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Health Ecosystem Pillar Lead

African Leadership University

Posted 4 months agoKigali, Rwanda

Location

Kigali, Rwanda

Job Type

Full-time

Experience

Senior

Category

Environmental

Job Description

The Health Ecosystems (HECO) Pillar empowers students and professionals to acquire advanced, interdisciplinary skills essential for sustainable growth and transformation of the health sector across Africa. Through research-informed programming, strategic partnerships, and leadership development, HECO works with Health Collaborative Partners to co-create solutions and train a new generation of health leaders equipped to drive equitable, inclusive, and resilient health systems. The Health Ecosystems Lead will play a critical role in advancing the Health Collaborative’s leadership programs, applied research initiatives, and strategic partnerships within Africa’s health sector. This role requires a strong understanding of health systems, research-driven programming, and multi-stakeholder partnerships, with the ability to translate evidence and policy priorities into impactful leadership and capacity-building initiatives. The role sits at the nexus of program delivery, research alignment, and ecosystem engagement, supporting ALU’s ambition to strengthen health institutions and develop future health leaders across the continent.
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Requirements

  • Essential Qualifications:
  • Master’s degree in Public Health, Health Systems, Healthcare Management, Health Policy, or a related field.
  • Core Competencies:
  • Strong understanding of African health systems, public sector health delivery, and institutional governance.
  • Demonstrated experience working with health institutions, government agencies, regulators, or multilateral partners.
  • Research literacy: ability to interpret, synthesize, and apply research and data to program design and decision-making.
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement, partnership coordination, and communication skills.
  • Strong analytical, reporting, and documentation skills.
  • Desirable:
  • Experience supporting donor-funded programs or fellowship initiatives.
  • Familiarity with healthcare quality improvement frameworks and performance measurement tools.
  • Exposure to executive education, leadership development, or health workforce training programs.

Responsibilities

  • 1. Program Design, Coordination & Delivery:
  • Ensure programs are aligned with national health priorities, workforce needs, and emerging health system challenges.
  • 2. Research & Evidence-Informed Programming:
  • 3. Strategic Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement:
  • Facilitate convenings, peer-learning sessions, and knowledge-exchange forums among health sector leaders.
  • 4. Monitoring, Data Management & Reporting:
  • Support continuous improvement by using data and feedback to refine program design and delivery.
  • 5. Safeguarding & Ethical Practice:
  • Uphold ALU’s safeguarding standards by ensuring the safety and well-being of students, fellows, and partners.
  • Maintain a zero-tolerance approach to safeguarding violations in all activities and engagements.
  • 6. Internal Collaboration & Institutional Alignment:
  • Support the design, planning, and implementation of health leadership programs, including the Public Sector Fellowship Program with CRA.
  • Collaborate with ALU’s Business School and external experts to support MBA health specializations and executive education programs.
  • Support the integration of health systems research, policy analysis, and data insights into Africa Health Collaborative programs and partnerships.
  • Work with internal and external researchers to translate research findings into practical tools, leadership curricula, and institutional interventions.
  • Contribute to concept notes, learning briefs, and knowledge products that demonstrate program impact and inform ecosystem learning.
  • Build and manage relationships with public and private healthcare institutions, ministries of health, regulatory bodies, and policy organizations.
  • Coordinate partnerships with donors, healthcare executives, academic institutions, and implementing partners to co-create impactful programs.
  • Support funding mobilization efforts by contributing to proposals, donor reporting, and partnership strategy development.
  • Track program performance indicators, including leadership outcomes, hospital performance scores, and institutional change metrics.
  • Prepare high-quality narrative and data-driven reports for funders and partners, highlighting impact, lessons learne