Vacancy title:
Health Information System Expert (International)

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Computer & IT]

Jobs at:
Expertise France

Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, August 24 2025

Duty Station:
Rwanda | Kigali | Rwanda

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

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JOB DETAILS:

To support Rwanda’s Health Sector Strategic Plan V (2024–2029) to address maternal mortality (203 deaths per 100,000), chronic malnutrition (33% stunting), and non-communicable diseases (50% of deaths) while prioritizing climate resilience and gender-responsive care, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) is developing a Results-Based Financing (RBF) loan in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH), Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), and the Ministry of Finance (MINECOFIN).

AFD’s anticipated loan will use results-based payments conditioned on key performance indicators to strengthen Rwanda’s health system, building on existing RBF mechanisms to enhance access to climate-resilient, gender-responsive healthcare. This loan envisions a specific focus at district level in the Northern Province, targeting four districts: Musanze, Gakenke, Rulindo, and Gicumbi.

The RBF program is designed to target two MOH priorities:

• Increasing qualified healthcare professionals within a strengthened health system
• Enhancing access to high-quality primary healthcare addressing maternal/child health, NCDs, mental health, nutrition, and emergencies

To support the anticipated RBF implementation, AFD has requested Expertise France to provide technical assistance through residential experts to be seconded to key divisions or departments within RBC and MOH, as well as at district level. This planned support would focus on four strategic areas: Decentralized Healthcare, Health System Governance and Management, Biomedical and Health Infrastructure, and Climate Resilience.

The technical assistance project will be implemented over a period of 30 months. Under the management of a team leader, the team would consist of 8 Technical Experts, and would be supported by Expertise France’s Kigali-based Project Support Unit (PSU) for administrative, finance, HR and procurement, as well as Paris-based HQ for public health technical support.

The role

The Information System expert (International) will design, implement, and optimize health information systems to support data-driven decision making and improve health service delivery across the AFD RBF programme districts in Northern Province. His/her main responsibilities will be:

• Assess existing health information systems and contribute to identifying areas for improvement and integration within the RBF framework
• Support the design and implementation of comprehensive health data collection, management, and reporting systems aligned with RBF indicators
• Contribute to establishing data quality assurance protocols and performance monitoring frameworks for the four target districts
• Support capacity building initiatives for health information system users and administrators at district and facility levels
• Contribute to ensuring interoperability between different health information platforms and databases used in the RBF programme
• Support the development of standard operating procedures for data collection, analysis, and dissemination related to maternal/child health, NCDs, mental health, and nutrition indicators
• Contribute to the implementation of electronic health records and digital health solutions in target districts
• Collaborate with Rwanda Biomedical Centre and Ministry of Health on health information system harmonization
• Provide technical support for health data analytics and visualization for RBF performance monitoring.

Profile

Qualifications

Master’s degree in Health Informatics, Public Health, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

Professional experience

• 5-8 years of experience in health information systems design and implementation
• Proficiency in health data standards and database management systems
• Experience with health information system software (DHIS2, OpenMRS, or similar platforms)
• Strong knowledge of data analysis tools and statistical software
• International experience working in diverse healthcare environments
• Experience with results-based financing or performance-based financing systems preferred
• Experience in public financing management and donor-funded project implementation.

Skills

• Monitoring and evaluation competences;
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with an excellent capacity to translate technical concepts to a wide variety of audiences.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills, including government, NGOs, and community organizations.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving skills and strategic mindset.
• Initiative-taking and sense of responsibility.
• Proficiency in office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Perfect command of English; fluency in French is an asset.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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