Position Title: Health and
Social Services Manager (Local Candidates Only), Rwanda – Improved Services for
Vulnerable Populations (ISVP) Program
Social Services Manager (Local Candidates Only), Rwanda – Improved Services for
Vulnerable Populations (ISVP) Program
Requisition Number: 14-0132
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Department Overview:
Pact seeks a Health and Social Services Manager for
the proposed USAID-funded five-year Rwanda Improved Services for Vulnerable
Populations (ISVP) Activity to improve and sustain the health and social
wellbeing of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and People Living with
HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), their households, and communities in Rwanda. This position is
contingent upon award.
the proposed USAID-funded five-year Rwanda Improved Services for Vulnerable
Populations (ISVP) Activity to improve and sustain the health and social
wellbeing of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and People Living with
HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), their households, and communities in Rwanda. This position is
contingent upon award.
Position Purpose:
Reporting to the Deputy Chief of Party, the Health and
Social Systems Manager will be responsible for activities relating to:
Social Systems Manager will be responsible for activities relating to:
• Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Continuum of Response approach addresses the
lifetime needs of the target populations to ensure adequate access to a wide
range of prevention, care and treatment services based on the changing needs
and circumstances of the families that are being served,
lifetime needs of the target populations to ensure adequate access to a wide
range of prevention, care and treatment services based on the changing needs
and circumstances of the families that are being served,
• Home visits by volunteer cadres,
• Promoting family planning and strengthen male
involvement in family planning services
involvement in family planning services
• Providing material support to access health and social
services.
services.
• Improving life skills and SRH and rights provision
Address gender-based violence and teenage pregnancy
Address gender-based violence and teenage pregnancy
Key Responsibilities:
• Coordinate technical activities and provide
direction, feedback and support to ensure success; as applicable, supervise a
local program team in their day-to-day operations.
direction, feedback and support to ensure success; as applicable, supervise a
local program team in their day-to-day operations.
• Provide input into and assure that all donor
reporting requirements on program impact are met and assist implementing
partners/grantees in setting up reporting and tracking systems to provide such
information in an efficient and timely manner.
reporting requirements on program impact are met and assist implementing
partners/grantees in setting up reporting and tracking systems to provide such
information in an efficient and timely manner.
• Ensure high quality program delivery and the
cost-effective use of Pact and USAID resources
cost-effective use of Pact and USAID resources
• Ensure provision of management support and technical
assistance to grantees on program design, budget/work plan development, and
M&E planning.
assistance to grantees on program design, budget/work plan development, and
M&E planning.
• Provide oversight of the Nutrition and Food Security
Officers.
Officers.
• Provide regular written/oral program progress
updates, as requested.
updates, as requested.
• Perform any other relevant duties as assigned by the
DCOP.
DCOP.
Basic Requirements:
• Three to five years of experience with health or
HIV/AIDS care, support, and prevention activities is required;
HIV/AIDS care, support, and prevention activities is required;
• Demonstrated ability to establish and sustain
professional relationships with civil society organizations and host country
government counterparts
professional relationships with civil society organizations and host country
government counterparts
Preferred Qualifications:
• A Master’s degree or higher training in public
health, or in a closely related field is preferred
health, or in a closely related field is preferred
• Three to five years in a technical leadership/management
role for a project of similar size and complexity, including experience with
direct supervision of professional staff preferred;
role for a project of similar size and complexity, including experience with
direct supervision of professional staff preferred;
• Experience interacting with government,
international organizations, donors, other bilateral donor and civil society
representatives, and senior level government officials;
international organizations, donors, other bilateral donor and civil society
representatives, and senior level government officials;
• At least three years of experience working with USG
cooperative agreements or contracts in senior program management capacity
preferred
cooperative agreements or contracts in senior program management capacity
preferred
• Excellent communicator with demonstrated experience
in communicating complex processes to diverse stakeholders, including
government officials at the national, provincial and district levels, service
orientated NGOs, civil society organizations, donors, etc.
in communicating complex processes to diverse stakeholders, including
government officials at the national, provincial and district levels, service
orientated NGOs, civil society organizations, donors, etc.
• Rwandan citizens
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