Summary
Date Posted: Monday, February 27, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Senior Malaria Specialist
IntraHealth International is currently seeking a Senior Malaria Specialist for an upcoming project in Rwanda. The activity seeks to accelerate reductions in maternal, newborn, and child morbidity and mortality by partnering with the Government of Rwanda (GOR) to strengthen the capacity of host-country institutions and local organizations to improve equitable access and utilization of high-quality, evidence-based, and respectful public health services. Focus areas include maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (MNCAH); family planning (FP) and reproductive health (RH); and malaria prevention and treatment.

The Senior Malaria Specialist will support the implementation of malaria prevention, diagnosis, and treatment interventions. S/he will plan and coordinate project activities in close collaboration with Ministry of Health (MOH) central level and district management teams, partners, and health facilities. S/he will work in concert with the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) and decentralized technical teams to ensure optimal integration of malaria services into MNCAH and family planning interventions, with a focus on improved community case management and referrals. In collaboration with the technical team, s/he will liaise with zonal coordinators, districts, and health facilities to improve the accessibility and quality of services offered by providers and community health workers to ensure a client-centered approach along the continuum of care. The position reports to the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP)/Technical Director.

Essential Functions
• Provide technical leadership on malaria interventions, specifically in the design, development, planning, implementation, and capacity-building of specific malaria technical components of the project.
• Ensure implementation of malaria interventions are technical sound and adhere to the appropriate national and evidence-based global strategies.
• Provide timely, adequate and collaborative technical support to the districts to strengthen service delivery and improve malaria prevention, diagnosis, and treatment interventions, including tools to guide service quality and integration with other service delivery components of the project.
• Provide technical support to capacity building approaches, including on-the-job training and mentorship to build the competencies, attitudes and motivation to optimize the performance of front-line health workers (nurses, clinicians and community health workers) for quality malaria service delivery and data use to improve service access and quality.
• Participate in the development of national malaria guidelines, training manuals, policies and other relevant strategic documents.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with donors, district level officials/DHMTs, implementing partners, relevant ministries and agencies, public and private sector entities.
• Participate in malaria and community health technical working group meetings.
• In collaboration with the M&E team, review, analyze, and evaluate the effectiveness of malaria interventions and use data to design improvements.

Minimum Requirements
• Degree in medicine; or master’s degree in nursing, public health, epidemiology, or entomology; or relevant master’s degree in social sciences with nursing or medical background.
• Minimum 8 years of experience implementing maternal and child health programs, including malaria.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in supporting MOH (central and decentralized levels) in malaria programs in the country.
• Experience working with USAID-funded projects is preferred.
• Strong organizational and writing skills, for writing case studies, documenting lessons learned and reporting on program results.
• Previous experience in organizing and providing training and capacity building to staff and partners.
• Proficiency in Kinyarwanda and English, French will be an advantage.
Travel Expectation

Ability to travel 25% or more within the country.

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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