Public Health Specialist at American Embassy Kigali Mission Rwanda

Public Health Specialist (Health Management Information System)

Vacancy Announcement: KIGALI-2024-033R

The Embassy of the United States of America in Kigali is recruiting for a Public Health Specialist (Health Management Information System). The position is open to All Interested Candidates/All Sources and available to start immediately.

Duties: The job holder serves as a Public Health Specialist supporting Division of Global HIV and Tuberculosis (DHGT), President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and Programs activities for the implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of assigned public health program activities and studies. Job holder plays an essential role in developing annual program strategies, budgets, and drafts regular progress reports related to program activities. Job holder’s duties include technical support, advice and guidance, day-to-day program and administrative management and coordination and collaboration with colleagues of other agencies and public health entities that administer similar public health programs in Rwanda. Job holder coordinates funding, reports compliance, and handles administrative recordkeeping with the implementing partners to ensure projects are conducted in accordance with the implementing agreement and USG funds are appropriately used. The position requires public health technical knowledge, results-oriented analytical skills, advocacy, and clear communication with implementing partners, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and host country ministries responsible for public health management information systems programs.

Qualifications and Evaluations

Requirements:

• All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a Public Trust security clearance. 
• All selected candidates will be subject to a background investigation and may be subject to a pre-employment medical exam.  
• Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (MONTH) upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Education Requirements:

• Master’s degree, or host country equivalent, in informatics, health information management, computer science, computer engineering, or information systems is required.

Evaluations:

• You will be evaluated against the qualifications and requirements in this vacancy announcement. 
• You may be asked to complete a pre-employment language or skills test.
• You must complete the application form and provide the required documents.  Your application must address all the position qualifications and requirements including education, experience, language, and any knowledge/skills/abilities listed.  If you fail to submit a complete application, then your application may be disqualified for this position.

Qualifications:

Experience:

Three (3) years of mid-to-senior level public health experience developing, implementing, and evaluating public health programs or other relevant public health programs that involve coordination with an international agency or implementing partner is required.

Language: 

• Fluent in English (speaking/reading/writing); may include the ability to translate.
• Good working knowledge of Kinyarwanda (speaking, reading, and writing).

Job Knowledge:

Detailed knowledge of current host country public health issues. Knowledge of general program design, implementation, and evaluation is also required. In-depth knowledge of various public health services including prevention, emergency response, care and treatment services, counseling and testing, interventions, behavior change, and treatment is required. Detailed knowledge of the host government health care system and structures, including familiarity with Ministry of Health policies, program priorities, and regulations is required. Good working knowledge of team management techniques to plan, organize, and direct multidisciplinary activities is required. Good working knowledge of overall administrative management such as using systems and databases and budgeting and fiscal management in support of implementing grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts is required.

Skills And Abilities:

Strong oral and written communication skills are required to develop and maintain effective, sustainable working relationships with national and international partners. Ability to analyze, understand and discuss new program design, management, and implementation approaches is required. Intermediate user level of word processing and advanced spreadsheets features is required. Numerical skills for data analysis are required.

All applications must be submitted via Electronic Recruitment Application (ERA) by September 23, 2024.

Full announcement and application procedures are available on https://rw.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please note that e-mailed applications are not accepted. Only applications submitted through our Electronic Recruitment Application will be considered.