Médecins du Monde is hiring a Country Program Manager

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BAC Level+5 Deadline: 25 Oct 2018 2026

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OUR MISSION

Médecins du Monde is an international medical development NGO, part of an international network. We provide medical assistance to vulnerable groups in Belgium and around the world. We want universal health coverage where everyone has access to care, without barriers (financial, cultural, geographical, etc.). To carry out our mission, we base ourselves on three pillars: Care: giving people real access to care. Change: more than helping, we want to change things in the long run.

Experience

Witness: we do not remain silent. Through our experience and presence on the ground, we challenge (local, regional and (international)) powers with facts, figures and realities. Our projects follow a series of values common to our entire organization: Social Justice, Empowerment, Independence, Commitment, Balance.

THE ESSENTIAL

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Regional Director Great Lakes, you are responsible for designing, managing, adapting and evaluating MdM Belgium’s programme in DRC. You propose and implement, according to changes in the context and internal and external constraints, the strategies, objectives and action plans of the NGO in DRC. You ensure the overall coordination and coordination of MdM operations in DRC: program management, team management, budget management, compliance, operational representation and daily security management. You contribute to the strategic positioning of MdM in DRC, the development of equitable institutional and associative partnerships, the mobilization of resources and the capacity building of teams and partners. You are contributing to the Great Lakes regional strategy and providing guidance at the DRC mission level. The Regional Director Great Lakes retains legal representation of MdM-BE in the DRC, validation of security and crisis management decisions, as well as signature of framework agreements, partnership agreements and financing contracts in accordance with MdM BE’s organizational chart and internal policies and procedures.

TÂCHES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic leadership and operational management at country level:

Job overview

Develop and update on an ongoing basis analyses of geopolitical, security and thematic contexts at national and local level in connection with the MdM fights Develop and manage the Country Institutional Strategy (CIS) and action plans by department. Participate in the definition of the regional strategy in connection with the Regional Director. Supervise and coach Project Coordinators to ensure quality management throughout the project cycle, from identification to closing. Ensure consistency and articulation between the different MdM projects in DRC. Ensure the integration of humanitarian, development and peace nexus approaches. Ensure alignment of programs with national, provincial health priorities and targeted donor strategies. Oversee contextual analysis and program adaptation. Manage, with the Health Coordinator, monthly reviews of projects and follow-up on the implementation of recommendations.

Main duties

Propose, prepare and organize exploratory missions in potential or current areas of intervention. Negotiate and instruct memoranda of understanding, official authorizations, MOUs and partnership agreements with national, provincial and local authorities and with enforcement actors. Ensure the administrative and legal follow-up of MdM-BE’s presence in DRC: registration of the organization, headquarters agreements, activity authorizations, work permits and visas for teams. Technical quality and innovation: Ensure the technical and programmatic quality of interventions. Ensure the use of international standards (Sphere, WHO, IASC, CHS) and national protocols. Promote rights-based, fair partnership and evidence-based approaches. Encourage innovation, digitalization and community-based approaches. Oversee valuations, operational research and capitalization. Budget management and compliance: Ensure the financial viability of MdM’s operations and office in DRC. Ensure the application and compliance with financial policies and procedures and internal budgeting and integrity at MdM BE. Oversee the financial and accounting management of the country portfolio and budget monitoring of contracts. Ensure compliance with donor requirements, Congolese labour law and internal procedures of MdM-BE. Ensure the optimization of resources and financial coverage of positions and activities. Supervise and coordinate internal and external audit engagements, conduct ad hoc internal controls and follow-up on recommendations. Ensure the quality and timeliness of donor narrative and financial reports. Ensure the classification, archiving of mission documentation and security of data produced. Programme development and resource mobilization: Develop and update the mapping of health actors in DRC: donors, institutions, civil society, and analyze their strategic priorities. Develop and monitor the country fundraising strategy, in conjunction with the Regional Grant and the Regional Director. Monitor calls for proposals on MdM-BE priority themes. Identify opportunities for national and international consortiums and partnerships. Ensure the development and monitoring of equitable partnerships. Coordinate the preparation and drafting of technical and budgetary proposals with its country team and regional technical coordination. Maintain operational relations with donors in the DRC. Coordination and representation: Represent MdM-BE with national, provincial and local health authorities, including the Provincial Health Divisions, BCZ and MCZ. Represent MdM-BE in humanitarian coordination mechanisms: Health Cluster, OCHA, CRIO, ICR, GTRR and international NGO forums.

Location

Develop and maintain the network of national partners and localization initiatives. Follow up on collaboration agreements with partners and donors.

Other information

Ensure operational coordination with other members of the international MdM network present in DRC.

Education / Qualifications

Guarantee the quality, reliability and regularity of information exchanges between the MdM office in DRC and the regional management. Team management and leadership: Supervise and supervise Department Coordinators, Security Referent and Project Coordinators. Designing the organizational chart of the mission in relation to needs, tasks

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