THE ALIMA ASSOCIATION

ALIMA’S SPIRIT: ALIMA’s purpose is to save lives and provide care for the most vulnerable populations, without any discrimination based on identity, religion or politics, through actions based on proximity, innovation, and the alliance of organizations and individuals. We act with humanity and impartiality in accordance with universal medical ethics. To gain access to patients, we undertake to act in a neutral and independent manner.

Our CHARTER defines the VALUES and PRINCIPLES of our action:

1. Putting the Patient First
2. Revolutionizing humanitarian medicine
3. Responsibility and freedom
4. Improve the quality of our actions
5. Placing trust
6. Collective intelligence
7. Environmental liability

ALIMA promotes and defends the principles of fundamental human rights. ALIMA has a zero-tolerance approach towards those guilty of acts of gender and sexual violence as well as towards inaction in the face of alleged or proven acts of violence. The protection of those benefiting from and impacted by our intervention is our top priority in everything we do. Everyone collaborating with ALIMA is committed to:

• Respect the charter, the code of conduct, the institutional policies including the policy of protection against abuse of power and sexist and sexual violence, the policy of prevention of corruption and fraud;
• Report any violation of the policies, framework documents and procedures to a superior, to a referent

CARING – INNOVATING – TOGETHER:

Since its creation in 2009, ALIMA has treated more than 13 million patients and today deploys its operations in 12 African countries and extended to support the emergency in Haiti. In 2022 we developed 62 humanitarian medical response projects to meet the needs of populations affected by conflicts, epidemics and extreme poverty. All of these projects are carried out in support to national authorities through nearly 511 health facilities. Whenever possible We work in partnership with local NGO’s to ensure that our patients benefit from the best and most relevant expertise wherever it is, whether within their own country or in the rest of the world. In addition, to improve the humanitarian response, we are carrying out operational and clinical research projects particularly in the field of the fight against malnutrition and viral hemorrhagic fevers.

ALIMA’S TEAM: more than 2000 people are currently working for ALIMA. The field teams, closest to the patients, receive their support from coordination teams generally based in the countries’ capitals. These receive support from the 4 desk teams and the emergency and opening team based at the operational headquarters in Dakar, Senegal. The Paris and New York teams are actively working to raise funds and represent ALIMA. The rest of the ALIMA Galaxy includes individuals and partner teams working on behalf of other organizations such as medical NGOs BEFEN, ALERT Health, SOS Doctors / KEOOGO, AMCP, research organizations PACCI and INSERM, Bordeaux or Copenhagen Universities, the INGO International Solidarity and many others.

COUNTRIES WHERE WE WORK: Mali, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Guinea, Sudan, Mauritania, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Haiti.

THE WORK WE DO covers: Malnutrition, Maternal Health, Primary Health, Paediatrics, Malaria, Epidemics (Ebola, Cholera, Measles, Dengue, Lassa Fever), Hospitalization, Emergencies, Gender Based Violence, Opening / Closing.

ALIMA in NIGERIA

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 paediatric, 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 Karasuwas 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 LGA) to respond to increased nutritional needs. ALIMA is present in the North-West, in Katsina State (Katsina, Batagarawa, Batsari and Kaita LGA) where teams are treating patients for SAM, paediatric diseases, MYCIN and conducting OptiMA research to improved SAM treatment.

Since 2021, ALIMA has been supporting the health facilities and the State Ministry of Health in Katsina State in response to malnutrition emergency by case management, active case detection of SAM cases, patient triage, public awareness campaigns, and reinforcement of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures among health workers in the different hospital structures of Katsina State. As of today, ALIMA is intervening in 18 PHCCs and 2 CHC (2 stabilisation canters) Katsina State to support the response to the SAM management, paediatric consultation, MYCIN and the management of paediatric and SAM cases with medical complications; Conducting the OptiMA clinical research.

In addition to prevention and case management, ALIMA is currently participating in the coordination of OptIMA study to improve the SAM management guideline and optimize PPN use to improve case management and the capacities building of MoH staff and experiences sharing. It is comprehensively documenting and analysing the clinical and biological parameters of these patients who were admitted to the study in Kaita LGA health facilities in Katsina State.

In Ondo State, ALIMA has been supporting the NCDC and the State Ministry of Health with case management, active case detection, patient triage, public awareness campaigns, and reinforcement of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures among health workers in the different hospital structures of Ondo State. In addition to prevention and case management, ALIMA is currently participating in the coordination of several studies to better understand the disease, including an observational cohort study (LASCOPE) to describe the clinical, biological course, management and outcomes of hospitalized patients with a diagnosis of confirmed Lassa fever and a phase II clinical trial (SAFARI) to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Favipiravir.

POST TYPOLOGY

Mission Location: Nigeria, Katsina State, Katsina

Management lines:

• Report to (Direct): Project Coordinator
• Report to (Functional): Log Coordinator
• Staff Reporting to him: 3 (Hospital log, Outreach log and Log Supervisor)

MAIN ACTIVITIES

LOGISTICS MANAGER

The Project Logistic Manager is responsible to define, implement and monitor logistics activities and objectives based on the ALIMA strategic planning, standards and protocols.

This involves the following tasks:

• Responsible to ensure the implementation of support (communications, electricity, transport, IT) and any others logistics activities required to achieve the medical objectives (construction/restoration, solar installation, water & sanitation, cold chain, etc.).
• Responsible to manage and monitor the material resources for the project.
• Responsible of the hygiene IPC and vectors control in the health facilities supported by ALIMA.
• Ensure installations and maintenance of functional office space and lodging facilities in the project in an adequate living condition as well as all the equipment required with a support from the logistics team at the field and from ALIMA Coordination team.
• Lead role in asset inventory, fleet, stock, contracts & follow up, vendors and price lists management of the project.
• Plan and plays a role in supply chain for the Project with the direct support of the Supply Chain Manager of the coordination.
• Responsible to ensure implementation of the technical SOPs, policies of logistics/security procedures in the Project areas/zones according to ALIMA standard Logistics & Security Guidelines.
• Responsible to coordinates, organizes (review PDP, POP, annual leave plan, individual action plan, performance evaluation, training plan), supervises, coach and supports logistics team members’ performance to improve the logistics components of the project.
• Responsible to plan and supervise, in close collaboration with the Project Coordination, the associated processes (recruitment, training, induction, performance evaluation, development of skills and internal / external communication) of the project logistics staff in order to ensure the required performance and achieving goals, shall ensure implementation, manage and monitor the necessary reporting tools for logistics activities.
• Responsible to compiles the quantitative logistics data (Fuel consumption, stocks, distributions) and analyses them before transmission to the project coordinator and the logistics coordinator in monthly reporting.
• Key member in training staff on security (for both local and expat staff) in the field.
• Participate actively in the security memo review and is in charge of the implementation of it when has approved.
• Ensure the security of the building where ALIMA is having activities (office, guest house, store, health facilities etc.)
• Ensure that the mapping of the health facities and the mapping of all wash structures are in place.
• Participate in the development of the project proposal and project budget review.
• Participate in the project procurement plan for all the donors in the project level.
• Ensure weekly/bimonthly and monthly Logistics reports as per ALIMA standards Guidelines.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATION

• Degree/Diploma in Business Administration or Finance, Accounting or any other degree/diploma related to the position requirements
• At least 3 years’ experience in the same position
• Interpersonal skills
• Experience in working in harsh environment
• Experience in working under pressure
• Experience in water & sanitation
• Respect of deadlines
• Remains discreet about the professional and personal life of team members
• High level of Integrity

CONDITIONS

Contract term: contract under French law, 6 months’ renewable.

Salary: depending on experience + per diem

ALIMA pays for:

– travel costs between the expatriate’s country of origin and the mission location

– accommodation costs

– medical cover from the first day of the contract to a month after the date of departure from the mission country for the employee

– evacuation of the employee

Job Title: Regional Finance Controller – Western Africa

Code: SR-00-9404

Duty station: Home based, with regular travels in the countries of operations (up to 51%)

Starting date: 02/09/2024

Contract duration: 12 renewable

Reporting to: Regional Finance Coordinator

Supervision of: N/A

Functional Supervisor: N/A

Type of duty station: Non-family duty station

General context of the project

INTERSOS is a humanitarian organisation founded in 1992, working on the frontlines of crisis situations. In its countries of operation, INTERSOS intervenes to assist the most vulnerable populations affected by conflicts, extreme poverty, natural and manmade disasters in challenging and hard-to-reach areas, where the humanitarian needs continue to be the greatest and where the humanitarian presence is often weak. In such contexts, INTERSOS focuses on providing forcibly displaced populations and host communities with life-saving humanitarian assistance, in the areas of Protection, Health & Nutrition, as well as WASH and Shelter.

INTERSOS operations are guided by its Code of Conduct and by the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence. Every intervention is characterized by the centrality of the human being, the principle from which INTERSOS values descend. Specifically, INTERSOS is borderless, impartial, independent, sensitive to local cultures, attentive to local capacity, professional in solidarity, and transparent. INTERSOS also adheres to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief.

General purpose of the position

The Regional Finance Coordinator will be responsible for the quality of the accounting data. S/he will liaise with the Finance Coordinators at Mission level to verify and validating their output. Among his/her main tasks, the verification of regional accounting data, the consistency and correctness of donor reporting and other relevant operational tasks. The Region to which the incumbent will be assigned is Western Africa, which currently supervises Nigeria, Niger, Tchad, Cameroon, Mali, Burkina Faso and the Regional hub in Dakar (Senegal).

Main responsibilities and tasks

Accounting

• Review and check the accounting Journal of each Mission of the Region;
• Ensure accuracy of Regional accounting;
• Review country office receivables and payables balances to ensure appropriate and timely follow-up;
• Proactively implement the roll-out of the accounting software strategy in the relevant Missions;
• Provide the verified accounting data to HQ within the due deadlines ;
• Verify (and flag, whenever necessary) the correct upload of key grant documents (contract, amendments, financial reports, installments) on IMP;
• Guarantee the presence of the standard financial documents (bank statements, bank/cash reconciliation, cash counting) relating to the monthly accounting closure;
• Ensure Senior Management staff is aware of financial, accounting, and administrative issues that may impact country offices’ performance.

Donor Reporting

• Review financial reports before submission to the donors;
• Review and finalize closeouts for grants.

Operational tasks

• Temporary replacement (max 30 days) of the vacant position of Finance Coordinators of the assigned Region in case of unavailability of Roving Finance officers;
• Move to the Country office for technical induction of new deployed Finance Coordinators;

Staff Management

• Provide on-going advice and consultancy on financial and accounting issues to the Finance Coordinators.
• Following the Regional Finance Coordinator’s proposals, ensuring continuous efforts to train Finance Coordinators on accounting and reporting procedures, to increase the general quality of the accounting database across the Missions

Required profile and experience

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).

Professional Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of similar experience in accounting related job with supervisory or managerial role.
• Proven experience in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis.
• Experience in regional positions is a plus

Professional Requirements

• Previous use of double-entry accounting software
• Proficiency in MS Excel
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Attitude to capacity building and constant feedback provision.

Languages

• English and French languages are mandatory

Personal requirements

• Committed to INTERSOS principles
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, flexibility

Purpose of the Role

The International Communications Coordinator is responsible for strategy design and implementation within an engagement framework and in line with global, campaign and organisational engagement strategies. The coordinator acts as a bridge between Greenpeace Africa (GPAF) core teams, advising on strategy and coordinating with relevant National and Regional Offices (NROs), on outputs and materials.

Main duties

Strategy development

• Work with the Director of Communication in development of the GPAF communication strategy.
• Contribute to the development of an overarching communications strategy for GPAF.
• Coordinate release strategies, production and sign-off on all communication with relevant NROs.
• Guide and enable the various cluster communications teams.
• Ensure the global communications vision is translated in the African context.
• Coordinate discussions, encouraging collaboration with partners.

Strategic Communications Input

• Co-develop the release strategy for key campaign outputs in close collaboration with the core team.
• Frequently explore the potential of an application for a Greenpeace global spotlight.
• Provide communications support to major global campaigns.

Implementation

• Plan, design, implement and monitor a comprehensive communication strategy for GPAF.
• Coordinate and execute cohesive, creative and effective communications strategies.
• Identify opportunities for proactive and reactive media work.
• Build and maintain relationships with traditional and new media. Maintain a media contact database.
• Work with agencies, designers and vendors to produce content, creative tools and databases for effective communications.

Internal leadership

• Build capacities through training on strategic communications and running successful communications campaigns.
• Act as liaison within communications, fostering and collaborating with communications specialists to devise cohesive strategies, plans and campaigns.

Budgeting

• Contribute to budget forecast and expenses follow-up with the Project Leader.
• Ensure materials are developed on time & on budget (e.g. reports, IPRs, Q&As, briefings etc.).

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Carry out proper evaluation of communications impact.
• Input is provided to the campaign team on the effectiveness of past communications.
• Expert advice on ways to improve campaign communications in the future is shared with the campaign team.
• Responsible for recurrent and adhoc reporting to other GPAF functions / departments

Content development and editing

• Regularly provide content for the digital team and provide editorial support in digital content creation.
• Provide input from the global campaign context to GPAF publications.
• Provide editorial support in the publication of any office.

Engagement integration

• Encourage functional integration among Greenpeace International (GPI), GPAF and other key National Regional Offices (NROs)

Qualifications and Experience

• Post graduate qualifications in communications, media studies, journalism, or related areas.
• At least 7 years’ experience in media, development journalism, communication, and strong experience in all aspects of communications and lobbying.
• Experience in project management
• Fluency in French and English languages both in writing and speaking
• Experience in working with complex teams and dealing with diversity

Greenpeace Africa is an equal opportunity organisation committed to achieving diversity within its workforce, irrespective of gender, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, culture, religious and ethnic background.

Introduction

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity for a brighter future. We work in conflict-affected areas, along the displacement routes, and in the countries where refugees settle. In cooperation with local communities, we strive for responsible and sustainable solutions. We work toward successful integration and – whenever possible – for the fulfillment of the

wish to return home.

1. Context

DRC Cameroon began its operations in Cameroon in 2018 responding to the humanitarian needs of refugees from Central African Republic (CAR) and vulnerable Cameroonians in the Adamawa region. Currently, DRC operates a regional office in Meiganga and two sub-offices in Djohong (Adamawa region) and Garoua-Boulai (East region). Interventions focus on finding durable solutions for the most vulnerable, using the holistic graduation approach to improve both protection and economic recovery. subsequently, in late 2018, DRC started its activities in the South-West region of Cameroon in late 201 to respond to the needs of forcibly displaced people in the context of the Anglophone crisis, starting humanitarian activities in January 2019. DRC operates in the divisions of Meme, Fako, Kupe-Manenguba and Ndian with an office in Buea and a sub-base in Kumba. Programming focuses on rural and hard-to-reach areas to meet people’s basic needs for food, shelter, and NFI, while improving the protection environment and providing income-generating opportunities.

In 2023, DRC expanded its activities to the Far North of Cameroon to provide a protection, positive peace, governance, and economic resilience response to the multidimensional and interconnected crises affecting the region.

2. Purpose

Based in Yaounde, the Finance Trainee will be under the supervision and authority of the Head of Support Services. He/she will work closely with the support and program teams in yaounde and in the field offices to ensure compliance with the organization’s internal procedures.

More specifically, he/she will provide expertise and technical support to the various operational bases, particularly in terms of monitoring the P2P module of the Dynamics platform, ensuring compliance and harmonization of financial procedures, and internal control. He/she will support senior management with any specific requests from the DRC Headquarters, Cameroon authorities, or donors. He/she will provide specific support for budget monitoring projects, including the Master Budget and for the project cycle management implementation. This position also requires a full professional proficiency in French and English language.

3. Duties and Responsibilities

The main responsibilities and expectations for this position are:

• Participate in budget monitoring of projects implemented in the Cameroon through document control, financial, and operational monitoring. Participate in the audit process.
• Support the support teams, particularly Finance in Cameroon, in monitoring expenses of the Procure To Pay module of Dynamics.
• Participate in the proper cleanup of balance sheet accounts and support the monthly and annual accounting closing process.
• Minimize financial risks by ensuring that DRC procedures and policies, as predefined in DRC’s operational manuals and other regional/headquarters instructions, are strictly followed through an effective internal control system.
• Ensure that financial regulations, procedures, and documentation requirements are met in DRC Cameroon operations. This is done by continuously checking the completeness and robustness of the procedures in place and proposing corrective actions to improve their efficiency.
• In close cooperation with the managers in the geographical area, strengthen existing financial management and control procedures and systems in accordance with DRC’s Operations Manual guidelines and donor requirements.
• Participate in audits and help timely deliver all required documentation for financial audits in collaboration with country office staff, the regional office, and headquarters.
• Follow new procedures and directives circulated by country management, the support services manager, the regional office, and headquarters.
• Additionally, the Finance Trainee may be asked to assume other tasks and work at the request of the Head of Support Services.

4. Required Qualifications

• Proven and significant knowledge of financial management information and systems.
• Knowledge of accounting and financial management software (SAGE, Dynamics, NAVISION, SAGA, etc.).
• Excellent mastery of Microsoft Office 365 suite.
• Excellent Excel skills.
• Excellent analytical and reporting skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work under pressure and in stressful conditions.
• Excellent communication skills in French and English.

Please note that:

• Previous experience with DRC is an advantage.
• Good working knowledge of projects funded by the European Union, ECHO, USAID, and/or DANIDA is an advantage.
• Previous experience working in an ERP system is an advantage.
• Demonstrated exceptional career track record is an advantage.

5. Required Skills & Qualities

• Core Competencies of DRC:
  • Striving for excellence
  • Collaboration
  • Taking the lead
  • Communication
  • Demonstrating Integrity
• Ability to work in a multinational and multicultural environment.
• Excellent writing, proof-reading, and communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Strong ability to adapt, take initiative and work in a multicultural environment.
• Interest for humanitarian sector and donor’s environment.
• Listening, analytical and synthesis skills.
• Excellent communication skills, as well as patience and politeness.
• Exemplary sense of ethics in the workplace.

6. General Regulations

• The employee shall follow DRC instructions on safety, confidentiality, and ethical guidelines, including the Code of Conduct and the Humanitarian Accountability Framework
• Employees should not engage in any other paid activity during the DRC contract period without prior authorization.
• Employee should not engage in any activity that could harm DRC or the implementation of any project during the DRC contract period.
• Employee should not give interviews to the media or publish project-related photos or other material without prior authorization.
• Employee shall return all borrowed equipment for the project to DRC after the end of the contract period or upon request.