Vacancy title:
Director of Diseases Surveillance Unit

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Healthcare, Category: Health Professionals]

Jobs at:
Rwanda Bio Medical Center (RBC)

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, August 12 2025

Duty Station:
Rwanda | Kigali | Rwanda

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, August 6 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Job responsibilities

– Knowledge of public health communicable disease control, planning and policy development, analyzing data, concise reporting, and surveillance of communicable diseases; – Knowledge of basic data analysis including bivariate and multivariate analysis (D); – Proven experience in designing and establishment of appropriate disease surveillance system with aptitude to work with electronic data management systems; – Knowledge of databases and use of epidemiological and statistical packages [such as Epi Info, Stata, SAS or SPSS] and GIS software such as Map Info, Instant Atlas etc.; – Knowledge of communicable disease epidemiology and surveillance; – Knowledge to develop measurable objectives, operational plans and measurable indicators/targets for public health programs and project; – Ability to synthesize scientific factors toward strategic decision making; – Knowledge and understanding of the Rwandan Health system; – Resource management skills; – Analytical skills; – Problem solving skills; – Decision making skills; – Networking skills; – Leadership skills; – Mentoring and coaching skills – Time management skills; – Risk management skills; – Performance management skills; – Results oriented; – Digital literacy skills; – Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/ or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage.

Qualifications

• • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
  • 3 Years of relevant experience

• • Master’s Degree in Public Health
  • 1 Years of relevant experience

• • Bachelor’s Degree in Laboratory
  • 3 Years of relevant experience

• • Bachelor’s Degree in Biotechnology
  • 3 Years of relevant experience

• • Master’s Degree in Biotechnology
  • 1 Years of relevant experience

• • Bachelor’s Degree in Global Health
  • 3 Years of relevant experience

• • Master’s Degree in Global Health
  • 1 Years of relevant experience

• • Master’s degree in Epidemiology
  • 1 Years of relevant experience

• • Bachelor’s Degree in General medicine
  • 3 Years of relevant experience

• Master’s degree in Laboratory with working experience in disease surveillance
• 1 Years of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

• • Effective communication skills

• • Ability to work under minimal supervision

• • Ability to work independently and lead a team

• High sense of responsibility and integrity

Psychometric Languages

• English

Psychometric Domains

• • Assertiveness
  • Communication skills

• Clear and Effective Communication
• Communication skills

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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