Deadline of this Job: 24 November 2022
JOB DETAILS:Faculty, Surgery
Reports to: Chair, Division of Clinical Medicine
Group/Department: School of Medicine
Location: Mainly at the Butaro campus, with frequent travel to Kigali and other teaching sites in Rwanda
Organizational Profile
The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is an initiative of Partners In Health (PIH), an internationally recognized non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care. In over nearly three decades of operating alongside public sectors in countries around the world, PIH has developed a model to deliver high quality health care to some of the world’s most marginalized communities.
Position Overview
The faculty member will be involved in teaching, research and projects pertaining to equitable access to quality medical education, global surgery, and surgical education. In addition to providing support for delivery of UGHE’s Masters in Global Health Delivery, Global Surgery track, the surgery faculty member will actively be involved in academics and research across undergraduate surgery, clinical service, postgraduate global surgery training and education, and the Center for Equity in Global Surgery (CEGS). The ideal candidate for this position is highly self-motivated and passionate about research and education, with superior attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. This individual will work across the Center of Equity in Global Surgery and multiple surgical departments at UGHE, and must be exceedingly well organized, diplomatic, flexible, resourceful, and proactive.
Responsibilities
Undergraduate Surgical Education
• Support to curriculum, syllabus, and content development
• Contribute to teaching and student supervision
• Support undergraduate education across pre-clinical and clinical education
• Provide leadership for modules, programs, and courses
• Supervise and support students’ research activities
• Participate in surgical care of patients at the Butaro District Hospital
MGHD track in Global Surgery
• Provide leadership in the delivery of the MGHD track in Global Surgery
• Contribute to curriculum, syllabus, and content development
• Serve as teaching faculty in the MGHD program
• Provide research and practicum mentorship to MGHD students
• Provide supervision for surgical fellows at UGHE and partner sites
Research and advocacy
• Initiate and support high quality global surgery and surgical research
• Write project deliverables, such as research proposals, reports and publications
• Contributing to global surgery advocacy efforts
• Contribute to an interdisciplinary Global Surgery research team
CEGS activities
• Carry out administrative tasks related to departmental and Center for Equity in Global Surgery activities through involvement in committees and boards
• Establish collaborative links with other institutions, including industrial, commercial, and public organizations
• Providing support for UGHE based Global Surgery Conferences, as well as contributing to professional conferences and seminars
• Initiating and supporting surgical research through the CEGS
• Support resource mobilization for the CEGS, including preparing grant applications and proposals to external funding sources
Others
• Contribute to UGHE community development
• Apply for surgery grants and funding to support the CEGS and other UGHE institutes
• Other tasks as assigned by UGHE leadership
Qualifications And Skills
Mandatory
• Medical qualification (MD, MBBS, MBChB)
• Postgraduate surgical qualification - General or Orthopedic surgery
• MSc in Public Health, Global Health, or health related programs
• Demonstrated research experience
• Exemplary interpersonal skills: ability to effectively collaborate with culturally diverse staff across departments and countries
Preferred
• Global surgery qualification or fellowship experience, or PhD qualification
• Experience working in a higher education environment preferred
• Expertise in research methods and practical knowledge of research implementation
• Familiarity with qualitative and/or quantitative data analysis and related software
• Fluency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Drive
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English required
UGHE is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Commitment to Safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment:
At UGHE, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including community members – as well as our students, contractors, staff and visitors to our campus are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment and any form of systemic abuse, whilst reducing risk and vulnerabilities. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with UGHE’s policy. UGHE will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of fraud, harassment, sexual harassment and any form of systemic abuse or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.">
Deadline of this Job: 18 November 2022
JOB DETAILS:Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) Manager
The Fred Hollows Foundation (The Foundation) is a secular non-profit public health organization based in Australia.
• Do you want to do work that really matters? Help us end avoidable blindness
• Full time, Fixed Term contract Based in Kigali, Rwanda
• Closing Date: 18th November 2022
About The Fred Hollows Foundation
The Fred Hollows Foundation is an international development organisation working to prevent blindness and restore sight. This year marks The Foundation’s 30th anniversary of carrying on the legacy of Professor Fred Hollows, who believed every person had the right to quality eye care, no matter where they live. The Foundation is known around the world as an organisation that works with purpose and determination. With a reputation for excellence, we are well known for making change happen.
The Foundation has grown to work in more than 25+ countries throughout Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and the Pacific, as well as Australia. The Foundation has restored sight to more than 3 million people worldwide. We have an ambitious five-year strategic plan that aims to take us even closer to realising our vision of a world in which no person is needlessly blind, or vision impaired and Indigenous Australians exercise their right to sight and good health.
We are also proud to announce we were awarded the Employer of Choice Award (Public Sector and NFP) at the 2022 Australian HR Awards. The Foundation is also endorsed and in partnership with The Life You Can Save.
To find out more about our work, please visit our website https://www.hollows.org
About You
To be successful in this role you will have excellent knowledge of national/district/community-level issues impacting health systems in Rwanda. You will have experience strengthening public health
service delivery programs, partner technical Support and capacity building, advocacy, health systems performance. You will have strong stakeholder engagement skills, with demonstrated capacity to build and maintain productive working relationships with a wide network of partners and stakeholders. You will be highly resilient, with the ability to build strong working relationships, both internally and externally. You will have excellent communication skills, with the ability to tailor communications to different audiences/ partners.
The Opportunity
The Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) Manager will lead the implementation of the key HSS components of FHF Rwanda Program. He/she will be tasked with improving the administrative, managerial, and operational capacity of national and district level health systems across FHF projects.
The Health Systems Strengthening Manager will assess current managerial and operational efficiencies at the national and district level to develop an action plan for improvements. Emphasis will be placed on health leadership and governance, health systems financing, health information system, commodities and supplies, eye health system efficiency and human resources for eye health
The Health Systems Strengthening Manager will coordinate and work with a diverse group of organizations, including the Rwandan Ministry of Health at national and district level, international and national development partner organizations & civil society at national, district and community level to realize FHF’s long term outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead implementation of the HSS components across all FHFR projects, with particular attention to the Eye Health Systems Strengthening, and Performance-based Financing Projects
• In conjunction with the FHF technical staff, support relevant departments and agencies of the national Ministry of Health and district health facilities in undertaking HSS capacity assessments gap analysis, setting priorities, and developing and implementing capacity strengthening plans with clear milestones.
• Provide technical support to build the capacity of national and district health leadership in key health system strengthening functions, including policy, planning, health care financing and budgeting, advocacy, and resource mobilization.
• Working in close coordination with the country manager, provide technical support for the performance-based financing project to increase capacity of the public health systems to sustainably deliver and increase the use of affordable self-sustaining models of eye health services, especially for persons with disability, men, women, men, the poor and rural populations.
• In collaboration with the Policy and Advocacy Manager, support national and district level advocacy targeting key decision makers to advance implementation of WHO Integrated People Centred Eye Care to strengthen community focused programs
• Provide technical assistance to ensure that national policies and procedures for public health financing are integrated at all levels of the health system
• Support the development and promotion of linkages to enable project and staff to learn from one another, discuss common challenges, seek/offer assistance, and share best practices at country and cluster level.
• Produce and present HSS papers at local, regional, and international forums to share experiences and best practices
• Identify and advise on opportunities for HSS grants acquisition and lead in project design and resource planning
• Manage relationships and maintain FHFR’s position within strategic fora such as technical forums, working groups, health advocacy platforms etc What You’ll Need To Succeed
• Minimum of 5 years significant work experience in health systems strengthening, health economics, or related fields in the context of low resource settings in a reputable NGO
• Demonstrable knowledge of national health systems and policy development.
• Ability to cultivate, develop and maintain good relationships with the government and other partners.
• Substantial understanding of economic policies, HSS structures with proven experience interacting with governments, non-governmental organizations, donors and/or the private sector including excellent diplomacy and cross-cultural interpersonal skills.
How we recognise your contribution
Through our internal programs and employee benefits we aim to create an environment where you will feel supported and empowered. Whether your focus is on continuous learning, professional development or finding an environment which enables you to thrive while balancing family or personal commitments, we have a range of programs in place to support you.
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