Volunteer, Health Planning

Country: Rwanda

City: Kigali

Type: International Volunteer   

Business Unit: In-Country Operations

Job Location: Rwanda (Kigali)

Overview:

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. The CHAI Rwanda program is seeking a highly motivated, flexible individual to provide technical support to the Rwandan Ministry of Health (MoH) in its effort to prioritize strategic health interventions. The candidate will work the leadership and technicians of the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC), a unit of the Ministry of Health (MoH). To do so successfully, candidates must have excellent communications skills and cultural sensitivity, and be a team player. They must exhibit a passion for results and commitment to excellence. We place great value on the following qualities: entrepreneurship, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, and work ethic.

Responsibilities:

Support the development of an unified, sector wide, methodology for the prioritization and costing of strategic interventions; Assist on the implementation of that methodology for the prioritization and costing of RBC’s strategic interventions plans; Support the customization of a tool that will support the implementation of the methodology; Build the capacity of RBC staff on the application of the methodology and utilization of the tool; Perform other work on an as needed based (e.g. assist on proof reading of documents, or assist in writing news articles); Participate in relevant workshops and meetings with stakeholders.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree, preferably in business, accounting, finance, economics, or public health; 3 years minimum experience in the fields of policy implementation and/or analytics Analytical skills on optimization of resources allocation; Exceptional diplomatic and interpersonal skills, and ability to build relationships; Ability to deliver in high-pressure situations with minimal supervision; Prior experience in building capacity of government officials a plus; Fluency in English; French and/or Kinyarwanda fluency a plus.

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