Founded in 2002, by President William J. Clinton, the
Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a global health organization
committed to strengthening integrated health systems around the world and
expanding access to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other
illnesses. Based on the premise that business oriented strategy can
facilitate solutions to global health challenges, CHAI acts as a catalyst to
mobilize new resources and optimize the impact of these resources to save
lives, via improved organization of commodity markets and more effective local
management. By working in association with governments and other NGO partners,
CHAI is focused on large scale impact and, to date, CHAI has secured lower
pricing agreements for treatment options in more than 70 countries. In
addition, CHAI’s teams are working side-by-side with over 30 governments to
tackle many of the largest barriers to effective treatment and care.
In Rwanda, CHAI is supporting the development and early
implementation of the novel Human Resources for Health (HRH) Program.
This Program seeks to develop the health workforce necessary to create a
high quality, sustainable healthcare system in Rwanda. The HRH Program aims to
significantly increase the quantity and quality of Rwandan clinicians and
health sciences educators including: medical doctors, nurses and midwives, and
health managers. This unprecedented substantial scale-up will be achieved with
the assistance of an unprecedented consortium of 23 highly ranked US academic institutions.
Each US school is sending full-time faculty members to Rwanda to help improve
teaching, research, curriculum development, and mentorship over a 7-year
period. Rwanda’s HRH Program is currently the largest global health training
endeavor that engages university level professors working abroad for year-long
positions in a developing country. For further details about the HRH Program,
please refer to the program’s website: http://www.hrhconsortium.moh.gov.rw/.
The Government of Rwanda has already established a strong
record of success in leading donor-funded health projects of a similar scale
and complexity. CHAI is supporting the Ministry of Health (MoH) to manage the
HRH Program during the critical planning and early implementation phases.
Please see President Clinton’s speech about the HRH Program here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUZWeBjjGc4.
The HRH Program Volunteer will be working closely with
management, government officials, and hospital-based colleagues as well as
frequent interactions with HRH Faculty members (doctors, nurses and midwives,
dentists, health management and global health professionals). They must have
experience interpreting and applying instructions in diverse settings and
exhibit a passion for results and commitment to excellence. We place great
value on the following qualities: responsibility, tenacity, independence,
energy, maturity and work ethic.
The position will be based in Kigali, Rwanda.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate
the arrival and academic orientation of visiting short term medical
subspecialists
- Liaise
with US and Rwandan academic institutions to ensure successful integration
of International Faculty at Rwandan schools and teaching hospitals
- Build
effective relationships with HRH stakeholders, including active support
for activities affiliated with US faculty orientation and onboarding;
- Assist
in the development of comprehensive work plans for each US and Rwandan
faculty member to document mentorship goals and milestones;
- Support
in the planning and development of program communication, including by not
limited to a monthly newsletter, program advertisements & briefs, and
targeted communication to program stakeholders (i.e. US Institutions,
International Faculty, Rwandan Faculty & Students, Program leadership)
- Support
planning and execution of the orientation program planned for the last 2
weeks of August for all International and Rwandan faculty to kick-off the
second year of the HRH Program.
- Provide
capacity building support to a Ministry of Health program staff member
with the goal of eventually transitioning role to government staff
members.
Qualifications:
- Hold a
minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a related field such as
business administration, public health, medical anthropology, development
studies or international relations
- Minimum
of two years of professional experience, preferably in public health,
personnel coordination, management consulting or other related fields;
- Exceptional
writing, communication and problem solving skills;
- Proficiency
in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint & Excel).
- Strong
interpersonal skills coupled with excellent communication skills: verbal,
written, listening, presentation and facilitation;
- Ability
to build relationships with Rwanda and US stakeholders, US academic
institutions and development partners;
- Ability
to work effectively in a challenging political and multicultural
environment;
- Demonstrated
ability to prioritize across multiple projects and responsibilities;
- Team-oriented
but also highly self-sufficient and self-motivated;
- Strong
interest in global health equity and development issues in Africa or other
resource-poor settings;
Advantages
- Experience
working with the public sector
- Working
knowledge of French or Kinyarwanda
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