Jobs at Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA)

Protection of Beneficiaries and Community Members

• Level 3: As part of his/her duties, the incumbent will visit programs and come into contact with children and/or vulnerable adults.
• Therefore, a criminal record check or a certificate of good character will be required. In situations where a criminal record or character reference is not available, a statement of good character will be required. 

Mission and Main Activities

• As Project Coordinator you will be responsible for ALIMA's operational and research interventions within the framework of the project.
• In close collaboration with the mission coordination team and CORAL research team, you will define and plan the project objectives and priorities, identify the population's health and humanitarian needs, analyze the context and the humanitarian issues at stake, the risks and constraints and calculate human and financial needs. 
• You will coordinate, in close collaboration with the Head of Mission and CORAL research team, your  implementation in order to efficiently ensure the goals as well as to improve the research objectives, targeted population’s health conditions and humanitarian situation.
• Monitoring  the security of the team
• Project Management:
  • Propose and carry out exploratory missions, according to the Head of Mission’s indications, in order to better comprehend context, priorities, constraints, and population needs.
  • Ensure a data collection and epidemiological surveillance system, in agreement with the Medical Coordinator
  • Ensure the quality and continuity of information exchange between the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Lab (VHF) and the ICRC (compliance with procedures, quality of communication between the two departments).
  • Supervise the full implementation of safety and health protocols, reporting the Medical Coordination on risky behaviors
  • Follow up of support departments, identification of new needs and proposing objectives.
• HR management & team supervision
• Ensuring health and Safety of the team
• Implementation of Policy on PSEA

Experience and Skills
Training:

• You have a Medical Degree or Master's Degree in Public Health / Epidemiology.

Experience:

• You have experience in medical INGO in managing medical projects and supervising a multicultural team.
• You demonstrate deep negotiation capacity and are able to develop and maintain an efficient network.
• You have previous experiences in research projects in the field and/or viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF)  You are comfortable with computer literacy (word, excel and internet).
• You like to develop strategic vision for new program and supporting a multidisciplinary team in encouraging teamwork.

Languages Skills:

• A strong command of both spoken and written English is essential for this position; proficiency in French would be considered an asset.

Salary
Depending on experience.

ALIMA pays for:

• Travel costs between the expatriate’s country of origin and the mission location accommodation costs
• Medical cover from the first day of the contract to a month after the date of departure from the mission country for the employee and his/her family
• Evacuation of the employee

Apply on or before 2023/08/09

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Protection of Beneficiaries and Members of the Community

• Level 3 : As part of his or her duties, the incumbent will be required to visit programs and be in contact with children and/or vulnerable adults.
• Therefore, a criminal record check or presentation of a certificate of good character will be required. In situations where it is not possible to provide a criminal record or a certificate of good morals and morals, a sworn statement will be requested.

Mission and Main Activities

• Plan, coordinate and monitor all logistics related activities in the project area including all non-medical assistance related activities (shelter, food, water hygiene-sanitation and essential non-food items) and provide support to medical assistance activities, according to ALIMA standards in order to ensure an optimal running of the project.
• Support the growing activities of the Project with the resources, procedures and tools defined with the Logistics Coordinator, in order to facilitate achievement of the operational objectives.
• The Project Logistics reports directly to the Project Coordinator in the field, and to the Logistics Coordinator as well (technical referents).
• He/She supervises a logistics team in the project including Logistics Supervisor, purchaser and storekeeper.

Main Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the Project Team and the Logistics Coordinator, define, implement and monitor logistics activities and objectives based on the ALIMA strategic planning, standards and protocols.

This involves the following tasks:
He/She:

• Responsible to ensure the implementation of support (communications, electricity, transport, IT) and any other logistical activities required to achieve the medical objectives (construction/restoration, water & sanitation, Cold Chain, etc.)
• Responsible to manage and monitor the material resources for the Project, under the supervision of the Project Coordinator and the Logistics Coordinator.
• Responsible to ensure installations and maintenance of functional office space and lodging facilities in the project in an adequate living conditions as well as all the equipment required with a support from the Logistics team at the field and from ALIMA Coordination team
• Responsible for the asset, Inventory, fleet, stock, Contracts & follow up, vendors and price lists management of the project.
• Responsible to ensure an appropriate supply chain for the Project with the direct support of the Supply Chain Manager of the coordination.
• Responsible to ensure implementation of the technical SOPs, policies of logistics/security procedures in the Project areas/zones according to ALIMA standard Logistics & Security Guidelines.
• Involved with the Project Coordinator in Mapping/Identification of the local actors within the area of intervention: local authorities, NGOs, etc. to ensure good relationship with all the actors
• Responsible to coordinates, organizes, supervises, coach and supports logistics team members’ performance to improve the logistics components of the project.
• Responsible to plan and supervise, in close collaboration with the Project Coordination, the associated processes (recruitment, training, induction, performance evaluation, development of skills and internal / external communication) of the project logistics staff in order to ensure the required performance and achieving goals.
• Shall ensure implementation, manage and monitor the necessary reporting tools for logistics activities
• Responsible to compiles the quantitative logistics data (consummations, stocks, distributions) and analyses them before transmission to the project coordinator and the Logistics coordinator in monthly reporting.
• Participate in exploratory mission’s / situation assessments and define logistics operational priorities when needed
• Participate in the development of the project proposal and project budget review.
• Ensure weekly/bimonthly and monthly Logistics reports as per ALIMA standards Guidelines.
• To follow up Action Plan settings.
• Implementation of preventive measures against abuse of power, gender-based and sexual violence:
  • Participate in training and awareness sessions.
  • Applies standards relating to the prevention of abuse.
  • Ensures that his team members follow training and awareness sessions and apply standards relating to the prevention of abuse.
  • Contributes to creating and maintaining a fulfilling and protective environment.

Experience and Skills

• Degree in Logistics, Supply or any other relevant field.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in humanitarians Logistics supply management, with role of internal Procurement compliance.
• Experience with a medical international NGO, an asset.
• Strong Team management and supervision skills.
• Strong leadership qualities.
• Perfect knowledge of MS Office package, especially Excel & Word.
• Rigorous, stress resistant, good adaptation capacity and capacity of meeting deadlines.
• Communications and negotiation skills.
• Flexibility and proactivity.

Language: 

• English is mandatory (written, read, spoken), French is an asset.

Salary
Depending on experience + per diem.

ALIMA pays for:

• Travel costs between the expatriate’s country of origin and the mission location.
• Accommodation costs.
• Medical cover from the first day of the contract to a month after the date of departure from the mission country for the employee.
• Evacuation of the employee.

Application Closing Date
2nd August, 2023.