Health -Medicine Jobs at University Of Rwanda Holdings Group Limited (Ur – Hg Ltd) and other Companies

JOB DETAILS:
Purpose of the position:
The Health and Hygiene Facilitator will have technical accountability in overseeing implementation of all project activities in their geographical area. The Health and Hygiene Facilitator will also play a critical liaison role between World Vision & districts-based education stakeholders including Technical Specialists. He / She will be accountable to the Health & Hygiene Coordinator for project deliverables.

The major responsibilities include:
%Time Major Activities End Results Expected
30% Project implementation.
Facilitate Food For Education (FFE)/Home Grown School Feeding (HGSF) project planning and implementation through relevant and appropriate project models in the district area, while coordinating with other technical specialists to ensure cross cutting themes are adequately integrated in the detailed implementation plan. Project activities implemented effectively at district level
20% Liaison and collaboration
Working with the cluster structure to identify and build strategic linkages, relations, collaborations and networks with partners and other stakeholders in implementation at the district level and integrate Cluster project activities with the district and MININFRA and Ministry of Health development plans. WV (FFE) presence in key district education forums
20% Training:
• Mobilization of PTAs, SMCs, SGACs, DEOs, SEOs, volunteers and other relevant stakeholders etc., and conducting trainings to build capacities on improved Health & Hygiene methodologies.
• Produce and disseminate appropriate guidelines, designs, educational materials, training manuals, tools and standards on health and hygiene related topics. Well-equipped committees and volunteers at district level
20% Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL)
• Support the DME team in the development of H&H programs monitoring and evaluation system, development and/or adaptation of tools and adoption of the tools.
• Produce timely, accurate, compliant and quality reports for WV and mandatory WFP, Government and other stakeholder reports.
Consistent tracking of indicators and quality reports
10% Resource Mobilization:
Contribute to the development of concept papers and proposals for funding agencies
Meaningful contribution to Resource Acquisition efforts by GAM team

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical skills and Experience
The following knowledge, skills and abilities may be acquired through a combination of formal schooling, self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training:
• Must have a Bachelor degree of Science in Environmental Health, Public health or related fields.
• At least 2 years working in WASH or Health and Hygiene projects and leading teams.
• Strong background in WASH, Health & Hygiene programming, Sanitation marketing, and/or innovating community development
• Experience in designing and leading Social Behavior Change Communication programs.
• Excellent project management skills and good understanding of the project life cycle
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report-writing and formal communication skills
• Must have a valid motorcycle riding license and able to ride.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strong skills in networking with Health/Hygiene sector stakeholders.
• Experience in developing sound proposal and concept notes

JOB DETAILS:
Job Description
This has limited people’s ability to cooperate in shared, mutually beneficial economic activities. Based on that observations, Rwanda’s 4th Health sector Strategic plan emphasizes the need for holistic innovation programs that simultaneously promote Mental Health service provision, advance social cohesion and support sustainable loverhoods. In order to respond to the above-mentioned issues, since October 2020, Interpeace in partnership with the Local Partners that includes Prison Fellowship Rwanda with the fund from Swedish international development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) is implementing a program entitled “Reinforcing community capacity for social cohesion and reconciliation through Societal Trauma Healing “in Rwanda. It is an initiative that offers a holistic approach to simultaneously address mental health issues, promote social cohesion, and collaborative livelihood.The program is being implemented in six districts,Bugesera,Ngoma,Nyagatare,Musanze,Nyabihu and Nyamagabe.
Currently Prison Fellowship Rwanda is looking for a qualified and highly motivated candidate of high moral character and professional integrity to fulfill the position of psychologist to design and deliver training, professional counselling and supervision sessions on a variety of issues and topics connected to mental health and Psychosocial support for programme participants.

Key Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Project Coordinator the psychologist, will undertake the following specific tasks:
• Assess, diagnose, and provide appropriate therapy to programme participants with the highest professional standards of care and refer cases to different health facilities for further treatment;
• Ensure that the group sessions are taking place in line with the training manual of operations;
• Monitor group sessions on a regular basis;
• Be responsible for the recruitment of community facilitators;
• Coordinate the recruitment of the programme participants;
• Monitor the personal and professional stability of the facilitators and ensure regular trainings and psychological supervision;
• Ensure that narrative field reports are timely provided as required by organization policies and are of high standards;
• Review the reports of facilitators and give observations aiming at the improvement of the quality of implementation;
• Work closely with the researchers and M&E to monitor and evaluate the impact of the programme;
• Conduct any other task requested by line managers in relation to a success of the programme.

Essential qualifications and Skills
• A Bachelor degree in a relevant field (Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Public Health, or Conflict/Peace Studies or another related field);
• At least 5 years of experience of working in the field with direct engagement with community members in need of psychosocial therapeutic support.
• Experience with project implementation, preferably in the field of psychosocial interventions, reconciliation and social cohesion
• Demonstrated experience in community mobilization and attitude for fieldwork at grass-roots level;
• Broad knowledge of care work issues, rural development issues, gendered power relations, and household economics;
• Ability to listen, to collaborate flexible and a strong problem solver;
• Fluent in Kinyarwanda and English, both verbal and written;
• Demonstrated experience in team management and planning;
• Experience in working closely with governmental/local authorities, national or international NGO’s;
• Good ability to write clear and well-argued reports on programme outcomes and impact;