Job Description
Your Main Responsibilities Are
Context analysis and assessment/mapping
- Be responsible for the overall supervision of the health and nutrition projects
- Inform about any specific situation/onset which could lead to an MdM response or adjustment of the operational approach
- Provide monthly updates on the humanitarian situation
- Be proactive in suggesting new assessments, exploration of new potential areas for intervention and new programmatic developments
- In case of deterioration of the humanitarian & epidemiological situation, coordinate the organization of ad-hoc needs assessment as well as the deployment of the MdM team
- Lead the development of a transitional strategy to shift from MdM run clinics to the support of public health sector and facilities in Borno
Program coordination
- Lead the development of the general strategy on MdM medical activities
- Make sure the different components of the program are consistent and perfectly integrated and in link with population needs
- Support the team in the identification of partners, development of healthy partnerships, as well as capacity building
- Ensure that the implementation of the program is in line with MdM commitments
- Support the pharmacy team for availability of quality drugs
- Ensure proper implementation of programs and their follow-up in different aspects
- Ensure accurate budget control and overall responsibility for financial management of the program
- Monitor expenditures and budget compliance
Grant management
- Ensure the identification of funding opportunities
- Ensure the coherence between mission’s strategy and funding opportunities
- Coordinate the writing of programmatic sections on donor proposals
- Ensure the quality of program sections in donors’ reports
- Ensure smooth communication and collaboration with partners when included in consortium
- Take part in negotiation and discussion related to programmatic decisions with donors
- Support the regular update of donor mapping
- Lead the identifying and appraisal of new funding opportunities
Team management
- Ensure the recruitment of the team, build capacities and develop individual action plans
- Pilot the nationalization process of key staffs and develop a culture of empowerment
Monitoring and evaluation
- Ensure that SMART indicators are defined and make sure that all needed data of the program are well collected and integrated in MdM monitoring tool
- Ensure that a clear and solid M&E framework is in place
- Contribute to the preparation of the monthly MdM situation report
- Participate in the writing of donor’s activity reports and proposals
Meetings, coordination and representation
- Organize meetings with the program team and ensure definition of clear action plans
- Actively participate in MdM coordination meetings and other ad hoc meetings
- Proactively lead on external coordination with other health actors and actively build relations and establish information sharing channels
- Make sure that communities understand MdM intervention, as well as their inclusion in the development of MdM strategy in Borno, and make sure that accountability mechanisms are in place
- Develop constructive collaboration with authorities
- Work in close collaboration with SMoH and other relevant local health authorities for smooth transition of MdM clinics to identified SMoH run public health facilities
Terms of employment
- Fixed-term contract
- 6 months
Starting date: as soon as possible
Gross monthly salary: 2 940 euros