Position Overview

The Nurse/Midwife – Research Intervention Implementation and Data Collection Officer will be responsible for implementing the HealthyStart intervention package, delivering maternal, newborn, and child health services, supporting research activities, and collecting high-quality study data. The successful candidate will work closely with health facility staff, community health workers, research teams, and project partners to improve maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes while ensuring compliance with study protocols and ethical standards.

Key Responsibilities

Intervention Implementation

• Provide maternal, newborn, and child health services in accordance with the HealthyStart intervention package and national clinical guidelines.
• Deliver health, nutrition, breastfeeding, immunization, hygiene, and early childhood development education to pregnant women, mothers, caregivers, and families.
• Identify mothers and children at risk and provide appropriate interventions or referrals.
• Support psychosocial care and counselling for mothers and families where appropriate.
• Promote healthy behaviours to improve maternal and child health and reduce childhood stunting.

Clinical Assessment and Follow-up

• Conduct routine maternal, newborn, and child health assessments.
• Measure and monitor growth indicators, including weight, height/length, head circumference, and other relevant clinical parameters.
• Identify danger signs and refer participants according to established clinical protocols.
• Conduct scheduled follow-up visits in collaboration with health facility teams and community health workers.

Research Implementation and Data Collection

• Recruit and enrol eligible study participants according to approved study protocols.
• Obtain informed consent in accordance with ethical and regulatory requirements.
• Collect accurate and complete research data using electronic and paper-based data collection tools.
• Ensure timely submission of study data and resolve data quality queries when required.
• Maintain complete and accurate study documentation.

Collaboration and Community Engagement

• Work closely with doctors, nutritionists, psychologists, community health workers, health facility staff, and project teams to ensure integrated service delivery.
• Participate in community outreach activities to promote project objectives and encourage community participation.
• Collaborate with local leaders and stakeholders to support successful project implementation.

Reporting and Documentation

• Maintain accurate clinical and research records.
• Prepare and submit daily, weekly, and monthly activity reports.
• Report participant enrolment, follow-up activities, services provided, and research progress.
• Report adverse events, protocol deviations, and other significant issues according to project procedures.
• Ensure all documentation is complete, accurate, confidential, and compliant with study protocols.

Training and Capacity Building

• Participate in project orientation, refresher training, and continuous professional development activities.
• Support mentoring of junior staff and community health workers where appropriate.
• Participate in project meetings, supervision visits, and quality improvement activities.

Ethics and Compliance

• Always maintain participant confidentiality.
• Ensure compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), study protocols, ethical approvals, and national healthcare guidelines.
• Follow infection prevention and control procedures and other project safety requirements.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Field Supervisor or Project Leadership.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Bachelor's Degree (A0) or Advanced Diploma (A1) in Nursing or Midwifery.
• Registered with the Rwanda Nurses and Midwives Council.
• Valid professional practicing license.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in maternal and child health, reproductive health, community health, or related clinical services.
• Experience working in health facilities or community-based programmes.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred

• Experience in research projects, clinical research, or implementation research.
• Training in research methods or Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
• Experience in nutrition, childhood stunting prevention, breastfeeding promotion, or psychosocial support.
• Experience using electronic data collection systems.

Required Technical Skills

• Maternal, newborn, and child healthcare.
• Growth monitoring and nutritional assessment.
• Electronic data collection and documentation.
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications.
• Electronic health records and data entry systems.
• Participant counselling and health education.

Core Competencies

• Strong clinical and assessment skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Compassion and professionalism.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Teamwork and collaboration.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure.
• High ethical standards and commitment to confidentiality.
• Commitment to improving maternal, newborn, and child health.

Working Conditions

The position is based in Gicumbi District and requires regular work at participating health facilities and within surrounding communities. The successful candidate may be required to travel between project sites and work outside normal working hours when necessary to support project activities.

• Provide maternal, newborn, and child health services in accordance with the HealthyStart intervention package and national clinical guidelines.
• Deliver health, nutrition, breastfeeding, immunization, hygiene, and early childhood development education to pregnant women, mothers, caregivers, and families.
• Identify mothers and children at risk and provide appropriate interventions or referrals.
• Support psychosocial care and counselling for mothers and families where appropriate.
• Promote healthy behaviours to improve maternal and child health and reduce childhood stunting.
• Conduct routine maternal, newborn, and child health assessments.
• Measure and monitor growth indicators, including weight, height/length, head circumference, and other relevant clinical parameters.
• Identify danger signs and refer participants according to established clinical protocols.
• Conduct scheduled follow-up visits in collaboration with health facility teams and community health workers.
• Recruit and enrol eligible study participants according to approved study protocols.
• Obtain informed consent in accordance with ethical and regulatory requirements.
• Collect accurate and complete research data using electronic and paper-based data collection tools.
• Ensure timely submission of study data and resolve data quality queries when required.
• Maintain complete and accurate study documentation.
• Work closely with doctors, nutritionists, psychologists, community health workers, health facility staff, and project teams to ensure integrated service delivery.
• Participate in community outreach activities to promote project objectives and encourage community participation.
• Collaborate with local leaders and stakeholders to support successful project implementation.
• Maintain accurate clinical and research records.
• Prepare and submit daily, weekly, and monthly activity reports.
• Report participant enrolment, follow-up activities, services provided, and research progress.
• Report adverse events, protocol deviations, and other significant issues according to project procedures.
• Ensure all documentation is complete, accurate, confidential, and compliant with study protocols.
• Participate in project orientation, refresher training, and continuous professional development activities.
• Support mentoring of junior staff and community health workers where appropriate.
• Participate in project meetings, supervision visits, and quality improvement activities.
• Always maintain participant confidentiality.
• Ensure compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), study protocols, ethical approvals, and national healthcare guidelines.
• Follow infection prevention and control procedures and other project safety requirements.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Field Supervisor or Project Leadership.

• Maternal, newborn, and child healthcare.
• Growth monitoring and nutritional assessment.
• Electronic data collection and documentation.
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications.
• Electronic health records and data entry systems.
• Participant counselling and health education.
• Strong clinical and assessment skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Compassion and professionalism.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Teamwork and collaboration.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure.
• High ethical standards and commitment to confidentiality.
• Commitment to improving maternal, newborn, and child health.

• Bachelor's Degree (A0) or Advanced Diploma (A1) in Nursing or Midwifery.
• Registered with the Rwanda Nurses and Midwives Council.
• Valid professional practicing license.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in maternal and child health, reproductive health, community health, or related clinical services.
• Experience working in health facilities or community-based programmes.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in research projects, clinical research, or implementation research.
• Training in research methods or Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
• Experience in nutrition, childhood stunting prevention, breastfeeding promotion, or psychosocial support.
• Experience using electronic data collection systems.