Society for Family Health (SFH), Rwanda

JOB ADVERTISEMENT

TITLE: FP/MCH Specialist (1)

SUPERVISOR: Health Programs Senior Manager

Type of contract: Short term contract (3 months renewable)

DATE: January 2014

ABOUT SFH

Society for Family Health
(SFH) is a non-profit organization in Rwanda that is positioned to be the
largest social marketing organization in Rwanda, with five regional offices
across the country. Working in partnership within the public and private
sectors, and harnessing the power of the markets, SFH will be providing
life-saving products, clinical services and social and behavior change
communications(SBCC) that empower the world’s most vulnerable populations to
lead healthier lives. SFH’s core values include a belief in markets and market
mechanisms to contribute to sustained improvements in the lives of the poor;
results and a strong focus on measurement; speed and efficiency with a
predisposition to action and an aversion to bureaucracy; decentralization and
empowering our staff at the national and district level; and a long term
commitment to the people we serve. SFH will be implementing diverse public
health interventions in HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, malaria, and maternal
and child health including nutrition. SFH’s activities will range from product
sales and distribution to social and behavior change communication, advocacy,
reproductive health research, and community mobilization. SFH’s donor platform
is anticipated to include the Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB, USAID,
CDC and numerous other donors.

The FP/MCH Specialist will be a strategic thought-partner and reports
to the Health Programs Senior Manager. The successful candidate should provide
technical assistance aimed at strengthening pharmaceutical systems, supply
chain management or pharmaceutical services, specifically related to maternal
and child health and Family Planning as well. S/he will provide also quality
family planning counseling and service delivery and increase the number of
women in the reproductive age group using a modern contraceptive method. S/he
works closely with national stakeholders to ensure that technical assistance
activities are adequately effective and that deliverables are meeting quality
standards.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FP/MCH SPECIALIST:

The FP/MCH Specialist will be responsible for:

Managing all of SFH’s FP/MCH programs,
ensuring that the program activities are carried out in accordance with
the annual work plan and budget, and that all activities are high quality
and in-line with international best-practices;
Supporting the Health Programs Senior Manager
with long-term planning and strategic vision for SFH’s FP/MCH programs;
Ensuring timely submission of reports to
donors;
Ensuring that all pharmaceutical products are
managed in accordance with the laws of the GoR;
Lead and participate in activities aimed at
pharmaceutical sector assessments, options analysis, operations research,
and strategic planning ensuring that findings, recommendations and plans
are all consistent with donors objectives and host government priorities;
Represent SFH Rwanda’s MCH/FP programs to
relevant donors and technical working groups as required;
Support in the adequate documentation and
dissemination of program results and lessons learned including the
development and submission of abstracts and articles to scientific
journals and conferences;
Contribute to the business development and
participate in the development of proposals as needed;
Ensure timely submission of M&E data;
Provide leadership in the development or
adaptation of service delivery models / systems which allow for expansion
of service provision while promoting technical quality of care;
Identify, document and disseminate best
practices in service provision;
Enforce departmental compliance with GOR,
Donor, SFH policies and procedures (compliance);
Comply with all SFH policies and procedures.

These responsibilities above are not exhaustive and may be modified by
the supervisor when needed.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum of a Master’s Degree in Pharmacy,
Nursing, Social Sciences, Public Health or related degree;
Minimum 5 years project management
experience, with at list 3 years of experience in FP/MCH;
Specialized training and/or experience
relating to pharmaceutical systems, supply chain management or
pharmaceutical services;
Relevant experience in international public
health particularly in the implementation of Maternal/Child Health and
Family Planning interventions in developing countries;
Competence in use of word processing programs
required, and experience with spreadsheets and database applications
strongly preferred;
Strong experience of assessment , monitoring
and evaluation techniques;
Ability to collaborate with people and
organizations of diverse background;
Experience conceiving, planning and executing
programs or projects with documented results;
Proven skills in effective team management
and leadership as well as in effective partnership management skills;
Proven report writing skills;
High standard of written English.

The successful candidate will also have excellent analytical,
interpersonal, organizational, and cross-cultural skills; demonstrated ability
to perform and prioritize a variety of tasks on short notice within designated
deadlines; able to maintain efficiency in a fast-paced work environment. S/he
will be outcome oriented, able to manage multiple priorities at a time, and
able to keep their departments moving with minimal day-to-day supervision from
his / her supervisor. This highly professional individual will be
comfortable speaking and working in public settings.

Preference will be given to candidates with experience in monitoring,
reporting and/or evaluating large donor funded public health or social
marketing programs; knowledge of USAID, CDC, Global Fund and other
international donor community; and a proven record of excellent management and
interpersonal skills.

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