The Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP),District Coordinators Jobs in Rwanda

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MCSP District Coordinators
The
Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) is a global, USAID Cooperative
Agreement operating in 24 high priori

ty countries to introduce and support
high-impact health interventions with the ultimate goal of ending preventable
child and maternal deaths within a generation. The Program is focused on
ensuring that all women, newborns and children most in need have equitable
access to quality health care services to save lives. USAID’s MCSP supports programming
in maternal, newborn and child health, immunization, family planning and
reproductive health, nutrition, health systems strengthening,
water/sanitation/hygiene, malaria, prevention of mother-to-child transmission
of HIV, and pediatric HIV care and treatment. USAID’s MCSP engages governments,
policymakers, private sector leaders, health care providers, civil society,
faith-based organizations and communities in adopting and accelerating proven
approaches to address the major causes of maternal, newborn and child mortality
such as postpartum hemorrhage, birth asphyxia and diarrhea, respectively, and
improve the quality of health services, from household to hospital.

Rwanda’s
MCSP program aims to reduce child and maternal mortality through increased coverage
and utilization of high-impact low cost reproductive, maternal, newborn, and
child health (RMNCH) interventions and innovative new approaches and to
strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Health (MOH) to manage and scale up
high-impact RMNCH interventions.
USAID’s
Maternal and Child Survival Program in Rwanda is hiring District Coordinators
who will work as an integral part of MCSP Rwanda’s team. The District
Coordinators will report to the assigned Team Lead within the MCSP.
The
district Coordinator will support coordination of MCSP implementation in the
assigned district. S/he will work in close collaboration with all technical
teams and MER team.
Position
Details:
Position:                                      
:District Coordinators
Place
of Work:                            
:Field
Location/Assigned District
Reports
to:                                  
:
MCSP Team Lead
Positions
supervised:                
:
N/A
Tentative
start
date:                       
:
Early July 2016
Responsibilities
  • Manage
    implementation of program activities at district level including planning,
    executing and monitoring of these activities in coordination with
    technical teams and MER team.
  • Work
    collaboratively with other project team members to ensure necessary
    project planning, development, resource availability and management
    activities function smoothly and efficiently.
  • Ensure
    that the routine activities in the scope of technical areas in MCSP are
    timely conducted in the district
  • Assist
    finance staff to prepare financial forms to advance/reimburse funds for
    on-going activities in the supported district.
  • Coordinate
    and participate in all relevant district level meetings.
  • Ensure
    MCSP work plan integration into the district plan, and Monitor its
    implementation
  • Liaise
    with the hospital team, to coordinate and implement mentorship of health
    care providers in RMNCH areas
  • Ensure
    that required technical and administrative reports are submitted to MCSP
    and the districts in a timely way.
  • Contribute/coordinate
    with the project’s M&E team to ensure planning and implementation of
    M&E activities at district level.
Ensure
that supported health facilities and community actions comply with US
Government regulations and requirements on abortion and FP compliance.
Required
Qualifications:
  • Be
    Rwandan by nationality and ready to start immediately
  • A1
    Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree of Nursing or Midwife with training skills in
    FP or EmONC, ENC, IMCI or program M&E
  • At
    least 5 to 6 years of directly relevant experience required
  • Having
    a valid license from National Nurses and Midwives Council is required.
  • Demonstrated
    understanding of health facilities and community-based family health
    services in Rwanda
  • Knowledge
    of USAID regulations would be an added advantage.
  • Relevant
    experience and knowledgeable in gender integration.
  • Evidence
    of good analytical and problem solving skills
  • Ability
    to network effectively, with the ability to develop a wide range of
    relevant contacts.
  • Comfortable
    working within a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural team
  • Ability
    to communicate effectively in written and oral English, Kinyarwanda and
    French
  • Ready
    to be based at the supported district
If
you would like to apply for this position, please email your updated CV that
includes also details of 3 referees, one of whom should be the current
employer, previous employer and academic supervisor/lecturer with their full
contacts: emails & phone numbers and cover letter sent to Country Director
via HR.Rwanda@jhpiego.org
with MCSP District Coordinator in the subject line by June 14, 2016.
For further information on USAID’s Maternal and Child Survival Program, please
go to www.mcsprogram.org
If
you don’t hear from us within three weeks from the submission deadline, you
would not be selected for this position.
Note:
MCSP/Jhpiego
is an equal opportunity employer. It does not discriminate in employment
because of age, religion, tribe, race, color, gender, national origin, sexual
orientation, disability, military status, marital status, family
responsibility, station of life, political opinion, health (includes HIV/AIDS,
pregnancy) socioeconomic status, or any other occupationally irrelevant
criteria. Employment and promotion for any position are based on an
individual’s qualifications and merit. Jhpiego does not charge a fee at any
stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing,
orientation or any other fees).

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