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 under-served communities worldwide.
We are recruiting to fill the positions below:
Job Title: FSL Assistant
Location: Damboa, Borno
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
- The selected candidate(s) will work as part of the core team implementing daily food distribution and all activities at food distribution points.
- This will include activities during the General Food Distribution in-kind and cash-based transfers to IDPs and host communities and any other livelihood activities implemented within the program areas in Borno State.
Responsibilities
Implementation of Programs Activities:
- Work with M&E and data clerks to conduct beneficiary registration and update the register with new arrivals and exits regularly.
- Compile and timely submit the food requests to WFP logistics and program unit.
- Conduct beneficiary sensitization on- food rations, cash entitlement, distribution days, distribution points, beneficiary rights, etc.
- Maintain open line of communication with the beneficiaries to obtain feedback and complaints and pass them on to the CFM Assistant or appropriate authority.
- Conduct beneficiary verification, validation and registration on distribution days.
- Identify and prioritize vulnerable people on distribution days with support from the Project Management Committee (PMC) members.
- Update and reconcile stock issues against the distribution list after every distribution.
- Disseminate findings from Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) conducted to the beneficiaries.
- Coordinate the food committee and SEMA/NEMA officials in the implementation of program activities and engage them in meetings to discuss program related issues.
- Work with the security manager to ensure effective crowd control and safety of beneficiaries and staff at the distribution points.
- Work with team leaders to organize vehicles and materials required for food and cash distributions and any other program materials needed.
- Send timely reports to the team leaders about food received, suspected or confirmed losses or damages
- Supervise and coordinate the casual workers, transporters and other team members to ensure effective distribution.
- Ensure cases that have been referred by the CFM, protection officers or other actors that need food or cash assistance are addressed accordingly.
- Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by supervisors.
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:
- Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.
Compliance & Ethics:
- Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Food Security or Agriculture, Social Science, Social Works related discipline and at least two years of professional experience in food and cash assistance interventions.
- Experience in northeast Nigeria is an added advantage
Required Skills:
- Experience in community mobilization and sensitization
- Experience in food, cash and NFI distribution
- Good computer skills especially Word and Excel, access. Knowledge of other databases preferred.
- Good human relations and diplomacy.
- Possess a high analytical capacity.
- Demonstrate strategic thinking and analytical skills.
- Attention to detail and able to work with minimum supervision.
- Fluent in English, Hausa and Kanuri.
- Capacity to work under stressful situations.
- Strong organizational and time management skills and capacity to coordinate work across multiple departments.
- Experience living in remote or isolated work stations, or insecure locations.
Job Title: Communication Assistant
Location: Kano
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
- Communication Assistant-Hickey Family Foundation (HFF) to join our team in Kano office, Nigeria to effectively manage Social Mobilization activities and maintain collaborative links with the key communication stakeholders in Nassarawa LGA, Kano.
- The Communication Assistant will be responsible for designing, planning and providing technical guidance on social mobilization activities in the HFF project in Kano states.
- He/she will work closely with the State Health Educator and State Social mobilization focal persons to ensure efficient and effective communication in the implementation of the HFF activities in the state.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Support implementation of social and community mobilization activities in collaboration with the State VCMs and state social mobilization focal persons
- Support advocacy with religious and community leaders to create an enabling environment to improve awareness and increase demand for primary healthcare (PHC) services for children under five and pregnant/lactating women at the health facilities.
- Support training and supervision of Voluntary Community Mobilizers and other social and or community mobilization agents working under the Hickey project.
- Support the M&E Officers to effectively collect, collate and report social and community mobilization data as required.
- Collaborate with Data Assistant to ensure documentation of all community mobilization activities.
- Prepare and submit timely and quality communication activity reports, including field notes and success stories, to effectively capture lessons learnt on the ground from the projects.
- Provide administrative support as needed.
- Carry out other tasks to support the HFF project activities as assigned.
Qualifications and Experience
- First Degree or its equivalent in Social / Behavioural Sciences (Development Studies, Anthropology, Psychology, and Health Education) or any other relevant discipline of study
- Proven experience on strategic communication planning for behavior development, social mobilization, participatory communication, and research.
- Minimum of Three (3) years “Hands On” work experience in advocacy, social and or community mobilization or any health programs.
- Excellent communication, and organizational skills; – and- ability to influence and facilitate advocacy agendas at LGA and State level.
- Understanding of local communities and cultures in the relevant states of operations and ability to communicate fluently in Hausa.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Ability to travel and work in difficult settings, including remote rural areas of Nigeria.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint, or similar software.
- Well-organized, with ability to track multiple activities and deadlines.
- Experience in providing administrative support to work teams.
- Ability to work successfully in cross-cultural, team-based environment.
- Female candidate desirable.
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:
- Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.
Compliance & Ethics:
- Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.
Equal Opportunities:
- International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.
Job Title: Stabilization Centre (SC) Doctor
Location: Damboa, Borno
Employment Type: Full-time
Program Background
- IMC’s curative and preventive nutrition intervention has expanded to 15 OTPs in Damboa, Jere, Konduga and MMC LGAs.
- The curative component targets children, 6-59 months with SAM. Community health volunteers screen and refer children with a MUAC <11.5cm or WHZ < -3 or those with grade + or ++ or edema to OTP sites for treatment. SAM cases are treated at the OTP using RUTF, deworming and Vitamin supplementation.
- Children with severe acute malnutrition and medical complications or those <6 months are referred to stabilization centers. In addition, caregivers of children 6-59 months are trained on how to measure MUAC.
- If a caregiver identifies a child with SAM these are re-assessed by the CHV and if confirmed, the child is referred to the OTP. These children receive nutrition support through RUTF based on their weight, treated for infections using routine medication and screened and treated for malaria.
- The severely acutely malnourished who are 24-59 months are de-wormed. All severely acutely malnourished without edema receive routine vitamin A supplementation and zinc supplements for those that present with diarrhea, whilst those presenting with malnutrition and medical complications are to stabilization centers for specialized treatment.
Job Summary
- The incumbent will be responsible for the overall implementation of CMAM and IYCF in collaboration with other nutrition and SMOH staff and integration with other programs.
- S/He will facilitate good practice and ensure compliance to applicable implementation of national CMAM guidelines.
Main Responsibilities
- The stabilization centre MD ensures the implementation of a quality clinical care of children admitted to the centre in accordance with National and international standards.
- To undertake a morning and evening ward round daily with Nurses and Nutrition Assistant ensuring patients are visited where appropriate.
- To make an entry in the patient’s notes as appropriate following ward rounds or any other patient examinations, communication or procedures.
- To receive a hand-over report on patients from the duty SC Nurse and Nutrition Assistants
- To supervise the daily clinical management of all patients in conjunction with the SC CMAM Assistants on duty with support from Nutrition Manager.
- He/She supervise the stabilization center staff (SC Nurse, Nutrition Assistant, Cleaners, Guards) and shall directly provide ongoing leadership to the project team and oversee implementation and coordination of activity plans to ensure targets are met.
- To liaise with SC Nurse and Nutrition Assistants regularly (at least every 3-4 hours) to check on patient progress, or more frequently if their condition necessitates and or on calls relating to patients care.
- To take blood samples from patients as may be required from time to time.
- To respond to calls from the ward relating to patient care
- To administer intravenous medications / therapy if required,
- To undertake emergency procedures as required (including resuscitation), taking the lead as necessary.
- To ensure that all consumables used during procedures shall be correctly charged to patient.
- Coordinate to ensure that all available drugs and consumables used during procedures are strategically stored in SC.
- Ensure donated medicine and consumable is only prescribed for patients and not for staff unless on emergency first aid and under authorization from Nutrition Manager and Coordinator;
- Mentor and provide on-the-job training on stabilization care and documentation to nurses and other health workers deployed to the SC.
- Supervise the use of medicines, medical supplies, nutrition-related commodities and data tools in the SC.
- Liaise with the nutrition officer, CMAM assistants and Care Group Promoters Supervisors to ensure and facilitate a timely referral of complicated SAM cases from the OTPs to the SC.
- Participate in the development and review of SC programme monitoring and evaluation tools where necessary.
- Ensure timely collection, compilation and analysis of quality data as well as production of quantitative and qualitative reports regarding all SC activities.
- Liaise with MoH, WHO and other stakeholders for nutrition program towards a successful SC project. Maintain work schedules/plans for SC nurses, nutritionists, nutrition assistants and cleaners in the SC.
- Supervise and support the outreach care group supervisors/facilitators to implement quality community mobilization for the successful outcome of the CMAM and IYCF programme activities.
- Update the nutrition manager on the implementation of all SC activities on weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual basis.
- Assign tasks among SC staff according to the variation in workload, holidays, unplanned absences or illness.
- Ensure referrals of discharge cases from the SC to the nearest IMC OTP and are closely monitored smoothly.
- Follow up management of stocks with the storekeeper; monitor rates of SC consumption and ensure supplies are ordered in a timely manner
- Ensure all criteria are respected and understood by the SC teams, including admission, discharge and transfer from the various components of the programme, all medical and nutritional protocols, and their application/OTP/SC/CG services.
- Ensure that SC beneficiaries, caretakers and members of the community are treated respectfully at all times
- Participate in regular nutrition team management meetings and also represent the Nutrition Manager in carrying out some related tasks.
- Report any problems in a timely manner to the nutrition manager or coordinator
- Ensure that the SC is equipped with all necessary tools and materials (e.g. MUAC, scales, drugs, F-75, F-100, RUTF, counselling cards, referral guides)
- Ensure that all SC staff fully complete and sign timesheets monthly for submission to HR/Finance Admin.
- Ensure payments made locally by nutrition team are compliant with the Procurement & Authorization Chart with appropriate supporting documentation
- Ensure assets under nutrition team are safe guarded and included on the monthly/quarterly/annually update of assets as may be required
- Assist in any other tasks when required by nutrition manager and/or management
Requirements (Educational, Experience, Language)
- Strictly qualified and registered National Medical Doctor from a recognised University / Institute with minimum experience of 2 years.
- Must possess a valid practicing license from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN).
- Experience and implementation of nutrition intervention programmes is and added advantage.
- Understanding of nutritional/health surveillance and information systems/reporting.
- Proven ability and experience in planning and conducting formal training session on health and nutrition including CMAM and IYCF.
- Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach other staff and community workers.
- Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathies with children and their care takers.
- Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions.
- Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment.
- Ability to deal with relations with local authorities as a Nutrition representative of IMC in the SC.
- Ability to integrate into the local environment including awareness of political, religious and economic aspects of the community.
- Excellent inter and intra personal skills to ensure consistent positive relations with key stakeholders.
- Familiarity with donors and donor procedures helpful.
- Strong report writing and computer skills.
- Fluent in written and spoken English and Hausa.
- Commitment to and understanding of IMC’s aims, values and principles.
- Computer literate in Word and Excel.
- Commitment to and understanding of IMC’s aims, values and principles
Key Competencies:
- Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathize with children and their care takers.
- Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions.
- Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment.
- Ability to deal with relations with local authorities as a Nutrition representative of IMC in the SC.
- Ability to integrate into the local environment including awareness of political, religious and economic aspects of the community.
- Excellent inter and intra personal skills to ensure consistent positive relations with key stakeholders.
- Familiarity with donors and donor procedures helpful.
- Strong report writing and computer skills.
Compliance & Ethics
- Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps.
- As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.
- Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:
- Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.
Job Title: Data Assistant
Location: Kano
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
- Data Assistant-Hickey Family Foundation (HFF) to join our team in Kano office, Nigeria to effectively manage project activities and resources, provide leadership and stewardship to the project team and maintain collaborative links with the project’s key stakeholders at state and sub-national levels.
- The Data Assistant is responsible for designing and implementing the MEAL activities of the Project; assisting the Project Manager in preparing monthly, semi-annual and annual reports on project progress and monitor the project activities on a regular basis, s/he is responsible for the collection & analysis of different data in relation to the project activities.
- The Data Assistant works in close collaboration with project team and state MEAL officer
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- The objective of the HFF Data Assistant position is to ensure reliable HFF data management, including development of a database for HFF services, trainings and mentoring of service providers.
- The position will support HFF data collection, analysis and reporting through community, in line with the IMC guidelines and M&E framework.
- Work with the state M&E Officer to develop system for HFF data management
- Be responsible for maintaining HFF database in supported state, including data entry into the database.
- Serve as a resource person and provide technical support during HFF trainings
- Coordinate all HFF related data management activities, including data on service delivery, service providers, data from supervision and trainings.
- Coordinate HFF monthly data validation meetings in collaboration with LGA M&E officer
- Conduct monthly data quality checks and ensure data is of high quality.
- Work in close collaboration with the Kano MEAL Officer and MEAL Coordinator to plan and conduct HFF DQA exercises in selected service provider sites
- Develop follow up action plans and ensure that all identified data quality issues are resolved by the LGA M&E officers and provider sites
- Make available relevant data for HFF programming and for use by technical working groups.
- Participate in supervisory visits to HFF service provider sites to conduct on-the-job training on use of HFF data tools and ensure that service providers are using the national data tools.
- Maintain the Indicator Performance Tracking Table and feed the information to programs and MEAL team.
- Conduct regular analysis and action planning meetings to (1) compare data against project milestones, targets, and quality expectations across project sites;
- Identify, document, store and share lessons learned (this includes success story too) that have Implications for refinement of best programmatic practice.
- Ensure ethical and safe collection and storage of data.
- Assist the M&E Coordinator in all aspects of programme monitoring by periodic data collection, data verification and data analyzing from partners
- Develop and maintain database system to ensure programme tracking and to get critical Information of programme achievement by organizing, analyzing, and presentation.
- Support the Project Manager to monitor activities at the intervention LGA and communicate findings and progress to response team
- Support Documentation, Reporting, Knowledge Sharing and Effective Feedback Mechanism.
- Support coordination of the response monthly, quarterly, biannual and annual reviews and reports as required.
- Participate in dissemination of program information to communities, children, and other Stakeholders through a regular feedback mechanism.
- Perform other roles as may be assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications and Experience
- B.Sc in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics or closely related discipline with a minimum of 3 years relevant experience in international development
- Master’s degree will be an added advantage.
- Excellent knowledge of DHIS2 and other statistical packages
- Strong analytical skills and an understanding of a range of methods for monitoring, evaluation and assessment to promote evidence-based learning.
- Planning skills, including ability to think creatively and set priorities, manage work plans and evaluate progress.
- Understanding of local communities and cultures in the relevant states of operations and ability to communicate fluently in Hausa is an added advantage
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Ability to travel and work in difficult settings, including remote rural areas in the state.
- Well-organized, with ability to track multiple activities and deadlines.
- Experience in providing administrative support to work teams.
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:
- Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.
Compliance & Ethics:
- Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.
Equal Opportunities:
- International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.
Application Closing Date
17th June, 2022.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application Letter and Curriculum Vitae (CV) in a single Microsoft Word Document to “the Human Resource Coordinator, International Medical Corps” via: imcnigeriavacancy@internationalmedicalcorps.org using the Job Title and Location as the subject of the mail.
Note
- Due to the urgent need of the position applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
- International Medical Corps never asks job applicants for a fee, payment, or other monetary transaction. If you are asked for money in connection with this recruitment, please report to International Medical Corps at the reporting email address provided at the end of this document. International Medical Corps’ Reporting email address: www.InternationalMedicalCorps.ethicspoint.com
- Please do not submit your CV or application to the reporting email address, it will not be considered for review.
- Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Important Notice
- The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work to be performed by people assigned to it.
- They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
- All personnel may be required to perform other responsibilities in addition to those specified from time to time, as needed.
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- We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity inclusion. We do not discriminate on grounds of colour, race, nationality, religion, age, ethnic origin, disability, gender, marital status, or sexual orientation in our employment practices
- Our people are all equally gifted in unique ways: we come from diverse traditions, personal experiences and points of view. And we want to include yours, Are you ready to inspire us with your ideas?
- We encourage all applicants to apply and does not practice any discrimination in any recruitment process.
- Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
- Due to the urgency of the position, we have the right to recruit a candidate who matches the required profile before the above deadline
- Only qualified candidates will be invited for interview
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