Job at Enabel : Social Scientist (Deadline : 14/07/2019.)

Job at Enabel : Social Scientist (Deadline : 14/07/2019.)

Enabel is the Belgian development agency. Under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we carry out public service assignments in Belgium and abroad. In addition,Enabel enhances the impact of Belgium in international development by carrying out assignments for Belgian and international third-party donors.

Short summary
The new country programmer for the Belgo-Rwandan cooperation 2019 – 2024 will intervene in the health sector, with the following general objective: “The delivery of sexual and reproductive health services including family planning services is increased as well as the access of households to heath care”.

Two complementary interventions are foreseen, each with its specific objective:

Specific objective 1: (Result-based Financing-RBF): To ensure that all women, new-born, children, adolescents and men have universal access to quality integrated RMNCAH (Reproductive, Maternal, New-born, Child and Adolescent Health) and/or FP/ASRH (Family Planning & Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health) services.

Specific objective 2:  To ensure accessible, evidence-based, improved and innovative health services (with a special attention to sexual and reproductive health services) with increased citizens’ participation and engagement in development.

Job description

The Social Scientist ensures accessible, evidence-based, improved and innovated sexual and reproductive health services for empowered citizens in 7 districts (SO2).

Function

N+1: Intervention Manager
Direct hierarchical supervisor of:
Number: 1 NTA Social Scientist

Partners:

Ministry f Health and Rwanda Biomedical Center through its Maternal, Child and Community Health Division (MCCH): The senior ITA Social Scientist will be anchored at the MCCH Division
Districts: District authrities (Mayor and Vice Mayor of Social Affairs), the Health Management Team (DHMT) and the District Health Unit (DHU). The DHU Director will be the counterpart for the implementation and the management of the interventions at district level
The ITA Scial Scientist will directly accompany Gakenke, Rulindo, Nyarugenge districts with regard to social and behavioral change and self-reliance at the level of the community. In the 4 other districts the NTA Social Scientist will be the first supervisor and the ITA Social Scientist will be in support
Main tasks

The senior ITA Social Scientist will

contribute to the implementation of the Health program by providing input for planning, execution, coordination, and monitoring and evaluation activities.
support the MCCH Division and accompany the activities with regard to social and behavioral change, the reinforcement of a comprehensive life-cycle SRH model (including sexual and gender-based violence, teen-age pregnancies and drug & substance abuse) and self-reliance at the level of the community.
assure evidence-based documentation of innovative experiences.
organize the division of work with the National Social Scientist to assure that qualitative technical support is given to all 7 districts supported by the program with regard to social and behavioral change and self-reliance at the level of the community related to Sexual and Reproductive health;
assure the flow-up of the call for proposals and grants to the Rwandan Civil Society Organisations jointly with the concerned districts and the Rwanda Biomedical Center.

Your profile

Master’s degree in social science or equivalent, Master’s degree in anthropology is an asset
A specialization in Public Health, Community Health or equivalent
At least 4 years of experience and knowledge of health systems both at decentralized/operational and strategic level in a development setting
At least 4 years of experience as a social scientist (or equivalent)
Experience in community health, family planning, sexual & reproductive health and/or gender-based violence prevention preferably at decentralized level
Experience in accompanying of change process and capacity building
Experience in the design and follow-up of frameworks of downward accountability
Experience in East Africa or Rwanda in particular is an asset
And also
Broad knowledge of sexual and reproductive health
Clear and concise writing skills, good communication, presentation and facilitation skills
Good capacity to conduct action research and surveys and good research paper writing skills
Knowledge of tools adapted to manage complex interventions and strengthen health systems
Demonstrated interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a multi-actor environment
Ability to work under stressful conditions with no objection to working overtime and undertaking field missions
Knowledge of the local context is considered an asset
Fluent in English, good knowledge of French or Kinyarwanda
Good knowledge of ICT (Word, Excel, Power Point and Database)
We offer you

You will work on a full-time basis.

Duty station: Kigali, with frequent traveling in 7 districts in Rwanda

Desired starting date : 1st of September 2019

Duration of the assignment: until 31st of August 2022 with possible extension based on Mid-term Review

Monthly salary package: (cat B417) between 5 247, 17 euro and 7 344,22 euro (this includes the gross monthly salary and the expat benefits: hardship allowance and expat allowance). The salary is calculated, depending on the composition of the family and the number of years of relevant experience.

Mind
A recruitment pool may be constituted following this recruitment procedure for similar functions in our intervention countries.

Are you interested?

Is your profile matching the one we are looking for?

Do not hesitate and apply with an application letter and your updated CV, at the latest by 14/07/2019.

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