Regional Coordinator – North and Central Africa
29 Oct 2009 17:44:00 GMT
Deadline date: 15 Nov 2009 |
| Organisation: | International Medical Corps (IMC) - USA |
| Location: | United States of America |
| Type: | permanent |
| Salary: | TBA (000's USD) |
| 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, IMC 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 areas worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at high risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, IMC rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance. Working under the supervision of the Deputy Director of International Operations and coordinating the Regional Team, the Regional Coordinator (RC) coordinates IMC’s emergency relief and development activities and program design and development for the country programs within his/her regional portfolio, supports in-country teams and provides overall guidance to IMC field staff from its Washington, DC offices with frequent trips to the field. Additionally, s/he represents and advocates for IMC’s programs to partners in the international development community, donors and government representatives. Major Responsibilities Regional team leadership 1.Provide day-to-day guidance and coordination of members to the Regional Team (RT) which incorporates members from a variety of IMC departments; provide associative financial, program development, fund raising, recruitment and technical oversight, input and supervision cognizant and respectful of individual RT member Department policy and direct technical / quality control oversight; 2.Work as needed with members of other IMC Departments who are not assigned to the RT but who provide logistical, finance, security, human resource, legal, and communication oversight, input and/or supervision, including IMC-UK; 3.Coordinate and cooperate with the technical supervisors of the RT members for evaluation, time-use planning, and other management tasks; 4.Ensure a regular flow of quality information within and beyond the RT as relevant, useful and supportive to mutual and respectful needs; 5.Act as the principle conduit with the field especially the Country Director; 6.Work with other RCs / RTs as appropriate to facilitate cross-over programs and approaches as well as to ensure timely information exchange; 7.Ensure communication and information sharing between different missions and dissemination of lessons learned. Manage regional programs 1.Ensure continuance of country programs through an ongoing analysis of and appropriate response to context changes, mission, program, and beneficiary needs, donor positioning, lessons learned, and best practices; 2.Oversee new program and new mission start-up as appropriate; 3.Ensure compliance with internal and external regulations, all applicable laws, and contractual obligations, in consultation with Legal; 4.Ensure timely and adequate cooperation with Legal regarding review and approval of agreements (MOUs, contracts, etc.); 5.Ensure respective RT member contribution towards timely and properly executed required reports within and without IMC (including IMC-UK); ensure sufficient and timely distribution and central filing; 6.Ensure timely and adequate cooperation with Finance (RT member and other) regarding financial needs, requests, application and reports; 7.Provide program oversight to ensure that goals, objectives, benchmarks and program quality are achieved; ensure timely submission of reports on same; regularly employ IMC information technology standards and software to meet this responsibility; 8.Oversee the development and implementation of annual and long-term strategies for each country mission that fits into the general IMC strategy and goals; periodically update the strategy as necessary to meet changing needs and context; report on same; 9.Identify, design and implement regional and cross-border programs and approaches; 10.Ensure security plans are in place for each mission and ensure full compliance of field staff with security guidelines; 11.Ensure that respective RT human resources respective of relevant member Department policy and standards are being used regionally as most appropriate; 12.Ensure that stated communications and public relations needs at headquarters are met; 13. Oversee the implementation of all direct-grant and sub-grant obligations relevant to the region; facilitate quality monitoring and evaluation as relevant. Program design and development 1.Using global IMC strategic information as supplied by headquarters and the related individual country strategies as a base, ensure ongoing program development and design; this will include identification of needs; identification of donors, donor priorities, and donor opportunities; and program design; 2.Oversee proposal writing, compliance with donor regulations, and follow-up through the approval process; 3.Expand IMC horizons and ensure sustainability through the use of new funding mechanisms, new program concepts, and the adaptation of new program techniques using experts as necessary; 4.Initiate and oversee exploratory missions/assessments both within and without current country missions, working with the ERT as needed; Supervision 1.Provide human resource oversight of in-country teams including timely evaluations, mentoring, coaching and identification and resolution of problems, concerns, legal issues, and conflicts; 2.Ensure effective planning for and process administration of relevant staffing needs (e.g. interviewing applicants, cooperation in hiring, orienting and otherwise equipping new staff following appropriate IMC policies, procedures and protocols; work with technical Department Directors as appropriate in these regards; 3.Visit the country missions regularly to assess and strengthen appropriate management; coordinate with technical Department Directors in scheduling and detailing visits to relevant mission by RT members and other individuals; 4.Communicate regularly with mission staff; particularly with emphasis to CDs and RDs; 5.Be accessible to mission staff for appropriate guidance and support; 6.Facilitate applicable training and development of new and current staff through the identification of staff training needs, training opportunities, ongoing training in IMC policies and procedures; coordinate with technical Department Directors in this regard as appropriate; 7.Proactively promote development, leadership, cooperation, coordination and professional working relationships with all IMC Departments and staff members; 8.Provide human resource oversight of the relevant Desk Officers (DOs) working with the RT including timely evaluations, mentoring, coaching, training and identification and resolution of problems, concerns, legal issues, and conflicts. Representation 1.Ensure a thorough understanding of the mission and regional contexts; 2.Create and maintain substantial relationships with donors and partners (governmental, NGO, and companies) both current and potential; 3.Raise the profile of IMC, its work and country missions through active participation in Interaction forum, conferences, workshops, outreach events, and communication opportunities in line with senior strategic objectives and priorities; 4.Facilitate development and application of similar quality activity at the field level; facilitate appropriate training and equipment for field personnel to carry this out; 5.Document all contacts in standard and central files as separately to be advised; 6.Serve as an advocate on behalf of relevant missions; 7.Represent IMC as well to the missions; 8.Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive. QUALIFICATIONS: 1.Education: Masters Degree in Public Health, Social Work, International Relations, International Affairs or other relevant advanced degree; 2.At least 3 years experience managing home office and/or field staff; 3.Minimum of 5 years relevant working experience, including significant international experience working with/supporting international relief/development programming; 4.Recent experience with USG funded programming in Africa preferred; 5.Background in program management, design, and development; 6.Knowledge of USG/EU/UN donor regulations and requirements; 7.Willingness/ability to travel extensively to the region; APPLICATION PROCEDURE To officially begin the application process, please visit our website at www.imcworldwide.org and complete the online employment application form found under the tab "Work with IMC”. Please reference AlertNet. After you have submitted your on-line application, you can also e-mail the recruiter, May Marconet, directly so that your application can be reviewed immediately. The e-mail address is mmarconet@imcworldwide.org |
| Name: | May Marconet |
| Telephone: | 310-826-7800 |
| Email: | mmarconet@imcworldwide.org |