Ref.
2025/HIE/13682
Job offer type
Field staff jobs
Type of contract
Fixed-term contract (CDD)
Activity sectors
Environment and health ; Health policy ; Health systems
Deadline date
2025/08/18 15:23
Contract
Employee
Duration
1 year, with possibility of renewal (local contract)
Health infrastructure engineer (M/W)
Département Santé - DEPSAN > Pôle Renforcement des systèmes de santé
Published on : 2025/08/01
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
RWANDA
KIGALI
Mission description
(LOCAL CONTRACT)
The Health infrastructure engineer will will support central and decentralized health levels of care to supervise and ensure the quality and good standards of health infrastructures (existing, planned and future) across the target districts and health facilities. His/her main responsibilities will be:
- Contributing, in consultation with RBC, districts and districts health stakeholders, to the improvement of quality standard guidelines and bill of quantity for health facilities that are adapted to the different levels of care and incorporate climate-resilient design principles
- Contributing with RBC, and the districts to the elaboration of new health facility plans according to high level standards and to the supervision of the construction phase, ensuring climate adaptation measures and sustainable building practices
- Contributing to develop a district/health facilities long term management plan for maintenance of health facility infrastructures according to norms and standards that will allow sustainability and continuous use, with emphasis on climate change resilience and disaster preparedness
- Supporting the districts/health facilities to implement the maintenance plan with climate-adaptive infrastructure solutions
- Working with health district hospitals and health centre teams to evaluate safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of existing infrastructures under climate stress conditions and extreme weather scenarios
- Conduct infrastructure assessments of existing health facilities and identify improvement needs in target districts, including climate vulnerability assessments and resilience gaps
- Design and develop infrastructure plans for new health facilities and rehabilitation projects that integrate climate-resilient features and energy-efficient systems
- Ensure compliance with national and international health facility design standards and regulations, including climate resilience and environmental sustainability standards
- Oversee construction and renovation projects from planning through completion, incorporating climate-adaptive construction techniques and materials
- Develop technical specifications for medical equipment installation and infrastructure requirements that account for climate variability and extreme weather protection
- Implement infection prevention and control measures in facility design and construction, considering climate-related health risks and vector-borne disease prevention
- Conduct quality assurance inspections and monitoring of infrastructure projects to ensure climate resilience standards and disaster risk reduction measures are met
Project or context description
Project description
To support Rwanda's Health Sector Strategic Plan V (2024–2029) to address maternal mortality (203 deaths per 100,000), chronic malnutrition (33% stunting), and non-communicable diseases (50% of deaths) while prioritizing climate resilience and gender-responsive care, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) is developing a Results-Based Financing (RBF) loan in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH), Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), and the Ministry of Finance (MINECOFIN).
AFD's anticipated loan will use results-based payments conditioned on key performance indicators to strengthen Rwanda's health system, building on existing RBF mechanisms to enhance access to climate-resilient, gender-responsive healthcare. This loan envisions a specific focus at district level in the Northern Province, targeting four districts: Musanze, Gakenke, Rulindo, and Gicumbi.
The RBF program is designed to target two MOH priorities:
- Increasing qualified healthcare professionals within a strengthened health system
- Enhancing access to high-quality primary healthcare addressing maternal/child health, NCDs, mental health, nutrition, and emergencies
To support the anticipated RBF implementation, AFD has requested Expertise France to provide technical assistance through residential experts to be seconded to key divisions or departments within RBC and MOH, as well as at district level. This planned support would focus on four strategic areas: Decentralized Healthcare, Health System Governance and Management, Biomedical and Health Infrastructure, and Climate Resilience.
The technical assistance project will be implemented over a period of 30 months. Under the management of a team leader, the team would consist of 8 Technical Experts, and would be supported by Expertise France’s Kigali-based Project Support Unit (PSU) for administrative, finance, HR and procurement, as well as Paris-based HQ for public health technical support.
Overview
Expertise France is the French agency for international cooperation, under the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Finance. The agency develops and implements projects that sustainably strengthen public policies in low- and middle-income countries and focuses on four priority areas:
- Democratic, economic and financial governance;
- Stability of countries in crisis/post-crisis situations and security;
- Combating climate change and favouring sustainable urban development;
- Strengthening health systems, social protection and employment.
In these areas, Expertise France engineers and implements capacity-building projects, mobilises technical expertise and acts as a project coordinator, bringing together public expertise and private know-how. With an annual business volume of 390 million euros and over 400 projects in 145 countries, Expertise France's activities are part of France's international cooperation policy and official development assistance.
Active since 2019 in Rwanda, Expertise France Rwanda implements 6 projects, primarily funded by the European Union, AFD and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for a total amount of €50M. The agency's main areas of intervention in Rwanda are:
- Economic and financial governance
- Sustainable development, climate and agriculture
- Health and human development
Required profile
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, health infrastructure planning and development, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
- Professional engineering license or certification
Professional experience
- At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in studying or supervising building construction
- At least 4 years' experience in assisting public client, designing, monitoring and supervising construction works
- At least 2 years specific experience as team leader or coordinator for building project with responsibility of technical teams
- Knowledge of healthcare facility design standards and medical equipment requirements
- Experience with project management and construction oversight
- Proficiency in engineering software (AutoCAD, project management tools)
- Demonstrated experience and ability to produce/adapt short course training, guidelines and SOPs on health infrastructure development and to train central health autorities
- Understanding of infection control and safety requirements in healthcare facilities
- Knowledge of public procurement regulations and approaches
- Good knowledge of the Rwanda quality standard in health infrastructures at different levels of care
Skills
- Monitoring and evaluation competences;
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with an excellent capacity to translate technical concepts to a wide variety of audiences.
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills, including government, NGOs, and community organizations.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving skills and strategic mindset.
- Initiative-taking and sense of responsibility.
- Proficiency in office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
- Perfect command of English and Kinyarwanda; fluency in French is an asset.
Additional information
Desired start date: September 2025
Application deadline: August 17, 2025
Remuneration: competitive remuneration will be offered according to Expertise France’s salary scale and the candidate’s qualification and experience.
Type of contract: Rwandan national contract
HOW TO APPLY:
Please apply on that link: https://expertise-france.gestmax.fr/search/faceted/searchAction/set/field/vacsearchfront_type_offre/value/003/lang/en_US
Please provide your CV and cover letter (no longer than 2 pages each), as well as three professional references with contact details.
Candidates are invited to submit their application as soon as possible. Expertise France reserves the right to pre-select candidates before the application deadline.
Deadline for application : 2025/08/18 15:23
Expertise France is the public agency for designing and implementing international technical cooperation projects. The agency operates around four key priorities :
- democratic, economic, and financial governance ;
- peace, stability, and security ;
- climate, agriculture, and sustainable development ;
- health and human development ;
In these areas, Expertise France conducts capacity-building initiatives and manages project implementation, leveraging technical expertise and acting as a project coordinator. This involves combining public sector expertise with private sector skills to drive impactful results.