Health Builders
Closing
date: 02 Feb 2016
date: 02 Feb 2016
About Placement Organization
About Placement Organization
Health
Builders believes that health i
Builders believes that health i
s at the heart of human progress. Our vision is
for all people to have access to high quality healthcare, allowing them to live
dignified, healthy, and prosperous lives. All of Health Builders’ work revolves
around the following values:
- Individual
dignity, compassion and respect for everyone’s basic human right to
health - A
commitment to community, sustainability through local engagement - Honesty
and transparency, partnerships built on mutual trust - A
standard of excellence, efficiency with strong leadership
Understanding
good health as a fundamental driver of economic growth and development, our
mission is to strengthen management of health systems and build health care
infrastructure. We accomplish our mission through three pillars of work:
good health as a fundamental driver of economic growth and development, our
mission is to strengthen management of health systems and build health care
infrastructure. We accomplish our mission through three pillars of work:
- Advancing
Health Management. Our team works with district and
health center staff to provide hands-on technical assistance and
supportive supervision in eight key areas: human resources,
infrastructure, financial management, community health insurance
management, pharmacy logistics, health information systems, planning and
coordination, and information technology. - Developing
Health Infrastructure. We fill infrastructure gaps by
initiating and overseeing the construction of state-of-the-art, modern
health centers where they currently do not exist. Health Builders also
works with existing facilities to become fully functional, ensuring
quality health care for surrounding communities. - Supporting
Technology for Health. We work with partners on the
ground to ensure that systems-level technology solutions are effective,
sustainable, and scalable. Our aim is to increase access to health
services for improved health outcomes through initiatives such as safe
water sources, medical oxygen distribution and usage, and solar power at health
facilities.
Position Overview
The
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will be based in Kigali and primarily support
the Executive Director in assessing the impact of all programs. This is a key
role that will become familiar with our work across the organization and inform
strategic decision-making moving forward based on lessons learned.
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will be based in Kigali and primarily support
the Executive Director in assessing the impact of all programs. This is a key
role that will become familiar with our work across the organization and inform
strategic decision-making moving forward based on lessons learned.
Responsibilities
- Support
the monitoring and evaluation of programs, including: - obtaining
ethics approvals as necessary for research - developing
data collection tools and completing data collection and analysis - drafting
evidence-based reporting - using
evidence to inform interventions and outcomes - Work
with staff to develop and streamline management intervention tools across
six interventions districts. This area of work may include: - Developing
and improving data collection and management systems at the district,
health center, and/or hospital level, with a focus on key health
indicators, ensuring regular, high-quality data collection and analysis,
and timely, strategic response to reporting - Devising
or improving systems for management of drug and equipment supplies,
including forecasting, procurement, and distribution - Working
at the district hospital and health center level to evaluate and improve
systems these facilities use to manage and organize their finances and
accounting - Working
with mutuelles (local community-based health insurance schemes) to
create management systems designed to ensure that the population has
financial access to health services - Assess
management systems at the district and health center level: - review
status reports, which include supply chain management, budgeting,
forecasting, strategic planning, and reporting - work
with staff to develop strategies to improve those systems - Build
technical capacity among staff, including but not limited to Excel
fluency, quantitative and qualitative analytical capabilities, accounting
skills, and planning capabilities
Required Skills and Experience
- Strong
analytical skills, particularly in quantitative analysis and/or
biostatistics - Experience
in community based training or assessment programs - Ability
to work as part of a team, but also capable of working independently and
taking self-initiative, without significant oversight - Prepared
to travel extensively in-country - Comfort
living and working in rural, low-resource settings - Extraordinary
flexibility and innovation in unexpected situations - Proficiency
in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) - Proficiency
using email
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Master’s
degree in public health, preferred coursework in epidemiology,
biostatistics, statistics, etc. - Knowledge
of quantitative and qualitative analysis methods - Strong
interest and prior experience in global public health programming,
particularly in primary health and maternal and child health initiatives - Prior
exposure to global public health and/or development issues; past
experience living in Africa or other resource-poor settings - Strong
interpersonal, organizational, coordination, and communication skills
(inclusive of verbal, written, listening, presentation and facilitation
skills with comfort in a training role) - Ability
to work in French - Experience
using QuickBooks and/or database management software
Fellowship Logistics
During
the fellowship year, all fellows are provided with:
the fellowship year, all fellows are provided with:
- A
living stipend of $650/month - Housing
and utilities - Health
insurance - A
professional development grant of $600 - An
award of $1500 upon successful completion of the fellowship year - Travel
costs covered to and from placement site, training and retreats
*Note:
The living stipend and the completion award may be paid out in USD or local
currency, as determined by the placement organization.
The living stipend and the completion award may be paid out in USD or local
currency, as determined by the placement organization.
Living
and Working in Rwanda: Fellows are provided with housing and
utilities during the fellowship year. Housing arrangements vary based on the
placement organization and location within the country. Fellows placed at
Health Builders will be provided with housing in Kigali, an urban center and
capital of Rwanda.
and Working in Rwanda: Fellows are provided with housing and
utilities during the fellowship year. Housing arrangements vary based on the
placement organization and location within the country. Fellows placed at
Health Builders will be provided with housing in Kigali, an urban center and
capital of Rwanda.
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Applications
will close February 2nd, 2016.
will close February 2nd, 2016.
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you have any questions about the application process and the fellowship, refer
to our FAQs page at http:ghcorps.org/fellows/apply/faqs/
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to our FAQs page at http:ghcorps.org/fellows/apply/faqs/
For
specific questions, direct them to applyinfo@ghcorps.org.
specific questions, direct them to applyinfo@ghcorps.org.