USAID/Rwanda
seeks an Ordinarily Resident individual with the required work authorization
for employment as a Project Management Specialist (Community Health) .
USAID/Rwanda is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not
discriminate based on age, sex, race, handicap, religion or national origin.
seeks an Ordinarily Resident individual with the required work authorization
for employment as a Project Management Specialist (Community Health) .
USAID/Rwanda is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not
discriminate based on age, sex, race, handicap, religion or national origin.
VACANCY
ANNOUNCEMENT: 72069619R10001
ANNOUNCEMENT: 72069619R10001
Position
Title: Community Health Specialist
Title: Community Health Specialist
Grade:
FSN-11; Annual Gross Salary: 30,547,295 to 49,610,495FRW (FSN-11, Steps 1-14)
FSN-11; Annual Gross Salary: 30,547,295 to 49,610,495FRW (FSN-11, Steps 1-14)
Location:
Kigali, Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda
BASIC
FUNCTION OF THE POSITION
FUNCTION OF THE POSITION
The
Community Health Specialist is a senior public health professional, requiring
significant experience in the Rwandan community health sector and a strong
background in program monitoring and evaluation. The Community Health
Specialist will provide expertise and counsel on implementation of and
monitoring/evaluation/learning (MEL) related to community health interventions;
primary recipients will be the Community Health and Improved Nutrition (CHAIN)
Team Leader, the USAID Health Office Director, the USAID Mission Director and
the interagency team of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
(PEPFAR), in addition to key Government of Rwanda (GOR) counterparts in the Ministries
of Health and Gender and Family Promotion. In this role, the job holder will
represent the USAID/Rwanda community health portfolio at the Community Health
Technical Working Group and other GOR fora as applicable. Within USAID, the
Community Health Specialist plays an essential role in health strategy, program
design, and MEL with a particular focus on orphans and vulnerable children
(OVC), Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe
(DREAMS), water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), maternal and child health
(MCH), and nutrition. The Community Health Specialist will support coordination
on these community health topics and provide day-to-day oversight and program
management via performance as Agreement Officer’s/Contracting Officer’s
Representative (A/COR) for specific community health activities.
Community Health Specialist is a senior public health professional, requiring
significant experience in the Rwandan community health sector and a strong
background in program monitoring and evaluation. The Community Health
Specialist will provide expertise and counsel on implementation of and
monitoring/evaluation/learning (MEL) related to community health interventions;
primary recipients will be the Community Health and Improved Nutrition (CHAIN)
Team Leader, the USAID Health Office Director, the USAID Mission Director and
the interagency team of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
(PEPFAR), in addition to key Government of Rwanda (GOR) counterparts in the Ministries
of Health and Gender and Family Promotion. In this role, the job holder will
represent the USAID/Rwanda community health portfolio at the Community Health
Technical Working Group and other GOR fora as applicable. Within USAID, the
Community Health Specialist plays an essential role in health strategy, program
design, and MEL with a particular focus on orphans and vulnerable children
(OVC), Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe
(DREAMS), water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), maternal and child health
(MCH), and nutrition. The Community Health Specialist will support coordination
on these community health topics and provide day-to-day oversight and program
management via performance as Agreement Officer’s/Contracting Officer’s
Representative (A/COR) for specific community health activities.
QUALIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
REQUIREMENTS
- Education:
A Bachelor’s degree in public
health, international development, behavioral/social science or similar
discipline. - Prior
Work Experience: Five years of
mid-to-senior level experience in developing, implementing, managing and
evaluating HIV and Gender Based Violence (GBV) prevention or programs for
children infected or affected by HIV, with particular experience in child
and youth development programs (e.g. OVC, ECD, adolescent reproductive
health, etc, including demonstrated experience in monitoring and
evaluation and program management. Demonstrated experience of coordinating
and engaging with high-level government officials, donor communities and
national-level stakeholders. Five years of mid-to-senior level experience
in developing, implementing, managing and evaluating HIV and Gender Based
Violence (GBV) prevention or programs for children infected or affected by
HIV, with particular experience in child and youth development programs
(e.g. OVC, ECD, adolescent reproductive health, etc, including
demonstrated experience in monitoring and evaluation and program
management. Demonstrated experience of coordinating and engaging with
high-level government officials, donor communities and national-level
stakeholders. - Language
Proficiency: Level IV (fluent) ability in
written and spoken English required and Level IV (fluent)
speaking/reading/writing in Kinyarwanda. English proficiency will be
tested
TO APPLY
Interested
applicants must review the official solicitation for this position and submit
all the required documents as outlined in Section IV, Presenting an Offer. The
solicitation is available at the following link: http://www.usaid.gov/rwanda/partnership-opportunities .
A complete application package should be sent by email to Kigalihr@usaid.gov no
later than 12:00 p.m. noon on November 02, 2018.
applicants must review the official solicitation for this position and submit
all the required documents as outlined in Section IV, Presenting an Offer. The
solicitation is available at the following link: http://www.usaid.gov/rwanda/partnership-opportunities .
A complete application package should be sent by email to Kigalihr@usaid.gov no
later than 12:00 p.m. noon on November 02, 2018.
