Vacancy
Announcement
Announcement
TITLE:
Clinical Services Director
Clinical Services Director
START
DATE: June 1, 2016
DATE: June 1, 2016
REPORTS
TO: Country Director
TO: Country Director
FLSA
STATUS: Full-time, Conditional
STATUS: Full-time, Conditional
Drew
CARES International is seeking a qualified candidate for an immediate opening
in the position of Clinical Services Director; who under the leadership of the
Country Director, will oversee and pro
CARES International is seeking a qualified candidate for an immediate opening
in the position of Clinical Services Director; who under the leadership of the
Country Director, will oversee and pro
vide technical and managerial support to
all the DCI-supported health facilities and sites in Rwanda.
SPECIFIC
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Management and Leadership:
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Management and Leadership:
- Oversee
technical reports, trip reports, performance reports, deliverables, SOWs
and ensure effective communication with Medical Regiment/RDF, RMH, MOH,
and other partners; develop innovative methods to capture and demonstrate
project impact through communication and information sharing. - Work
closely with the Country Director to ensure that DCI’s work plan is
managed and implemented. - Represent
Drew Cares International at various technical meetings with other
cooperating agencies, collaborating with partners, senior government
officials, and donor agencies as delegated. Participate in various
working groups as required. - Conduct
field supervision visits across all program areas. - Consult
with and report regularly to the Country Director in regard to progress,
results, and challenges of program deliverables. - Prepare
and deliver presentations on key project activities and achievements
across all program areas as needed. - Participate
in staff planning, budgeting, recruitment, and development. - Provide
effective supervision to the clinical department. - Carry
out additional responsibilities as may be assigned by the Country Director
or the Principal Investigator.
Clinical
Services:
Services:
- Plan,
design and implement the provision of ART and supporting services at DCI
and partnering sites. - Coordinate
research efforts of CDU/DCI in clinical interventions, including
developing documentation of successes, and lessons from the
implementation. - Develop
tools and systems favoring high treatment adherence practices among
HIV/AIDS patients. - Organize
trainings of health service providers on VMMC, VCT, PMTCT and ART national
protocols. - Establish
and maintain the quality of HIV treatment and care services in partnering
organizations; may include periodic supervision of health staff as needed. - Provide
updates about HIV/AIDS treatment and policies and conduct refresher
training to health staff in partnering organizations. - Develop
a referral and linkage strategy between partnering organizations’ health
facilities, health centers and communities. - Provide
technical assistance to policy-makers to improve HIV/AIDS data system and
other health information management systems. - Closely
monitor clinical indicators; identify challenges and proactively present
solutions in a cohesive manner. - Prepare
action plan(s) (monthly and annually) for the field activities and present
to the Country Director for review, amendments and/or approval. - Prepare
monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports for Clinical Services
supported by DCI. - Ensure
comprehensive care and treatment for all the patients seen at supported
sites including psychosocial support and establishment of peer support
groups (lay counselors). - Other
responsibilities designed to improve programs may be assigned as needed.
Qualifications:
- Must
have a degree in Medicine (Medical Doctor) and remain current and in good
standing with all national licensure requirements; additional
post-graduate training in Public Health or Infectious Diseases preferable. - 5-years-experience
in treating HIV/AIDS patients in a recognized health setting(s) or
equivalent experience in leading HIV programs. - Experience
in grant/proposal development - Excellent
interpersonal communication skills. - Excellent
writing, analytical and conceptual skills. - Ability
to read/write Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. - Demonstrated
leadership abilities. - Experience
supervising others. - Problem
analysis and solving skills. - Work
under minimum supervision and ability to spend up to 60% of work time in
the field. - Ability
to be empathic and non-judgmental. - Ability
to use basic information technology applications such as Word, Excel,
PowerPoint and Access. - Knowledge
of statistical applications such as SPSS or Stata is an asset. - Rwandan
Driving license Cat. B is an asset but not a requirement.
HOW
TO APPLY
TO APPLY
Qualified
candidates may submit a resume/CV, Motivation letter addressed to the Country
Director, certified copy of last degree, Certificates and 2 letters of
reference ( all in PDF formats) to DCI- RWANDA not later than Friday April
29th, 2016 at 12:00pm Kigali-time to the following address: https://goo.gl/OIQcP9 or
by email: dcirwanda@gmail.com.
candidates may submit a resume/CV, Motivation letter addressed to the Country
Director, certified copy of last degree, Certificates and 2 letters of
reference ( all in PDF formats) to DCI- RWANDA not later than Friday April
29th, 2016 at 12:00pm Kigali-time to the following address: https://goo.gl/OIQcP9 or
by email: dcirwanda@gmail.com.
Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. Please note that
only, the online applications are accepted.
short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. Please note that
only, the online applications are accepted.