Management Sciences for Health (MSH) ,Different positions Jobs in Rwanda

BACKGROUND
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is
a non-profit organization with a mission to close the gap between what is known
about public health problems and what is done to solve them, particularly in
developing and transitional countries. MSH has been active in Rwanda for the
last 30 years. A new five-year project, Rwanda Health System Strengthening
Activity (RHSSA), funded by USAID, has been awarded

to MSH. The overall goal of
the RHSSA is to strengthen and expand performance of the Rwandan health system
at national, decentralized and community levels. It is against this background
that RHSSA seeks to recruit (i) one Technical Advisor in charge of health
financing and (ii) four Technical Advisors for in charge of District Capacity
Development.

1. TECHNICAL ADVISOR, HEALTH FINANCING
This position will support the health
finance component of the project that includes: promoting business thinking,
planning and income generation results all levels; building capacity at central
level to carry out economic and finance analysis; supporting the use of finance
data at all levels to inform evidence-based decision making; promoting private
sector investment in the health system; improving integration of all insurance
schemes; analyzing finance flows examining opportunity to improve resource
allocation efficiencies; and, building finance management capacity at all
levels of the health sector. The health finance component works closely with
the other components and other cross cutting activities e.g.
public-private-partnerships and gender. Taking a systems approach to building
sustainable finance reforms requires a commitment and skills in all of the
above activities.
1.1. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Provide
    the tools, training and TA to districts and facilities to design,
    implement and sustain all components of an effective health finance
    management system to promote autonomy.
  • Support
    the MoH and districts to carry out economic and finance analyses to
    promote efficient resource allocation, optimal benefit packages, insurance
    premiums and co-payments.
  • Support
    district level income generation capacity.
  • Support
    financial management of district management teams aligned with the Public
    Financial Management agenda that the Ministry of Finance developed, including
    strengthening the capacity of districts to generate public-private
    resources.
  • Provide
    business model tools, training and TA to health facilities, CBHI and CHW
    cooperatives to support their path to self-financing.
  • Support
    the RHSSA finance team as required.
1.2. QUALIFICATIONS
  • Master’s
    degree in finance, business, economics or related area. Equivalent
    experience will also be considered
  • At
    least five years of experience with progressively increasing
    responsibility related to health finance.
  • Highly
    motivated, resourceful, results driven and interested in working within a
    fast paced organization
  • Experience
    working with health facility financial management infra-structures at all
    levels
  • Experience
    conducting costing /pricing exercises
  • Strong
    analytical and Excel skills
  • Strong
    interpersonal skills
  • Fluency
    in reading, writing and speaking English
  • Reasonably
    fluency in reading and speaking French
  • Experience
    in Sub-Saharan Africa is required, experience in Rwanda is desirable
  • Experience
    reflects a strong understanding of health systems
2. TECHNICAL ADVISOR, DISTRICT CAPACITY
DEVELOPMENT
The technical Advisor for District
Capacity Development will serve as principal advisor on all health services
planning, implementation and management at all the decentralized levels, but
primarily providing technical support and coaching to the district health teams
to effectively and sustainably own all health programs at the district level.
2.1.        
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Support
    the District Health Directors in the supported districts to coordinate
    joint planning, implementation and monitoring of health services with
    stakeholders in the districts including private sector and civil society
    organizations
  • Support
    and promote the regular meetings of the DHMTs and DHUs in the supported
    districts to ensure quarterly analysis of health data for evidence based
    decisions
  • Support
    DHUs to accompany the implementation of the national health policies,
    strategies and plans at all the decentralized levels including community
    level
  • Facilitate
    the central level team and the RHSSA to identify the capacity gaps in the
    district health institutions and staff; and spearhead the development of
    the capacity building plans to address those gaps
  • Facilitate
    the district health directors and the DHMTs to support and strengthen the
    DHs BoDs roles and responsibilities in order to improve their performance
  • Facilitate
    organization of multi-sectorial workshops in the supported districts to
    debate on the key health challenges and propose the solutions to address
    those challenges
  • Participate
    in JDAF-H meetings and other coordination meetings taking place in the
    districts
  • Support
    the district health directors to consolidate districts health plans that
    include all the existing health programs plans, DPs and other actors for
    better coordination, monitoring and evaluation (i.e. develop districts’
    AAPs that reflects all stakeholders in the district)
  • Develop
    an annual action plan of his/her tasks and share it with the national RHSSA
    office
  • Prepare
    quarterly and annual project reports for RHSSA and share them with the
    national level office on time
  • Facilitate
    improvement of district health management through: ) strengthening of
    financial management, 2) implementation of accreditation program in the
    selected facilities to improve compliance to quality improvement
    standards, 3) improving data use and research activities to inform
    district health planning and decision-making.
2.2. QUALIFICATIONS
  • Strong
    leader with comprehensive knowledge, skills and experience (at least 5
    years) in leading and managing district health activities and facilitating
    policy implementation and reform especially at decentralized levels.
  • Having
    an MD, MPH, MBA or MSc (social sciences) is a requirement. The key requirement
    is demonstration of ability to facilitate change in district management
    and facilities.
  • Experience
    in data collection and analysis, including evaluation, operations research
    and HR management.
  • Ability
    to advocate and build consensus among different stakeholders at all levels
    of the health sector.
  • Experience
    in planning and coordination of projects and/or programs with managerial
    skills to lead and collaborate effectively with district authorities, MOH
    and other colleagues from a wide range of organizations and ministries.
  • Experience
    in a broad range of programmatic areas such as Maternal and Child Health,
    Quality improvement practices, NCDs etc. is an added advantage.
  • Excellent
    interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact professionally
    and build capacity among colleagues from diverse backgrounds and
    professions.
  • Excellent
    oral and written communication skills.
  • Fluency
    in English and Kinyarwanda is required, French is an added advantage.
  • Ability
    to travel frequently from one district to another in the supported region.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
To apply for any of the above
positions, please apply online via the following link:
http://jobs-msh.icims.com/ jobs/intro or send your application package (CV and
cover letter) to the Country Representative, Management Sciences for Health; KK
21 Avenue (Niboye Road), Plot no. 41, Kicukiro Area, P. O. Box 371 Kigali,
Rwanda. The submission deadline is March 6th, 2015 at 1pm.

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