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29/04/2016
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 provide technical and managerial support to
all the DCI-supported health facilities and sites in Rwanda.
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 provide technical and managerial support to
all the DCI-supported health facilities and sites in Rwanda.
SPECIFIC
RESPONSIBILITIES:
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Management
and Leadership:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Prepare and deliver presentations on key project activities and achievements
across all program areas as needed.
·
Participate in staff planning, budgeting, recruitment, and development.
Participate in staff planning, budgeting, recruitment, and development.
·
Provide effective supervision to the clinical department.
Provide effective supervision to the clinical department.
·
Carry out additional responsibilities as may be assigned by the Country
Director or the Principal Investigator.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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).
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.
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 in Rwanda; additional
post-graduate training in Public Health or Infectious Diseases preferable.
Must have a degree in Medicine (Medical Doctor) and remain current and in good
standing with all national licensure requirements in Rwanda; 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.
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
Experience in grant/proposal development
·
Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
·
Excellent writing, analytical and conceptual skills.
Excellent writing, analytical and conceptual skills.
·
Ability to read/write Kinyarwanda, English and/or French.
Ability to read/write Kinyarwanda, English and/or French.
·
Demonstrated leadership abilities.
Demonstrated leadership abilities.
·
Experience supervising others.
Experience supervising others.
·
Problem analysis and solving skills.
Problem analysis and solving skills.
·
Work under minimum supervision and ability to spend up to 60% of work time in
the field.
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 be empathic and non-judgmental.
·
Ability to use basic information technology applications such as Word, Excel,
PowerPoint and Access.
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.
Knowledge of statistical applications such as SPSS or Stata is an asset.
·
Rwandan Driving license Cat. B is an asset but not a requirement.
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. Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. Please note that
only, the online applications are accepted.
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.