Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, October 13, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
NTD-WASH Coordination officer
Level:6.II
Job description

District field supervision
• To plan, coordinate and monitor the decentralized deworming in schools alongside education for behavior change;
• Ensure the completeness and quality of HMIS reported data on deworming indicators, WASH indicators and remaining
• medicines after each decentralized campaign,
• Conduct spot supervision to districts in schools to document best practices, enablers, and challenges for elimination of
• intestinal worms;
• Share and discuss with each District the plan for NTDs elimination with relevant milestones and check that monitoring
• data and their implications are discussed in timely manner (monthly or quarterly) in the appropriate forum from central,
• District, Sector, Cell and Village levels for appropriate actions;
• Conduct regular monitoring visits together with other representatives from Ministries and Government agencies to
• Districts to support and assess the implementation and reporting of NTDs&OPDs program activities, to identify the causes
• of potential bottlenecks in program implementation and propose areas of improvement to Districts’ leadership to
• strengthen the program ownership and community participation.

Research and evidence generation
• Conduct analysis of NTD per age group and contrast them with WASH indicators per geographical location and provide
• data-based recommendations to reverse any risk situation;
• To design, prepare, implement, and monitor relevant studies around deworming, WASH and other NTD;
• Follow-up the implementation of studies’ recommendation to improve programme performance Produce sounding
• concept notes, reports and other documents related to NTDs&OPDs control and elimination activities.

Stakeholder coordination
• Mobilize relevant stakeholders through NTD sub- TWG meetings and other platforms for information sharing and the use
• of NTDs&OPDs information for planning, resources mobilization and implementation of their WASH projects related to the
• control and elimination of NTDs&OPDs;
• Develop close professional relationship with the staff in different Units, Divisions and Departments within RBC and MoH,
• Partners, Donors, and all that play practical role in integration of NTDs&OPDs prevention, control, and elimination in their
• agenda to continuously update oneself with issues and timely identify potential areas, monitor developments and report to
• the Director of NTD&OPD Unit;
• Participate in preparation and facilitation of meetings between RBC and NTDs&OPDs stakeholders on priority issues
• related to NTDs&OPDs prevention, control, and elimination,
• Conduct follow up on key meeting recommendations for timely implementation Having participated in the NTD sub-TWG
• activities is preferred;
• Participate in organization of bi-annual coordination meetings between RBC, Districts and NTDs&OPDs stakeholders to
• review progress, challenges and lessons learned in implementation and monitoring of NTDs&OPDs prevention, control, and
• elimination activities;
• Participate in stakeholders and donors’ consultations, meetings, seminars, and workshops related to NTDs&OPDs priority
• issues.

Capacity strengthening
• Provide technical support to Districts and other relevant stakeholders for better planning and coordination of activities
• related to the prevention, control, and elimination of NTDs&OPDs;
• Follow-up and empower through mentorship supervision or training the District Health Unit on planning, implementation
• and monitoring of the NTDs&OPDs prevention, control, and elimination activities as per the decentralization and
• integration of NTD&OPD interventions within Districts (NTD Strategic Plan 2019-2024);
• Participate in preparation and facilitation of training/workshops on M&E skills including data analysis and interpretation
• and use to Districts’ relevant representatives and other relevant stakeholders;
• Participate in preparation and facilitation of trainings / workshop on deworming with schoolteachers and Districts’ relevant
• representatives and other relevant stakeholders,
• Provide technical guidance or inputs to Districts’ relevant staff and implementing partners on preparation of their annual
• action plan, progress reports, data analysis;
• Perform any other tasks that may be assigned by the immediate Supervisor or any other senior officer (s).

Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Health Sciences
3 Years of relevant experience
• Master’s Degree in Environmental Health Sciences
1 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Public Health
3 Years of relevant experience
• Master's Degree in Public Health
1 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences
3 Years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’ Degree in Nursing
3 Years of relevant experience
• Master's degree in Epidemiology
1 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree in general medecine
3 Years of relevant experience

Competency and Key Technical Skills
• N/A
• Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
• Inclusiveness
• Accountability
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Client/citizen focus
• Professionalism
• Commitment to continuous learning
• Having a good knowledge of most common NTDs that can be controlled through Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Rwanda
• Have a good understanding of WASH contribution for the control of NTDs
• Sounding Computer literacy
• Strong analytical skills
• Thinks and acts strategically and ensures that activities are prioritized and aligned within an agreed strategy
• Strong leadership and mediation skills
• Able to mentor, problem solve and lead a brainstorm process
• Strong communication skills
• Work effectively with a wide range of people to reach common understanding and achieve goals
• Demonstrated experience in handling multiple activities simultaneously with sounding stress management
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision and guidance
• Have a Masters’ degree in Public Health, Epidemiology or Environmental Health Sciences with experience of 1 year in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene or Community Health Interventions.
• Have a Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Environmental Health Sciences, Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, General Nursing or General Medicine with 3 years’ experience in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene or Community Health Interventions

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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