Health and Nutrition Project Manager Vacancy at Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) 2018
Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians’ victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by natural disasters, wars and economic collapses, by answering their fundamental needs.
PUI is providing assistance to around 4 million people in 22 countries – in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Caucasus and Europe.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Position: Health and Nutrition Project Manager
Location: Monguno, Borno
Our action in the Field
• PUI is present in Nigeria since April 2016. The Humanitarian NGO is targeting the needs of crisis affected populations in Borno State through a gradually implemented comprehensive integrated response
• PUI started its intervention with a focus on urgent needs pertaining to access to food commodities for IDPs and host communities (through a cash-based approach) and then up-scaled its response late 2016 with the inclusion of Primary Health Care and Nutrition activities. This was focused on populations living in Maiduguri (capital city of Borno state).
• Also, as access and logistics were and remain a main constraint for the humanitarian community, PUI launched an inter-agency logistics platform in Maiduguri managing storage and cargo and servicing around 30 different humanitarian organizations.
• Finally, and as resilience of affected communities remains a priority for the organization, a pilot livelihood recovery project was launch in order to decrease reliance on direct assistance and foster aid sustainability.
Following a comprehensive and inclusive programming exercise during the last quarter of 2017, the main programmatic objectives of the mission for 2018 were defined and can be synthetized as follows:
• Continue and further develop the response to urgent needs of IDPs and Host Communities living in Maiduguri City through Food Security, Health and Nutrition activities.
• Further develop the integrated multi-sector response in Maiduguri City with the widening of the sectoral scope of PUI intervention by adding Protection and a strong outreach component, to the response portfolio (either directly or through coordinated approach with external actors)
• Continue and further develop the logistics support to the humanitarian community from Maiduguri City Warehouse
• Develop the opening of an additional operational base in Kukawa LGA with the provision of health and nutrition services for IDPs and host communities starting in June 2018.
Job Description
• As part of our activities in Nigeria, we are looking for a Health and Nutrition Project Manager in Monguno
• Under the direct management of Monguno Base Field Coordinator and with the technical support and supervision from the medical coordination team based in Maiduguri, the Health & Nutrition Project Manager role is to ensure an effective, timely and qualitative implementation of activities under his responsibility while abiding by PUI and donor requirements
• The Health & Nutrition Project Manager supervises the implementation of PUI health and nutrition intervention in Kukawa LGA while based in Monguno.
The intervention comprises the following main activities:
• Management of one Primary Health Care Center (PHC) in Kukawa Ward including comprehensive services of primary health care and an OTP
• Management of one Primary Health Care Center (PHC) in Cross Kauwa Ward including comprehensive services of primary health care, an OTP and a nutrition stabilization center (for complicated SAM cases)
• Management of one mobile health clinic based in Cross Kauwa Ward and covering populations unable to reach the PHC including primary health care services and OTP
• Management of the pharmacies of the facilities including on buffer pharmacy in Monguno linked to PUI central pharmacy based in Maiduguri
• Management of referral to secondary health facilities in Monguno
• Management of a Community Outreach Workers’ network (60 individuals receiving monthly incentives from PUI) engaged in health, nutrition, hygiene and protection oriented awareness raising and in multi-sector needs identification and internal / external referral
• The 2 health facilities are managed in direct collaboration with the Nigerian Ministry of Health (MoH) with some MoH staff present in the facility and receiving incentives from PUI.
Tasks and Responsabilities
• Programs: He/She ensures proper implementation and monitoring of health & nutrition activities falling under his/her responsibility, while observing PUI’s health policy.
• Human Resources: He/She supervises the teams running the 2 PHCs and 1 MHC and the Community Outreach Network.
• Logistics and Administration: He/She ensures compliance of activities falling under his/her responsibility with logistical and administrative procedures.
• Representation: He/She represents the association before partners, authorities and local actors involved in the implementation of health and nutrition programs in Kukawa and Monguno LGAs.
• Safety: He/She contributes to efforts aimed at ensuring compliance with safety rules at the site, and transmits all information relating to safety concerns to his/her immediate supervisor.
• Strategy: He/She contributes to the development of new interventions on the basis of identified needs.
Training and Experiences
Training:
• Registered Nurse
• Residency in Medicine
Experience:
• 2 years experience in similar positions
Knowledge and Skills:
• Good writing skills
• Very Strong Knowledge of Project Management
Software:
• Pack Office required
Languages:
• English required
• French desirable
Personal Characteristics:
• Ability to provide/structure instructions clearly and concisely both orally and in writing
• A high sense of discretion and integrity when dealing with sensitive protection information
• High degree of responsibility, initiative, alertness, emotional stability, the ability to prioritize a heavy workload and to delegate accordingly
• Professional attitude and the ability to build successful working relationships with contacts outside of the projects.
• Demonstrate an integrated approach and attitude through normal work activities and a thorough understanding of community-based protection issues in the country of operation
• Self-motivated, flexible and adaptable to the needs of the team and organization
• Strong commitment to support/develop capacity of national staff and developing second layer of leadership
• Team player: proven management ability and inter-personal skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Problem solving and leadership skills
• Ability to work independently while taking initiatives and showing a sense of responsibility
• Sense of diplomacy
• Analytical skills
• Organization, rigor and ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to live in a large community
• Ability to work in volatile and secluded contexts
• Ability to integrate the local environment into operations, in its political, economic and historical dimensions
• Ability to manage teams remotely
Proposed Terms
• Employed with a Fixed-Term Contract – 6 months
• Monthly gross income: from 1,815 up to 2,145 Euros depending on the experience in international NGOs/charities + 50 Euros per semester seniority with PUI
• Round-trip transportation to and from home / mission, visas, vaccines…
• Insurance including medical coverage and complementary healthcare, 24/24 assistance and repatriation
• Housing in collective accommodation
• Daily living Expenses (« Per diem »)
Application Closing Date
1st July, 2018.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should please send their Application (Resume and Cover Letter) to “Emmanuelle Gracia, Human Resources Officer” for Expatriates at: recrutement@premiere-urgence.org with the following subject: “HNutPM-NGA”.
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