ambitious Co-Founders.
• You have a demonstrable history of entrepreneurial action, which means:
• You are able to identify opportunities and gaps in a sector of interest which may be turned into a high-growth venture.
• You have a history of achievement and evidence of lasting impact wherever you have focused your attention.
• You have significant insights and expertise in a field or industry as evidenced by your experience, achievements and academic qualifications.
• You are a citizen of Ethiopia, Kenya or Rwanda, living in-country or abroad.
• You are preferably aged between 25-35 years.
Important Note:
• Women entrepreneurs are highly encouraged to apply.
• Candidates living in the diaspora are also encouraged to apply.
• The Jasiri Talent Investor program includes a mandatory 3-months residential intensive in Bugesera, Rwanda.
Selection Process:
Step 1: Complete and submit your application
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
Step 2: Complete the entrepreneurial intentions assessment within 7 days.
Successful applicants will move to the next stage i.e., receive an innovation scenario assessment link.
Step 3: Complete the innovation scenario assessment and submit a pitch video.
Successful applicants will move to the next stage i.e., receive a Psychometric test link.
Step 4: Take the JASIRI Psychometric Test.
Successful applicants who will make it through the Psychometric Test will move to the next stage i.e., Selection Conference.
Step 5: Attend the Selection Conference
Final Step: Announcement of the selected Fellows.
Selected candidates shall be notified of their admission into the program after the Selection Conference. Please note that Steps 1 to 4 of the Selection Process will take approximately 6 weeks.
Deadline of this Job: 16 September 2022
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).3. Assignment Overview
Workload Indicators for Staffing Need (WISN) is an evidence-based planning tool used to estimate actual health worker staffing needs in health facilities and to provide health managers with a systematic way to make staffing decisions and manage their human resources. The Roadmap for scaling up human resources for improved health service delivery in the African Region 2012–2025 lays emphasis on the availability of sufficient numbers of qualified health workers in the right place as essential for the delivery of quality health services to the population1.
Thus, Palladium and the Rwanda Integrated Health Systems Activity (RIHSA) is supporting the MoH through a consultancy to conduct and develop a WISN study and a training of trainers (TOT) to provide findings and recommendations that will shed more light on the actual workload of existing health workers at health facilities in Rwanda, and identify issues of real gaps in staffing needs in terms of distribution, performance, and also of productivity of existing staff. A final report will allow facilities to identify HRH staffing needs and develop strategies to address staffing gaps, hence impacting the quality of healthcare services.
4. Objective
Palladium is seeking to hire a consultant or team of consultants to conduct a training of trainers on how to use the WISN tool for staffing projections and also to conduct WISN studies on a representative sample of 48 public hospitals across the country to identify staffing gaps based on workload.
5. Scope of Work
This assignment will specifically focus on the following activities:
1. Facilitate training of trainers (TOT) from the central level team on WISN to support facilities to use the WISN tool for staffing projections.
2. Facilitate WISN study at hospitals to identify staffing gaps based on workload.
3. Review the standard activities for each cadre: doctors (GPs, ENT, Gynecologist, Pediatricians, and surgeons), Nurses, Midwives, and allied health professionals (Pharmacists, Laboratory specialists, anesthetists, dentists, ophthalmology technicians, physiotherapists)
4. Review the customized WISN tool previously developed in 2019 and update in the current Rwanda context
5. Analyze findings and generate a report with recommendations for hospitals to improve the equities in health worker distribution.
6. Contract Type
This consultancy will be a fixed-price deliverables-based contract. Acceptance of the deliverables will be determined by the project’s Quality Improvement Director. Final approval will be required by the Chief of Party.
7. Expected Outputs/Deliverables
• A pool of 16 staff from MOH and HRH will be trained as Trainers to continuously provide support to health facilities on the use of the WISN tool.
• An inception report that includes the methodology of defining activity standards, and training materials
• A customized WISN tool that fits into the Rwanda context based on the selected cadre of health professionals to be used at district, provincial, and referral hospitals
• A detailed report of WISN survey findings and clear recommendations to support the future improvement of health worker distribution.
8. Expected Timeline
This assignment is expected to be implemented within a timeline of 5 consecutive weeks with an estimated level of effort of not more than 25 days, starting from the date the contract is signed.
Activities Timeframe/Deadline
1 Concept note on Workload Indicators in Staffing Needs in Rwanda 2 days
2 Inception report describing the approach to the training and study 2 days
3 Planning of training of trainers (TOT) and development of training materials 2 days
4 Training of trainers of 16 trainees 4 days
5 Protocol of WISN study 1day
6 Review WISN activity standards 1 day
7 Validation workshop of the WISN activity standards 1 day
8 Review the customized WISN tool used in 2019 in the current Rwanda context. 2 days
9 Conduct WISN study in hospitals 8 days
10 Data extraction from HMIS and HRIS reports and hospitals and data analysis using the WISN tool 2 days
9. Qualification and experience for the consultant(s)
• Holds a Master’s degree in Human Resources Management, public health, medical specialty, health policy, health services management, or any other health-related degree.
• Certified Trainer of Trainers (TOT) on Workload Indicator of Staffing Need (WISN).
• Extensive knowledge and experience in using the WISN tool and conducting WISN studies in different contexts.
• Experience conducting training indifferent countries or locations
• Understanding of health systems and human resource management
Deadline of this Job: 07 October 2022
Advert for Consultancy to Conduct Ongoing Operational Review and Beneficiary Feedback of Access to Finance Rwanda Projects.About Access to Finance Rwanda
Access to Finance Rwanda (AFR) is a Rwandan Not for Profit Organization, established in March 2010 by the Governments of Rwanda and the United Kingdom (UK) with support from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Current existing funders of AFR include, Sweden, The MasterCard Foundation (MCF) and Jersey Overseas Aid (JoA).
AFR’s strategic focus is stimulating the financial sector development by partnering with financial institutions and other stakeholders to increase access to and use of quality financial services. We identify and address constraints that prevent the financial market from reaching Rwanda’s low-income population and support Rwanda’s economic growth and promote innovations and learning that result in sustainable change in the financial sector. Improving access to financial services for the rural poor, women, youth and MSMEs is a particular focus
Objective of the Assignment
The objective of the assignment is to prepare and conduct an operations review and beneficiary feedback to inform AFR, including different stakeholders on the quality and satisfaction levels of services offered by AFR partners and their adherence to ethics and other implementation processes. In support of this objective the firm will be responsible for the following activities.
Annually conduct qualitative and quantitative feedback surveys and collect feedback directly from beneficiaries to assess client satisfaction of the services offered by the partners, including the benefits accruing by accessing and using the financial services for growth, income earning, resilience and improved livelihoods. Feedback will include other unintended outcomes that AFR can learn from and improve implementation. In support of this objective the firm will be responsible for the following activities.
Conduct an operational review of AFR partners implementation to assess their compliance with policies and procedures, including gender and inclusivity as per AFR program management manual and grant agreement/MoU and contract guidelines. Aspects of consumer protection in uptake of services, social inclusion, communication, and feedback procedures will be considered.