URC Capacity Development Advisor Job Vacancy in Rwanda

• Rwanda, Kigali
• Senior-level
• Full-time
  staff position
• 26
  March 2014

• Must
  have Master’s Degree

Capacity
Development Advisor

URC is currently
seeking candidates for a USAID health systems strengthening and quality
improvement program in Rwanda. This five-year project will provide to support
the Government of Rwanda by implementing an integrated health system
strengthening program that provides sustainable,  high quality,
high-impact and client-oriented health services.

The Capacity
Development Specialist is responsible for sustainably developing systems,
capacity, and ownership of local partners and the timely achievement of related
indicators, performance criteria, and benchmarks. 

Responsibilities:

• Provide
  technical leadership and strategic direction of Project activities to
  strengthen local systems and implementing partners to empower them to be
  self-reliant to the greatest degree possible.
• Advocate
  initiatives in the health sector and ensure that it is carried out by
  participant CSOs for reform or change.
• Oversee
  and directly support the tracking and development of local NGOs progress
  towards performance benchmarks to ensure their ability to eventually
  receive direct funding from USAID.
• Provide
  mentorship and supervision to staff and consultants working on the
  capacity building component of the program.

Minimum
Requirements:

• Master’s
  Degree in economics, social sciences, management or business
  administration, public administration or a related field, preferably
  focused on capacity building.
• At
  least 9 years’ direct work experience in developing countries as a senior
  expert in training and capacity building required. Preference for
  experience working in the health sector.
• Demonstrated
  ability to design capacity building strategies based on clear needs
  identification and understanding of the operating context, and experience
  of working with CSOs.
• Proven
  experience in development of interventions to improve quality, efficiency
  and sustainability of civil society and communities in Rwanda or other
  regional countries is desirable.
• Proven
  expertise in health systems strengthening, grants management, and
  developing the financial and functional capacity of organizations to
  improve sustainability and contribute to a vibrant, effective
  nongovernmental sector. Familiarity with a wide range of capacity building
  techniques.

Established in 1965,
URC offers a range of technical assistance to strengthen health and social
systems and service quality by empowering communities and health workers to
identify and scale up locally appropriate solutions to critical problems.
 URC focuses on finding ways to deliver proven approaches to health care
problems, applying quality improvement (QI) methods and conducting operations
research to tailor those approaches to various settings. Recognizing
implementation barriers unique to each setting, we train local managers and
service providers to strengthen health systems, integrate system elements, and
bring improvements to scale.

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seek diversity in our workforce.