Deadline of this Job: 12 August 2022
Health and WASH Technical Program Manager
World Vision Rwanda is a child focused Christian humanitarian organization implementing development programs in 30 Districts of Rwanda.
World Vision Rwanda seeks to hire a highly qualified, dedicated and experienced national for the position of Health and WASH Technical Program Manager. The position will be based at Head Office – Kigali reporting to the Senior Operations Manager.
Purpose of the position:
To provide overall Health and Wash technical leadership for the national office ensuring alignment with regional and global Health strategies, to include advocacy and M&E and integration with other sectors and functional areas for improvement of the lives of the most vulnerable children. The jobholder provides guidance to field staff for quality Health and WASH programming implementation, seeks opportunities for Health and WASH implementation research, and communicates learnings from programming and maps donors, understands their technical expectations, pre-positions the NO for grants bids and leads the design and development of proposals. He/she maintains strong and regular external engagement with health stakeholders in the country and maintains situation awareness of potential public health emergencies ensuring readiness for sector response.
The major responsibilities include:
% Time Major Activities End Results Expected
25% Technical Leadership
• Contribute to overall NO strategy; ensure health priorities reflected in national strategy
• Develop HWN technical approaches, ensuring alignment with NO strategy and regional and global health priorities and cross-sectoral considerations
• Develop HWN technical guidance aligned with technical approach
• Develop systems and processes to support programs to have common health approaches
• Ensure ongoing improvements to health TA/TP design to ensure it remains relevant to context, incorporates innovation, by receiving and analyzing field-level information
• Remain up to date with public health and nutrition research, policy, guidance and initiatives and ensure dissemination to sub-national staff
• Ensure projects are aligned with NO and regional strategy, and HHN TA
• Develop and/or contextualize models, methodologies and tools for health programming implementation
• Provide leadership, support and technical guidance to field staff in implementation of health programming
• • Conduct field visits to ensure health staff are adequately informed, trained and provided with necessary work tools. May divide this responsibility with sub-national staff NO health /W technical approach aligned with regional and global HWN strategy, and represent the best possible address of national and regional contexts.
Quality assurance of HWN programming in NO
Field staff involved in HWN programming adequately guided to understand HWN technical approach and minimum standards, and supported to meet these
10% Capacity Development
• Assessment of NO HWN staff capacities/competencies
• Communicate capacity building needs to regional HWN staff, develop sector staff capacity building plans with P&C
• Participate in selection of SMEs to assist with capacity needs
• Facilitate capacity building of staff on health technical modules, public health topics, through trainings, workshops, technical backstopping etc
• • May conduct trainings at ToF level in select HWN project models National office has a capacity building plan and have technically skilled staff who are equipped to perform their jobs
5% Learning and Evidence Base Development, Dissemination and Knowledge Management
• Identify and implement opportunities for research to enhance learning and build the evidence base/generate evidence, ideally with academic partners.
• Spearhead research, documentation and reflection exercises for learning
• Collect, document and disseminate field best practices, case studies and success stories
• • Develop conference abstracts and/or publications based on learnings and best practice There is documentation of proven practice, operations research and learnings which can be scaled up in programs
Implementation of evidence based learnings translates into improved programming impact on health initiatives
15% Resource Mobilization
• Preposition the NO for grants in technical sector, working with national GAM team
• Mapping of donors; understand donor expectations, technical priorities, key strategic approaches
• Track multilateral, bilateral and local funding programs to access resources
• Map potential partners with strengths that would be complementary to WV in filling gaps in a grant opportunity
• Prepare detailed health or sub-sector capability statement at NO level
• Together with GAM, track specific opportunities and make appropriate partnering arrangements. Join in go/no-go decision
• Lead on grant proposals as coordinator of writing team, or grant design, design workshop, interview panels for key personnel
• • Concept papers and proposals for fund raising, marketing with SOs There are increased relevant grant opportunities identified for the NO and are in the grant pipeline
• Proposals submitted are technically sound
10% Quality Assurance/DME
• Receive and review HWN reports. May at times need to assist field staff to write these reports
• High quality monitoring, supervision and evaluation of health programs to ensure quality implementation. Includes technical backstopping, reflection, lessons learned events, etc., to ensure programming on track
• Ensure ADP designs aligned to TA/TP, ensure implementation meets minimum standards
• Liaise with other organizations to collaborate in standard setting
• Participate with DME team in designing, redesigning and elaborating log frames for HWN programming. May be handled by sub-national staff with review by NO health manager
• Ensure standardization of HHN indicators and project models across projects
• Links with national HMIS (health management information systems)
• • Quantitative/epidemiology/bio-statistics Grants and operations research implementation meet technical requirements
HWN program implementation meets minimum standards
10% HWN Advocacy
• Incorporate local-to-national HWN advocacy and campaigning in HWN Technical Approach and programming, with assistance of advocacy specialist staff
• Accompany advocacy and SLT members to meetings with health departments
• Provide technical input into policy briefings/ensure quality of advocacy product content
• Understand and include advocacy staff in health TAs and TP
• Obtain evidence from health programs and data from CVA to inform policy at sub-national and national level and to be used in government relations
• Engage where appropriate in advocacy-related coalitions
• Be part of CHN cross-functional team
• • Ensure CVA for health is scaled up to critical WV influence on HWN advocacy agenda in the country is improved
10% Networking, Partnering, and External Representation
• Represent WV at external workshops, technical forums, etc, engaging with MoH, donors and other health partners. Ensure WV prominent actor at all levels; networking
• With MoH, contribute to national strategy or national plans (e.g. the CHW plan, the malaria strategy, the HIV strategy)
• Partnership agreements with government institutions, NGOs and international bodies
• Develop strategic partnerships with private sector with guidance of partnership and innovation team in GC. More intentional engagements with private sector/corporates
• • Compile updated fact sheets on health programming to support the partnering specialists WV influence on the health agenda to external partners, donors, academia and civil society organizations, is strengthened in the country
5% Disaster Preparedness/HEA
• Maintain situational awareness of actual and potential hazards before, during and after a disaster or public health emergency
• Understand the early warning and response mechanisms at regional/national level and local government engagement
• Collaborate cross-sectorally in emergency preparedness and disaster response.
• Provide technical input into emergency response work, if necessary
• Guide community hazard vulnerability analysis in area of health and nutrition
• Solve problems under emergency conditions
• Available for deployment for an HEA response in the regions for 4 weeks per year if needed (percent allocations per responsibility would change in such a case) The NO is adequately prepared for potential public health emergencies
10% Management
Manage one or more national or sub-national HHN staff
• Support project implementation teams in Health and WASH sector through providing targeted training, tools and resources on a regular basis to facilitate timely and quality delivery of programs.
• • Participate in recruitment and hiring of HWN Sector leads staff, together with SOM / P&C Cluster and project HWN technical staff are supported in their roles 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:
Required Professional Experience
• 5+ years’ experience in public health programs
• Proven experience in managing community health and nutrition projects
• Experience leading and managing a professional technical team
Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification
• Master’s Degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Water engineering or related field; in most situations a doctoral degree preferred
• A deep knowledge of the health and nutrition issues that affect the country, with significant HWN experience in the country
• Knowledge and skills in health data management/monitoring & evaluation
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, time management, demonstrated leadership and good
management ability Preferred
Knowledge and Qualifications
• Strategy development
• Theory of change and logical framework development
• Budget development/management, including knowledge of general accounting and budgeting principles
• Database management, statistical skills and ability to critically evaluate health data Mentoring
• Professional experience in training/capacity building
• Research and evaluation experience
• Partnership negotiation
• Multi-sectoral/integrated program design and implementation
Salary:
The salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
N.B: Women are highly encouraged to apply
The Department of Human Resources would like to inform its estimated staff and the Public of opportunities for the following position:
Any person qualified according to the criteria defined below can apply. SBL employees with the ambition to apply are equally welcome.
Job Requirements
Safety, Health & Environment officer
• Able to demonstrate proficiency in documentation, interpretation, verification and implementation, correction actions.
• Having knowledge & skills on Industrial/factory machines and at least 2 years working experience in an industry related to the required job;
• Having basic knowledge of handling and processing of chemicals;
• Good knowledge of Rwanda standards & laws governing safety & health occupation;
• Having good knowledge of Microsoft excel;
• Adherence to health and safety regulations;
• Fluent in French or English;
• Be able to operate with impeccable honesty and integrity;
• Able to work under pressure.;
• Having a bachelor’s degree either in occupational health and safety or health sciences or in environmental sciences.
• Having a professional certification in Occupation, Safety and Health will be an advantage.
Level:5.II
Job description
• Plan the activities of the Health Center taking into account the priority needs felt by the community, the available resources and the national health policy.
• Coordinate and supervise the implementation of activities programmed and adopted by the Health Committee.
• Ensure a good reception of the patient as part of his activity and supervise the quality of the reception by the other members of the team.
• Supervise the in charges of curative, family planning and hospitalized follow- up in the realization in the realization of their activities
• Participate in the management of normal deliveries in collaboration with the person responsible for this activity.
• Plan, supervise, and participate in IEC activities in consultation with other members of the health centers health team.
• Supervise rational consumption and good management of Essential medicines and medical consumables, available at the health facility level.
• Supervise all the curative and preventive activities practiced in the Health Center.
• Supervise compliance with hygiene rules and asepsis applied at the Health Center level.
• Ensure the proper maintenance of the premises and equipment of the Health Center
• Provide capacity building plan in service and training list for staff.
• Regularly evaluate the quantitative and qualitative results of the activities carried out in the Health Center.
• Organize regular meetings with health personnel to assess the level of progress of the programs and to discuss organizational or technical issues affecting the activities of the Health Center.
• Ensure the implementation of Ministerial directives, District recommendations or National Programs.
• Participate regularly in Health Committee meetings
• Prepare with the Health Center Accountant and the Treasurer of the Health Committee the Treasury Report and the financial statements to be presented to the Health Committee.
• Participate in the development of quarterly budget forecasts, in collaboration with other members of the Health Committee.
• Mobilize the community for effective participation in the management of its Health Center, under program and financial management.
• Conduct community visits to find out what the actual needs health and awareness of how to take charge of one's own health.
• Organize regular meetings with health facilitators to help them plan their activities and solve the problems encountered.
• Evaluate the training needs of health workers and organize required training. 22. Participate actively in meetings and seminars organized by the Ministries of Health and other local and national institutions.
• Maintain a climate of collaboration with all local authorities and other authorities.
• Propose to the competent authorities the annual assessments of staff working within the Health Center.
• Submit regular statistical reports required by the Ministry of Health or other partner institutions.
• Prepare and submit a monthly, quarterly and annual report of the health center's activity to the sector level with a copy to the hospital.
• Write and transmit any other interim report requested by the hierarchy.
Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelors Degree in Clinical Management
3 Years of relevant experience
• Bachelors Degree in Midwifery
3 Years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
3 Years of relevant experience
• Advanced diploma in clinical management
5 Years of relevant experience
• ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN MIDWIFERY
5 Years of relevant experience
• ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN GENERAL NURSING
5 Years of relevant experience
Competency and Key Technical Skills
• Integrity
• Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
• Inclusiveness
• Accountability
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Client/citizen focus
• Professionalism
• Commitment to continuous learning
• Decision making skills
• Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage
• Good knowledge of Rwanda Health System
• Knowledge of clinical services Policy and procedure
• Good clinical and administrative leadership based on current standards of nursing care practice
• Understanding of planning, basic budgeting and reporting
• Willingness to keep abreast of changing standards in nursing administration
• Excellent ability to lead and develop personnel
• Great communication, verbal, and written skills
• Outstanding organizational and stress management skills
• Aptitude in problem-solving
Health and WASH Technical Program Manager
World Vision Rwanda is a child focused Christian humanitarian organization implementing development programs in 30 Districts of Rwanda.
World Vision Rwanda seeks to hire a highly qualified, dedicated and experienced national for the position of Health and WASH Technical Program Manager. The position will be based at Head Office – Kigali reporting to the Senior Operations Manager.
Purpose of the position:
To provide overall Health and Wash technical leadership for the national office ensuring alignment with regional and global Health strategies, to include advocacy and M&E and integration with other sectors and functional areas for improvement of the lives of the most vulnerable children. The jobholder provides guidance to field staff for quality Health and WASH programming implementation, seeks opportunities for Health and WASH implementation research, and communicates learnings from programming and maps donors, understands their technical expectations, pre-positions the NO for grants bids and leads the design and development of proposals. He/she maintains strong and regular external engagement with health stakeholders in the country and maintains situation awareness of potential public health emergencies ensuring readiness for sector response.
The major responsibilities include:
% Time Major Activities End Results Expected
25% Technical Leadership
• Contribute to overall NO strategy; ensure health priorities reflected in national strategy
• Develop HWN technical approaches, ensuring alignment with NO strategy and regional and global health priorities and cross-sectoral considerations
• Develop HWN technical guidance aligned with technical approach
• Develop systems and processes to support programs to have common health approaches
• Ensure ongoing improvements to health TA/TP design to ensure it remains relevant to context, incorporates innovation, by receiving and analyzing field-level information
• Remain up to date with public health and nutrition research, policy, guidance and initiatives and ensure dissemination to sub-national staff
• Ensure projects are aligned with NO and regional strategy, and HHN TA
• Develop and/or contextualize models, methodologies and tools for health programming implementation
• Provide leadership, support and technical guidance to field staff in implementation of health programming
• • Conduct field visits to ensure health staff are adequately informed, trained and provided with necessary work tools. May divide this responsibility with sub-national staff NO health /W technical approach aligned with regional and global HWN strategy, and represent the best possible address of national and regional contexts.
Quality assurance of HWN programming in NO
Field staff involved in HWN programming adequately guided to understand HWN technical approach and minimum standards, and supported to meet these
10% Capacity Development
• Assessment of NO HWN staff capacities/competencies
• Communicate capacity building needs to regional HWN staff, develop sector staff capacity building plans with P&C
• Participate in selection of SMEs to assist with capacity needs
• Facilitate capacity building of staff on health technical modules, public health topics, through trainings, workshops, technical backstopping etc
• • May conduct trainings at ToF level in select HWN project models National office has a capacity building plan and have technically skilled staff who are equipped to perform their jobs
5% Learning and Evidence Base Development, Dissemination and Knowledge Management
• Identify and implement opportunities for research to enhance learning and build the evidence base/generate evidence, ideally with academic partners.
• Spearhead research, documentation and reflection exercises for learning
• Collect, document and disseminate field best practices, case studies and success stories
• • Develop conference abstracts and/or publications based on learnings and best practice There is documentation of proven practice, operations research and learnings which can be scaled up in programs
Implementation of evidence based learnings translates into improved programming impact on health initiatives
15% Resource Mobilization
• Preposition the NO for grants in technical sector, working with national GAM team
• Mapping of donors; understand donor expectations, technical priorities, key strategic approaches
• Track multilateral, bilateral and local funding programs to access resources
• Map potential partners with strengths that would be complementary to WV in filling gaps in a grant opportunity
• Prepare detailed health or sub-sector capability statement at NO level
• Together with GAM, track specific opportunities and make appropriate partnering arrangements. Join in go/no-go decision
• Lead on grant proposals as coordinator of writing team, or grant design, design workshop, interview panels for key personnel
• • Concept papers and proposals for fund raising, marketing with SOs There are increased relevant grant opportunities identified for the NO and are in the grant pipeline
• Proposals submitted are technically sound
10% Quality Assurance/DME
• Receive and review HWN reports. May at times need to assist field staff to write these reports
• High quality monitoring, supervision and evaluation of health programs to ensure quality implementation. Includes technical backstopping, reflection, lessons learned events, etc., to ensure programming on track
• Ensure ADP designs aligned to TA/TP, ensure implementation meets minimum standards
• Liaise with other organizations to collaborate in standard setting
• Participate with DME team in designing, redesigning and elaborating log frames for HWN programming. May be handled by sub-national staff with review by NO health manager
• Ensure standardization of HHN indicators and project models across projects
• Links with national HMIS (health management information systems)
• • Quantitative/epidemiology/bio-statistics Grants and operations research implementation meet technical requirements
HWN program implementation meets minimum standards
10% HWN Advocacy
• Incorporate local-to-national HWN advocacy and campaigning in HWN Technical Approach and programming, with assistance of advocacy specialist staff
• Accompany advocacy and SLT members to meetings with health departments
• Provide technical input into policy briefings/ensure quality of advocacy product content
• Understand and include advocacy staff in health TAs and TP
• Obtain evidence from health programs and data from CVA to inform policy at sub-national and national level and to be used in government relations
• Engage where appropriate in advocacy-related coalitions
• Be part of CHN cross-functional team
• • Ensure CVA for health is scaled up to critical WV influence on HWN advocacy agenda in the country is improved
10% Networking, Partnering, and External Representation
• Represent WV at external workshops, technical forums, etc, engaging with MoH, donors and other health partners. Ensure WV prominent actor at all levels; networking
• With MoH, contribute to national strategy or national plans (e.g. the CHW plan, the malaria strategy, the HIV strategy)
• Partnership agreements with government institutions, NGOs and international bodies
• Develop strategic partnerships with private sector with guidance of partnership and innovation team in GC. More intentional engagements with private sector/corporates
• • Compile updated fact sheets on health programming to support the partnering specialists WV influence on the health agenda to external partners, donors, academia and civil society organizations, is strengthened in the country
5% Disaster Preparedness/HEA
• Maintain situational awareness of actual and potential hazards before, during and after a disaster or public health emergency
• Understand the early warning and response mechanisms at regional/national level and local government engagement
• Collaborate cross-sectorally in emergency preparedness and disaster response.
• Provide technical input into emergency response work, if necessary
• Guide community hazard vulnerability analysis in area of health and nutrition
• Solve problems under emergency conditions
• Available for deployment for an HEA response in the regions for 4 weeks per year if needed (percent allocations per responsibility would change in such a case) The NO is adequately prepared for potential public health emergencies
10% Management
Manage one or more national or sub-national HHN staff
• Support project implementation teams in Health and WASH sector through providing targeted training, tools and resources on a regular basis to facilitate timely and quality delivery of programs.
• • Participate in recruitment and hiring of HWN Sector leads staff, together with SOM / P&C Cluster and project HWN technical staff are supported in their roles 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:
Required Professional Experience
• 5+ years’ experience in public health programs
• Proven experience in managing community health and nutrition projects
• Experience leading and managing a professional technical team
Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification
• Master’s Degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Water engineering or related field; in most situations a doctoral degree preferred
• A deep knowledge of the health and nutrition issues that affect the country, with significant HWN experience in the country
• Knowledge and skills in health data management/monitoring & evaluation
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, time management, demonstrated leadership and good
management ability Preferred
Knowledge and Qualifications
• Strategy development
• Theory of change and logical framework development
• Budget development/management, including knowledge of general accounting and budgeting principles
• Database management, statistical skills and ability to critically evaluate health data Mentoring
• Professional experience in training/capacity building
• Research and evaluation experience
• Partnership negotiation
• Multi-sectoral/integrated program design and implementation
Salary:
The salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
N.B: Women are highly encouraged to apply
Deadline of this Job: 19 August 2022
Safety, Health & Environment Officer The Department of Human Resources would like to inform its estimated staff and the Public of opportunities for the following position:
Any person qualified according to the criteria defined below can apply. SBL employees with the ambition to apply are equally welcome.
Job Requirements
Safety, Health & Environment officer
• Able to demonstrate proficiency in documentation, interpretation, verification and implementation, correction actions.
• Having knowledge & skills on Industrial/factory machines and at least 2 years working experience in an industry related to the required job;
• Having basic knowledge of handling and processing of chemicals;
• Good knowledge of Rwanda standards & laws governing safety & health occupation;
• Having good knowledge of Microsoft excel;
• Adherence to health and safety regulations;
• Fluent in French or English;
• Be able to operate with impeccable honesty and integrity;
• Able to work under pressure.;
• Having a bachelor’s degree either in occupational health and safety or health sciences or in environmental sciences.
• Having a professional certification in Occupation, Safety and Health will be an advantage.
Deadline of this Job: 09 August 2022
17 Health Center Manager A0 / A1 Level:5.II
Job description
• Plan the activities of the Health Center taking into account the priority needs felt by the community, the available resources and the national health policy.
• Coordinate and supervise the implementation of activities programmed and adopted by the Health Committee.
• Ensure a good reception of the patient as part of his activity and supervise the quality of the reception by the other members of the team.
• Supervise the in charges of curative, family planning and hospitalized follow- up in the realization in the realization of their activities
• Participate in the management of normal deliveries in collaboration with the person responsible for this activity.
• Plan, supervise, and participate in IEC activities in consultation with other members of the health centers health team.
• Supervise rational consumption and good management of Essential medicines and medical consumables, available at the health facility level.
• Supervise all the curative and preventive activities practiced in the Health Center.
• Supervise compliance with hygiene rules and asepsis applied at the Health Center level.
• Ensure the proper maintenance of the premises and equipment of the Health Center
• Provide capacity building plan in service and training list for staff.
• Regularly evaluate the quantitative and qualitative results of the activities carried out in the Health Center.
• Organize regular meetings with health personnel to assess the level of progress of the programs and to discuss organizational or technical issues affecting the activities of the Health Center.
• Ensure the implementation of Ministerial directives, District recommendations or National Programs.
• Participate regularly in Health Committee meetings
• Prepare with the Health Center Accountant and the Treasurer of the Health Committee the Treasury Report and the financial statements to be presented to the Health Committee.
• Participate in the development of quarterly budget forecasts, in collaboration with other members of the Health Committee.
• Mobilize the community for effective participation in the management of its Health Center, under program and financial management.
• Conduct community visits to find out what the actual needs health and awareness of how to take charge of one's own health.
• Organize regular meetings with health facilitators to help them plan their activities and solve the problems encountered.
• Evaluate the training needs of health workers and organize required training. 22. Participate actively in meetings and seminars organized by the Ministries of Health and other local and national institutions.
• Maintain a climate of collaboration with all local authorities and other authorities.
• Propose to the competent authorities the annual assessments of staff working within the Health Center.
• Submit regular statistical reports required by the Ministry of Health or other partner institutions.
• Prepare and submit a monthly, quarterly and annual report of the health center's activity to the sector level with a copy to the hospital.
• Write and transmit any other interim report requested by the hierarchy.
Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelors Degree in Clinical Management
3 Years of relevant experience
• Bachelors Degree in Midwifery
3 Years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
3 Years of relevant experience
• Advanced diploma in clinical management
5 Years of relevant experience
• ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN MIDWIFERY
5 Years of relevant experience
• ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN GENERAL NURSING
5 Years of relevant experience
Competency and Key Technical Skills
• Integrity
• Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
• Inclusiveness
• Accountability
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Client/citizen focus
• Professionalism
• Commitment to continuous learning
• Decision making skills
• Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage
• Good knowledge of Rwanda Health System
• Knowledge of clinical services Policy and procedure
• Good clinical and administrative leadership based on current standards of nursing care practice
• Understanding of planning, basic budgeting and reporting
• Willingness to keep abreast of changing standards in nursing administration
• Excellent ability to lead and develop personnel
• Great communication, verbal, and written skills
• Outstanding organizational and stress management skills
• Aptitude in problem-solving