CHAI Rwanda
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Title: Senior Associate, Human Resources for Health
Program: Health Workforce Development
Job Location: Kigali
Start date: Immediately
Type of Assignment:Full-Time Paid
Organization Overview
The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to our mission of saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries. We work at the invitation of governments to support them and the private sector to create and sustain high-quality health systems.
CHAI was founded in 2002 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with the goal of dramatically reducing the price of life-saving drugs and increasing access to these medicines in the countries with the highest burden of the disease. Over the following two decades, CHAI has expanded its focus. Today, along with HIV, we work in conjunction with our partners to prevent and treat infectious diseases such as COVID-19, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. Our work has also expanded into cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and other non-communicable diseases, and we work to accelerate the rollout of lifesaving vaccines, reduce maternal and child mortality, combat chronic malnutrition, and increase access to assistive technology. We are investing in horizontal approaches to strengthen health systems through programs in human resources for health, digital health, and health financing. With each new and innovative program, our strategy is grounded in maximizing sustainable impact at scale, ensuring that governments lead the solutions, that programs are designed to scale nationally, and learnings are shared globally.
At CHAI, our people are our greatest asset, and none of this work would be possible without their talent, time, dedication, and passion for our mission and values. We are a highly diverse team of enthusiastic individuals across 40 countries with a broad range of skill sets and life experiences. CHAI is deeply grounded in the countries we work in, with the majority of our staff based in program countries. Learn more about our exciting work: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org
CHAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to providing an environment of fairness, and mutual respect where all applicants have access to equal employment opportunities. CHAI values diversity and inclusion and recognizes that our mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people with diverse experience, backgrounds, and culture.
Program Overview
The Government of Rwanda (GoR) strives to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by enabling equitable access to quality health services for the population as outlined in the Fifth Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP V). This commitment has been made against a backdrop of rising health care costs and uncertainty around the future availability of donor funding and calls for improved health sector sustainability. Acknowledging this, the Government aims to employ effective, equitable, efficient, and sustainable health care financing and systems strengthening, putting an emphasis on primary health care as the cornerstone of a strong and sustainable health system.
CHAI Rwanda’s Health System Strengthening (HSS) programs work on a day-to-day basis with Government leadership and the goal of those programs is to support the Government to accelerate progress towards UHC by ensuring the sustainable delivery of quality, essential health services. This includes designing and implementing national Primary Health Care (PHC) reforms from health center level down to community health, to increase health workforce availability, to prioritize and sustainably finance essential services, and to support improved management, financing, and delivery of quality primary health care.
Position Overview
CHAI seeks a Senior Associate, Human Resources for Health to work closely with the Ministry of Health and CHAI Rwanda teams in strengthening health workforce systems. The role will provide technical support across health workforce planning, policy development, and capacity building, while contributing to research methodology, scientific writing, and grant proposal preparation.
The Senior Associate will report to the CHAI HSS Associate Director and will collaborate closely with CHAI teams at country and global levels. The role requires deep engagement with health workforce data, workforce development strategies, and stakeholder coordination to support evidence-based decision-making in HRH policy and planning.
CHAI is seeking a highly motivated individual with expertise in human resources for health, combined with strong analytical and communication skills, and a demonstrated commitment to strengthening health systems in low- and middle-income country contexts.
Responsibilities
HRH Program Support
- Provide hands-on technical support to the Ministry of Health in the design, rollout, and monitoring of HRH implementation plans, ensuring alignment with national health sector strategies and PHC frameworks.
- Support the development and implementation of health workforce projects, ensuring methodological rigor and relevance to national HRH policy priorities.
- Facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange among stakeholders working across health workforce planning, service delivery, and health systems strengthening.
Grant Proposal Development & HRH Knowledge Production
- Identify funding opportunities from government agencies, multilateral organizations, private foundations, and development partners to support underfunded HRH areas, including SRH workforce development.
- Support the development of grant proposals, ensuring alignment with funder requirements and national HRH strategic priorities.
- Develop publication strategies that amplify HRH evidence
Health Workforce Data Management and Integrity
- Promote best practices in health workforce data management, ensuring data integrity, reproducibility, and adherence to ethical standards.
- Support the development and implementation of HRH data sharing, reporting, and archiving policies aligned with national health information systems.
Qualifications
- Master’s Degree or equivalent in Public Health, Health Systems, Human Resources for Health, Epidemiology, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in health systems implementation and policy development. Experience in Sub-Saharan Africa is strongly preferred.
- Experience in Human Resource for Health strategy and program implementation an advantage
- Demonstrated experience providing technical assistance to government institutions and preferably higher learning institutions and teaching hospitals would be considered as an advantage.
- Excellent stakeholder and relationship management skills, including experience engaging with Ministries of Health and senior government officials. Strong ability to build consensus among diverse, multi-stakeholder groups in multicultural environments.
- Strong quantitative, analytical, presentation, and writing skills, including proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Advantages
- Experience working with international organizations.
- Familiarity with a broad range of key global health issues, including primary healthcare, health financing or health systems in developing countries.
- Fluency in French or Kinyarwanda.
Application Process:
Interested candidates should email a letter of interest (maximum 1 page) outlining how their background meets the requirements outlined above; CV (maximum 3 pages); and the names of three references to: chairwandarecruiting@clintonhealthaccess.orgwith “Sr Associate, Human Resources for Health” in the subject line. The deadline for applicationsis Tuesday June 02, 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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