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Jhpiego
is an international, non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns
Hopkins University. For 40 years and in over 155 countries, Jhpiego has worked
to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families.
is an international, non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns
Hopkins University. For 40 years and in over 155 countries, Jhpiego has worked
to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families.
Jhpiego
works with health experts, governments and community leaders to provide
high-quality health care f
works with health experts, governments and community leaders to provide
high-quality health care f
or their people. Jhpiego develops strategies to help
countries care for themselves by training competent health care workers,
strengthening health systems and improving delivery of care.
Jhpiego
designs innovative, effective and low-cost health care solutions to ensure a
level of care for women and their families. These practical, evidence-based
interventions are breaking down barriers to high-quality health care for the
world’s most vulnerable populations.
designs innovative, effective and low-cost health care solutions to ensure a
level of care for women and their families. These practical, evidence-based
interventions are breaking down barriers to high-quality health care for the
world’s most vulnerable populations.
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Announcement/ USAID’s MCSP Malaria Study Coordinator
Announcement/ USAID’s MCSP Malaria Study Coordinator
The
Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) is a global, USAID Cooperative
Agreement operating in 24high priority 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.
Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) is a global, USAID Cooperative
Agreement operating in 24high priority 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.
USAID’s
Maternal and Child Survival Program in Rwanda is hiring a Malaria Study
coordinator who will serve to aid in the coordination, management, and conduct
of planned malaria studies that include the Intermittent Screening and
Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy and any other study that the supervisor will
ask the coordinator to support. . The staff will be under supervision of the
Maternal and Child Survival Program
Malaria Team Lead. The Intermittent Screening of Malaria in Pregnancy is a
study which is conducted by the MCSP in Collaboration with Malaria and Other
Parasitic Diseases Division /Rwanda Biomedical Center which aims at evaluating
if the addition of intermittent screening and treatment of malaria in pregnant
women (ISTp) who receive routine antenatal care (ANC) in health facilities in
high malaria transmission areas in Rwanda. Will reduce malaria prevalence among
pregnant women when compared to routine antenatal cares services alone.The
Malaria Study Coordinator will be based in, Rwanda with many field travels to
supervise the study sites.
Maternal and Child Survival Program in Rwanda is hiring a Malaria Study
coordinator who will serve to aid in the coordination, management, and conduct
of planned malaria studies that include the Intermittent Screening and
Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy and any other study that the supervisor will
ask the coordinator to support. . The staff will be under supervision of the
Maternal and Child Survival Program
Malaria Team Lead. The Intermittent Screening of Malaria in Pregnancy is a
study which is conducted by the MCSP in Collaboration with Malaria and Other
Parasitic Diseases Division /Rwanda Biomedical Center which aims at evaluating
if the addition of intermittent screening and treatment of malaria in pregnant
women (ISTp) who receive routine antenatal care (ANC) in health facilities in
high malaria transmission areas in Rwanda. Will reduce malaria prevalence among
pregnant women when compared to routine antenatal cares services alone.The
Malaria Study Coordinator will be based in, Rwanda with many field travels to
supervise the study sites.
Responsibilities:
• Monitors the progress of research activities; develops and maintains records
of research activities, and prepares periodic and ad hoc reports, as required
by investigators, administrators, funding agencies, and/or regulatory bodies
• Monitors the progress of research activities; develops and maintains records
of research activities, and prepares periodic and ad hoc reports, as required
by investigators, administrators, funding agencies, and/or regulatory bodies
•
Oversee subject enrollment to ensure that informed consent is properly obtained
and documented
Oversee subject enrollment to ensure that informed consent is properly obtained
and documented
•
Facilitate information exchange among study sites, Mal&OPD and MCSP
investigators, research subjects or other support system
Facilitate information exchange among study sites, Mal&OPD and MCSP
investigators, research subjects or other support system
•
Manage study paperwork, electronic correspondence, and data.
Manage study paperwork, electronic correspondence, and data.
•
Ensure subject safety and provide information regarding adverse events and any
pertinent information to subjects and investigators in a prompt manner
Ensure subject safety and provide information regarding adverse events and any
pertinent information to subjects and investigators in a prompt manner
•
Supervises and coordinates the provision of support services to study sites and
study teams
Supervises and coordinates the provision of support services to study sites and
study teams
•
Preparing and submitting monthly, quarterly, and annual reports;
Preparing and submitting monthly, quarterly, and annual reports;
•
Compliance with all Rwanda Ethics Committee and other institutional rules and
regulations related to research involving human subjects and human subject‐derived information
and materials
Compliance with all Rwanda Ethics Committee and other institutional rules and
regulations related to research involving human subjects and human subject‐derived information
and materials
•
Ensure that study data are collected and kept according the protocol and human
research subject principles
Ensure that study data are collected and kept according the protocol and human
research subject principles
•
Ensures the smooth and efficient day-to-day operation of research and data
collection activities; acts as the primary administrative point of contact for
internal research staff
Ensures the smooth and efficient day-to-day operation of research and data
collection activities; acts as the primary administrative point of contact for
internal research staff
•
Coordinates the day-to-day activities of any study staff specifically engaged
in the carrying out of research protocol, as appropriate to the position
Coordinates the day-to-day activities of any study staff specifically engaged
in the carrying out of research protocol, as appropriate to the position
•
Prepare for or participate in quality assurance audits conducted by RNEC or
other regulatory agencies,
Prepare for or participate in quality assurance audits conducted by RNEC or
other regulatory agencies,
•
Prepare and coordinate shipment of study blood sample Knowledge, Skills and
Abilities:
Prepare and coordinate shipment of study blood sample Knowledge, Skills and
Abilities:
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Being Rwandan by nationality
Being Rwandan by nationality
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Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Public Health or related health field
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Public Health or related health field
•
5+ years’ experience in Coordinating/ supervising Clinical research
5+ years’ experience in Coordinating/ supervising Clinical research
•
Certificate in Good Clinical Practice, Good Laboratory Practice, and Human
Research Subject Principles
Certificate in Good Clinical Practice, Good Laboratory Practice, and Human
Research Subject Principles
•
Proven experience in Prevention and Case management of Malaria at Health
facility level
Proven experience in Prevention and Case management of Malaria at Health
facility level
•
Ability to Build and maintain effective relationships, with study teams,
colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
Ability to Build and maintain effective relationships, with study teams,
colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
•
Familiarity with Rwanda’s health settings
Familiarity with Rwanda’s health settings
•
Excellent writing and communications skills, including demonstrated technical
writing skills for publication
Excellent writing and communications skills, including demonstrated technical
writing skills for publication
•
Ability to work effectively with diverse international teams
Ability to work effectively with diverse international teams
•
Experience working in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short
deadlines, and intense pressure to perform
Experience working in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short
deadlines, and intense pressure to perform
•
Strong technical skills, including ability to process and analyze data using
one or more statistical software packages, including at least two of the
following: SPSS, Epi-Info, Stata, MS Access
Strong technical skills, including ability to process and analyze data using
one or more statistical software packages, including at least two of the
following: SPSS, Epi-Info, Stata, MS Access
•
Proficiency in word processing and Microsoft Office
Proficiency in word processing and Microsoft Office
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Strong oral and written communication and presentations skills in English;
working knowledge of French and Kinyarwanda is preferred
Strong oral and written communication and presentations skills in English;
working knowledge of French and Kinyarwanda is preferred
•
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
•
Strong skills in word processing and Excel spread sheets;
Strong skills in word processing and Excel spread sheets;
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Excellent computer, writing, analytical, communication, and organization skills
Excellent computer, writing, analytical, communication, and organization skills
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Ability to travel up to 80% time
Ability to travel up to 80% time
•
Rwandan nationals encouraged to apply
Rwandan nationals encouraged to apply
If
you would like to apply for this position, please email your motivation letter
and updated CV that includes also details of 3 referees, one of whom should be
the current employer, previous employer and academic or research supervisor
with their full contacts: emails & phone numbers and cover letter sent to
Country Director via HR.Rwanda@jhpiego.org with Malaria Study
Coordinator the subject line by August 8th, 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.
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).
you would like to apply for this position, please email your motivation letter
and updated CV that includes also details of 3 referees, one of whom should be
the current employer, previous employer and academic or research supervisor
with their full contacts: emails & phone numbers and cover letter sent to
Country Director via HR.Rwanda@jhpiego.org with Malaria Study
Coordinator the subject line by August 8th, 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.
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).
