Jhpiego ,Malaria Senior Technical Advisor Jobs in Rwanda

e. Jhpiego would like to recruit positions for the Maternal and Child
Survival Programs (MCSP) in Rwanda. MCSP is a global U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID) cooperative agreement intended to introduce
and support high-impact health interventions in 24 priority countries with the
ultimate goal of ending preventable child and maternal deaths within a
generation. Rwanda’s MCSP programs aim to 1) support the Malaria and other Parasitic
Disease (MOPD) Division to implement the National Malaria Strategic Plan, which
aims at achieving pre-elimination by 2017 2) 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 3) strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of
Health (MOH) to manage and scale up high-impact RMNCH interventions

• Provide
  technical oversight and strategic direction, and ensure appropriate
  support for the implementation of malaria program activities.
• Provide
  assistance, mentoring and capacity building at the individual and
  organizational level in specific areas of expertise including but not
  limited to: ITNs, MIP, and Malaria case management and surveillance.
• Support
  the MOPD Division to implement the intermittent screening and treatment
  (1ST) approach for pregnant women.
• Work
  closely with Malaria M&E officer to track program implementation and
  surveillance efforts.
• Document
  selected program activities to assess implications for the future
• Develop
  new/Review evidence-based clinical training materials, job aids, and
  curricula, supervisory systems and other training materials needed for
  implementation of MCSP to meet the needs of USAID and the Government of
  Rwanda.
• Provide
  “train the trainer” sessions, site strengthening, in-service
  and/or pre-service education, follow-up and supportive supervision to
  project-supported health facilities, as required by program activities.
• Coordinate
  assessments, site strengthening, follow-up and supervision, advocacy,
  demand creation, policy support, capacity-building and M&E across
  program sites as required by program activities
• Lead
  the formulation of approaches for malaria pre-elimination
• Actively
  participate in all Technical Advisory Group Meetings, and represent
  Jhpiego in professional forums by participating and presenting in
  pertinent meetings and conferences, as well as technical working groups
• Analyze
  potential malaria control and pre-elimination strategies within the
  context of MCSP and explain these, as necessary, to policymakers, funding
  agencies, and/or program staff
• Work
  with health care providers, local authorities, community members and
  program team members to identify service delivery issues that impede
  access to care
• Identify
  appropriate facility- and community-based strategies to address malaria
  prevention and treatment service delivery gaps
• Identify
  clinical training needs and assist in the design and implementation of
  measures to address those needs
• Formulate
  and test sustainable solutions to service delivery gaps, utilizing cross-cutting
  approaches such as performance and quality improvement and in-service
  training/pre-service education
• Advocate
  with national, district and community-level health institutions to raise
  awareness about their role in improving malaria related health outcomes
• Guide
  the MOPD, professional associations, other national stakeholders in the
  revision/development of evidenced-based standards for competency in
  malaria
• Collaborate
  with all local stakeholders and implementing partners, especially the
  Ministry of Health and other US and international implementing partners,
  in order to ensure that all activities conform to the requirements and
  regulations
• Conduct
  regular reporting to the Chief of Party, and program and technical staff,
  of successes, challenges and lessons learned in implementation related to
  areas of technical expertise
• Document
  and maintain an inventory of successful tools and approaches for malaria
• Contribute
  to the development of business proposals, technical reports and
  publications as they relate to malaria
• Maintain
  excellent relationships with USAID and in-country stakeholders and develop
  rapid responses to USAID/DC and Mission requests
• Work
  closely with the Country Director on setting program priorities and
  directions, and responding to requests for support from local
  counterparts.
• Ensure
  timely implementation of all program inputs related to malaria, including
  planning and implementing assessments, site strengthening, follow-up and
  supervision, advocacy, demand creation, policy support, capacity-building
  and M&E across program sites, in close coordination and collaboration
  with USAID, relevant ministries of health
• Assist
  in the preparation of donor reports and project reports
• Oversee
  data collection, analysis and development of conclusions and
  recommendations to further strengthen program implementation
• Ensure
  availability of resources/facilitate the procurement of equipment and
  supplies required for project implementation

• A
  medical degree (doctor or nursing) or Master’s in Public Health
• At
  least 10 years’ experience applying malaria related programs
• At
  least 5 years’ experience in managing large donor-funded projects and in
  the design and implementation of overseas health projects; preferably in
  East and Southern Africa
• Qualification
  as a “master trainer”; experience training health workers on
  clinical aspects related to malaria
• Experience
  building capacity at individual and organizational levels;
• Skilled
  in malaria surveillance, M&E and at least two or more of the following
  technical areas: strengthening service delivery programs, training,
  pre-service education, performance and quality improvement
• Experience
  with a mix of practical technical skills in malaria necessary for
  strengthening malaria service delivery at the regional, national, clinical
  and community-level
• The
  ability to liaise with senior MOH officials and dignitaries, executives of
  NGOs, FBOs, CBOs, the for-profit business community, and senior members of
  the donor community;
• Demonstrated
  in-depth understanding of Rwandan healthcare system, particularly the
  public health system, experience living and working in Rwanda preferred
• Strong
  oral and written communication and presentations skills in English;
  working knowledge of French and Kinyarwanda is preferred
• Strong
  skills in word processing and Excel spread sheets;
• Familiarity
  with USAID or other USG administrative, management and reporting
  procedures and systems;
• Ability
  to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity in national programs and
  technical staff
• Rwandan
  nationals strongly encouraged to apply
• Ability
  to travel up to 50% time