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Date Posted: Monday, November 16, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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Description of task
The purpose of this assignment is to provide technical advice on public health, NCDs, and lead the management, design, implementation, monitoring and reporting of The Defeat-NCD Partnership programme activities in Rwanda, in support of the Ministry of Health. Within the delegated authority and under the guidance of the Programme Coordinator or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the NCD Programme Officer based within Rwanda Biomedical Center will carry out the following tasks: .

National NCD Capacity Building
• Prepare for and support regular meetings of the intersectoral committee for NCDs responsible for implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the National NCD Strategy and its related National NCD Costed Action Plan (2020-2025).
• Lead relevant epidemiological, economic, and service delivery studies/research to inform both policy development and various multisectoral planning for NCDs.
• Lead technical assistance to support policy analysis for NCDs and support new policy development for NCDs in Rwanda, including coordination structures and multisectoral monitoring frameworks that improve data availability for better analysis.
• Lead the development and refinement of tools and methods on NCD programme implementation at country level.
• Lead in the monitoring and evaluation of the national NCD strategy and costed action plan.
• Lead identification and development of training and institutional capacity strengthening needs in terms of human resources to manage NCDs at all levels of the health services and develop and implement plans to address them in a phased manner.
• Promote use of technology/digital tools for e-learning/skill development of primary health care workers and implementation of decision support systems for service delivery for NCD management in the country.
• Responsible for mobilising resources from national and international donors and investors to fund the national NCD Strategy and Costed Action Plan.
• Join the efforts of teams in the various Defeat-NCD country programmes to develop institutional operational modalities and frameworks.
• Develop collaboration with national and international universities, research institutions, and think tanks to support implementation of national plans for prevention and control of NCDs.
• Lead global knowledge-sharing by documenting lessons learned on capacity building in Rwanda.

Job Skills: Not Specified

Qualifications/Requirements
Required degree level: Master degree or equivalent Education – Additional Comments:Master’s degree or equivalent in public health and a Graduate degree in Medicine, from an accredited and recognized academic institution is required.

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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To apply please click here https://www.unv.org/calls/RWAR000577-8208  

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