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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation...
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international, private, non-governmental, non-profit humanitarian organization. Our organization offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters, to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation. We have been working in Nigeria since February 1996. A Memorandum of Understanding between Medecins Sans Frontieres and the Federal Government of Nigeria facilitates this. We are at present co-operating with the Federal Ministry of Health, State and Local Government departments of health on various health projects.
Job title : Deputy Project Coordinator
Job Type : Indefinite
Duty Station : MSF OCA, Neru Project
Main objective and responsibility of the position
The Deputy Project Coordinator will assist the PC in planning project’s objectives and priorities, by identifying the population’s health needs, analyzing the context, risks and constraints, and by calculating human and financial resources needed. He/she will contribute to the supervision, monitoring and follow-up together with the PC of all aspects of the projects in order to ensure its efficient and smooth functioning. He/she will replace the Project Coordinator in his/her absence
Generic Accountabilities
MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities
1. Operational accountabilities
Represent MSF within project limits. In close consultation with the Project Coordinator, develop institutional contacts with national partners at project’s level (civil society, civil and military authorities, local NGOs, Ministry of Health representatives, etc.) as well as with media in order to obtain all information and agreements necessary for the integration of MSF ’s programmes in the local context and improve the targeted population’s awareness on them
Together with the project team, evaluate needs by identifying the population’s health status, by analysing the context (environment, actors involved, negotiations for access etc.) and associated risks and constraints in order to define priorities and projects goals and to calculate material, human and financial resources needed
Steer and supervise the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the programmes in collaboration with the team, by collecting information and comparing it with the objectives, schedules in order to monitor progression and early detect deviations and propose corrections
Provide reporting to the coordination team on project’s evolution and propose corrections if needed
Elaborate the Project’s institutional memory, keeping written records (and file them) on its development, in order to broadcast MSF achievements and improve awareness
Is responsible for providing leadership to the emergency response part of the project
Ensures effective functioning of the emergency response team
Promotes humanitarian values and a culture of debate in the project team.
Follow up of population movements linked to violence. Propose and organize appropriate response through remote management in case of lack of access for security reasons and respecting COVID preventive measures.
Is responsible for monitoring and analyzing the local political context and its humanitarian and health implications, propose and organize MSF’s appropriate operational response:
Effective scanning and contextual analysis (of potential humanitarian Medical needs).
Is responsible to draft project planning and reporting in the control cycle, and timely preparation of draft (emergency) project proposals and budgets
Ensures adherence to internal and external reporting requirements at project level
Government relations: Manages and understands the governmental protocols in dealing with the respective ministries of health and emergency agencies in Nigeria to for the coordination of a MSF response in case of outbreaks or displacements.
Medical accountabilities
In collaboration with the Project Coordinator and the rest of the team, the Medical Coordinator and MoH partners, defines, implements and monitors medical activities according to MSF project plan, standards and protocols. This implies the following:
REQUIREMENTS (QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE)
To apply for this role applicants MUST meet the following criteria:
Education
Medical Doctor with Current Practicing License
Experience
Knowledge
Very good knowledge of MSF protocols and guidelines
Languages
Very good written and spoken English. Ability to speak the Hausa language is desirable.
Competences
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