CDC-Rwanda Evaluation Advisor Job Vacancy in Rwanda

Title: Evaluation Advisor –
Rwanda
Period of Performance: October 22, 2012 – March 25, 2013
Place of Performance: Kigali, Rwanda

Service
Objectives:

CDC-Rwanda provides technical
and financial assistance to the Rwanda Ministry of Health (MOH) in various
program areas including HIVIAIDS, Influenza, Malaria, TB, Laboratory and Health
Systems Strengthening. In 2012, CDC-Rwanda is assisting the Ministry of
Health´s Institute of HIVIAIDS Disease Prevention and Control (IHDPC) with the
development of an intervention package for HIV serodiscordant couples
identified through Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) and HIV
Counseling and Testing (HCT) programs. In addition, IHDPC and CDC-Rwanda are
conducting an evaluation to assess HIV acquisition rates in serodiscordant
couples identified in PMTCT programs in Rwanda. As part of this evaluation,
IHDPC will monitor the implementation of an intervention package for HIV
serodiscordant couples. The Evaluation Specialist will assist in the
implementation of the evaluation and support the scale-up of the program.

Task
Requirements:

Provide
support and maintain the CDCs technical assistance to the Ministry of
Health and partners in conducting evaluations.
Participate
as a member of the CDC Prevention Team in assisting the MOH in carrying
out evaluations including data collection, analysis and some
interpretation.
Contribute
to publications will be expected.
Participate
in the overall contribution of the Prevention Team and CDC/Rwanda´s
portfolio, as requested.
Work
closely with Investigators to develop study materials, including study
protocol, questionnaires, and other study tools.
Supervise
data entry and report to Investigators as needed.
Track
study participant recruitment and assist program in rolling out the
couples services.
Assist
in developing tables shells for research data.
Work
with investigators in preparation evaluation manuscripts and research
presentations.
Coordinate
the maintenance of evaluation databases and paper questionnaires.
Assist
in coordination of data collection and data abstraction from patient
charts.
Participate
in study implementation, including training study staff, and overseeing
data collection to ensure study procedures are accurately followed.
Participate
in data analysis and write-up of study results.
Participate
in stakeholder meetings to share study results in Rwanda.

Minimum
Qualifications and/or Certifications:

Master´s
in Public Health, focusing on epidemiology, biostatistics, maternal and
child health, behavioral sciences, or related health sciences with
interest in public health evaluations.
Experience
using Microsoft Office software, as well as statistical data analysis
software such as EpidData, Epilnfo, SPSS, STATA, or SAS.
Strong
attention to detail, including excellent organizational, decision-making,
and analytic abilities.
Strong
writing skills an understanding of epidemiologic research methods;
previous experience with study coordination or data management is
desirable.
Demonstrated
ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary, multicultural team.
Demonstrated
ability to interact successfully with partners both internal and external
to CDC/Rwanda.
Ability
to work independently and follow supervisory input as appropriate and as
needed.
Knowledge
of the Rwanda Health system is an added advantage.