International Medical Corps (IMC) Job Recruitment in Nigeria, July 2017

International Medical Corps (IMC) is a global, humanitarian, non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training, relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, non-political, non-sectarian 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.
We are looking for a suitable candidates to fill the positions below:
Job Title: Warehouse Assistant
Locations:
 Maiduguri, Damboa
Slot: 2
Job Summary
  • Reporting directly to Warehouse and Supply Chain Officer, Warehouse Assistants perform a number of duties aimed at ensuring that the operations of a warehouse are run smoothly on a daily basis.
  • Their work includes assisting Warehouse Officers and manager in making sure that the flow of goods/food in and out of the warehouse is handled effectively.
  • They control the flow of stock, monitor the coming in and going out of food/goods and handle stock records within a warehouse environment.
Main Responsibilities
  • Take orders from Warehouse Officer or Managers on a daily basis and review them thoroughly
  • Ensure proper loading and unloading of food onto or from the trucks
  • Ensure that correct quantity has been received by comparing received goods/food quantities with information on the work order/packing list
  • Identify any damaged or missing food/goods cartons and record pertinent information
  • Ensure that delivery forms are signed only upon satisfaction of completed order
  • Move received goods to appropriate storage areas and ensure bin cards are prepared and put accordingly.
  • Make sure that all goods are labeled properly using appropriate lot and item numbers
  • Allocate storage space for food items based on their types and sizes and expiry dates
  • Isolate and report any broken or damaged food items/goods at the time of order picking
  • Ensure that information of picked goods is recorded in logbook and submitted to the commodity Tracking and Reporting Officer
  • Establish and maintain meaningful relationships with WFP food transporters to ensure smooth working environment
  • Maintain stable temperature conditions within the warehouse especially where perishable food items are concerned
  • Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to IMC and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission in Nigeria.
Communication and teamwork:
  • Ensure good communication with peers and donor’s representatives including Transporters
  • Facilitate harmonious working relationship with partners, beneficiaries and other stakeholders.
  • Report problems encountered in the warehouse or within the team to the Supervisor
  • Propose solution to solve any problem faced and report them to the Supervisor
  • Participate actively in regular staff and program meetings
  • Prepare weekly team’s work schedule and submit to the Emergency Program Coordinator.
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:
  • Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within IMC and amongst beneficiaries served by IMC.
  • Compliance & Ethics: Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.
Qualifications and Experience
  • A Degree or HND in a relevant Business field is desired
  • At least 1 year of experience in large scale Logistics operation and or food assistance distribution
  • Strong organizational skills and discipline to follow outlined procedures; ability to interact effectively with international and national personnel.
  • Excellent oral and written English skills. High computer skills on MS Office programs.
  • A demonstrated ability to multi-task and process information into action as to not delay program activities.
  • A clear understanding of procurement ethics and donor compliance is essential.
  • Willingness to travel throughout the project areas in Borno state is required.
  • Must read and understand and demonstrate willingness and ability to follow guidelines.
  • Capacity to work under stressful situations and Strong organizational and time management skills and capacity to coordinate work across multiple departments and sites.
  • Experience living in remote or isolated work stations, or insecure locations.
Job Title: Food Distributor
Locations
: Maiduguri and Damboa, Borno
Job Summary
  • The selected candidate(s) will work as part of the core team implementing daily food distribution and all activities at food distribution points during the General Food Distribution to IDPs and host communities and Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program (BSFP) for vulnerable children and Pregnant and Lactating women in the State.
Responsibilities
Implementation of Programs Activities:
  • Work with M&E and data clerks to conduct beneficiary registration and update the registry with new arrivals and exits
  • Compile and timely submit the food requests to WFP logistics and program unit,
  • Conduct beneficiary sensitization on- food rations, distribution days, distribution points, beneficiary rights, etc
  • Maintain open line of communication with the beneficiaries to obtain feedback, complaints
  • Conduct beneficiary verification, validation and registration on distribution days
  • Identify and prioritize vulnerable people on distribution days
  • Update and reconcile stock issues against the distribution list for every distribution
  • Work with the team to maintain a log of feedback, complaints and corrective actions.
  • Disseminate findings from PDM
  • Coordinate the food committee and SEMA/NEMA officials in the implementation of activities
  • Work with the security manager to ensure effective crowd control and safety of beneficiaries and staff
  • Work with team leaders to organize vehicles and materials required for food distribution
  • Timely report to the team leaders about food received, suspected or confirmed losses or damages
  • Supervise and coordinate with the casual workers, transporters and other team members to ensure effective distribution, safety and no losses of commodity
  • Plan and carry out MUAC screenings at BSFP
  • Ensure proper referral of cases between the BSFP and other components of CMAM.
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:
  • Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.
  • Any other duties that may be assigned from time by supervisors
Compliance & Ethics:
  • Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.
Qualifications and Experience
  • Bachelor Degree in Nutrition or health, Social Science, Social Works related discipline
  • At least two (2) years of professional experience in food assistance interventions.
  • Experience in north east Nigeria is an added advantage
Required Skills:
  • Experience in community mobilization and sensitization
  • Experience in food distribution and NFI distribution
  • Good computer skills especially Word and Excel, access. Knowledge of other databases preferred
  • Good human relations and diplomacy
  • Analytical capacity
  • Capacity to organize work
  • Demonstrated strategic thinking and analytical skills.
  • Attention to detail
  • Good knowledge of English (reading, writing, speaking). Knowledge of Hausa is an added advantage
  • Capacity to work under stressful situations.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills and capacity to coordinate work across multiple departments.
  • Experience living in remote or isolated work stations, or insecure locations.


Job Title: Warehouse/ Supply Chain Officer
Locations:
 Damboa and Maiduguri, Borno
Slot: 3
Job Summary
  • The Warehouse and Supply Chain Officer will work within the Logistics department of Operational Support structure, committed to provide reliable and compliant support to program activities in order to achieve efficient service to program beneficiaries.
  • The Warehouse Officer will ensure smooth operations of IMC warehouses and directly manage the receipt, dispatch and inventory keeping of all food and goods that entered into the storage facilities.
  • Through implementing IMC and donor’s Warehousing procedures the Warehouse Officer will ensures that all food and inventories will be accounted for in accordance to IMC and donor requirements.
Supervisory Responsibility:
  • Warehouse Assistants and Daily laborers based in Maiduguri and Damboa field sites in Borno state, North East Nigeria.
Responsibilities
  • Daily coordination of IMC – WFP logistical, warehouse activities; timely delivery of food and supplies to respective distribution points/sites with the coordination of food distribution monitors and project department as well as IMC transport pool.
  • Has a full understanding of the minimum warehouse policies, reporting templates and formats.
  • Maintain the food distribution data and inventory and prepare reports on a daily basis for submission to the commodity Tracking Officer;
  • Travel to field sites to deliver and or receive and inspect goods delivered directly to the field;
  • Interacts with WFP transporters and staff in the receiving and inspection of goods – receives, delivery notices, packing lists and issues GRNs.
  • Receives the food and goods as per the description on the packing list and per letter of Understanding with WFP. Inspects food and goods upon delivery and rejects inadequate, broken, lower quality and other items not meeting the requirements of the order;
  • Dispatches food and goods from the warehouse using appropriate IMC warehouse established procedures, Store Release forms, Waybills and update Stock Records accordingly.
  • With the Commodity Tracking Officer, prepare report of monthly stocks, end of grant stocks, fiscal year physical counts and other physical counts, as instructed by supervisor.
  • Ensure warehouse best practices are undertaken; display of bin cards on each item in the warehouse; stock verifications on (expiry dates), FIFO/FEFO, generate the commodities movement way bills and gate passes etc
  • Maintain physical and electronic copies of inventory, as per formats and forms provided in the Warehouse Manual;
  • Coordinate with the Transport Manager for transportation and arrangement for food timely dispatches
  • Ensure proper warehouse control measures are instituted such as; the commodities movement way bills, gate passes and visitors logbooks, spot checks etc.
  • Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to IMC and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission in Nigeria
Communication and teamwork:
  • Ensure good communication with the direct reports, other IMC staff and donor’s representatives
  • Facilitate harmonious working relationship with partners, beneficiaries and other stakeholders.
  • Report problems encountered in the warehouse or within the team to the Supervisor
  • Propose solution to solve any problem faced and report them to the Supervisor
  • Participate actively in regular staff and program meetings
  • Prepare weekly team’s work schedule and submit to the Emergency Program Coordinator.
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:
  • Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within IMC and amongst beneficiaries served by IMC.
  • Compliance & Ethics: Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.
Qualifications and Experience
  • B.Sc or HND in a relevant Business field is desired.
  • At least two (2) years of experience in large scale logistics operation and food assistance distribution
  • Experience in North East Nigeria is an added advantage.
Required Skills:
  • Strong organizational skills and discipline to follow outlined procedures
  • Ability to interact effectively with international and national personnel.
  • Excellent oral and written English skills.
  • High computer skills on MS Office programs.
  • A demonstrated ability to multi-task and process information into action as to not delay program activities.
  • A clear understanding of procurement ethics and donor compliance is essential.
  • Willingness to travel throughout the project areas in Borno state is required.
  • Must read and understand and demonstrate willingness and ability to follow guidelines.
  • Good knowledge and experience with different data entry management software within a humanitarian organization,
  • Good human relations and diplomacy, Analytical capacity, capacity to organize work and team, Capacity to work under stressful situations and Strong organizational and time management skills and capacity to coordinate work across multiple departments and sites.
  • Experience living in remote or isolated work stations, or insecure locations.
Job Title: Data Clerk
Location: Maiduguri
Position: Nigerian nationals only
Slots: 4
Job Summary
  • The selected candidate(s) will work as part of a team to implement the General Food Distribution to IDPs and host communities and Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program (BSFP) for vulnerable children and Pregnant and Lactating women in the State.
Responsibilities 
Monitoring and Reporting:
  • To work in close collaboration with the project team to coordinate any needs assessment, beneficiary registration for the food assistance program
  • To work with distribution team leaders and update beneficiary registry on a regular basis tracking new arrivals and exits from the program
  • To liaise with the food distribution team and compile daily distribution report and transmit to WFP focal points,
  • Maintain and updated data base for the food assistance project in Damboa and ensure data entry is completed and correct
  • Contribute to development of the monthly program report
  • Work in collaboration with the distribution team to keep track of beneficiary feedback, complaint mechanism
  • Coordinate the Post-distribution monitoring and dissemination of results
  • Validate Food requests from the distribution teams against the beneficiary registry
  • Work with program team, M&E team to document successes, best practice and/or lessons learnt throughout the program implementation.
Communication and teamwork:
  • Ensure good communication with the team
  • Facilitate harmonious working relationship with partners, beneficiaries and other stakeholders.
  • Report problems encountered in the center or within the team to the Supervisor
  • Propose solution to solve any problem faced and report them to the Supervisor
  • Participate actively in regular staff and program review meetings
  • Prepare weekly team’s work schedule and submit to the Programme Manager.
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:
  • Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.
Compliance & Ethics:
  • Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.
  • Any other duties that may be assigned from time by supervisors
Qualifications and Experience
  • B.Sc. or HND in Computer, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social sciences, Health Management or any health related discipline.
  • At least two years of professional experience in food assistance interventions.
  • Experience in North East Nigeria is an added advantage.
Required Skills:
  • Good knowledge and experience with different data entry management software within a humanitarian organization
  • Good computer skills especially Word and Excel, access. Knowledge of other databases preferred
  • Good human relations and diplomacy
  • Analytical capacity
  • Capacity to organize work
  • Demonstrated strategic thinking and analytical skills.
  • Attention to detail
  • Good knowledge of English (reading, writing, speaking). Knowledge of Hausa is an added advantage
  • Capacity to work under stressful situations.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills and capacity to coordinate work across multiple departments. Experience living in remote or isolated work stations, or insecure locations
Job Title: Supply Chain Manager
Location:
 Maiduguri
Job Summary
  • The Supply Chain Manager will work within the IMC Logistics Department of Operational Support structure, committed to provide reliable and compliant support to program activities in order to achieve efficient service to program beneficiaries.
  • The jobholder will ensure smooth operations of IMC warehouses and manage the receipt, dispatch and inventory keeping of all food and goods that enter into the storage facilities in Maiduguri and Damboa field sites, Borno state.
  • Through implementing IMC Warehousing procedures; the jobholder will ensure that all food supplies and inventories will be accounted for in accordance to IMC and donor (WFP) requirements.
Supervisory Responsibility:
  • Closely working with the Logistics Coordinator, the Warehouse and Supply Chain Manager will directly supervise Warehouse Officers (5), Commodity Tracking and Reporting Officer (1), Warehouse Assistants (6) and Daily laborers (15) based in Maiduguri and Damboa field sites in Borno state, North East Nigeria.
Main Responsibility
  • Implement and manage the warehouse in accordance with the IMC as well as WFP, Warehouse Policy and Procedures Guidelines
  • Daily planning and coordination of your team and IMC – WFP logistical, warehouse activities;
  • Drives and leads on proactive supply chain & distribution planning activities with the IMC Program Team & WFP. Ensure the timely delivery of food supplies to respective distribution sites/points with the coordination of WFP- Project Manager and IMC transport pool.
  • Has full understanding and knowledge of standard warehouse policies and procedures. Assists, as needed in training staff on these policies, reporting templates and forms;
  • Preparation of monthly food distribution status reports on deliveries, stocks, end of grant stocks, fiscal year physical counts and other physical counts, as instructed by supervisor.
  • Assist in the maintenance of thorough warehouse files as outlined in the IMC Warehouse and Procurement policies;
  • Travel or delegate subordinate to travel to field sites to receive and inspect foods delivered (if any) directly to the field;
  • Ensure the smooth warehouse operation; interacts with WFP staff and transporters in the receiving and inspection of foods.
  • Ensure food supplies are received as per the description of the Letter of Understanding with WFP.
  • Ensure quality control of goods coming in and going out of the warehouse is regularly conducted
  • Ensure that warehouse casual workers comply to the IMC’s safety and security procedure
  • Inspects food supplies upon delivery and reject inadequate, broken, lower quality and other items not meeting the requirements;
  • Dispatch food from the warehouse using appropriate IMC procedures, Store Release forms, Waybills and update Stock Records.
  • Ensure minimum warehouse management practices are applied; display of bin cards on each item in the warehouse;
  • Maintain physical and electronic copies of inventory, as per formats and forms provided in the Warehouse IMC Manual;
  • Coordinate with the Transport Manager for transportation arrangement for dispatches;
  • Ensure proper warehouse control measures are implemented such as; the commodities movement way bills, gate passes and visitors logbooks, spot checks etc.
  • As and whenever asked, represent IMC at the WFP partner’s coordination as well as logistics cluster meetings & ensure maximization of partnership opportunities with the Logistics Cluster
Communication and teamwork:
  • Ensure good communication with the direct reports, other IMC staff and donor’s representatives
  • Facilitate harmonious working relationship with partners, beneficiaries and other stakeholders.
  • Report problems encountered in the warehouse or within the team to the Supervisor
  • Propose solution to solve any problem faced and report them to the Supervisor
  • Participate actively in regular staff and program meetings
  • Prepare weekly team’s work schedule and submit to the Emergency Program Coordinator.
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:
  • Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within IMC and amongst beneficiaries served by IMC.
  • Compliance & Ethics: Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.
Qualifications and Experience
  • Degree in a relevant business field is desired
  • At least 2 years of experience in large scale Logistics operation and food assistance distribution
  • Strong organizational skills and discipline to follow outlined procedures; ability to interact effectively with international and national personnel.
  • Excellent oral and written English skills. High computer skills on MS Office programs.
  • A demonstrated ability to multi-task and process information into action as to not delay program activities.
  • A clear understanding of procurement ethics and donor compliance is essential. Willingness to travel throughout the project areas in Borno state is required.
  • Must read and understand and demonstrate willingness and ability to follow guidelines.
  • Good knowledge and experience with different data entry management software within a humanitarian organization,
  • Good human relations and diplomacy, Analytical capacity, capacity to organize work and team, Capacity to work under stressful situations and Strong organizational and time management skills and capacity to coordinate work across multiple departments and sites.
  • Experience living in remote or isolated work stations, or insecure locations.
Job Title: Data Clerk
Location:
 Damboa, Borno
Slot: 2
Job Summary
  • The selected candidate(s) will work as part of a team to implement the General Food Distribution to IDPs and host communities and Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program (BSFP) for vulnerable children and Pregnant and Lactating women in the State.
Responsibilities
Monitoring and reporting:
  • To work in close collaboration with the project team to coordinate any needs assessment, beneficiary registration for the food assistance program
  • To work with distribution team leaders and update beneficiary registry on a regular basis tracking new arrivals and exits from the program
  • To liaise with the food distribution team and compile daily distribution report and transmit to WFP focal points,
  • Maintain and updated data base for the food assistance project in Damboa and ensure data entry is completed and correct
  • Contribute to development of the monthly program report
  • Work in collaboration with the distribution team to keep track of beneficiary feedback, complaint mechanism
  • Coordinate the Post-distribution monitoring and dissemination of results
  • Validate Food requests from the distribution teams against the beneficiary registry
  • Work with program team, M&E team to document successes, best practice and/or lessons learnt throughout the program implementation.
Communication and teamwork:
  • Ensure good communication with the team
  • Facilitate harmonious working relationship with partners, beneficiaries and other stakeholders.
  • Report problems encountered in the center or within the team to the Supervisor
  • Propose solution to solve any problem faced and report them to the Supervisor
  • Participate actively in regular staff and program review meetings
  • Prepare weekly team’s work schedule and submit to the Programme Manager.
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:
  • Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.
Compliance & Ethics:
  • Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps.
  • As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.
  • Any other duties that may be assigned from time by supervisors
Qualifications and Experience
  • B.Sc. or HND in Computer, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social sciences, Health Management or any health related discipline.
  • At least two years of professional experience in food assistance interventions.
  • Experience in North East Nigeria is an added advantage.
Required Skills:
  • Good knowledge and experience with different data entry management software within a humanitarian organization
  • Good computer skills especially Word and Excel, access. Knowledge of other databases preferred
  • Good human relations and diplomacy
  • Analytical capacity
  • Capacity to organize work
  • Demonstrated strategic thinking and analytical skills.
  • Attention to detail
  • Good knowledge of English (reading, writing, speaking). Knowledge of Hausa is an added advantage
  • Capacity to work under stressful situations.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills and capacity to coordinate work across multiple departments.
  • Experience living in remote or isolated work stations, or insecure locations.
Job Title: Food Commodity Tracking and Reporting Officer
Location
: Maiduguri
Supervisory Responsibility: None
Candidates: Nigerian nationals only
Job Summary
  • Responsible for tracking all distribution commodities and reporting on commodity holdings related to IMC’s Emergency Distribution Programs in Borno state.
  • This includes activities such as traveling to the field during distributions and warehouse during loading times, tracking the movement of commodities to each beneficiary population.
  • All activities and commodities are to be documented in accordance with IMC & Donor’s (WFP) minimum requirements; templates, formats and procedures.
Responsibilities
  • Collect, track, and maintain records of; Good/Food Delivery Notes, Packing lists, Good Issues Orders, Waybills in and out of IMC warehouses.
  • Collect and record food monitor’s reports and Waybills and reconcile them with other records and documents.
  • Maintain records of beneficiary numbers by sites and location (Maiduguri and Damboa.
  • With Project Manager, conduct regular spot checks and physical count of commodities on hand at the end of every week, and reconcile that account with information in the database and stock cards. Report any discrepancies to the Distribution, loss/theft or damaged and or expired food to Warehouse and Supply Chain Manager.
  • Periodically compile commodity distribution reports, recipient status report and with Project Manager, the commodity distribution plan.
  • Maintain the master log of distributions.
  • Compile and regularly update a report for visitors on distribution programs, including photographs (where applicable)
  • Assist in the day-to-day administration of the food program with recording, data management, and general office duties.
  • Be responsible for the maintenance and custodian of copies of warehouse, handling, transportation, service, and other key contracts, agreements, and documents related to the warehouse management.
  • Represent IMC in a professional manner to suppliers, government officials, local and international community groups, suppliers, the UN and others as needed.
  • Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to IMC and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission in Nigeria
Communication and teamwork:
  • Ensure good communication with the direct reports, other IMC staff and donor’s representatives
  • Facilitate harmonious working relationship with partners, beneficiaries and other stakeholders.
  • Report problems encountered in the warehouse or within the team to the Supervisor
  • Propose solution to solve any problem faced and report them to the Supervisor
  • Participate actively in regular staff and program meetings
  • Prepare weekly team’s work schedule and submit to the Emergency Program Coordinator.
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:
  • Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within IMC and amongst beneficiaries served by IMC.
Compliance & Ethics:
  • Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps.
  • As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.
  • Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.
Qualifications and Experience
  • A Degree in a relevant Business field is desired
  • At least 2 years of experience in large scale Logistics operation and food assistance distribution
  • Strong organizational skills and discipline to follow outlined procedures; ability to interact effectively with international and national personnel.
  • Excellent oral and written English skills. High computer skills on MS Office programs.
  • A demonstrated ability to multi-task and process information into action as to not delay program activities.
  • A clear understanding of procurement ethics and donor compliance is essential. Willingness to travel throughout the project areas in Borno state is required.
  • Must read and understand and demonstrate willingness and ability to follow guidelines.
  • Good knowledge and experience with different data entry management software within a humanitarian organization,
  • Good human relations and diplomacy, Analytical capacity, capacity to organize work and team, Capacity to work under stressful situations and Strong organizational and time management skills and capacity to coordinate work across multiple departments and sites.
  • Experience living in remote or isolated work stations, or insecure locations.
Job Title: Field Site Manager
Locations
: Dikwa, Damboa
Candidates: Nigerian nationals only
Slot: 2
Job Summary
  • The main purpose of the role is to provide program support, development and implementation.
  • Ensure relevant International Medical Corps procedures and best practices are followed in relation to logistics, security, and human resource management.
  • Ensure all relevant authorities are included in the planning and implementation of projects as appropriate; draw up plans, proposals and budgets for new projects/extensions of projects in conjunction with the relevant team, medical and financial staff; proactively contributed to program development and strategy.
Main Responsibilities
  • Internal Coordination and Program Management:
  • Ensures that program needs at the field site are met with adequate operations support through regular meetings with WASH staff, Nutrition Staff, WFP project staff, Finance-Administration, Human Resources, and Procurement
  • Participate in program activity planning, implementation, strategy, needs assessment, meetings, etc
  • Ensure staff training and capacity building as necessary to meet the needs of implementing programs
  • Report to Emergency Program Coordinator, WFP project managers, logistics Coordinator and Finance Director in a timely mnanner
  • Logistics management (with technical support from Logistic Coordinator, field logistics officer ensure that IMC logistics procedures are implemented and respected
  • Finance/HR/Admin management: with technical support from finance and admin director, to ensure that IMC finance and HR procedures were implemented and respected
  • Submit regular cash requests and forecasts based on activity needs
  • Coordinate with budget holders and Finance/Admin unit to ensure adequate for support for program operations
  • Ensure that field finance/admin and implement appropriate accounting, cash management, salary payments, HR procedures and file other administrative issues
Security Management:
  • With technical support from security Manager and Country Director, ensure that security procedures are implemented
  • Take necessary security steps to ensure site and staff safety
  • Monitor security on each day including evaluations
  • Ensure external liaison with main actors but also develop an information diversified network
  • Validate all staff and logistics movements between bases
External Coordination:
  • Responsible for IMC representation in the field site and general coordination (the technical expatriates liaise directly for technical matters with MOH)
  • Ensured reporting and liaison to local authorities , as needed
  • Supervise national staff
  • Provide oversight support and guidance to staff
Staff Management:
  • Supervise the operational staff to ensure that work is done properly and efficiently.
  • Routinely monitor staff performance according to their job description and set objectives.
  • Evaluation and appraisal of staff through the IMC Performance Management.
Coordination and Representation:
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders – including community leaders, NGOs, UN agencies, community based organisations and other IMC sectors to enhance cooperation and coordination;
  • Ensure that information from coordination meetings is shared internally and with other sectors, as appropriate.
  • Represent the IMC in coordination mechanisms and meetings with other agencies, including the Ministry of Health, WHO and other UN agencies, non-governmental organizations, or donors.
  • Advocate with and/or advise peer agencies, local government, and other stakeholders to influence responses to promote delivery of inclusive and high quality reproductive health response services.
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:
  • Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within IMC and amongst beneficiaries served by IMC.
Compliance & Ethics:
  • Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.
Qualifications and Experience
  • Minimum of a Bachelor degree in Management Studies (Business Administration, Project Management, Social Science, Social Works and Administration, International Development, Public Health),
  • Working experience in managing WASH, Nutrition projects is desirable
  • At least 2 years’ experience in coordinating, implementing and programs in emergency contexts and/or refugee or IDP settings;
  • Experience in technically supervising staff in a complex setting;
  • Thorough understanding of gender-based violence response protocols and service provision;
  • Ability to validate and interpret data;
  • Demonstrated ability to support and build staff capacity;
  • Ability to work independently and as a collaborative team member;
  • Fluency in English;
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills;
  • Ability to live in a high security environment;
Preferred:
  • Work experiences in Damboa and or Dikwa is preferred
  • High level of communication and public relations skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft office packages
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CV’s addressed to the “Human Resource Manager, International Medical Corps” via: imcnigeriavacancy@internationalmedicalcorps.org

Note
  • Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted.
  • Candidates MUST state the position and location they are applying for as the subject of their email, otherwise applications will not be considered.
  • Application letter and curriculum vitae should be in a single Microsoft Word Document.
Deadline  14th July, 2017.

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