Management Sciences for Health (MSH) ,Coordination and Capacity Building Advisor Jobs in Rwanda

CLOSE 5/6/2015

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves
health by helping public and private organizations throughout the world to
effectively manage people, medicines, money, and information. Working from more
than 30 country offices and our Arlington, Virginia and Medford, Massachusetts
US headquarters, our staff from 65 nations is highly regarded for its te

chnical
expertise, integrity, and commitment to making a lasting difference in health.
We live our mission to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest
and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in
public health.

MSH seeks candidates for the position of Coordination and
Capacity Building Advisor for a 5 year, USAID-funded Integrated Nutrition and
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Activity (INWA) in 8 districts of Rwanda. Its
primary purpose is to improve the nutritional status of women of reproductive
age and children under five years of age, with an emphasis on the 1,000 day
window of opportunity from pregnancy until a child’s second birthday, in
support of the Government of Rwanda’s (GOR) efforts. The implementing partner
will work closely with and support district governments and local NGOs, plus
private sector providers and enterprises and civil society organizations.

This position is
contingent upon project award and funding.

Specific Responsibilities

The proposed Coordination and Capacity Building Advisor will
provide technical and strategic leadership for INWA’s capacity building
interventions and have responsibility for coordinating INWA’s interventions and
work with the local civil society organizations.

The Advisor will lead INWA’s technical assistance to the
district governments. This technical assistance should focus on sustainability
and use a systems approach to strengthening districts’ capacity to provide
high-quality nutrition and WASH programming. As CHWs are drivers of the GOR’s
community-level health interventions, INWA must recognize that CHWs’ time is
limited and they have competing interests. INWA should focus on best practices,
local solutions, and innovative methods to improve retention and motivation for
providing high-quality nutrition and WASH services among CHWs. Existing
structures, such as CHW cooperatives should be leveraged for retention and
motivation.

Similar to working with the direct service delivery CHWs, INWA
will assist Community Health Supervisors, District Nutritionists, District
Environmental Health Officers, DPEM Coordination Committee members, and related
district staff with methods to improve retention and motivation for supporting
high-quality nutrition and WASH services.

In an effort to continuously build capacity of LCSOs partners,
the Advisor will provide targeted technical assistance to three local CSOs
receiving direct USAID funding for the implementation of nutrition and WASH
activities in an equal number of the 8 target districts (LCSOs), based on
jointly identified needs.

INWA’s Advisor will add value by leading the Consortium’s
institutional and technical capacity building of its sub-recipients and
enabling its sub-recipients and the LCSOs to access international best
practices and technical support for nutrition and WASH, including gender
integration capabilities. Support should encompass quality improvement and
assurance in addition to technical assistance for service delivery. The Advisor
will play the role of coordinator and convener of all USAID-nutrition and WASH
LCSO partners (including the three LCSOs and any sub-recipients).

Qualifications

1.
A Master’s degree in public health, business administration,
public administration, organization development, or in a closely related field
is required;

2.
At least five years of experience in capacity building of
organizations and/or institutions, preferably in Rwanda is highly desirable;

3.
Advanced understanding of a wide range of capacity building
approaches, best practices, and lessons learned is desirable;

4.
Experience in designing and conducting technical and financial
capacity needs assessments of organizations and/or institutions is desirable;

5.
Experience in developing capacity building programs including
technical and organizational capacity building plans in government, NGO, or
academic sectors is desirable;

6.
Experience in adult performance improvement program design and
delivery, e.g, training of trainers and curriculum development and
implementation is desirable;

7.
Experience in measuring capacity building achievements is
desirable;

8.
Evidence of excellent interpersonal, management, and team
development experience;

9.
Excellent ability to communicate effectively in English, both
verbally and in writing, is desirable; and

10.
Level IV (fluent – speaking/reading/writing) Kinyarwanda
language ability is desirable

EEO Statement

Management Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer
offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual
orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or
mental disability, or protected veteran status.

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