The Maternal and Child Survival Program,M&E Scale-up Coordinator Jobs in Rwanda

MCSP supports
programming in maternal, newborn and child health, immunization, family
planning and reproductive health, nutrition, health systems strengthening,
water/sanitation/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.

• Work
  with Learning and Scale Up advisor to plan and implement learning and
  scale up activities;
• Assist
  with process documentation as well as coordination of monitoring and
  evaluation efforts for learning and scale up activities in a timely
  manner;
• Work
  with MOH counterparts to set up and coordinate program components of
  action oriented learning activities;
• Provide
  regular follow up for learning and scale up activities and provide timely
  updates to the learning and scale up advisor for action;
• Prepare
  and monitor action oriented learning activity budgets in collaboration
  with the learning and scale up advisor and finance team.
• Prepare
  and share reports and presentations related to action oriented learning
  and scale up activities with other MCSP teams and partners.

• Conduct
  ongoing coordination of the field work related to learning and scale
  activities.
• Coordinate
  and implement activities in compliance with the organization’s policies
  and procedures;
• Any
  other duties assigned by the supervisor.

• Attention
  to detail and accuracy in data management, analysis, and reporting;
• Cooperative,
  competent, hardworking and flexible;
• Self-motivated
  and proactive with a positive attitude to work;
• Effective
  communicator and team member, instilling trust and confidence;
• Ability
  to organize and coordinate information and logistics for programs and
  activities;
• Ability
  to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and
  intense pressure to perform;
• Excellent
  skills in facilitation, team building and coordination;
• Strong
  decision-making skills and results-oriented approach;

• Be
  Rwandan by nationality and ready to start immediately
• A
  Bachelor’s Degree in public health, midwifery, nursing, social sciences or
  other relevant area is required.
• Having
  a valid license from National Nurses and Midwives Council is required.
• Minimum
  4 to 5 years of work experience in health-related monitoring and
  evaluating projects in RMNCH and/or malaria in Rwanda or another East or
  Southern African Nation
• Proven
  expertise in quantitative and qualitative methodologies, operations
  research, health management information systems, reporting, knowledge
  management and documentation, data quality assessments, data analysis and
  presentation
• Demonstrated
  strong management, coordination, teamwork and planning skills with proven
  ability to function effectively with multiple host-country counterparts in
  both the public and NGO sectors
• Knowledge
  of USAID regulations would be an added advantage.
• Experience
  applying quality improvement techniques to health projects/activities
• Familiarity
  with Rwanda’s health management information system and other national
  M&E systems
• Excellent
  writing and communications skills, including demonstrated technical
  writing skills for publication
• Ability
  to work effectively with diverse international and national teams
• Ability
  to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and
  intense pressure to perform
• Strong
  technical skills, including ability to process and analyze data using one
  or more statistical software packages, including at least two of the
  following: SPSS, Epi-Info, Stata, MS Access
• Relevant
  experience and knowledgeable in gender integration.
• Proficiency
  in word processing and Microsoft Office
• Strong
  oral and written communication and presentations skills in English;
  working knowledge of French and Kinyarwanda is preferred
• Ability
  to travel nationally