JOB DETAILS:
Public Health Officer
Organization Name: Ministry of Health – Rwanda
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Eligible Citizenship: Rwanda
Role Code: R05-Nat
Role Overview
The Public Health Officer is a new role based in the office of the Minister of State in Charge of Primary Health Care. The Public Health Officer will support the Minister of State to assess how models and interventions geared towards improvement of primary health care are monitored and evaluated for progress and impact at district hospitals, health centers and health posts countrywide. This will provide the basis for accountability and informed decision-making at both program and policy levels.
The Public Health Officer will work to address social determinants of health by documenting interventions and scaling up successful models to the national level.
Responsibilities
Monitor quality service delivery at health facilities
• Monitor the standard alignment by the health facility leadership and governance, hospital management, infrastructure, equipment, personnel, availability of drugs and other essential medical consumables, functionality and effective use of electronic management systems
• Monitor quality service delivery at health posts, health centers and district hospitals. This includes the effective use of space and resources at all health facilities and the coordination of service delivery activities of the primary care staff team, ensuring an integrated, collaborative and client-centered approach
• Evaluate the model implemented at the northern border for scale up
• Develop data analysis tools for weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting at the health facility and central levels
• Regularly review and analyze service delivery and other relevant data, and provide interpretive information to staff and management
• Support in setting up strategies in monitoring and evaluation of health facilities management
• Support with quality improvement, implementation, and evaluation of quality service provision at all health facilities with a focus on Health Posts, Health Centers and District Hospitals
Health facility leadership and learning
• Support in ensuring that the supervision channel in the clinical services within health facilities is properly and timely followed
• Follow up on recommendations from key leadership, including the Minister of State, Parliament, and other ministries and government institutions, ensuring timely implementation and monitoring for sustainability
• Regularly check the health facility appointment scheduling process for the effective use of staff and facility resources
• Support coordination efforts with development partners supporting HF activities, ensuring alignment with HF, local government and catchment area priorities
• Track key high-level priorities from MOH and affiliated institutions (Human Resource for Health Secretariate, Rwanda Biomedical Center. Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority and Rwanda Medical Supply for regular monitoring and early interventions where needed
• Support the implementation of well-defined and effective referral systems Skills and Experience
Items indicated with an asterisk (*) are required
• Bachelor’s degree in biostatistics, epidemiology, public health, global health, mathematics or a related field*
• At least two years of experience working in health data management or a related field*
• Prior experience conducting analysis of health data for a research study*
• Experience writing academic papers or articles*
• Experience with statistical analytical software such as Stata, SPSS, R-Programming, or Eviews*
• Master's degree or equivalent in biostatistics, epidemiology, public health, global health, mathematic or a related field
• Experience in data collection through observations, interviews, surveys, and/or biological samples to find the causes of sickness and disease
• Experience presenting research findings to health practitioners, policymakers, private organizations, and the public
• Experience developing policy briefs
• Working proficiency in Kinyarwanda and French
• Experience working with or in a government or public health context, ideally in Rwanda
• Strong organization skills and attention to detail
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
About the Organization
The Ministry of Health provides and continually improves health services to the Rwandan population through the provision of preventive, curative, and rehabilitative healthcare, thereby contributing to the reduction of poverty and enhancing the general well-being of the population.
In a bid to achieve this mission, the Rwanda Ministry of Health has made universal accessibility (geographical and financial) of equitable and affordable quality health services (preventative, curative, rehabilitative and promotional services) for all Rwandans a priority. This is intended to be achieved through:
• Full implementation of the main health programs (e.g. demand, access and quality)
• Strengthening the health systems building blocks (e.g. policies, resources and management)
• Strengthening all levels of service delivery (e.g. organize the services effectively at all levels, referrals)
• Ensuring effective governance of the sector (e.g. decentralization, partnership, private sector coordination, aid effectiveness, and financial management)
Role Function: Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Evaluation / Quality Improvement, Research
Issue Area: Health System Strengthening, Healthcare Access, Primary Health Care
Stipend, Benefits, and Logistics
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Job Experience: No Requirements
Work Hours: 8
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
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JOB DETAILS:
Quality Improvement and Clinical Associate
Organization Name: Health Builders
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Eligible Citizenship: Rwanda
Role Code: R02-Nat
Role Overview
The Quality Improvement and Clinical Associate will support the Primary Healthcare (PHC) centers where Health Builders operates to improve the quality of health care services provided to patients. They will assist in designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating key priority clinical and health promotion programs. Specifically, they will develop, adapt and implement guidelines and tools to be integrated in training and mentorship approaches, ensuring that patients receive an acceptable standard of care. The Quality Improvement and Clinical Associate will work closely with the Quality Improvement and Clinical Officer and the Director of Programs and Development.
Responsibilities
• Assist in the coordination and management of clinical and health promotion projects
• Assess and apply mechanisms, guidelines, and standards that are relevant to the quality of health care services in Rwanda
• Develop and adapt quality improvement tools and support health centers to develop quality improvement plans
• Support PHC centers in the regular assessment of health care staffing and training needs and develop strategies to address these needs
• Develop new methodologies and enhance existing methodologies for assessing and improving quality of healthcare in PHC centers
• Support the creation and adaptation of data collection tools, collect and analyze programs data, and improve the use of data to inform health facilities improvement
• Prepare concept notes and budgets for clinical and health promotion project activities
• Support in reporting of clinical and health promotion program activities
• Maintain a good working relationship with Health Builders’ partners, including the Ministry of Health and district and community health facilities, ensuring programs are effectively implemented
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor Skills and Experience
Items indicated with an asterisk (*) are required
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing sciences, medicine, or a related field*
• Prior experience working in the healthcare system of Rwanda with exposure to Primary Healthcare facilities*
• Experience in designing and/or implementing quality improvement tools*
• Good writing skills demonstrated through reports or other materials that summarize key findings*
• Professional proficiency in Kinyarwanda and French*
• Master’s degree in public health
• Demonstrated understanding of quality of healthcare improvement methodologies
• Experience in project monitoring and evaluation
• Demonstrated project management skills with the ability to ensure effective coordination with internal and external collaborators
• Experience facilitating staff capacity building
• Experience working at the community level, particularly with Community Health Workers
About the Organization
Health Builders strengthens management, improves clinical care, and builds health care infrastructure so that all people have access to high quality healthcare, allowing them to live dignified, healthy, and prosperous lives. Through a close and collaborative partnership with the Rwanda Ministry of Health (MOH) and the local districts, Health Builders focuses on three issues that fundamentally change health care delivery:
• Mentoring and Education - Coaching and mentoring health care workers leads to better management of their health systems, provides quality health care, and helps to educate and empower their communities
• Infrastructure - To ensure that all communities have access to health care services, Health Builders constructs health facilities that are easily accessible for even the most remote communities
• Technology and Equipment - With appropriate, simple and affordable equipment and technology, health care workers can better track data and make accurate diagnoses, ultimately saving lives
Health Builders focuses on primary health care (PHC) facilities where 90% of Rwandan patients’ consultation visits occur. Our aim is to provide health care providers with the knowledge, skills and resources needed to give patients a high-quality standard of care. We are currently supporting 52 PHC centers in three rural districts with a total catchment population of 1,039,451. Health Builders’ programs are led and implemented by Rwandans, allowing us to be agile and cost effective, and implement evidence-based solutions tailored to Rwandan communities.
Role Function: Health Promotion / Education, Monitoring and Evaluation / Quality Improvement, Program Design / Program Planning
Issue Area: Health System Strengthening, Primary Health Care, Technology for Health
Stipend, Benefits, and Logistics
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Note: these vary depending on placement country and citizenship.
Job Experience: No Requirements
Work Hours: 8
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
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