Clinton Health Access Initiative Technical Adviser, Global Health Workforce Jobs in Rwanda

Clinton Health Access Initiative Technical Adviser, Global Health Workforce Jobs in Rwanda

Position Overview:

The government of Rwanda has named the development of its health workforce as one of its top priorities. It has developed its National Strategy for Health Professions Development (NSHPD) 2020-2030, a 10-year plan to strengthen and expand the Rwandan health workforce though improved and expanded pre-service training.

The strategy outlines national health workforce targets for 37 cadres of providers, and the necessary inputs to training institutions to scale up enrollment and graduation to meet those targets. CHAI supported the government to develop the NSHPD and has been supporting the government to mobilize the necessary funds for the government to implement the strategy.

In 2023, the Rwandan government developed the "4x4 Reform,” which aims to fast-track implementation of the NSHPD and quadruple healthcare worker production by 2028, addressing challenges such as scholarships, specialized training programs, and faculty retention.

The Ministry of Health's strategic objectives have sharpened their longstanding focus on significantly increasing enrollment and expanding existing training capacities while ensuring quality of education to achieve the country's goal of improving access to healthcare. CHAI has been requested to support the ambitious resource mobilization needs to implement the “4x4 Reform.”

This role will focus on supporting the efforts of the CHAI Rwanda Health Workforce team to raise funds for the Government of Rwanda to implement the NSHPD/4x4 and other priority health workforce projects for the government.

This will include researching and identifying both RFP and non-RFP funding opportunities; informal concept and formal proposal development; developing and managing funder relationships and funding opportunity pipelines and tracking systems; conducting excel-based analyses of workforce targets, training pipelines, and intervention/operational costs; facilitating strategic planning meetings to move towards action; and developing and implementing internal team knowledge management and organization practices.

They will also serve as the technical focal point in the Rwanda office for the CHAI Health Workforce global team and will draw on necessary expertise across the organization to support efforts to response to government requests for implementation of the national strategy.

They will also provide flexible support to the CHAI Rwanda workforce team as requested for development of new strategies and launch of new projects in support of the government. They will also support efforts across CHAI to engage new and existing funding agencies to bring more funding in the health workforce space.

This role will serve as a senior adviser to government ministers on highly sensitive strategy and relationship management with key donors. Candidates will need to have demonstrated experience independently advising senior government stakeholders up to and including the level of minister.

The role may be asked to represent government ministers in meetings with donors and should have demonstrated experience with senior sensitive stakeholder relationship management. In addition to senior relationships management, the role will be expected to develop high-quality written presentation materials on a quick turn-around with minimal support.

This role requires a combination of strong communication capabilities (high proficiency in written English is necessary for editing and review of funding proposals, high level briefs, and other technical documents), fundamental analytical skills, and high degrees of organization and overall project management. High proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is necessary to produce high-quality products with minimal oversight or editing for an external audience.

The role will need to be comfortable working in a cross-cultural environment with internal and external informal reporting lines and complex stakeholder relationships. Experience developing funding proposals or concept notes requesting funds from multi-lateral, bi-lateral, and private philanthropic sources to support government programs is an advantage.

This role will report to the CHAI Health Workforce Global Team Associate Director for Strategy and Investment and work closely with the CHAI Rwanda Health Workforce Program Manager. The role will be based in the CHAI Rwanda office in Kigali to support the government efforts and may require minimal travel in the region (pending need).

Depending on the timeline of the engagement, area of interest, and skill set, the role may support other initiatives of the Health Workforce Global Team within Rwanda and in the region.

Responsibilities

Rwanda health workforce priorities

Independently advise senior government leadership including at the level of ministers on resource mobilization strategies; and represent leadership in meetings with representatives of existing and potential government funding partners

Develop new funding proposals and concept note narratives/presentations for the government to submit to targeted multi-lateral donors/bilateral donors/private foundations based on national health workforce strategies/plans

Scope new potential funders and develop engagement strategies and plans for the government of Rwanda; with particular focus on advising government on funder relationship and pitch development

Routinely update resource mobilization strategy and resource mobilization tracking tools for the NSHPD/4x4 and support its implementation

Conduct excel-based analyses of funding priorities including operational and intervention costing

Provide technical support to beginning phase of implementation for new priority health workforce projects in support of the Government of Rwanda

Engage with government stakeholders funding partners to advise on development of new funding opportunities through launch of implementation

Coordinate routine funding planning meetings and strategy sessions, developing meeting agendas/minutes and following up on tasks

Provide additional technical backstopping on priority health workforce projects as needed

Cross-country resource mobilization

Contribute the development and implementation of an engagement strategy for potential funding agencies and technical partners

Develop presentations, briefs, and other dissemination materials to advocate for investment in health workforce, including the health workforce investment case

Assist with internal team knowledge management and organization particularly for resource mobilization, including updating the CHAI health workforce funder

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent plus 6 years work experience; or Advanced Degree plus 4 years work experience

Experience independently advising senior government leadership and representing government in senior partnership meetings

Background working in health systems strengthening, health workforce, or health financing

High levels of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and internet applications

Analytical modeling experience, including experience developing tools in Microsoft Excel

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English

Ability to communicate effectively with people of varied professional, cultural, and educational backgrounds

Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills

Entrepreneurial mindset, demonstrated ability to work independently on complex projects and solve challenging problems in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment

Exceptional task management skills including developing work plans and tracking tools to meet project deadlines

High attention to detail

Ability to work with teams across time zones and locations

Ability to work with humility and achieve results

Advantages

Advanced global health funding engagement strategy and proposal writing skills

Experience supporting governments to prepare funding proposals for multi and bilateral funders to fund government programs directly
Kinyarwanda, Swahili, or French language skills

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Clinton Health Access Initiative Technical Adviser, Global Health Workforce Jobs in Rwanda

Find jobs in Rwanda. Jobs - Rwanda jobs. Search our career portal & find the latest Rwandan job positions, career opportunities & jobs in Rwanda.

Jobs in Rwanda - banking jobs, IT jobs, accounting jobs, NGO jobs, business administration, ICT, UN jobs, procurement jobs, education jobs, hospital jobs, human resources jobs, engineering, teaching jobs, and other careers in Rwanda.

Find your dream job from 1000s of vacancies in Rwanda posted and updated daily - click here!