Medical Coordinator at Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA)

Job Title: Medical Coordinator

Ongoing projects : 

ALIMA has been present in Nigeria since 2016. Its actions are part of a regional response strategy to health and nutrition emergencies, with a focus on pediatric, maternal-infant and epidemic interventions. ALIMA is present in North-East Nigeria, in Borno State (MMC and Jere LGAs) and in Yobe State (Bade and Karasuwa LGAs), where it provides outpatient and inpatient healthcare and nutrition services for IDPs and host communities. In North-West Nigeria, ALIMA is in Katsina State (Kaita, Batagarawa and Katsina LGAs) to respond to increased nutritional needs and, currently in Kano State to respond to the Diphtheria outbreak until end of April 2024. ALIMA is present in the South-West, in Ondo State (Owo LGA), where teams are treating patients for Lassa fever and conducting research into improved treatment.

Partnerships : 

In Nigeria, our main partner is the Ministry of Health. However, it is one of the mission’s objectives to identify potential local partners in some of all of our states of intervention.

ALIMA works in consortium with IRC (consortium lead), COOPI and LHI in Katsina state with funds from BHA.

Mission budget : 

Over the past years, ALIMA Nigeria was able to provide life-saving medical assistance to more than 1 million individuals.

ALIMA Nigerian Mission was able to generate more than €10 million in 2023, a significant increase from previous years, thanks to the generosity of our donors. 

The mission had 12 active donors in 2023, enabling the Nigeria mission to expand its operations to encompass two more LGAs in the North West, as well as respond to the government’s appeal for assistance during the diphtheria outbreak in Kano.

Major Donors: Over the years, and particularly in 2023, our major donor has been the European Union, through its Emergency funds, which has allowed us to provide emergency medical assistance to over 240,000 beneficiaries in Borno, Kano, Yobe and Katsina States, as well as support for our Lassa fever research initiatives through the European Commission’s Directorate for Environmental Research and Innovation.

BHA, Unicef, Givewell, CRI, the Eleanor Crook Foundation and others are among the mission’s donors

ALIMA’s teams in Nigeria represent about 25 expatriates and more than 150 national staff.

FUNCTIONAL AND HIERARCHICAL LINKS

• You report to the Head of Mission
• Your technical referent is the Medical Desk referent
• You are the referent of the Deputy Medical Coordinator, the Medical Referent and/or Medical Activity Manager of the project(s)  
• You collaborate with the Field Project Coordinators, Coordination Team

MISSION ET OBJECTIVES

You must define the objectives and technical orientations of the mission, propose strategies consistent with the medical and humanitarian needs of the areas of intervention and provide technical support to all the medical teams of the mission.

TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Analyzes, defines and adjusts the medical objectives of ALIMA projects in the country of mission
   1. Data collection
   2. Analyzes, interprets and defines the medical-operational strategy of the mission
2. Implementation of ALIMA programs
   1. Medical project opening
   2. Contributes to the organization of medical projects
   3. Participates in the pharma management of projects

4. Support for research projects.
5. Monitoring and evaluation of projects

3. Representation and communication
4. Capacity building and team facilitation
5. Team health
6. Implementation of prevention measures against abuse of power, gender-based and sexual violence.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is not specified. Therefore, qualified and interested candidates can “CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION” It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy.

Website:

Official Job Website: https://alima.ngo/en/