Job description

King Faisal Hospital, Rwanda, “A center of excellence in health service provision, clinical education, and research”. 

This is an exciting time for King Faisal Hospital, Rwanda as we embrace a new strategic direction. 

The hospital has continued to grow due to its positive reputation for authentic compassionate health care and highly skilled medical practitioners, especially in specialized surgical and medical services.

King Faisal Hospital Kigali is looking for suitable candidate to fill the following positions

POSITION: Environmental Health Officer

COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• He/she must have minimum Bachelor’s Degree in environmental health sciences.
• He/she must have Minimum of 2 years working experience in the Hospital setting in IPC/WASH implementation
• Strong knowledge of national IPC standards, WHO IPC guidelines, and WASH FIT methodologies.
• Experience in WASH, environmental health, IPC, or community health programs is an added advantage.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of national public health and environmental health policies and guidelines.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and reporting skills.
• Strong technical skills in IPC and WASH
• Facility-level problem solving
• Capacity building and mentorship
• Data use for decision-making

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the planning, implementation, and monitoring of WASH improvement plans within the Facility
• Monitor and support safe water supply systems, sanitation facilities, and hygiene practices in Health facility.
• Conduct routine inspections and risk assessments of water sources, sanitation systems, and hygiene practice
• Support health facility in implementing IPC and WASH standards to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs).
• Participate in IPC/WASH facility assessments and follow-up actions.
• Promote hand hygiene and safe sanitation practices through community engagement and facility-based interventions
• Support outbreak preparedness and response through environmental health interventions.
• Collaborate with IPC Manager to strengthen surveillance, monitoring, and compliance.
• Conduct environmental health inspections of the health facility,
• Support solid and liquid waste management, including healthcare waste segregation, treatment, and final disposal.
• Monitor environmental risks related to pollution, vector breeding, and unsafe housing conditions.
• Identify and mitigate environmental risk factors contributing to disease outbreaks
• Inspect food premises to ensure compliance with food safety and hygiene standards.
• Provide guidance and education to food handlers on safe food preparation, storage, and handling practices.
• participate in foodborne disease surveillance and outbreak investigations.
• Support vector surveillance and control activities to reduce transmission of vector-borne diseases.
• Conduct community sensitization and health education on environmental health, sanitation, hygiene, and disease prevention.
• Promote behavior change communication related to environmental health risks.
• Collect, analyze, and report environmental health and WASH data using approved tools and systems.
• Monitor routing and general Environmental Cleaning and disinfection
• Ensure proper linens and linens managements
• Prepare routine activity reports and submit timely updates to supervisors and relevant authorities.
• Document best practices, lessons learned, and challenges to inform planning and policy decisions.
• Participate in public health emergency preparedness, response, and recovery activities.
• Support outbreak investigations and emergency WASH and environmental health interventions as required.
• Advise KFH managers on cost-effective, sustainable, and climate-resilient WASH and medical waste management infrastructure solutions.
• Submit monthly, quarterly and annual reports to the supervisor
• Perform any other duties assigned by his/her supervisor

How to Apply: Join us and take on the challenge to provide Patient Cantered Care. 

Qualified candidates should submit their application as single PDF document—including cover letter, curriculum vitae, academic credentials, National ID, Recommendation letter from a previous employer, License for practice (Clinical Candidates) and criminal record to the link mentioned above January 20th, 2026. 

KFH, R is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package.

ZERIHUN ABEBE, M.D,

Chief Executive Office