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, International Medical Corps 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 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, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
PROGRAM SUMMARY International Medical Corps has worked in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1999, to provide health care, nutrition, food security, gender-based violence prevention and treatment and water and sanitation services. Since October 2010, International Medical Corps has supported 60 hospitals, two transit centers and six hospitals in Eastern DRC, providing life-saving medications, medical supplies, trainings and infrastructure development projects and reaching over 30,000 patients each month. Each month, an average of 85 doctors, nurses and community health workers received clinical, case management, health systems and hygiene trainings. International Medical Corps also supported 14 feeding programs and conducted nutrition and health education sessions reaching thousands of additional beneficiaries. In some health zones, up to half of the population has benefited from International Medical Corps services.
Beginning on January 1, 2011, relief activities in DRC included a six-month Stichting Vluchteling project intended to smoothly close ongoing operations and transition responsibility of supported health facilities to the Ministry of Health; a United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) project that will continue to provide critical medical support to returnees and host communities in South Kivu’s Baraka; three World Food Program food distribution activities (at sites in North and South Kivu); and an Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) program to continue provision of emergency health services in North Kivu.
JOB SUMMARY The Relief Program Director (RPD) is responsible for the technical and operational activities of the program.
- Provide zonal relief portfolio leadership, management, and technical direction
- Supervise site coordinators and project technical and administrative staff
- Create and oversee multiple donor relief portfolio work plans
- Collaborate with financial department in development of new budgets and compliance with existing budgets
- Collaborate on new relief program development
- Oversee completion of implementation reports
- Represent International Medical Corps at local cluster meetings and serve as primary donor contact at zonal offices
REQUIREMENTS - Advanced degree in public health and/or medicine required - Previous experience in Sub-Saharan Africa preferred - Project management experience in emergency programs (At least 3 years of experience in managing complex, multi-sector programs). - Comprehensive knowledge and working experience with USAID, World Bank, EU, DfID and other donors - Minimum financial management including preparing and managing budgets, banking activities, contracts and negotiations - Skills and knowledge in program sustainability and capacity building, public-private partnerships and project monitoring and evaluation
OTHER - Strong writing, presentation and program development skills - Strong negotiation, interpersonal and organization skills - Must be able to read, speak, and write French fluently
TO APPLY To officially begin the application process, please visit our website at www.internationalmedicalcorps.org and go to our “Careers” page. Find your desired position; click on the position title and complete the application on the bottom of the job description.
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