ANTICIPATED POSITION

JOB SUMMARY
International Medical Corps is seeking an Emergency Program Officer position for an anticipated opening in the Middle East region. This position is responsible for identification, technical and financial monitoring, and successful implementation of his/her Emergency Projects. The Emergency Program Officer works closely with respective staff within IMC Operations Department, to ensure the identification and cost- effective, timely and result based management and implementation of Emergency Projects.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identification, development and acquisition of projects
• Coordinate with Ministry of Health (MoH), local government officials, UN agencies (specifically UNHCR, UNOCHA, WHO, WFP, UNICEF) in order to obtain data on population needs, broken down by geographical locations and sector (health, watsan, food, NFIs)
• Coordinate with INGOs on the ground to obtain information of their activities and collecting data /information sharing
• Conduct rapid needs assessment of identified gap area
• Develop projects and/or elaboration of projects in cooperation with partner organizations

• Design and develop IMCs initial emergency response project proposal in liaison with ERT members

• Effective implementation of the Emergency project portfolio

• Draft up contract agreements with partners, auditors, government representatives
• Identification of new national staff candidates, technical assistance and consultants and other resources required for project implementation

• Trouble shooting

• Liaison with partner organizations and institutions

• Support Emergency Team Leader in identifying relevant stakeholders for the Emergency Program (UN, Country Health Teams, NGOs, donor agencies, private sector)
• Develop working relationships with donor agencies and partners

• Coordinate activities with similar activities undertaken by other organizations

• Contribution towards the development and implementation of the IMC mission and strategy

• Participate in working groups, seminars, meetings, etc.with relevance for the Emergency Program as agreed upon with the Emergency Team Leader

• Ensure information flow within the IMC system and participate in internal meetings and working groups

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

• Qualifications:

• A graduate degree from an accredited college or university in International Relations or related field and two years of experience;

• Thorough knowledge of acceptable developing country program and project design criteria;
• Understanding of health and development concepts in developing countries;
• Outstanding organizational skills;
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written;
• Excellent self-motivation skills;
• Experience in effectively dealing with international and headquarters staff. The ability to deal with a broad spectrum of people;
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently;
• Excellent ability to handle multiple tasks and many administrative details in a fast paced and constantly changing environment;
• PC literate, excellent word processing skills. Proficient in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and other general experience with software programs;
• Extremely flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations and frustrations;
• Creativity and the ability to work with limited resources;
• Excellent decision making skills;
• Must work independently under difficult conditions