Department: International
Programs
Reports to: Director of Regional Programs
Coordinates with: World Concern Program Manager
Location: Dadaab, Kenya; Liboi, Kenya
Supervises: Clinical Officer, Nurse Educator (Dependent on funding), Medical Volunteers
Job Summary: Serves as MTI’s in-country disaster response representative and manages the local relief and rehabilitation program. The Manager provides the primary communications link between HQ and incoming teams, the local partner, in-country staff, other NGOs, government organizations, foreign aid agencies, and military groups.
Performance standards include professional representation of the mission of MTI
in the field; effective management of staff, teams, and projects; high quality
service and programs that achieve desired impact, and effective communication
with HQ.Reports to: Director of Regional Programs
Coordinates with: World Concern Program Manager
Location: Dadaab, Kenya; Liboi, Kenya
Supervises: Clinical Officer, Nurse Educator (Dependent on funding), Medical Volunteers
Job Summary: Serves as MTI’s in-country disaster response representative and manages the local relief and rehabilitation program. The Manager provides the primary communications link between HQ and incoming teams, the local partner, in-country staff, other NGOs, government organizations, foreign aid agencies, and military groups.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Oversee
and ensure quality field programs and service.
- Represent
MTI interests with partner organizations, national and international NGOs,
government and military agencies.
- Attend
meetings: UN meetings, district meetings, health cluster meetings and
security meetings.
- Create
and amend Memorandums of Understanding and Operational Understandings
between MTI and other organizations as needed.
- Manage
all phases of field operations: assessment, project planning, set up,
recovery, rehabilitation, and shut-down.
- Conduct
field assessments and delegate responsibilities to team members as
required.
- Assess
field needs on a regular basis throughout mission, provide situation
reports, and communicate regularly with HQ to suggest subsequent teams and
specialties, estimated length of operation, needed pharmaceuticals and
supplies.
- Ensure
arrangement of in-country accommodation, board, ground transportation,
communications set up, field operations, project schedules, and other
logistical needs for MTI teams.
- Implement
and maintain field service agreements, including the hiring, management,
payment, and dismissal of national staff and service providers where
appropriate.
- Coordinate
medical and logistical volunteers, assigning and delegating
responsibilities as necessary.
- Ensure
proper accounting of field budget. Submit regular financial reports to HQ.
When project activities are completed, finalize accounting with HQ
International Programs and Finance.
- Ensure
medical protocols, team code of conduct, and other MTI policies and
procedures are adhered to.
- Ensures
statistical field reports and accurate patient records are completed.
Submit statistical information and other updates to HQ on a regular basis,
and draft reports for donors.
- Provide
HQ with mission report at the end of operation. Make recommendations
regarding potential ongoing partnerships and transitional health projects.
- Assist
with gathering and /or researching information for potential grant
proposals/funding acquisition. Provide project data or information for
proposals.
- Facilitate
and maintain team unity, flexibility, and mission focus. Ensure regular
times for team devotions and debriefings.
- Provide
continuity for subsequent MTI teams that rotate into the mission,
including an in-country briefing upon arrival and final de-brief upon
departure.
- Monitor
and manage field media interaction.
- Act
as MTI spokesperson, as required, including providing media interviews,
presentations to civic and church groups.
- Serve
in a clinical capacity as determined by International Programs management.
- Provide
assessment for newly proposed projects as required by MTI Management.
Desired Minimum Qualifications:
- Possession
of current medical professional license/certification such as: RN, PA,
MPH.
- Two
years experience and proven ability in the design and management of
medical relief and rehabilitation projects.
- Two
years experience working with medical teams and/or volunteers.
- Proven
ability to complete health assessments, design programs, draft proposals
and reports to donors.
- Proven
abilities in effectively managing health staff.
- Overseas
experience, successful assimilation into a foreign culture.
- Familiarity
with Microsoft Word, Excel and Email programs.
- Preference
will be given to bilingual candidates
- Preference
will be given to candidates with medical experience working in developing
nations.
- Commitment
to the mission of Medical Teams International.
- Demonstrated
group facilitation and leadership skills.
- Ability
to communicate and relate well with MTI partners, staff members, volunteer
constituents, medical professionals, church and community leaders and
international partners, NGO/IGO and government leaders/staff and military
personnel.
- Excellent
problem solver, a self-starter; functions well in a multi-task
environment.
- Flexible
team player with good negotiation skills.
- Able
to learn operation of field communications equipment (linking to Email,
cellular phones, satellite phones, two-way radio, etc.).
- Able
to relocate temporarily to Kenya immediately.
- Willing
to work flex hours, as field needs dictate.
- Must
be able to live and work in very basic conditions.
Please note that the deadline for submission of applications is 7th October, 2011.
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