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International Medical Corps recruits 01 Community Engagement Coordinator

International Medical Corps recruits 01 Community Engagement Coordinator

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, 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 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, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

Background
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) confirmed its tenth outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) on August 1, 2018, just days after the Equateur Province EVD outbreak ended. The National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB) completed the sequencing of the virus’s genome and has determined that the new outbreak, in North Kivu and Ituri, is not linked to the Equateur Province outbreak. The Ministry of Health (MoH), as of October 25th, 2019, has reported 3261 cases (including 3144 Confirmed and 117 Probable cases) and 2141 deaths. International Medical Corps (IMC) is actively contributing to control the outbreak through community engagement, risk communication, surveillance and case management.
Job Summary
Reporting to the Director of Emergency Programs and in collaboration with the Field Coordinator, the program Manager will lead the quality planning, implementation and monitoring of primary health care activities of a Wrap- Around program. He/she is expected to spend time in all field locations, directly training and mentoring field teams. In addition, S/he will be responsible for maintaining regular contact with all partners of the Ministry of Health, relevant government and community leaders, UN agencies and other NGOs. The duties and responsibilities listed are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.

Main Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation. The tasks listed are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive.

Under the responsibility of the Director of Emergency Operations and in collaboration with the Field Coordinator, your mission is to lead the planning, quality implementation, monitoring and reporting of the primary health care component of International Medical Corp’s (IMC) Wrap Around program in North Kivu (Beni, Butembo, Katwa and Masereka).
Specifically, the responsibilities are:

  • Ensure compliance with the primary health care (PHC) strategy of the IMC mission in DRC as well as relevant organizational and donor procedures
  • Put in place and follow up appropriate monitoring and reporting tools
  • In partnership with the M&E department ensure accountability to project beneficiaries,
  • In partnership with the M & E department update and follow-up the Program Monitoring tool,
  • Lead with the support of relevant resource persons, on the training, mentoring and coaching of program staff
  • Coordinate with relevant sector coordinators, field coordinators, head of relevant support services and other relevant colleagues to ensure timely and quality implementation of the program;
  • Facilitate and coordinate operational and associative partnerships (programmatic aspects, …) around the project,
  • Contribute to the creation and animation of a network of external partners,
  • Support the organization and implementation of donor visits,
  • Participate in the budget development and Project monitoring activities,
  • Conduct regular budget-variance analyses (BVA) and implement timely corrective measures to avoid underspends and overspends
  • Ensure implementation of planned program activities and spending is compliant with donor regulations and organizational procedures in order to reduce the risk of disallowances
  • Coordinate with the field coordinator, the medical department, the WASH department, GBV / protection for the implementation of Primary Health Care activities
  • Contribute to proposal development and quality project report writing
  • With the support of the monitoring and evaluation team, develop M&E tools to monitor the program indicators, analyze and interpret program data and propose adjustments
  • Ensure implementation of planned program activities and production of contractual program deliverables is timely
  • Support the elaboration and implementation of MoU with the Minister of Health and other relevant partners
  • Organize and animate project communication internally and externally with the support of the Grant and Communication Manager.

Code of Conduct
It is our shared responsibility and obligation to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, trafficking in Persons, Child Safeguarding and any suggested violation to our Code of Conduct, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment. If you see, hear or are made aware of any suggested activities then you have an obligation to report.

Experience 0 to 3 years
Positions Other
Areas of activity Health
Country Africa, DR Congo
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