Description

International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.

Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

International Médical Corps has been operating in Mali since March 2013 through interventions  in health, nutrition and protection, including the prevention and management of gender-based violence.

                                   Job vacancy

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job title

Senior Program Officer

Number of positions

UN (1)

Direct supervisor:

Program Director

Duty station:

Bamako, with trips to the field

Compliance and adherence to internal policies:

·         Commitment to IMC's code of conduct and policy on accountability to beneficiaries and prevention of sexual abuse and exploitation of all kinds against women and children;

·         Undertake to participate in the establishment of community complaint management mechanisms to assess and improve the quality of services offered by IMC ;

·         Demonstrate professionalism and ethics based on humanitarian and "Do No Harm" principles;

·         Demonstrate exemplary behavior towards beneficiaries, communities, authorities and donors throughout the period of employment with IMC ;

·         Commits to strict compliance with IMC's internal safety management policy, and to following the safety rules that will be established according to the context.

Job description :

Reporting to the Director of Programs, the Senior Program Officer will support programs' activities. The main duties include developing proposals, monitoring program implementation and preparing and updating/reporting. He/she will be responsible for assisting field teams in monitoring the implementation of program activities against expenditure, and for ensuring the quality of implementation with technical and other staff. He/she will help the mission increase its funding portfolio by participating in fundraising efforts, developing and finalizing proposals. He/she will document lessons learned and work with the program team to support field operations and partners in all program and communication matters.

Working hours: Working hours are those set out in the IMC Hand Book (Article 3.2).

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBLITIES :

·         Lead the proposal development process for existing and potential donors.

·         Work with Programs Department and other IMC staff to develop programs, determine operational needs, and translate proposals/action plans/budgets into functional and quality programs.  

·         Implement and maintain project management systems and monitoring tools, beneficiary feedback, to evaluate implementation, guiding implementation in coordination with field teams and country senior management to ensure goals and objectives are being met.

·         Ensure sound and timely follow up on projects implementation and reporting.

·         Work with finance and logistics teams to ensure budget monitoring and procurement for projects.

·         Establish and maintain consistent and efficient communication with technical, financial and programmatic stakeholders, including donors.

·         Work to strengthen internal data collection system and learning documentation for the IMC Cameroon mission.

·         Provide support to the field operations as requested, including field visits to actively support the programmes (security dependent).

·         Keep up to date with latest developments in country, attend coordination meetings and liaise with donors as necessary.

·         Ensure completion and timely submission of HQ-related reports.

·         Perform other tasks related to this post and as requested by the supervisor.

Skills & Requirements:

University degree and 3-5 years of relevant work experience or Master’s degree (e.g. Public Health, Social Work, International Relations, Business Administration, International Development, etc.) plus 1-2 years of relevant experience required;

Familiarity with international humanitarian operations, coordination structures, and the mandates of donors, UN agencies and other NGOs

·         Fluency in written and spoken English and French is required

·         Demonstrated experience in program design and the development of successful proposals and donor reports.

·         Proven experience in the management, monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian or development programs, including the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation plans, databases and tools, as well as the analysis and use of data and results to improve program quality experience.

·         Excellent communication skills, both oral and written;

·         Proven experience in writing project proposals and donor reports.

·         Excellent self-motivation skills;

·         Ability to exercise sound judgement and make independent decisions.

·         Excellent ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment;

·         Flexibility and ability to cope with stressful situations ;

·         Creativity and ability to work with limited resources;

·         Ability to analyze, synthesize, take initiative and work rigorously. 

·         Ability to adapt to different cultures, mentalities and circumstances

·         Strong computer skills, in particular with MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint

Knowing how to behave:

-        Availability, motivation, honesty and integrity;

-        Proven qualities of professionalism;

This list of tasks and objectives is not exhaustive.  Due to the nature and evolution of International Medical Corps' activities, the employee may be called upon to perform tasks not mentioned in his/her job profile and requested by the direct supervisor.

NB: Be available to carry out any other tasks requested by line management for the smooth running of the program. Staff may be deployed wherever the need arises, in the interests of IMC-Mali's mission in general.

The application must include:

A detailed CV in French (CV_Nom Prénom Senior Program Officer – september 23), including 3 references, a letter of motivation, photocopies of diplomas and certificates.

Applications should be sent by email to recruitment.mali@internationalmedicalcorps.org and must include IMC/RM/001– 05/09/2023 Senior Program Officer – september 23 in the subject line.

Applications must be sent no later than 17:00 on september 16 , 2023 .

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. Diplomas and/or certificates will be requested on the day of the interview for consultation and a copy will be kept or requested for successful candidates or on stand-by in our database.

NB : Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Any application not complying with the above conditions will be rejected.

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International Medical Corps never requests payment or any other monetary transaction from applicants. If you are asked for money in connection with this recruitment, please notify International Medical Corps at www.InternationalMedicalCorps.ethicspoint.com. Please do not submit your CV or application on this website, as they will not be considered.