Médecins du Monde Deputy General Coordinator in Charge of Programs Jobs in Nigeria

Médecins du Monde Deputy General Coordinator in Charge of Programs Jobs in Nigeria

For more than 40 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home and abroad. It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in accessing health care and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies.

Those working for this independent organisation do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations.

MdM currently works in 30 countries across all continents where it focuses on 5 priority areas: emergency and crisis, sexual and reproductive health, harm reduction, migrants and displaced populations (health rights), health and environment.

MdM is active in North-East Nigeria since 2016. The program is implemented around the main following components: access to free quality primary health care, nutrition screening and treatment, GBV survivors’ treatment, MHPSS support.

MdM has its coordination office in Maiduguri, field offices in both Maiduguri City and Damboa, and a liaison office in Abuja. The team is composed of 5 expatriates and around 250 national staffs.

Currently the mission is shifting its logic of intervention towards a more sustainable, Nexus approach: ERT team doesn’t exist anymore and we are slowly shifting from substitution programming (MdM-run clinics) to the support to public health facilities in a bid to foster durable solutions.

At the same time, new crisis areas have arisen in North-West and Central Nigeria and 2 needs assessments have been conducted by MdM teams in Zamfara State in 2021, and we plan to conduct further assessments in Katsina and Benue states in 2023.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the general coordinator, you guide and oversee MdM’s programmatic strategy in line with the organization’s strategic plan and country strategy. By supervising the technical unit (Nut, MHPSS, GBV), pharmacy coordinator, grants officer, MEAL advisor and advocacy advisor, you ensure the overall quality and technical guidance of its programming.

Your Main Responsibilities Are:

Context Analysis and Assessment

Ensure a close monitoring of the humanitarian situation in the country

Develop the programmatic strategy

Be responsible for the overall supervision of the projects currently implemented and be proactive in suggesting new assessments

In case of deterioration of the humanitarian & epidemiological situation, coordinate the organization of ad-hoc needs assessment as well as the deployment of the MdM team for emergency response

Support in developing and rolling out the mission strategy and contribute to redacting and updating the country policy paper

Coordination of the MdM Programs

Lead the development of the general strategy on MdM activities

Make sure the different components of the program are consistent and integrated, and in link with population needs

Ensure that the implementation of the program is in line with MdM commitments

Support the pharma team

Ensure accurate budget control and overall responsibility for financial management of the program

Ensure regular communications with all stakeholders

Develop an advocacy strategy in line with MdM West Africa regional strategy

Grant Management

Ensure the identification of

funding opportunities

Ensure the coherence between mission's strategy and funding opportunities identified

Coordinate the writing of programmatic sections on donor proposals

Ensure the quality of program sections in donors' reports and coordinate exchanges with HQ

Ensure regular and smooth communication with donor representatives

Support the regular update of donor mapping

Team Management

Ensure the recruitment, integration and supervision of relevant team members and develop a positive management

Support team members professionally, monitor and support stress management

Pilot the nationalization process of key staffs and develop a culture of empowerment

Support the development of a training plan for the program team and build the program team capacity

Monitoring and Evaluation

Ensure that SMART indicators are defined

Make sure that all needed data of the program are well collected and integrated in MdM monitoring tool

Ensure analysis of the data to inform our programs

Ensure that a clear and solid M&E framework is in place at mission level

Elaborate and lead lesson learnt workshops and capitalization exercises

Meetings, Coordination, and Representation

Organize coordination meetings with the program team and ensure definition of clear action plans

Make sure that MdM program team participates in relevant humanitarian coordination meetings

Proactively lead on external coordination with other health actors

Make sure that communities understand MdM intervention

Work in close collaboration with SMoH and other relevant local health authorities for smooth transition of MdM clinics to identified SMoH run public health facilities

Skills and Experience Needed:

Medical or public health (preferred), GBV, MHPSS and/or Nutrition background

At least 5 years of experience in humanitarian settings

Experience with an international NGO working in emergency contexts, managing programmes within the health sector

Previous experience of programmatic strategy design, project cycle management, budget holding, proposal and report writing

Previous experience in conducting exploration in volatile areas is an asset

Multi-grants and consortium portfolio management skills needed

Languages: English is mandatory and knowledge of country languages such as Hausa, Kanuri or French would be an asset

You embrace the core values and support the proactive philosophy of Médecins du Monde.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Médecins du Monde Deputy General Coordinator in Charge of Programs Jobs in Nigeria

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