Post;Country Director- Nigeria 13-338
Organization; International Medical Corps
Location;Lagos
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.
JOB SUMMARY
The Country Director is directly responsible for the overall strategic planning, human resources, program design and implementation, program support operations, finance, administration, monitoring and evaluation supervision, expansion/development, and required reporting for International Medical Corps' programming in Nigeria.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Program Management
• Develop country specific strategic plan and proposals for programs that will successfully transition our relief programs to early recovery and transition to more long-term development programs.
• Work closely with the MoH to identify a strategy for the strengthening the health care system
• Represent the organization and liaise with local and national authorities, UN, NGO, and donor agencies to promote the organizations programs, facilitate successful coordination of activities and ensure transparency and accountability to all stakeholders
• Participate in writing and reviewing proposal applications
• Provide technical inputs and assistance to programs with particular reference to financial management and reporting systems
• Participate in UN health, Nutrition and WASH Cluster coordination to ensure programs playing a vital role and to secure required support from the cluster coordination mechanism and the UN funding instruments such as CERF, CHF etc
Closing date: 13 Sep 2013
How to Apply
http://reliefweb.int/job/594134/country-director-nigeria-13-338
