RMS is a state-owned company established by the Government of Rwanda to manage the country’s public health supply chain. RMS is mandated to provide health products and technologies in accordance with the “seven rights”: the right patient, the right drug, the right cost, the right route, the right time, the right quality, and the right place.

To achieve this mandate and become the leading health commodities supply chain agency in Rwanda and beyond, RMS is committed to ensuring timely access to quality products through an enhanced, sustainable, and efficient supply chain system.

Furthermore, RMS implements a 5 year USAID-funded project called “the Transforming Rwanda Medical Supply Chain (TRMS)” whose aim is to improve operational efficiencies through the application of global industry standards for procurement, warehousing, and in-country distribution; and increase capacity to use data for decision making at all levels to optimize supply and improve order fill rates.

Position overview

The Monitoring & Evaluation and Knowledge Management Specialist serves as the main point of contact for all monitoring and evaluation planning and reporting under the TRMS Project.

Principal responsibilities:

S/he has principal responsibilities to:

• Lead the development of a MEL plan, including developing indicator definition sheets for Key Performance Indicators
• Oversee the production and use of TRMS supply chain reports
• Advocatefor accelerating the roll-out and utilization of data visualization dashboards at district and central level
• Provide training and capacity building to central and district RMS staff
• Participate in planning and delivery of training for health facility pharmacy staff in record  keeping  and  reporting
• Participate in DQAs and supervision of data validation activities at district and central

Minimum qualifications:

• S/he will have at least five years’ professional experience in areas of monitoring and evaluation of health programs,
• Familiarity with strategic information management systems integration and interoperability,
• Skilled in designing and implementing routine monitoring, data collection, evaluation and reporting processes,
• Ability to develop projects using a variety of methodologies, and/or monitoring and managing information systems in low- and middle-income country settings,
• S/he must hold a master’s degree, preferably in the field of monitoring and evaluation, supply chain management, pharmaceutical management, or related field,
• Skilled in knowledge management processes to create, share, use and manage the knowledge and supply chain information,
• Good knowledge and experience in writing analytical reports and familiarity with graphical presentations,
• Practical experience engaged in supply chain data management and systems is highly preferred.