Rwanda: Continuous Quality Improvement Advisor
Country: Rwanda
Closing date: 31 Jan 2014
Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation (MGIC), an affiliate of the University Of Maryland has received a five year funding from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through the Partnership for Advanced Clinical Mentorship (PACME) Project. The overall goal of this project is to work with the MOH, RBC/IHDPC/HIV Unit and other national organizations for capacity building in the area of HIV/AIDS and other Public Health priorities.
Continuous Quality Improvement Advisor:
Job Description: Continuous Quality Improvement Advisor
Direct Supervisor: Program Director
Location: Kigali but requiring frequent travel out of Kigali
Remuneration: Attractive and competitive package
Start Date: Immediately
The Continuous Quality Improvement Advisor will be responsible for:
i. In collaboration with multidisciplinary mentoring teams at both Provincial and District Hospitals,CQI Advisor will support the integration of CQI into routine mentorship, maintain the currentknowledge of HIV/AIDS and patients’ standards of care at the health facilities through organizingregular didactic sessions, mortality reviews, case reviews, presentations or trainings duringmentorship visit to hospitals.
ii. Support the strengthening of linkages between IHDPC/ HIV Division, Decentralization andIntegration Unit with other program units to foster quality improvement in health services.
iii. Assist IHDPC/HIV in the implementation of Quality Improvement activities to complementthe Integrated Formative Supervision system and facilitate the monitoring and evaluationactivities by working collaboratively with other implementing partners, MOH and CDC-Rwanda.
iv. Support IHDPC/HIV Division in designing operational research activities aimed at evaluating the impact of public health interventions.
v. Support both transitioned and non- transitioned sites to develop Quality Improvement work plans, STOCs and evaluate them regularly.
The candidate should have significant previous experience and technical knowledge of qualityimprovement, monitoring and evaluation, and program management of public health programsinvolving various agencies and partners.
Requirements:
The candidate should have at least the following:
• Degree in Medicine, Nursing, Public Health or related fields
• At least 5 years experience in resource limited health care delivery or administration,
• Working experience with health facilities in resource limited settings
• Must be fluent in English
• Knowledge of French and Kinyarwanda languages is an added value.
• Demonstrated knowledge of synthesizing information and presentation, knowledge ofevaluation designs in HIV programs.
• Previous experience in supporting Ministries of Health in quality assurance/ improvementinitiatives.
• Demonstrated knowledge in HIV/AIDS is highly encouraged
• Knowledge of SPSS, STATA, Excel, Access, Epi info and spreadsheet applications.
• Demonstrated ability to apply evaluation data into clinical activities.
Other Skills:
• Understanding of the challenges related to care and treatment delivery in the localcontext.
• Ability to interact proactively with health facility and Capacity Building Team.
• Self-motivated, team player with the ability to delegate.
How to apply:
All application letters along with the latest resume or CV and any other relevant documentsshall be addressed to the following address not later than 31th January 2014:
Deputy Program Director/Operations
Chadel Building (Opposite Ecole Belge) 2nd Floor,
Mille Collines Avenue
Nyarugenge Street, Kigali
