International Medical Corps Emergency Medical Director Job Vacancy in Liberia

Essential
Job Duties/Scope of Work: 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 throughhealth 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.

PROGRAM
BACKGROUND

International
Medical Corps is deploying an emergency response team (ERT) to assess the
country after the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak starting in May 2014. The
ERT will assess the provision of direct clinical care. The ERT will expand the
current activities including: health education, health awareness, surveillance
and contact tracing support.

JOB
SUMMARY

The
Medical Director is primarily responsible for technical design vision,
strategy, design, implementation and management of the health programs at
national level. The Medical Director will work in collaboration with the senior
management team and health teams in the field to deliver high-quality health
services to the targeted beneficiaries. The Medical Director will make frequent
visits to the field sites to ensure the highest standards of service delivery.
S(he) will ensure high-quality clinical services in all IMC-supported health
facilities. S/he will monitor service quality, ensure that all staff are
trained and well-supported, pharmaceuticals and other medical supplies are
properly managed, and apply clinical-level data to national-level quality
improvement efforts. The Medical Director will represent IMC in the national
Health Cluster, Health Forum and other technical working groups.

ESSENTIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES

1.
Technical Monitoring and Program Quality

Work
closely with the Country Director and the Senior Program Manager to ensure
smooth running of health programs and provide technical supervision of,
and technical support to the organizations health programming activities;
Ensure
activities are consistent with established best practices, acceptable
international (WHO/SPHERE) and national standards as well as ensure
programs across different sites in the country are of comparable quality
by encouraging transfer of good practices form one field site to another;
Ensure
health programs utilize standardized protocols, policies and guidelines
according to Ministry of Health and WHO.
Work
closely with the country director, senior management and field teams to
determine the operational needs of the medical program within the scope of
the grants;
Oversee
the collection and timely reporting of data and statistics for all
programs (including objectives, indicators and outcomes of health
programs) according to internal and donor requirements
Review
monthly field and donor reports and ensure appropriate follow up and
decision making on data relevant to the organizations health programs;
Where
feasible work with government health authorities and international
agencies such as WHO to ensure implementation of standardized national
health information systems
Work
with field teams, partner agencies and national health authorities for
outbreak preparedness and contingency planning
Ensure
timely and adequate provision of supplies and drugs through review of
pharmacy consumption reports, national drug protocols, program budgets,
acquisition of partner agency and UN drug kits, and health information
materials.
Ensure
all stakeholders, including senior management team, the Health Technical
Unit and donors are provided with updates, following the established
reporting structures.

2. Program Development

Work
with senior management team, field teams, regional desk and the Health
Technical Unit in strategic planning for future health programs.
Work
with program coordinator and management team to draft concepts for future
funding following the protocols and formats of each relevant donor.
Provide
technical input during proposal development and technical reviews, and
feedback to the field to improve the quality of the final proposals;
Strive
to ensure as much as possible different health related sectors (Mental
health, WASH, Nutrition, and GBV) are integrated into proposed programs.

3. Representation

Represent
the organization to UN, health cluster, international and national NGOs
and Ministry of Health at health coordination meetings as well as other
meetings which are relevant to country programs and enhance the organizations
visibility (I.e. task force meetings, assessment missions, camp
coordination meetings, UN coordination meetings, INGO coordination
meetings).
Serve
as the principal liaison with MOH on matters related to the program to
ensure programmatic accountability Contribute to the creation of a
positive image and overall credibility of the organization, notably
through the application of the organizations Code of Conduct, ethics,
values and stand-point with regard to internal and external actors.

4. Human Resources Management

Assist
in the selection and training of qualified program health staff, recommend
promotions, and implement disciplinary action and termination of staff in
consultation with the Country Director and Finance Director.
Maintain
open lines of communications with all field staff.
Train
senior national staff to increase their responsibilities in order to build
capacity and ensure sustainability of programs.
Ensure
professional development for expat and national health staff through
assessment of training needs and capacity building activities.
Support
direct supervisors in ensuring staff performance evaluations and
professional development plans are in place.
Work
closely with the medical coordinators and health teams to determine the
training needs of the medical staff.
Overseeing
trainings of all national healthcare staff, including national Doctors,
non-physician clinicians, nurses, midwives and other technical staff to
ensure that the provided trainings are of acceptable quality and address
the identified needs and to ensure sustainability of programs
Collaborate
with national health authorities and relevant international health
agencies for the development of an approved curriculum to meet training
needs and implement those plans through the management team and field
teams;

5. Working Relationships

Work
closely with country senior management team and the Health Technical Unit
Ensure
program progress through communication with Country Director, Logistics
Staff and Finance team to ensure coordination of programs supplies are
consistent with management of budgets, including budget forecasting,
development of spending plans.

6. Security

Collaborate
with security officer/CD in order to maintain security of health staff in
the field
Ensure
application and compliance of security protocols and policies

7. Prevention of Sexual Exploitation
and Abuse

Actively
promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards
within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by
International Medical Corps

Qualifications

Minimum
medical degree; preferably with a Master’s in Public Health
Minimum
3 years experience in overseas programs (preferably developing country or
low-resource setting with an NGO) at the Manager level relating to primary
health care, maternal and child health, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, and
communicable diseases
Must
have excellent communications skills, both oral and written
Must
have excellent self-motivation skills
Experience
in effectively dealing with international and headquarters staff, as well
as donor agencies, government officials, and other NGO’s; the ability to
work with a broad spectrum of people
Ability
to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently
Extremely
flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations and
frustrations
Ability
to relate to and motivate staff effectively
Creativity
and the ability to work with limited resources
Ability
to assume non-medical responsibilities from time to time to cover for
other team members
Skills
and knowledge in program sustainability and capacity building,
public-private partnerships and project monitoring and evaluation (both
quantitative and qualitative methods)
Proven
capabilities in leadership required
Strong
negotiation, interpersonal and organization skills