Closing date: 06 Aug 2012
Job Title: Rwanda Medical Director
Reports to: Rwanda Country Director, PIH Medical Director
Location: Kayonza, Kirehe, and Burera Districts, Rwanda
Organizational Profile:
Partners In Health (PIH), headquartered in Boston, MA, is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. We build local capacity and work closely with impoverished communities to deliver high quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research and advocate for global policy change. Working in partnership with local governments, we deliver high quality, comprehensive health care that saves lives while strengthening health systems and helping our patients overcome socioeconomic barriers to good health. By leveraging the services we provide with rigorous evaluation and academic research, PIH develops innovative, scalable and sustainable solutions to some of the world’s most intractable health problems. We work side by side with patients, health professionals, and public officials, support local organizations, and hire and train local people who work with us to provide care, design innovative strategies, build infrastructure, and manage projects. Ninety-four percent of the funds we raise go to our programs, which employ 15,000 people in the countries where we work, the majority of whom are people living in poverty. This position is based in Rwinkwavu.
PIH began working in Rwanda in 2005, where today we serve a catchment area of 800,000 through 37 health centers and three hospitals in partnership with our sister organization, Inshuti Mu Buzima (IMB). Taking the lessons learned and expertise honed in Haiti, our efforts in Rwanda have achieved rapid success, gaining the attention of both the highest levels of the Government of Rwanda and the international community. Through partnership with the Ministry of Health in our efforts, we have already helped to strengthen the public health system in the areas we serve and are helping the government develop plans to replicate elements of our model throughout the country.
Overall Responsibilities:
The Rwanda Medical Director will provide leadership and vision as an integral member of our senior management team. S/He will work closely with our clinical teams and MOH partners, to oversee implementation of IMB core and innovation clinical programs across three rural districts in Rwanda, including such programs areas as non-communicable disease, women’s health, pediatrics, neonatology, infectious disease, community health, surgery and mental health, among others.
The Rwanda Medical Director will be primarily responsible for: (1) contributing to the overall strategy of the organization as a member of the senior management team; (2) managing and mentoring IMB district-based doctors, clinical program leaders, and other clinicians, providing technical expertise and support; (3) liaising with government partners on the district and national levels; (4) building relationships with donors, visiting clinicians, and other NGO partners.
The successful candidate will be highly self-motivated, organized, and diplomatic. S/He should have extensive clinical and program management experience, along with a proven commitment to social justice.
Specific responsibilities:
I. IMB leadership
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- The Rwanda Medical Director is a core member of the IMB senior management team, and will work closely with the senior management team in order to:
- develop a clear mission, vision; and strategy;
- ensure that activities are in line with the overall strategy of the organization make major policy decisions
- achieve consensus on day-to-day decisions that require senior management approval
- Lead by example, embodying the values of IMB, including: doing whatever it takes to provide the highest level of service to our patients; treating every member of our organization and community with equal respect and dignity; fostering a sense of generosity and teamwork; and working patiently, yet persistently, to accompany our government partners to achieve our shared goals
- Participate in inpatient rounds in the three district hospitals on a regular basis (at least once monthly) in order to build relationships with our partners; stay connected to the core of our work; and identify patient care and systems issues on which IMB and our partners can collaborate to address
- Serve as liaison with Global Health Delivery partner institutions Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, as well as other partner institutions.
- Oversee international medical education and capacity building including mentoring medical students, residents and District Clinical Advisors.
- Represent IMB in meetings with our government partners (including the Ministry of Health and district leadership) and with the NGO sector
- Communicate regularly with PIH headquarters to coordinate activities across country programs
II. Program management:
- Coordinate IMB clinical program activities across districts and at the Ministry of Health level Clearly define working relationships for each program, both within IMB and with the Ministry of Health, through an organizational structure and clear program descriptions
- Supervise and mentor the IMB program doctor in each district to ensure the implementation of clinical programs is progressing appropriately in each district, and to build the doctors’ capacity to provide cross-sites management to clinical programs. Meet regularly with IMB doctors and be highly responsive via e-mail and phone to ensure smooth coordination across programs and districts.
- Working with and through the IMB doctors, to build the capacity of IMB clinical program managers through both formal trainings and regular mentorship, regularly checking in with clinical program managers and providing feedback and support where appropriate;
- Supervise clinical program managers to accomplish the following:
- set strategic program goals and develop clear annual work-plans that fit within and advances the overall IMB strategy;
- set clear and realistic metrics for success for each program, at each level of the health sector;
- develop clear reports on a monthly and quarterly basis to show progress on metrics and work-plan
III. Building relationships with our partners:
- Build and maintain relationships with our government partners, including the district health unit, hospital medical directors, and health center leaders. This includes:
- Along with district-based IMB doctors, meeting formally with each hospital’s leadership to discuss clinical program advancement and challenges at least twice per month, through a joint clinical committee
- Participating in hospital rounds or other clinical care in all three districts on a monthly basis
- Communicating with the Ministry of Health’s district health unit and district pharmacy leaders to identify and work towards relevant clinical goals
- Communicating and collaborating with all district-based IMB clinicians on the above clinical activities
- Meet regularly with our partners in the central Ministry of Health and represent IMB in government-convened Technical Working Groups where applicable
IV: Building relationships with donors, visitors and NGO partners
- Meet regularly with donors to help bring additional resources to IMB
- Work with the management team to contribute to grant proposals and reports to current and potential donors
- Meet regularly with NGO partners to build relationships and collaborate on projects Communicate regularly with PIH headquarters to recruit visiting clinicians and ensure they have productive and mutually beneficial experiences
- Work actively to help “build the movement”— mentoring and acclimating volunteers and visitors to the project
Qualifications:
- English proficiency required; French or Kinyarwanda proficiency strongly preferred
- Medical doctor with at least 5 years of post-graduate training and/or clinical experience
- 5 years of experience in managing projects and supervising teams across multiple sites, including developing and managing strategies, work plans, performance metrics and budgets
- Genuinely enjoys working collaboratively with a diverse team
- Prior work experience in resource-poor settings required
- Computer skills in word processing and spreadsheet programs including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong communication, writing and presentation skills
- Proven ability to exercise good judgment and diplomacy
- Ability to work under pressure, handle multiple assignments, prioritize work flow, adapt to fluctuating workload, and meet deadlines
- A commitment to health and social justice
How to apply:
To apply, please visit our website at www.pih.org.
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