Apply Now!

Coordinator, Simulation and Clinical Skills Center at King Faisal Hospital Rwanda Foundation (KFHRF)

--Powermax General Electrical Merchants Ltd--

Job Description

Organization: Africa Health Sciences University (AHSU)

Duty Station: Kigali, Rwanda (with travel to affiliated teaching hospitals)

Reports to: Chair of Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME)

Contract: 1 year, renewable based on performance of AHSU Sim Coordinator

Position Overview

The Coordinator will establish, lead, and manage the AHSU Simulation and Clinical Skills Center to support competency-based education for postgraduate medical training and future undergraduate health professions program. The role oversees simulation-based learning, clinical skills training, assessment, faculty development, quality improvement, and operational management of the Center.

Job Industry

Medical / Health Care And Social Assistance

Position Reporting To

Chair of Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME)

Job Salary Currency

Job Salary Fixed

No

Key Deliverables

  • Lead strategic planning, policy development, and governance of the Simulation and Clinical Skills Center.
  • Integrate simulation activities into competency-based curricula, Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs), and programme assessments.
  • Design, implement, and evaluate simulation scenarios and clinical skills training programmes.
  • Coordinate simulation-based assessments, including OSCEs and technical skills assessments.
  • Manage simulation laboratories, equipment, standardized patients, scheduling, and day-to-day operations.
  • Lead faculty development in simulation pedagogy, debriefing, assessment, and educational best practices.
  • Ensure quality assurance, patient safety, biosafety, ethical standards, and continuous improvement.
  • Prepare annual operational plans, budgets, utilization reports, and performance dashboards.
  • Promote simulation research, innovation, partnerships, and resource mobilization.
  • Support the development of future bioskills/wet laboratory facilities in line with institutional and regulatory requirements.
  • Other tasks assigned by the leadership

Essential Qualities

Essential Qualities
  • Bachelor’s degree in Medicine, Nursing, Anesthesia, Allied Health Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Health Professions Education, or a related field.
  • A postgraduate qualification in Simulation, Health Professions Education, Clinical Education, Healthcare Management, or a related discipline is an added advantage.
  • Relevant experience in clinical education, simulation, programme coordination, or laboratory management.
  • Knowledge of competency-based education, assessment methods, biosafety, infection prevention, and quality improvement.

Preferred

  • Bachelor’s degree in health informatics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Nursing, Public Health, or a related field. 
  • Experience using WHO Integrated Data Platform (WIDP), DHIS2 Tracker, REDCap, ODK, KoboToolbox, CommCare, Electronic Medical Records (EMR), or similar platforms. 
  • Previous experience in emergency care, acute obstetrics, disease surveillance, health registries, or multi-site health programmes. 
  • Experience supporting tablet configuration, synchronization, user account management, and multi-factor authentication.

Required Technical Skills

  • Strategic planning and leadership
  • Curriculum development and coordination
  • Simulation design, facilitation, and debriefing
  • Project and operations management
  • Equipment and resource management
  • Budgeting and reporting
  • Quality improvement and research
  • Communication, teamwork, and stakeholder engagement
  • Ethical practice and commitment to patient safety

Core Competencies

  • High attention to detail. 
  • Strong organizational and time management skills. 
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. 
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 
  • Commitment to data quality and integrity. 
  • High ethical standards and respect for confidentiality. 
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary healthcare teams. 
  • Flexibility to work across hospital departments and follow rotating schedules.

Application Process

Close Date

12/08/2026

Apply Now!