Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP),Technical Director Jobs in Rwanda

n/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. Rwanda’s
MCSP program aims to 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 to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Health (MOH) to manage and
scale up high-impact RMNCH interventions.

• Oversee,
  and provide programmatic leadership for (in coordination with the COP),
  the strategic planning of activities in support of the program goals and
  objectives, including the determination of program priorities and
  appropriate technical initiatives
• Develop
  or strengthen strategies that scale up RMNCH and Malaria services in the
  project sites
• Coordinate
  the work of all team members with their designated counterparts within the
  local government units, the MOH, USAID, as well as any other key
  stakeholders in Rwanda, to ensure effective technical assistance and the
  smooth implementation of activities
• Advise
  Rwandan counterparts on technical issues and participate in relevant
  advisory and/or working groups with counterparts and partner institutions
• Provide
  leadership in the design of interventions ensuring that interventions are
  technically sound, evidence-based, include high impact practices and are
  sustainable
• Represent
  MCSP in public and professional circles through meetings, conferences, and
  presentations In close collaboration with the COP, coordinate and monitor
  all human, financial and material resources of the MCSP program to ensure
  successful implementation
• Lead
  the annual work planning process in close collaboration with USAID, Rwanda
  MOH, COP, M&E Director, Technical Team Leads and other key partners
• Guide
  the analysis, synthesis and reporting of MCSP outputs and results in close
  collaboration with the Monitoring and Evaluation Director.

• Mentor,
  support, supervise and manage a team of highly qualified staff and align
  their efforts in concert with program goals to ensure rapid and
  sustainable results
• Oversee
  the development of training curricula and quality improvement systems
  related to maternal and child health.
• Write
  and/or review technical components of materials and publications related
  to MCSP and its development
• Ensure
  resources for program implementation are available
• Work
  with finance and project staff to develop and track project budgets
• Work
  closely with MCSP HQ office staff to ensure effective, timely and
  coordinated project implementation
• Ensure
  technical compliance with USAID

• Master’s
  degree in public health, health administration, Medical or Nursing degree
  preferred
• A
  minimum of 8 – 10 years project management experience (of which at least
  half is in a mid-to-senior management position) in large, multi-year
  international health sector development programs that have implemented
  successful activities in areas such as maternal, newborn and child health,
  family planning, malaria, health systems strengthening and/or social and
  behavior change communication
• Demonstrated
  strong technical and programmatic knowledge and experience in the
  following areas: maternal health, child health, newborn health, family
  planning, malaria, health systems strengthening and/or social and behavior
  change communication
• Demonstrated
  expertise working in a leadership capacity with international donors,
  senior government officials and policymakers
• In-depth
  knowledge of USAID programs, regulations, compliance and reporting
• Minimum
  2 years previous experience working in Rwanda, with intimate understanding
  of local health system and MNCH gaps and opportunities
• Excellent
  program and financial management skills
• Expertise
  in research to practice—identifying best practices and adapting them to
  project realities
• Ability
  to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and
  intense pressure to perform
• Proficiency
  in word processing and Microsoft Office
• Fluent
  in written and spoken English
• Excellent
  facilitation, oral and written communications skills
• Ability
  to travel nationally (frequently) and internationally
• Rwandan
  nationals strongly encouraged to apply