BASIC SALARY: From FRW 19,311,348 to FRW 32,829,294 per year
CLOSING DATE: February 28, 2012
WORK HOURS: Full-time; 40 hours/week.
USAID/Rwanda is seeking an Ordinarily Resident citizen or individual with the required work permit for
employment as A.I.D Project Management Specialist (Health Service Delivery Deputy Team Leader).
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION
The Health Service Delivery (HSD) Deputy Team Leader (TL) will provide strategic, technical, resource and administrative leadership for the management and coordination of all health services activities and the personnel assigned to oversee them within the USAID/Rwanda health program. The Deputy Team Leader is responsible for a broad range of planning, monitoring, coordination, capacity building and implementation of activities summarized above. The Deputy Team Leader will be responsible for the oversight of all projects within the portfolio, and s/he will play a key role in working with the GOR and other donors to ensure USG support for health services is provided according to national plans and strategies, and that USG appropriately provides expert advice, financial support and other assistance in harmony with USG foreign assistance policies. Jointly with the HSD TL, the HSD Deputy TL will lead and supervise a team of at least five Rwandan staff and up to three expatriate advisors. S/he will be a member of the health office senior management group, liaise closely with office and other team leadership, and represent USAID’s HSD portfolio with other USG agencies, the GOR and other Rwandan institutions, and development partners.
A copy of the complete position description listing all duties and responsibilities is available on the website: www.usaid.gov/rw
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
NOTE: All applicants must address each selection criteria detailed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item.
Education:
A Master’s or Medical Degree in public health or a related area (such as health promotion, social sciences, international health and development) is required.
Prior Work Experience
Seven to ten (7-10) years of progressively responsible experience in the field of health services delivery (HSD) in resource poor environments is required.
Demonstrated experience in: strategic planning, policy formulation, providing technical leadership, and program management in a complex and highly sensitive environment is required.
A minimum of one year supervisory experience is required.
Language Proficiency
Level IV (fluency – speaking/reading/writing) English is required.
Level IV (fluency-speaking/reading/writing) Kinyarwanda is required.
Knowledge:
In-depth expert knowledge of health service issues and interventions is required, including HSD-related policies, regulations and precedents applicable to development and administration of national/international public health and development programs.
Familiarity with GOR policies, regulations, program priorities and key planning documents related to health service delivery areas of intervention is required.
Good working knowledge of team management techniques to plan, organize and direct multidisciplinary teams and activities is required.
Good working knowledge of the administration and management of contracts/cooperative agreements/grants/purchase requisitions is required.
Skills and Abilities
Strong oral and written communications skills are required to develop and maintain effective, sustainable working relationships for the achievement of results with diverse national and international working partners in a cross-cultural setting.
Strong leadership skills are required to lead a results-driven team, motivate individuals and influence professional working groups.
Ability to readily analyze, understand, and discuss new program design, management, and implementation approaches as well as to identify priority actions, generate and complete work plans within short time frames is required. This includes the development of evaluation designs, use of reliable and valid instruments, and methods for data collection, analysis and reports.
Ability to exercise considerable ingenuity and tact in applying guidelines to unique and different settings is required.
Demonstrated attention to details, excellent organizational skills, and personal initiative in the management of multiple tasks within tight time deadlines is required.
Considerable innovation will be required to influence other collaborative organizations engaged in health and development programs to adopt appropriate strategies for their program activities.
Intermediate user level of word processing, spreadsheets and databases is required.
Strong quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills and their application to the interpretation of program monitoring and evaluation data are required.
Strong communication – oral and written – skills; ability to clearly communicate new program and technical concepts to technical and non-technical counterparts is required.
Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible to apply.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested applicants for this position must submit all of the following:
Application for employment as locally employed staff or family member form (DS-174) which is provided at the website: www.usaid.gov/rw
A current resume or curriculum vitae that provides the same information as in the DS-174;
Any other documentation (e.g., essays, certificates, awards, and copies of degrees earned) that addresses the qualification requirements of the position as listed above.
ONLY SHORT-LISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED. APPLICANTS NOT CONTACTED WITHIN 30 DAYS SHOULD CONSIDER THEIR APPLICATIONS UNSUCCESSFUL.
SUBMIT APPLICATION TO
Human Resources Office,
USAID/Rwanda
E-mail: Kigalihr@usaid.gov
Tel: 0252-596800, Ext. # 2694 and # 2693
CLOSING DATE FOR THIS POSITION: February 28, 2012.
Cld: EXO
