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14/12/2015
14/12/2015
Rwanda Country Programme, Kigali Rwanda
BACKGROUND:
Save the Children is
the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120
countries. We work together, with partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way
the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their
lives. Save the Children works in t
the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120
countries. We work together, with partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way
the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their
lives. Save the Children works in t
hirteen districts in Rwanda with a current
staff complement of approximately 94 staff. SC is implementing an emergency
response programme to support the Burundi refugees in Mahama Refugee Camp.
SC Rwanda Country
Office seeks to hire qualified, committed and experienced nationals to fill the following
position:
Office seeks to hire qualified, committed and experienced nationals to fill the following
position:
1. Health Education
Officer
Officer
Place of Work: Kirehe
District (Mahama Refugee Camp)
District (Mahama Refugee Camp)
Reports to: Health Coordinator
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Time frame: 6 months renewable
Tentative start date: January 2016
PURPOSE OF POSITION:
The Health education
officer will be responsible for the management of the emergency health
education activities in the MAHAMA refugee camp, including the development of
health education strategy which is appropriate to context and local language
take the lead the dissemination of health education messages through using
various methodologies, manage the Community health workers/volunteer’s day to
day activities, provide training and capacity building, work with other Health
actors on Health education program development and designing appropriate strategies and
represent save the children in the health cluster coordination meetings.
officer will be responsible for the management of the emergency health
education activities in the MAHAMA refugee camp, including the development of
health education strategy which is appropriate to context and local language
take the lead the dissemination of health education messages through using
various methodologies, manage the Community health workers/volunteer’s day to
day activities, provide training and capacity building, work with other Health
actors on Health education program development and designing appropriate strategies and
represent save the children in the health cluster coordination meetings.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
- Under the direct guidance of the health
coordinator ensure the effective management and development of health
education messaging, monitoring, and review the current health education
messaging in Mahama Camp and design appropriate health education messages
in Refugee setting.
- Take the lead on identification and selection
of community health workers/ volunteers from Mahama B. Camp which is save
the children H/centre coverage areas.
- Identify training needs of the community
health workers and volunteers through assessing their previous trainings
given by other health actors before save the children take its share of
CHW/volunteers in the camp
- Provide training and coordinate capacity
building of the CHW/volunteers
based on the needs.
- Work with other health actors INGOs and UN
agencies on development of appropriate IEC materials and make sure CHW/
volunteers have the right tools for cascading health education messages.
- Make sure CHW/Volunteers received appropriate
tools and equipment to conduct health education activities in the camp.
- Develop specific health education messages for
top five morbidities in the H/centre and make sure messages
disseminated/cascaded to the clients during their visit to the H/center
- Carry out community sensitization campaigns
through community health workers/ volunteers on common childhood diseases
and any other relevant session to reduce morbidities and mortalities of
children and their families in the camp
- Take the lead on community awareness rising
and sensitization when conducting specific health campaign
like
mass immunization catch up campaigns.
mass immunization catch up campaigns.
- Coordinate community level disease
surveillance at the community level in collaboration with the Community
volunteers.
- Co-ordinating referrals and follow-up in
collaboration with the health facility in charges.
- Regularly follow-up the day to day activities
on the CHW/ volunteers
- Provide technical support and coaching session
to the CHW/volunteers
- Provide written job file to the community
health workers/volunteers
- Make sure Health education messages are
integrated with hygiene and sanitation messages
Reporting
- Submit weekly updates and monthly reports to
the health coordinator and HIMS/ MEAL team`
- Write, share and document best practices and
case studies periodically quarterly bases is preferable
- Produce high quality reports for both internal
and donor use.
Representation and coordination
- Represent save the children while working with
other external health actors ( INGOs and UN agencies) when called upon to
do so.
- Coordinate with other save the children
programs including community projection and education and work with areas
of integration in community health programing.
- Coordinate with other external actors on
health education activities in the camp to achieve organizational
objectives
SKILLS AND
BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
–
Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources
efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources
efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
–
Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their
responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see
fit, providing the necessary development to improve
Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their
responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see
fit, providing the necessary development to improve
–
performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not
achieved
performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not
achieved
Ambition:
–
Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves, takes
responsibility for their own personal
Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves, takes
responsibility for their own personal
–
development and encourages others to do the same
development and encourages others to do the same
–
Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and
motivates others
Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and
motivates others
–
Future orientated, thinks strategically
Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
–
Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team,
colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team,
colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
–
Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
–
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
–
Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
–
Willing to take disciplined risks
Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
–
Honest, encourages openness and transparency
Honest, encourages openness and transparency
QUALIFICATIONS AND
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
Essential
·
Qualified BSc Nursing or public health related
field.
Qualified BSc Nursing or public health related
field.
·
Proven experience managing health education
activities in primary health care (Refugee setting is preferable)
Proven experience managing health education
activities in primary health care (Refugee setting is preferable)
·
Proven ability to develop health education
messaging and appropriate health education strategies for Refugees
Proven ability to develop health education
messaging and appropriate health education strategies for Refugees
·
Experience of training and capacity building of
CHW/volunteers
Experience of training and capacity building of
CHW/volunteers
·
Understanding rights based approaches and
participatory concepts and practical experience in similar context.
Understanding rights based approaches and
participatory concepts and practical experience in similar context.
·
Good interpersonal skills with the ability to
communicate effectively at all levels
Good interpersonal skills with the ability to
communicate effectively at all levels
·
Strong commitment to capacity building of
CHW/volunteers with willingness to adopt a appropriate health education
strategies
Strong commitment to capacity building of
CHW/volunteers with willingness to adopt a appropriate health education
strategies
·
Familiarity with Sphere guidelines and other
humanitarian standards, such as Red Cross Code of Conduct
Familiarity with Sphere guidelines and other
humanitarian standards, such as Red Cross Code of Conduct
·
Excellent communication skills and the ability to
lead, train and motivate CHW/volunteers.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to
lead, train and motivate CHW/volunteers.
·
Fluency in written and spoken English
Fluency in written and spoken English
·
Willingness to travel regularly and in difficult
circumstances.
Willingness to travel regularly and in difficult
circumstances.
Desirable
·
Previous experience working in complex emergency
situations and understanding of the international humanitarian system.
Previous experience working in complex emergency
situations and understanding of the international humanitarian system.
·
Knowledge of French language is added value
Knowledge of French language is added value
Child
Protection
The responsibilities
of the post may require the post-holder to have regular contact with children
or young people and, in the overseas context all posts are considered to be level
3 posts in view of potential situations which may allow expatriates
unsupervised access to vulnerable children and young people.
of the post may require the post-holder to have regular contact with children
or young people and, in the overseas context all posts are considered to be level
3 posts in view of potential situations which may allow expatriates
unsupervised access to vulnerable children and young people.
2. Midwife (4 posts)
Place of Work: Kirehe
District (Mahama Refugee Camp)
District (Mahama Refugee Camp)
Reports to: Health Coordinator
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Time frame: 6 months renewable
Tentative start date: January 2016
PURPOSE OF POSITION:
The Midwife will work to contribute to an improvement in the overall
health of the targeted refugee population of Mahama Camp through the provision
of quality Reproductive health services.
health of the targeted refugee population of Mahama Camp through the provision
of quality Reproductive health services.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Provide comprehensive Antenatal care to
pregnant women attending ANC services
pregnant women attending ANC services
•
Welcoming all the pregnant women coming for the ANC services into health
facilities.
Welcoming all the pregnant women coming for the ANC services into health
facilities.
•
Conduct screening for all pregnant women in accordance with the Sudan
ANC protocol and other guidelines.
Conduct screening for all pregnant women in accordance with the Sudan
ANC protocol and other guidelines.
•
Provide all services given in ANC including protocol drugs and screening
for all mothers.
Provide all services given in ANC including protocol drugs and screening
for all mothers.
•
Identify all Risk factors associated with the pregnancy and refer
appropriately and take actions.
Identify all Risk factors associated with the pregnancy and refer
appropriately and take actions.
•
Provide Iron supplementation, and ensure the mothers are immunized with
TT toxoid as per the protocol.
Provide Iron supplementation, and ensure the mothers are immunized with
TT toxoid as per the protocol.
•
Provide Health education and nutrition education for all women attending
ANC services.
Provide Health education and nutrition education for all women attending
ANC services.
•
Register all the required information on the ANC Registers and ANC cards
as per protocol.
Register all the required information on the ANC Registers and ANC cards
as per protocol.
Provide postnatal care as per the protocols to
all women attending PNC clinic
all women attending PNC clinic
•
Conduct screening for all lactating women attending Post- Natal care in
accordance with the Sudan protocol and other guidelines.
Conduct screening for all lactating women attending Post- Natal care in
accordance with the Sudan protocol and other guidelines.
•
Provide Vitamin A, medical supplements and other protocol drugs as per
protocol to lactating women.
Provide Vitamin A, medical supplements and other protocol drugs as per
protocol to lactating women.
•
Provide Nutrition counselling and health education on importance of
lactation.
Provide Nutrition counselling and health education on importance of
lactation.
•
Send the caretaker to EPI department for immunization.
Send the caretaker to EPI department for immunization.
Family planning
and STI management
and STI management
•
Operate Family planning clinic as per protocols and Sudan guidelines.
Operate Family planning clinic as per protocols and Sudan guidelines.
•
Explain to the FP clients all the methods available and allow them to
make personal choices.
Explain to the FP clients all the methods available and allow them to
make personal choices.
•
Screening all the FP clients for STI and other medical complications.
Screening all the FP clients for STI and other medical complications.
•
Mange patients with sexually transmitted infections (STI) in line with
the Syndromic
Mange patients with sexually transmitted infections (STI) in line with
the Syndromic
•
guidelines and protocols.
guidelines and protocols.
Delivery Room and Emergency Obstetric Care
•
Conduct Normal and complicated deliveries in line with all guidelines.
Conduct Normal and complicated deliveries in line with all guidelines.
•
Monitor labour using partograph and in Line with all guidelines provided
to monitor deliveries.
Monitor labour using partograph and in Line with all guidelines provided
to monitor deliveries.
•
Respond to all cases of Obstetric emergencies in line with the protocols
in consultation with the doctor and other medical staff.
Respond to all cases of Obstetric emergencies in line with the protocols
in consultation with the doctor and other medical staff.
•
Identify, stabilize and refer all cases of emergency obstetric
complications with the help of the doctors and other medical staff.
Identify, stabilize and refer all cases of emergency obstetric
complications with the help of the doctors and other medical staff.
Infection control and universal precautions
•
Adhere to international standards in infection control and waste
management.
Adhere to international standards in infection control and waste
management.
•
Ensure aseptic techniques in provision of RH services.
Ensure aseptic techniques in provision of RH services.
•
Sterilize and disinfect all the instruments used during delivery and
other obstetric services.
Sterilize and disinfect all the instruments used during delivery and
other obstetric services.
Health Education
•
Providing health education at the reproductive health waiting area and
at all levels of RH care.
Providing health education at the reproductive health waiting area and
at all levels of RH care.
•
Participate in provision of one to one
health education to all patients during consultation and services
delivery
Participate in provision of one to one
health education to all patients during consultation and services
delivery
Other roles;
•
Provide support and supervision to other staff when called upon to by
the PHC supervisor
Provide support and supervision to other staff when called upon to by
the PHC supervisor
•
Conduct on-job training to other junior staff during service delivery
when requested to do so.
Conduct on-job training to other junior staff during service delivery
when requested to do so.
•
Conduct any other role provided by the line manager.
Conduct any other role provided by the line manager.
SKILLS AND
BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
–
Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources
efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources
efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
–
Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their
responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see
fit, providing the necessary development to improve
Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their
responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see
fit, providing the necessary development to improve
–
performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not
achieved
performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not
achieved
Ambition:
–
Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves, takes
responsibility for their own personal
Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves, takes
responsibility for their own personal
–
development and encourages others to do the same
development and encourages others to do the same
–
Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and
motivates others
Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and
motivates others
–
Future orientated, thinks strategically
Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
–
Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team,
colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team,
colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
–
Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
–
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
–
Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
–
Willing to take disciplined risks
Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
–
Honest, encourages openness and transparency
Honest, encourages openness and transparency
QUALIFICATIONS AND
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
Essential
1.
A qualified Registered Midwife with 2 years’
experience, registered / licensed by medical practitioners board
A qualified Registered Midwife with 2 years’
experience, registered / licensed by medical practitioners board
2.
Experience working with international NGO.
Experience working with international NGO.
3.
Excellent liaison
abilities and good communication skills (French, Kiswahili and English
preferred).
Excellent liaison
abilities and good communication skills (French, Kiswahili and English
preferred).
4.
Willingness to work
in resource poor environment and be culturally sensitive.
Willingness to work
in resource poor environment and be culturally sensitive.
5.
Ability to produce basic
reports in English
Ability to produce basic
reports in English
6.
Ability to work in a
remote area and in context of insecurity issues.
Ability to work in a
remote area and in context of insecurity issues.
7.
Experience managing
Referral of patients from Primary
Health Care centres to secondary level facilities
Experience managing
Referral of patients from Primary
Health Care centres to secondary level facilities
Desirable
·
Language skills in
Kinyarwanda, French and Swahili
Language skills in
Kinyarwanda, French and Swahili
·
An area of particular
expertise within humanitarian health
An area of particular
expertise within humanitarian health
·
Experience of working on
PMTCT programmes
Experience of working on
PMTCT programmes
How To Apply
Interested candidates
should send an application letter plus updated Curriculum Vitae in English,
including 3 names of professional referees to HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org.
The deadline for receiving applications is 14th December 2015.
should send an application letter plus updated Curriculum Vitae in English,
including 3 names of professional referees to HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org.
The deadline for receiving applications is 14th December 2015.
*Note that only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
contacted.
