Health and Sanitation Officer
Level:6.II
Job description
• Implement the District’s strategy on community health and sanitation in line with national policies and programs;
• Organize and conduct public awareness campaigns at the Sector level on health and sanitation issues, including diseases and malnutrition prevention and control;
• Supervise the quality of services rendered by health facilities at the Sector level and consolidate data on the situation of subscription to medical insurance schemes (including Mutuelle de Santé);
• Monitor the allocation and use of funds intended to support community health and sanitation for vulnerable people.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Clinical Psychology
0 Year of relevant experience
Bachelor's Degree in Public Health
0 Year of relevant experience
Bachelor's Degree in Health Sciences
0 Year of relevant experience
Bachelor's Degree in Hygiene
0 Year of relevant experience
Bachelor's degree in Community Health
0 Year of relevant experience
Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Health and Epidemiology
0 Year 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
JOB DETAILS:
Nutritionist
ALIGHT works with its partners and constituencies to provide opportunities and expertise to refugees, displaced people and host communities – to better survive conflicts and crisis, and to rebuild lives of dignity, health, security and self-sufficiency. ALIGHT presently works in and with partners in seventeen countries globally. ALIGHT has consistently operated in Rwanda since the year 1994, and today has a strong and committed team of over eight hundred personnel who include full time staff, community mobilizers and incentive workers– implementing programs in Primary Health Care, Reproductive Health, HIV and Nutrition; also Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Shelter and general Infrastructure, Livelihoods/Economic strengthening, and Sexual and Gender Based Violence Prevention/ Protection. Our work in Rwanda currently covers all the refugee locations and their kind Rwandan-host communities. And we are always looking to expand and, jointly with our partners, offer lasting impact with and for the communities we serve! ALIGHT is looking for a qualified, self-driven and committed individual to join its team as Nutritionist.
Primary Purpose Of The Position:
Based at the refugee camp site level, the Nutritionist is responsible for the screening of patients, facilitating prevention activities and conduct follow-up on treatment and nutrition support.
PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Screen anemia among refugees especially under 5 years children, pregnant and lactating mothers and women in reproductive age
- Facilitate access to treatment to all anemia cases
- Follow up anemia cases and conduct home visits
- Conduct anemia prevention awareness sessions
- Follow up anemia cases feeding program as part of treatment
- Ensure distribution and intake of micronutrient powder to children under two years in collaboration with the Health Education team
- Ensure the use of iron supplementation to pregnant women through home visits
- Report on week monthly quarterly and annual basis
- Providing nutritional counselling and advice to clients
- Promote appropriate maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition Practices in the camp
- Educating the public on nutrition issues
- Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor, or any other ALIGHT Senior Manager
EDUCATION, TECHNICAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:
- A1 in Nutrition or other health-related field from a recognized university preferred
- Relevant training in food and diets or experience in supplementary or therapeutic feeding programs is an added advantage.
- Previous 2 years’ experience in nutrition in a low-resource, fast-paced setting, working with vulnerable/displaced persons
- Knowledge of the regional political and social conditions
- Excellent organizational, administrative and management skills
- Experience in rural health center/ hospital setting
- Kinyarwanda, English, and French oral/writing skills, Kiswahili oral skills also preferred
KEY BEHAVIORS & ABILITIES:
- Commitment to personally champion ALIGHT’s program vision and mission and inspire others to do the same
- Ability to create self-reliance among refugees
- Must have cross-cultural and strong interpersonal skills to work with refugees and vulnerable persons
- Punctual at his/her duty station
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment
- Ability to coordinate with other health sector staff in a diverse environment
- Ability to work under minimal supervision
- Demonstrate commitment to ALIGHT’s core values and policies
- Respectful and willing to support others
- Confident in carrying out his/her tasks
- Ability to maintain patient confidentiality
- Ability and willingness to live and work in a remote, low-resource setting
Nutrition Assistant
ALIGHT works with its partners and constituencies to provide opportunities and expertise to refugees, displaced people and host communities – to better survive conflicts and crisis, and to rebuild lives of dignity, health, security and self-sufficiency. ALIGHT presently works in and with partners in seventeen countries globally. ALIGHT has consistently operated in Rwanda since the year 1994, and today has a strong and committed team of over eight hundred personnel who include full time staff, community mobilizers and incentive workers– implementing programs in Primary Health Care, Reproductive Health, HIV and Nutrition; also Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Shelter and general Infrastructure, Livelihoods/Economic strengthening, and Sexual and Gender Based Violence Prevention/ Protection. Our work in Rwanda currently covers all the refugee locations and their kind Rwandan-host communities. And we are always looking to expand and, jointly with our partners, offer lasting impact with and for the communities we serve! ALIGHT is looking for a qualified, self-driven and committed individual to join its team as Nutrition Assistant on FIXED TERM Contract for a duration of 6 months in any of the field sites (refugee camps) where ALIGHT has active operations in Primary Health care.
Primary Purpose:
Based at the refugee camp site level, the Nutrition Assistant is responsible for ensuring proper supplemental food distribution and the nutrition counseling of beneficiaries through home visits and group education activities.
The Nutritionist Assistant will report to the Nutrition Coordinator.
Required Skills, Behaviors & Experience:
• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Education or related field
• Minimum of three years of experience as a matron or directly relatable full time responsibility or job
• Experience in social work preferably in emergence context, and low resource settings
• Extensive knowledge of the Child Rights, Child Protection Policies, Principles and Strategies
• Good listener, approachable and of a nurturing nature and attitude
• Willingness to reside and work full time in a camp setting; work arrangement may include night-shifts or unscheduled calls for response and support.
• Capable communicator in English; including written
• Conversance with French, Tigrinya and/or Arabic an added advantage
• Self-motivated and client-orientated with a strong sense of personal ethic, integrity and quality
• Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills
1. High level of flexibility and tolerance to ambiguity
Deadline of this Job: 15 August 2022
Medtronic Labs Senior Operations Associate- Rwanda
Our Client
Our client Medtronic LABS is the only health systems innovator that develops community-based, tech-enabled solutions for underserved patients, families, and communities across the world. By bridging hyper-local services with cutting-edge technology, Medtronic LABS provides sustainable and localized healthcare solutions that produce measurable patient outcomes for all. We are looking for an individual who is suitably qualified and competent with experience in Lab Operations.
Location (s): Rusizi/Nyamasheke/Kamonyi District (s)
Contract duration: 1 Year (potential for renewal subject to performance and funding availability)
Preferences on languages: Fluent in local language(s) in addition to English 40-50% work-related (within district) travel expected.
The Job
Medtronic envisions a world where all people – can live a healthy life, free of chronic disease. The goal is to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and move the needle on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by measurably improving lives. Job
Requirements: The Forklift Operator/ Driver should have the following education, experience and skills:
• A Holder of Category F driving license.
• Skills and knowledge of the machine and other heavy machines.
• Experience of 2 years or more in operating a Forklift.
• Professionalism, positive attitude and Excellent communication skills
• Punctuality and time management skills.
• Strong Work Ethics and a Team Player
Expert in Biodiversity Restoration (m/f/x) - Rwanda
Enabel is the Belgian development agency. It implements Belgium’s governmental cooperation. The agency also works for other national and international donors. With its partners in Belgium and abroad, Enabel offers solutions to address pressing global challenges - Climate Change, Urbanisation, Human Mobility, Peace and Security, Economic and Social Inequality - and to promote Global Citizenship. With 2,000 staff, Enabel manages about 170 projects in twenty countries, in Belgium, Africa and the Middle East.
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Background
In December 2021, the Swedish Embassy (SIDA) signed a funding agreement with the Ministry of Environment (MoE) /Rwanda Forestry Authority (RFA) for the implementation of the project of “Reducing vulnerability to climate change through enhanced community-based biodiversity conservation in the Eastern Province of Rwanda (COMBIO)” which is focusing on creating biodiversity interconnections of the various ecosystems and landscapes of the whole Eastern Province.
This Project will be aligned and complementary to the TREPA1 project (funded by the Green Climate Fund, https://www.greenclimate.fund/project/fp167 ).
COMBIO will be structured around and aimed at achieving the following outcomes:
Outcome 1: Restored, enhanced, and protected biodiversity for increased climate resilience in productive and protective landscapes.
• Outcome 2: Improved livelihood of community through biodiversity-based enterprises and developed value chains.
• Outcome 3: Strengthened and coordinated community based knowledge and National monitoring systems for biodiversity conservation.
Enabel, as implementing partner in collaboration with Rwanda Forestry Authority (RFA) and International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), will support the following specific outputs:
• Increasing biodiversity in protected natural reserves and community natural sanctuaries;
• Developing biodiversity-based enterprises for communities.
Job description
As an International Expert in Biodiversity Restoration, you will be reporting to the Intervention Manager for the COMBIO project and supporting the technical team in the activity implementation of activities of the outputs dedicated to Enabel according to the project proposal, mainly associated with establishment biodiversity sanctuaries and development of nature -based enterprises and value chains.
Responsibilities:
• You contribute to the implementation of the project by taking part in the planning, execution, coordination, and monitoring and evaluation of activities;
• You advise on the basis of your technical expertise, in order to achieve performance in accordance with national and international norms and standards;
• You organise knowledge building and knowledge management in order to create an inclusive, informed climate of trust within the project;
• You contribute to capacity development of partner organisations.
Your profile
Required qualifications
• Master’s degree in the fields of biodiversity conservation, ecosystems management, botanical sciences, forestry/agroforestry, environmental management or any other closely related field.
Midwife
ALIGHT works with its partners and constituencies to provide opportunities and expertise to refugees, displaced people and host communities – to better survive conflicts and crisis, and to rebuild lives of dignity, health, security and self-sufficiency. ALIGHT presently works in and with partners in seventeen countries globally. ALIGHT has consistently operated in Rwanda since the year 1994, and today has a strong and committed team of over eight hundred personnel who include full time staff, community mobilizers and incentive workers– implementing programs in Primary Health Care, Reproductive Health, HIV and Nutrition; also Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Shelter and general Infrastructure, Livelihoods/Economic strengthening, and Sexual and Gender Based Violence Prevention/ Protection. Our work in Rwanda currently covers all the refugee locations and their kind Rwandan-host communities. And we are always looking to expand and, jointly with our partners, offer lasting impact with and for the communities we serve! ALIGHT is looking for a qualified, self-driven and committed individual to join its team as MIDWIFE on Fixed Contract
Primary Purpose Of The Position:
The Midwife will be responsible for providing basic obstetric care to pregnant mothers and conduct deliveries of uncomplicated nature at the Alight- run Mahama health facility. S/he will be responsible for identifying high risk pregnancies and refer the same to competent medical team promptly and appropriately. Education, Technical Skills & Knowledge Required:
• Minimum Bachelor’s University degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management and related field required
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in supply chain, warehousing and/or logistics management with humanitarian or development programs in diverse settings preferred
• Computer literary and comfort with Microsoft Application packages
• Demonstrated continuous education and specialized trainings in logistics and warehouse management;
• Experience coordinating with transportation providers and third parties
• Ability to live and work in isolated areas in Rwanda.
• Ability to communicate in spoken and written English with aptitude in reporting are mandatory.
• Fluency in English and French. Kinyarwanda is added advantage
Key Behaviors & Abilities:
• Self-motivated, client-oriented with a strong sense of personal ethic, integrity and a big appetite for quality improvement and accountability to improve stewardship of ALIGHT’s resources
• Motivated to help navigate ALIGHT Rwanda towards a period of change to achieve its new country strategy, to diversify and grow
• Excellent interpersonal and intercultural skills to build strong relationships and trust among stakeholders, and a sense of diplomacy
• High level of flexibility and tolerance to ambiguity
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to situations as required due to changes on the ground
• Highly motivated self-starter who takes direction well, but also works independently
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision
• Keen eye for detail
• Capacity to think ahead and highlight areas of risk and concern
• Demonstrate commitment to ALIGHTS core values and policies
• Ability to work in a sensitive, multi-cultural context as a respectful team player and manager
• Exercises situational awareness and good judgment in precarious security situations
• Ability and willingness to live and work full-time in isolated areas of Rwanda