GAHINI DISTRICT HOSPITAL WITH SPECIALIZED SERVICE.

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1. Background and Purpose.

Gahini District Hospital with specialized service and owned by the Anglican church in Rwanda/Gahini Diocese,  is delivering different packages of health services at second and tertiary level In collaboration with the Christian Blind Mission (CBM) an International Nonprofit Organization and pioneer in Disability inclusion two  new projects “  P10175 financed by the Ministry of German in Charge of cooperation and Economic Development (BMZ) which will focus on eye health care service and staff capacity development and P10177 funded by RTL which will support the construction of the eye department funded by RTL ” a number of key contractual  position will be fulfilled  to implement the above projects and is advertised as follow:

 Position: Project Officer  BMZ/RTL

1. Project Management (50% of time)

• Support the development of Inclusive Eye Health project’s implementation plans and Inclusive Eye Health project planning processes, ensuring close alignment with the national health strategic plan and with CBM inclusive eye health guidelines
• High level monitoring of implementation of eye health projects, actively engage in evaluations and feed results into further planning including budgeting and monitoring of budgets. He/she will also support the development of Inclusive Eye Health implementation plans and IEH project planning processes, ensuring close alignment of project’s activities to the plan.
• Provide effective management, coordination, technical advice and resource allocation necessary to support the project team to deliver inclusive eye health through quality service delivery.
• Support the teams to establish and maintain effective relationships with the Ministry of Health and other partners in order to advance sustainable national plans and integrate them into the existing public health delivery systems.
• Identify, develop and evaluate new approaches and tools, including logistics and consumables management, to support Gahini Hospital and the project.
• Represent eye health programmes to external audiences on behalf of Gahini Hospital, BMZ, RTL and CBM including media, policy and decision makers and national governments when required
• Maintain and promote strong collaboration and partnership with the Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) actors, the Primary eye care (PEC) services providers and the Hospital for successful implementation of the project
• Under the supervision of the Director General and donors, ensure the project narrative and financial reports as well as other required reports are timely produced and submitted to donors in respect of reporting guidelines

2. Monitoring and Evaluation (30% of time)

• Lead on supporting projects’ teams in developing a system for monitoring and evaluating in Inclusive Eye Health (IEH).
• Provide direction and support to assist his/her team and help them to identify operational opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of eye health care.
• Maintain and promote strong collaboration and partnership with the Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) actors, the Primary eye care (PEC) services providers and the Hospital for successful implementation of the project

3. Advocacy and Strategic Alliances (20% of time)

• Build and maintain meaningful working relationships with a variety of partners at national and international level in order to strengthen opportunities for advocacy and higher visibility.
• Develop relationships with other NGOs to support projects and delivery of services,
• Represent Gahini Hospital at appropriate national/regional/global forums.
• Ensure IEH programme information flow is maintained across the Gahini Hospital, BMZ, RTL, CBM and, the MoH and other key partners.
• Assist project teams and Ministries of Health in disseminating information on IEH activities, studies, research and lessons learned at national and international level.
• Work in close collaboration with key Gahini Hospital colleagues and project partners to ensure teamwork across working environment.
• The principle accountabilities are not meant to be an exhaustive list of tasks. The need for flexibility is required and the job holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee’s skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed or required by their supervisors.

Job holder Entry Requirements – the essential knowledge, skills and behaviors required Knowledge (Education & Related Experience):

• A master Degree in Project Management, public health, social science, development cooperation or equivalent knowledge gained through working expertise or a Bachelor’s degree in related field with an experience of above 5 years
• Minimum Significant experience of 3 years in project or program management role with a strategic project Management and Technical knowledge of Eye heath system in Rwanda.
• A demonstrated record of accomplishment in developing and managing public health related projects and experience of monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience of logistics, budget monitoring and supply chain management.
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to influence high-level government officials and NGO leaders.
• Sound understanding of trends and policy frameworks in the national and international eye health sector
• People management skills with a strong diplomatic understanding of culturally and ethnically sensitive issues.
• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for people with disabilities.
• Strong self-management skills, i.e., time management, decision making, and problem solving;” hands-on” mentality
• Independent, agile and flexible working style and Good knowledge of English and Kinyarwanda
• Computer literacy, including experience with use of Microsoft packages such as Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access
• Ability to build strong working relationships to enable effective management of partnerships and work collaboratively as part of a global team.
• Hands on experience in working with BMZ or CBM funded project with an excellent presentation and reporting skills.