University of Global Health Equity (UGHE)  Butaro, Rwanda

Description

Job Title: Instructional Technology Assistant
Reports To: Head, Department of E-learning
Location: Butaro, Burera District, Rwanda (full time)

 General Responsibilities

The Instructional Technology assistant will assist with the development of UGHE’s e-learning efforts. The Instructional Technology assistant will work with the department and faculty at UGHE to create high-quality e-learning.
The e-learning program will be established at UGHE’s Butaro campus and will require a full-time assistant working with a small, dedicated team of educators, physicians, and public health practitioners. The e-learning program will be targeted to international medical and global health students/trainees outside of Rwanda, in partnership with their home universities. The assistant will also be working as an integral part of the existing Community Based Education program.

 Specific Responsibilities

Instructional Technology assistant will:

• Work with the head of E-learning to develop and implement course content for online learning environments;
• Develop course activities based on course objectives and instructor vision and apply best practices in teaching and learning;
• Liaise with course development team members to identify appropriate course resources and carry out course development tasks;
• Assist in the implementation, of course, activities into a learning management system, Canvas, and populi;
• Assist in the planning, coordinating and conducting of Quality Assurance reviews in advance of offering the course to students and follow up with appropriate team member to ensure changes are made;
• Assist the e-learning team to identify, plan and implement course improvements as part of the course review process;
• Develop and maintain a body of knowledge on emerging trends and educational standards in areas such as active learning, technology-enhanced learning, reflective practice, and workplace learning;
• Edit courses being developed for grammar;
• Add content to learning management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required (i.e., Information technology, multimedia development, curriculum development, teaching and learning, higher education);
• Experience with curriculum development;
• Experience editing documents;
• Experience with multimedia development (Video, audio, interactive software);
• Some project management experience required;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English;
• English proficiency required;
• French and/or Kinyarwanda proficiency preferred.

Organizational Profile

The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is a new kind of university focused on training the next generation of global leaders in health care delivery. The university launched in Rwanda in September 2015 with its flagship degree program: the Master of Science in Global Health Delivery. Through an academic experience uniquely rooted in the values of equity, students are empowered to both ease suffering at the bedside and drive transformational, systemic changes in health care.

UGHE is an initiative of Partners In Health (PIH), an internationally recognized non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care. Over three decades of operating alongside public sectors in countries around the world, PIH has developed a model to deliver high-quality health care to some of the world’s most marginalized communities. Nowhere has this impact been more profound than in Rwanda, where Inshuti Mu Buzima (IMB) – PIH’s sister organization – and our government partners have driven innovation for a decade.

The Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) program, launched in July 2019, aims at improving individual and population health by training diverse clinician leaders with the skills, attitudes, and commitment to promote wellness, to ease suffering, and to develop effective and equitable health care delivery systems. Consistent with UGHE’s vision of training future leaders with expertise in health care delivery, MBBS students will also be granted the MGHD degree. In 2017, the Center for Nursing and Midwifery Leadership (CNML) was developed to address the gaps in nursing and midwifery education and to meet the needs of the healthcare system and the most vulnerable patients around the globe.
Members of the UGHE community are tenacious and resolute in their drive to attain social justice, make common cause with those in need, listen to and learn from others and operate with honesty and humility as they uphold academic integrity and intellectual curiosity. The University of Global Health Equity seeks individuals committed to these values to join the team.

Partners In Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.