Health Program Manager at Medecins du Monde (MdM)

Medecins du Monde (MdM) is an international humanitarian organization whose mission is to provide medical care for the most vulnerable populations, the world over, including France. It seeks to stimulate voluntary commitment from doctors, other health care providers, and from those whose expertise in other fields is needed for its activities, to enlist all competent support required for the achievement of its projects, and to seek at all times to encourage close working relationships with populations in its care. MdM operating in Nigeria, Borno state since October 2016.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Health Program Manager (F/M)

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Fixed-term contract: 6 months
Starting date: as soon as possible

Job Description

• Under the supervision of the deputy general coordinator, you are in charge of the implementation, follow-up and overall supervision of the health program in Maiduguri.
• You ensure a close collaboration with the logistics and administrative departments and a good team spirit.

Main Responsibilities
Your main responsibilities are:

Program management:

• Ensure the development, implementation and quality of activities 
• Make sure that activities are implemented in a holistic and integrated way 
• Contribute to needs assessments and context analysis 
• Supervise the facilities in regards of their different needs
• Analyze monthly budget monitoring 
• Participate in the development of the health strategy 
• Support the creation of specific tools
• Ensure the establishment of the appropriate documentation and an effective archiving system 
• Work in close collaboration with the technical program unit and local partners 
• Work closely with local partners to ensure capacity building 
• Actively participate in the sector meetings 

Team management:

• Directly manage the medical supervisors and provide technical support to all medical teams
• Recruit, integrate and brief the new team members  
• Carry out appraisals  
• Ensure that all staff under your responsibility know and follow MdM policies and procedures 
• Organize regular team meetings, briefings and debriefings 
• Maintain good inter-team communication and team dynamic
• Monitor and support stress management 
• Carry out performance reviews
• Plan and implement thematic specific trainings/capacity building/refreshers
• Make sure that the midwives are trained to manage cases of gender based violence

Management of medical stock and logistics chain for medical purchase:

• Contribute to establish an agenda regarding procurement processes and delivery of drugs 
• Define in advance the drugs and consumables needs 
• Ensure the supervision of the clinics pharmacists 
• Ensure that supported health facilities receive drugs and consumables on time
• Validate and cross check the consumption reports 
• Ensure proper documentation and analysis of all pharmacy and medical stock reports

Representation, coordination and communication:

• Participate in the writing of donor’s activity reports and proposals 
• Represent MdM in all relevant forums and medical meetings 
• Participate in the writing of reports, factsheets and program reviews
• Maintain relations with the administrative authorities and other stakeholders 
• Maintain close and beneficial working relationships with all relevant stakeholders
• Respect and apply internal reporting requirements
• Ensure constant, transparent and proactive communication 

Requirements

• Medical Doctor, Nurse, Midwife with experience in public health and project management
• Significant experience in similar positions
• Experience in supervising health facilities
• Experience in program cycle management and budget follow-up
• Experience in outbreak management and emergency response
• Experience/knowledge of the region is an asset
• Ability to have a global overview of a program
• Ability to analyze an epidemiological context and propose relevant interventions
• Ability to make quick decisions according to the context in coordination with the team
• Proven ability to problem solving and lead teams through very challenging situations
• Excellent knowledge of Windows (word, excel)
• Languages: English is mandatory (oral and written).
• Knowledge of French or country languages such as Hausa would be an asset.
• You embrace the core values and support the proactive philosophy of Médecins du Monde.

Monthly Salary

• 3119 Euros (Gross)

Other Benefits:

• Premium equal to one month salary paid in two instalments – minimum of 6 months seniority required
• Expatriation bonus (10% gross salary per month)
• Transportation cost, vaccines and visas covered
• Guesthouse housing
• 22.5 recovery days per year
• 5 weeks of paid leaves per year
• Health insurance (60% covered by MdM and 40% by the employee)
• Insurance (repatriation…)
• Teleworking agreement for positions eligible to telework: 110 days/year (2.5 days teleworking on average per week) with a minimum of 1 day per week onsite
• Médecins du Monde promotes trainings and internal mobility
• As part of our measures to combat money laundering and financing of terrorism, any selected candidate may be subject to a background check on international sanctions lists (UN, the EU, France, the United States…). This information is handled confidentially and stored on a secure server. For more information on the processing of personal data throughout this process: http://bit.ly/3CSTDYO

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.