For more than 30 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home and abroad. It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in accessing health care and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies. Those working for this independent organisation do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations.
MdM currently works in 46 countries across all continents where it focuses on 4 priority areas: caring for the health of migrants and displaced persons, promoting sexual and reproductive health, combating HIV and reducing the harm and risks associated with drug use, crises and conflicts.
MdM has been working in the Horn of Africa since 2007. Our current activities include a reproductive health project in the town of Bossaso (Somalia), in the semi-autonomous state of Puntland aiming at extending the medical coverage of the population, launched in July 2011, and a Harm Reduction program for drug users in Nairobi. This Needle Exchange program started in 2012 and is part of a global strategy of strengthening our activities in the field of Harm Reduction for drug users in Africa.
Medecins du Monde’s coordination is based in Nairobi and is responsible for activities developed in Somalia-Puntland as well as in Kenya.
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
As a general coordinator you will be responsible for overseeing all MdM’s activities in Kenya and Somalia. You supervise the entire team (national and expatriate) in Kenya/Somalia and manage directly the coordination team. You are responsible for the overall security of the team in the field and the proper organization of the mission. You report directly to the regional manager in charge of Africa, based at the HQ in Paris. You work closely with a desk officer based in Paris and an associative referent (Mission Responsible).
More specifically:
- Program Management & Coordination: You coordinate, supervise and monitor MdM overall activities in Kenya/Somalia. Together with the Mission Responsible, the desk officer and the coordination team, you define the operational strategy. You support the field coordinators and program coordinator for the daily implementation of the projects.
- MdM Representation: You guarantee an appropriate representation of MdM within different networks: Ministries, local authorities (clan elders, religious leaders, and local administration), UN agencies, others INGOs, local NGOs, donor’s representatives.
- Team management: You coordinate and support the national and international staff, ensuring that the individuals work effectively together and achieve the program objectives: insure a smooth active communication with the other members of the team, organizes regular meetings, identifies and solves the possible tensions.
- Security: You are responsible for security management for both countries, consistently with MdM country security guidelines. You organise and make a permanent analysis of the context and of security & safety conditions, you supervise and support the Bossasso Field Coordinator in the management of security on site. You maintain and develop the whole team’s awareness of security and safety rules, and make sure they are duly implemented and respected.
- Funding, Report and proposals You undertake pro-active donor prospection and propose alternative sources of funding. You are responsible for the implementation of the approved donor strategy in the field. You guarantee different reports and proposals productions: monthly general coordination reports to the headquarter, donors reports in collaboration with the coordination team and the Field coordinators.
This list of activities is not exhaustive and may change depending on the situation.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Starting: mid-January Duration: 12 months (renewable)
Contract : EMPLOYEE (French contract) Short term contract - 12 months
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED:
You will be committed to MdM’s values as an organisation and be motivated by its non-statutory, Not-For-Profit model
- Significant experience at a coordination level
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage and deliver complex projects to time and high quality
- Ability to work in a sensitive security context
- Significant team management skills
- Ability to negotiate with clan and religious leaders, local authorities and Ministries
- Willing to travel to Somalia for field visits
Languages: Fluent English (oral and written) mandatory
MdM stands up for the integration of people living with disabilities and in the fight against discrimination.
How to apply:
To apply this position, please send a resume and a cover letter via this link:http://mdm.profilsearch.com/recrute/internet/fo_annonce_voir.php?id=961&...
To have a look at all our vacancies: http://www.medecinsdumonde.org/Agir-Donner/Postuler-a-MdM
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