Rwanda: Clinical Services Director (Locals only)

Vacancy Announcement

TITLE: Clinical Services Director

START DATE: June 1, 2016

REPORTS TO: Country Director

FLSA STATUS: Full-time, Conditional

Drew CARES International is seeking a qualified candidate for an immediate opening in the position of Clinical Services Director; who under the leadership of the Country Director, will oversee and provide technical and managerial support to all the DCI-supported health facilities and sites in Rwanda.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

Management and Leadership:

· Oversee technical reports, trip reports, performance reports, deliverables, SOWs and ensure effective communication with Medical Regiment/RDF, RMH, MOH, and other partners; develop innovative methods to capture and demonstrate project impact through communication and information sharing.

· Work closely with the Country Director to ensure that DCI’s work plan is managed and implemented.

· Represent Drew Cares International at various technical meetings with other cooperating agencies, collaborating with partners, senior government officials, and donor agencies as delegated. Participate in various working groups as required.

· Conduct field supervision visits across all program areas.

· Consult with and report regularly to the Country Director in regard to progress, results, and challenges of program deliverables.

· Prepare and deliver presentations on key project activities and achievements across all program areas as needed.

· Participate in staff planning, budgeting, recruitment, and development.

· Provide effective supervision to the clinical department.

· Carry out additional responsibilities as may be assigned by the Country Director or the Principal Investigator.

Clinical Services:**

· Plan, design and implement the provision of ART and supporting services at DCI and partnering sites.

· Coordinate research efforts of CDU/DCI in clinical interventions, including developing documentation of successes, and lessons from the implementation.

· Develop tools and systems favoring high treatment adherence practices among HIV/AIDS patients.

· Organize trainings of health service providers on VMMC, VCT, PMTCT and ART national protocols.

· Establish and maintain the quality of HIV treatment and care services in partnering organizations; may include periodic supervision of health staff as needed.

· Provide updates about HIV/AIDS treatment and policies and conduct refresher training to health staff in partnering organizations.

· Develop a referral and linkage strategy between partnering organizations’ health facilities, health centers and communities.

· Provide technical assistance to policy-makers to improve HIV/AIDS data system and other health information management systems.

· Closely monitor clinical indicators; identify challenges and proactively present solutions in a cohesive manner.

· Prepare action plan(s) (monthly and annually) for the field activities and present to the Country Director for review, amendments and/or approval.

· Prepare monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports for Clinical Services supported by DCI.

· Ensure comprehensive care and treatment for all the patients seen at supported sites including psychosocial support and establishment of peer support groups (lay counselors).

· Other responsibilities designed to improve programs may be assigned as needed.

Qualifications:

· Must have a degree in Medicine (Medical Doctor) and remain current and in good standing with all national licensure requirements in Rwanda; additional post-graduate training in Public Health or Infectious Diseases preferable.

· 5-years-experience in treating HIV/AIDS patients in a recognized health setting(s) or equivalent experience in leading HIV programs.

· Experience in grant/proposal development

· Excellent interpersonal communication skills.

· Excellent writing, analytical and conceptual skills.

· Ability to read/write Kinyarwanda, English and/or French.

· Demonstrated leadership abilities.

· Experience supervising others.

· Problem analysis and solving skills.

· Work under minimum supervision and ability to spend up to 60% of work time in the field.

· Ability to be empathic and non-judgmental.

· Ability to use basic information technology applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.

· Knowledge of statistical applications such as SPSS or Stata is an asset.

· Rwandan Driving license Cat. B is an asset but not a requirement.

Qualified candidates may submit a resume/CV, Motivation letter addressed to the Country Director, certified copy of last degree, Certificates and 2 letters of reference ( all in PDF formats) to DCI- RWANDA not later than Friday April 29^th, 2016 at 12:00pm Kigali-time to the following address:https://goo.gl/OIQcP9 or by email: dcirwanda@gmail.com. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. Please note that only, the online applications are accepted.