ALIMA, the international medical NGO with a human face, which places at the heart of its model the co-construction of projects and professional paths

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. Improving the quality of our actions
5. Placing trust
6. Collective intelligence
7. Environmental responsability

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 who collaborates 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 gender and sexual violence, the policy of prevention of corruption and fraud;
• Report violations of policies, framework documents and procedures to a supervisor, manager or to a referral agent

CARING – INNOVATING – TOGETHER:

Since its creation in 2009, ALIMA has treated more than 7 million patients. Today ALIMA works in 12 countries in Western and Central Africa. In 2020, we developed 41 humanitarian medical response projects to meet the needs of populations affected by conflict, epidemics and extreme poverty. All of these projects support national health authorities through nearly 357 health structures (including 45 hospitals and 312 health centres). We work in partnership, especially with local NGOs, whenever possible to ensure that our patients benefit from the expertise wherever it is, whether in their country or 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 haemorrhagic viral fevers. ALIMA is also leading operations in response to the covid-19 pandemic across all of our missions.

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 Solidarités International 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.

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

ALIMA in Ukraine

Mission Location: Odessa with regular visit to Mykolaiv

In Ukraine, ALIMA focuses its effort in the South to provide emergency primary health care and support to hospitals in Mykolaiv Oblast and surrounding area. The main objective is to reduce the mortality and suffering among the population affected by the war in this area through 4 axes:

• Reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with chronic disease and communicable diseases among the isolated population in Mykolaiv Oblast
• Reduce mental health burden through psychological care in Mykolaiv Oblast
• Provide care for persons victims of sexual violence and more broadly sexual and reproductive health including access to contraception, safe abortion care, maternity care
• Support hospitals to deliver trauma services and safe delivery, including emergency obstetrical care.e in Mykolaiv City
• Ensuring a rapid response mechanism to delivered health care support to affected population

This posting is for provision of surgical services in a 66 bed district hospital with 2 operating theatres in southern Ukraine, providing general surgical care.

PROTECTION OF BENEFICIARIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS

Level 3: As part of his/her duties, the employee will visit programs and come into contact with children and/or vulnerable adults. Therefore, a criminal record check or a certificate of good character will be required. In situations where a criminal record or character reference is not available, a statement of good character will be required.

FUNCTIONAL AND HIERARCHICAL LINKS

Line Manager:

Line manager: Project coordinator

Functional Responsibility: Medical Referent under the technical supervision of the medical coordinator.

Collaborates with the members of the base and the medical coordinator

MISSION AND MAIN ACTIVITIES

To organize and provide anesthesitic services operations in accordance with standard practice, protocols and hygiene standards, in close collaboration with surgeons and medical staff at this district hospital. To arrange and participate in on-the-job training as requested by hospital staff.

● Carry out preoperative consultations (pre-anaesthetic visit) to assess operative risks in collaboration with the surgeon, provide appropriate information to the patient and decide on the type of anesthetic to be used, in order to guarantee optimal conditions prior to surgery. Perform all surgical anesthetics in a safe and appropriate manner.

● Prepare the required anesthetics, materials and equipment in advance.

● Administer anesthetics and maintain anesthesia in accordance with current hygiene and asepsis regulations.

● Monitor patient parameters throughout the procedure.

● Ensure the transfer of patients to the recovery room and their return to a fully conscious state, and define the analgesic protocol.

● In collaboration with the surgeon, advise on appropriate post-operative care, including critical care, including fluid management, oxygen monitoring, airway management, and physiotherapy and torso mobilization, with particular attention to pain relief during the recovery process.

● Implement and supervise hygiene rules and procedures as well as medical protocols in the operating and recovery room and regarding anesthesia equipment (decontamination, sterilization, storage conditions, etc.) to ensure the safety and protection of patients and staff.

● Supervising the operating theater pharmacy (orders, inventories, expired products) and ensuring that the operating theater register is kept and that consumption and empty vials of narcotics are monitored in order to maintain an adequate stock.

● Ensure the proper functioning and maintenance of equipment in the operating room (oxygen extractor, ventilation, etc.).

● Organize the tasks of the staff under his/her responsibility and participate in other team management activities (recruitment, training, performance appraisal, motivation, internal/external communication, etc.) in order to guarantee adequate resources (staffing, skills and abilities).

● Collaborate with other project departments (respond to emergency requests, intervene to support other departments if necessary, etc.) and participate in any emergency activity or exploratory mission in order to support the overall ALIMA project with his/her expertise and skills.

● Ensure compliance with administrative procedures (completing patient records, forms, statistics, databases, etc.) and develop regular reports covering results, procedures and problematic situations and cases, in order to have correct and up-to-date information regarding daily activity and support decision making.

● To be applicable to the abuse prevention standards.

● Participate in training and awareness-raising sessions

● Contribute to creating and maintaining a nurturing and protective environment for his/her team, community members and partners involved in the project.

Implementation of prevention measures against abuse of power, gender-based and sexual violences:

● Participates in training and awareness-raising sessions

● Implements abuse prevention standards

● Ensures that team members follow training and awareness sessions and apply abuse prevention rules

● Contributes to creating and maintaining a nurturing and protective environment

At the request of his/her hierarchy, he/she may be required to perform tasks not listed in this job profile.

EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS

Training

• Diploma of anesthetist, registration with the Order

Experience

• Experience working with a medical INGO is an asset
• Experience in emergency and degraded security settings highly desirable.
• Experience of working in the humanitarian sector is an advantage
• Previous experience in multicultural teams

Languages spoken by the candidate

• A good command of oral and written English is essential ;
• Russian and Ukrainian are assets

This job description may be amended in line with the activities or evolution of the Mission.

By signing, the employee acknowledges that he/she has read, understood and accepted this document.

CONDITIONS

Contract term:

● Contract term: contract under French law, contract length: 1 month renewable.

● Position to be filled: ASAP

● 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

Organisation Background:

Founded in 2011, the International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO) is an international non-governmental organisation that supports humanitarian aid workers by establishing safety coordination platforms in insecure contexts. INSO provides registered NGOs with a range of free services, including real-time incident tracking, analytical reports, safety-related data and mapping, crisis management support, staff orientations and training.

INSO provides daily support to more than 1000 NGOs operating in 16 of the world’s most insecure countries.

INSO is headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands- the international city of peace and justice.

Nigeria Country Office and presence across Lake Chad Basin

Since registering in Nigeria in 2016, INSO has developed a strong regional approach, supporting NGOs working on the Lake Chad Basin region. The Lake Chad Basin (LCB) coordination is based in Abuja, Nigeria and oversees the operational office in Maiduguri. We also coordinate with our platforms in Cameroon and Niger.

As Safety Advisor- East, you will combine a strong humanitarian and safety background with experience in a similar risk context with a clear understanding of humanitarian safety principles, conflict analysis and a flexible, outgoing personality.

Job Summary

Safety Advisor positions are highly rewarding roles, offering a unique opportunity to work in a close-knit team giving security analysis and advice that is not only some of the best of its kind, but that is also vital to the efforts of the NGO community to deliver aid and assistance to the thousands of people who need it. You will be outgoing and resilient, with the ability to analyse complex security issues and contexts, give sound practical safety and security advice and communicate to an excellent standard of English.

Major Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain an active information network, which includes NGOs, the UN, military forces, and other national and international security actors to obtain credible and relevant safety information.
• Provide NGOs with timely and credible security information and contextual analysis of the local security situation through; daily incident alerts, weekly incident lists and bi-weekly analytical reports.
• Facilitate and lead regional NGO community security roundtables.
• Assist NGOs in developing their own security management capacities by reviewing policy documents, conducting site-security surveys, and assisting in crisis evacuation planning.
• Manage a small office team, including supervision of national staff and oversight of local logistics and administration.
• Effectively represent, promote and protect INSO’s mandate of independence, impartiality and neutrality.
• Support the Deputy Director for Support and the Director in the development of context-specific analysis across the region

Mandatory Requirements:

• Fluency in English (written and spoken).
• Graduate level education or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in insecure/conflict-affected environments.
• Strong writing and proven analytical abilities.
• Demonstrable understanding of humanitarian safety practices and principles

Preferred Characteristics:

• Recent experience in the Lake Chad Basin region – ideally in an NGO safety role or equivalent – and demonstrable understanding of the security dynamics and context.
• Experience with NGO security and/or project management.

Key Personal Competencies

• A good listener
• An effective communicator
• Excellent analyst
• Team player
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• A people manager

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Terms & Conditions: 12-month contract based in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, €4,550 per month salary, 4 days annual leave per calendar month and 7 days of R&R every 2 months with an allowance of €1250 each R&R cycle, housing, global medical coverage (excluding USA) and USD $200,000 AD&D coverage.

INSO’s Safeguarding Policy

INSO is fully committed to safe recruitment, selection and vetting of all potential new staff, trustees and volunteers and we will ensure rigorous compliance with our Code of Conduct and Safeguarding policy throughout the recruitment process.

Organisation Background:

Founded in 2011, the International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO) is an international non-governmental organisation that supports humanitarian aid workers by establishing safety coordination platforms in insecure contexts. INSO provides registered NGOs with a range of free services, including real-time incident tracking, analytical reports, safety-related data and mapping, crisis management support, staff orientations and training.

INSO provides daily support to more than 1000 NGOs operating in 16 of the world’s most insecure countries.

INSO is headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands- the international city of peace and justice.

Nigeria Country Office and presence across Lake Chad Basin

Since registering in Nigeria in 2016, INSO has developed a strong regional approach, supporting NGOs working on the Lake Chad Basin region. The Lake Chad Basin (LCB) coordination is based in Abuja, Nigeria and oversees the operational office in Maiduguri. We also coordinate with our platforms in Cameroon and Niger.

As Safety Advisor- Mobile, you will combine a strong humanitarian and safety background with experience in a similar risk context with a clear understanding of humanitarian safety principles, conflict analysis and a flexible, outgoing personality. This position is based in Maiduguri with travel in Nigeria and potentially to Cameroon.

Job Summary

Safety Advisor positions are highly rewarding roles, offering a unique opportunity to work in a close-knit team giving security analysis and advice that is not only some of the best of its kind, but that is also vital to the efforts of the NGO community to deliver aid and assistance to the thousands of people who need it. Successful candidates will be outgoing and resilient, with the ability to analyse complex security issues and contexts, give sound practical safety and security advice, communicate to an excellent standard of English both verbally and in writing, and above all else share INSO’s commitment to humanitarian principles.

Major Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain an active information network, which includes NGOs, the UN, military forces, and other national and international security actors to obtain credible and relevant safety information.
• Provide NGOs with timely and credible security information and contextual analysis of the local security situation through; daily incident alerts, weekly incident lists and bi-weekly analytical reports.
• Facilitate and lead regional NGO community security roundtables.
• Assist NGOs in developing their own security management capacities by reviewing policy documents, conducting site-security surveys, and assisting in crisis evacuation planning.
• Manage a small office team, including supervision national staff and oversight of local logistics and administration.
• Effectively represent, promote and protect INSO’s mandate of independence, impartiality and neutrality.
• Support the Deputy Director with coverage and the Director in development of context-specific analysis across the region

Mandatory Requirements:

• Fluency in English, strong working knowledge of French.
• Graduate level education or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in insecure/conflict-affected environments.
• Strong writing and proven analytical abilities (proven written/published sample requested).
• Demonstrable understanding of humanitarian safety practices and principles and their application.

Preferred Characteristics:

• Recent experience in Lake Chad Basin region – ideally in an NGO safety role or equivalent – and demonstrable understanding of the security dynamics and context.
• Experience with NGO security and/or project management.

Key Personal Competencies

• A good listener
• An effective communicator
• Excellent analyst
• Team player
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• A people manager

Terms & Conditions: 12-month contract based in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria with, €4,550 per month salary, 4 calendar days annual leave per month and 7 days of R&R every 2 months with an allowance of €1250 each R&R cycle, housing, global medical coverage (excluding USA) and USD $200,000 AD&D coverage.

INSO’s Safeguarding Policy

INSO is fully committed to safe recruitment, selection and vetting of all potential new staff, trustees and volunteers and we will ensure rigorous compliance with our Code of Conduct and Safeguarding policy throughout the recruitment process.

Terms of Reference

CVA in Emergency Training of Trainers Facilitators Guide and Webinar content development

Duration of the consultation : 34 days spread over 8 week period

Tentative Specific dates : 10/09/2022 – 31/10/2022

Place(s) of work : Remote

Collaboration: ACF global Cash Advisor and Global Preparedness Coordinators

1. BACKGROUND

The ACF’s Emergency Readiness and Response Unit (ERRU) strategy is to strengthen the capacity of ACF teams to respond effectively and rapidly to humanitarian needs. The ERRU provides preparedness support to country offices and is increasingly receiving requests for various types of emergency training.

The use of Cash and Voucher Assistance in Emergencies (CVAiE) is rapidly gaining momentum in ACF. Its effectiveness is recognised as a suitable response modality in various countries where ACF works. Thus, over half of ACF – France country offices[1] expressed the need and willingness to use CVA modality in the event of a humanitarian crisis.

Thus, during the last quarter of 2021, ACF developed a CVAiE guideline (handbook and toolbox) that incorporates the preparedness phase into the CVA project cycle. In 2022, the strategy would be to present, disseminate, train and provide technical support to ACF country offices and headquarters team.

2. OBJECTIVE OF THE CONSULTANCY

Through this project, the Emergency Readiness and Response Unit (ERRU) aims to recruit a CVA -consultant for a period of 34 days spread out over 8 weeks to design, develop a webinar content based on the CVAiE handbook as well a develop a Training of Trainers (ToT) facilitators guide.

Objective 1: Creation of webinar content in English and French based on CVAiE guidelines

• Design and Development of webinar content (1h30 presentation)
• Develop a ToT facilitation guide on CVAiE

1. EXPECTED DELIVERABLES

• Webinar contents including facilitator guides are developed in English and French and ready to be implemented.
• A Training of Trainers facilitation guide based on CVAiE handbook in English

1. ACF DOCUMENTS

Theme

Documents made available and to be analysed

ACF CVAiE

• ACF CVAiE guidelines including annexes

Indicative (tentative) agenda

Date

Agenda

Week 1 : ToR review and development of work plan.

Week 2 : Reading of materials and documents provided and discussion of training/ content

Week 3, 4 and 5 : Development of Webinar content and presented to the ERRU team

Week 6 and 7 : ToT Training materials developed and translated in English and French

Week 8 : Presentation on the Webinar content and ToT facilitation guide to ACF ERRU team and global Cash advisor

3. PROVIDED BY THE CONSULTANT

• The consultant will be independent on their own use of information technology tools.
• Extensive experience designing of training content including webinars for the humanitarian and development sector. Having a CVAiE experience will be a plus.

[1] Burkina Faso, Cameroon, CAR, France, Ivory Coast, Myanmar, Pakistan, DRC, Chad, Nepal ( through partners ), Nigeria, Iraq, Yemen, Liberia and Sierra Leone

ALIMA, the international medical NGO with a human face, which places at the heart of its model the co-construction of projects and professional paths

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. Improving the quality of our actions
5. Placing trust
6. Collective intelligence
7. Environmental responsability

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 who collaborates 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 gender and sexual violence, the policy of prevention of corruption and fraud;
• Report violations of policies, framework documents and procedures to a supervisor, manager or to a referral agent

CARING – INNOVATING – TOGETHER:

Since its creation in 2009, ALIMA has treated more than 7 million patients. Today ALIMA works in 12 countries in Western and Central Africa. In 2020, we developed 41 humanitarian medical response projects to meet the needs of populations affected by conflict, epidemics and extreme poverty. All of these projects support national health authorities through nearly 357 health structures (including 45 hospitals and 312 health centres). We work in partnership, especially with local NGOs, whenever possible to ensure that our patients benefit from the expertise wherever it is, whether in their country or 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 haemorrhagic viral fevers. ALIMA is also leading operations in response to the covid-19 pandemic across all of our missions.

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 Solidarités International 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.

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

ALIMA in Ukraine

Mission Location: Odessa with regular visit to Mykolaiv

In Ukraine, ALIMA focuses its effort in the South to provide emergency primary health care and support to hospitals in Mykolaiv Oblast and surrounding area. The main objective is to reduce the mortality and suffering among the population affected by the war in this area through 4 axes:

• Reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with chronic disease and communicable diseases among the isolated population in Mykolaiv Oblast
• Reduce mental health burden through psychological care in Mykolaiv Oblast
• Provide care for persons victims of sexual violence and more broadly sexual and reproductive health including access to contraception, safe abortion care, maternity care
• Support hospitals to deliver trauma services and safe delivery, including emergency obstetrical care.e in Mykolaiv City
• Ensuring a rapid response mechanism to delivered health care support to affected population

This posting is for provision of surgical services in a 66 bed district hospital with 2 operating theatres in southern Ukraine, providing general surgical care.

PROTECTION OF BENEFICIARIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS

Level 3: As part of his/her duties, the employee will visit programs and come into contact with children and/or vulnerable adults. Therefore, a criminal record check or a certificate of good character will be required. In situations where a criminal record or character reference is not available, a statement of good character will be required.

FUNCTIONAL AND HIERARCHICAL LINKS

Line Manager :

– He/she reports to the medical referent of the project under the technical supervision of the medical coordinator.

– He/she works closely with all the staff in the operating theatre and interacts with the doctors and nurses in the emergency, intensive care and surgical departments.

MISSION AND MAIN ACTIVITIES

The surgeon is responsible for the surgical procedures and surgical aftercare, in accordance with WHO standard protocols.

1 – Pre-operative consultation

– Provides surgical consultations.

– Informs the patient about the proposed surgical procedure.

– Gets the patient to sign the authorization to operate.

– Evaluates the surgical risk in collaboration with the anesthetist.

2 – Surgery

– Carry out urgent and scheduled surgery in accordance with the objectives as defined.

– Completes the operative report after each operation.

– Accompanied by a trainee doctor or nurse, he/she shows and technically trains the staff entrusted to him/her.

3 – Post-operative follow-up of patients

– Ensures the correct distribution of patients in the departments according to their different pathologies (infected, non-infected, etc.).

– Ensures visits and counter-visits in the surgical and intensive care unit in collaboration with the doctor or nurse anesthetist and the unit supervisor (at least once a week with the referring doctor, depending on the latter’s availability).

– Carries out postoperative prescriptions relating to his/her specialty in accordance with standard protocols.

– Ensures with the anesthetist that pre- and postoperative prescriptions are properly followed up.

– Ensures the follow-up of surgical cases hospitalized in the surgery and maternity departments.

4 – Hygiene

– Ensures that the hygiene rules concerning the protection of patients and staff are respected (by himself/herself and his/her colleagues).

– Knows what to do in the event of blood exposure accidents.

5 – Data collection

– Ensures, in collaboration with the anesthetist, the collection of quantitative surgical and anesthesia data. Maintains the various registers of the operating theater and the departments under his/her responsibility.

– Participates in the drafting and analysis of morbidity-mortality reports with the anesthetist and the medical referent.

6 – Collaboration with other departments

– Works in close collaboration with the emergency department.

– Intervenes in support of other services if necessary.

7 – Training and other

– In collaboration with the referring doctor, organizes at least 3 theoretical communications for the staff in general, and in particular for the staff previously identified by the project coordination (referring doctor, senior nurse); training projects e.g. surgical techniques, first aid procedures….

– Participates in medical meetings, in particular the perioperative morbidity-mortality meeting.

– In all areas of his/her activity, he/she ensures that medical confidentiality is respected. He/she exercises vigilance and informs his/her manager in the event of medical error.

Implementation of prevention measures against abuse of power, gender-based and sexual violences:

• Participates in training and awareness-raising sessions
• Implements abuse prevention standards
• Ensures that team members follow training and awareness sessions and apply abuse prevention rules
• Contributes to creating and maintaining a nurturing and protective environment

At the request of his/her hierarchy, he/she may be required to perform tasks not listed in this job profile.

EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS

Training

• Medical degree with qualification general surgery, experience in trauma surgery (visceral and orthopaedic) and/or cesarean sections a plus.

Experience

• At least 2-3 years clinical experience post- surgical training
• Experience in wartime context, precarious working conditions.
• Trainer profile to teach young doctors basic surgical skills.
• Experience working with a medical INGO is an asset
• Experience of working in the humanitarian sector is an advantage
• Previous experience in multicultural teams
• Ability to be autonomous and to take up a position quickly
• Ability to analyze and be critical
• Sense of organization and rigor
• Ability to adapt, diplomacy and patience
• Ability to live and work in a precarious environment

Languages spoken by the candidate

• A good command of oral and written English is essential ;
• Russian and Ukrainian are assets

This job description may be amended in line with the activities or evolution of the Mission.

By signing, the employee acknowledges that he/she has read, understood and accepted this document.

CONDITIONS

Contract term:

● Contract term: contract under French law, contract length: 1 month renewable.

● Position to be filled: ASAP

● 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

Location: WARO Senegal, Kenya, Cameroon, Uganda, Bangladesh Contract: 6-month Fixed Term Contract Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply

Purpose of role

The Business Integration Programme team is looking for a new team member to join them for a 6 month period to support their implementation of a new programme. The ideal candidate will have previous experience within an NGO within international development and will gain the opportunity to hone their data management and analytical skills still further.

The Data Governance and Architecture Analyst will support the Senior Data Architecture & Governance Technical Advisor on implementing the data aspects of the programme in line with the BIP Data Roadmap. They will contribute to the successful implementation of key activities prioritised on the programme Data Roadmap in the areas of data governance, data architecture, and related data documentation.

Specifically, they will contribute to the development of the Health Facilities Register, an essential aspect to further develop GIS analysis within Sightsavers.

About the role of Data Governance and Architect Analyst – Health Facilities Register

• Scale up of GIS pilots to all Country Offices where Sightsavers run programmes, working with country offices to create a Register of Health Facilities (at secondary and primary level) following and improving the steps designed in the pilot phase.
• Cover full stage 1 and 2 of the process described in the Annexfor each country, and stage 3 on presenting the results using ArcGis.
• Develop proper documentation for the activities of the GIS Working Group, including the development of the roll out plan for each country, in collaboration with the GIS Working Group and all relevant stakeholders
• Define an operating Model for the BAU phase aimed at keeping Sightsavers Health Facility Register creating a GIS focal point for each country, working with the HIS working group to re-use ideas raised during the pilot.
• Write the related guideline and documentation.
• Contribute to defining the data model underlying the health facilities register, completing the activity implemented to date. The data model should consider all aspects related to spacial analysis (points/surface/polygons)
• Present the result of GIS mapping using ArcGIG
• Maintain a register of potential sources by country.
• Help on maintain and further develop the existing collaboration with WHO
• Evaluate the potentiality to extend the register to other thematic areas such as Inclusive Education and Social Inclusion
• Develop the solution in accordance with the existing spacial analysis expertise already presents in Sightsavers

Data Governance and Architecture support

• Assist the ongoing review of data related business processes r on the production of related documentations, guidelines, power point and diagrams/schema, business Glossary
• Support business owners on the completion of the Data Dictionary and Data Catalogue
• Create documentation related to the Data Governance Framework
• Track and document the data domain business processes.

Knowledge, skills and experience

Essential:

• Tertiary degree or equivalent qualification in a quantitative discipline
• Proven understanding of the international development/not for profit sector
• Working experience using analysis software such as ArcGIS
• Track record of implementing projects across multiple countries working at an international level
• Knowledgeable around the complexities of working across multiple countries and continents in an international development organisation.
• Fluent English and French
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

Desirable:

Post graduate or equivalent qualification in quantitative disciplines

This opportunity is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details.

Interviews are likely to take place mid August 2022. This interview process will be one virtual interview.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is offering a UNOPS International ICA position within the Protection Unit in Yaounde, with possibility of extension in Douala.

UNHCR is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. Every year, millions of men, women and children are forced to flee their homes to escape conflict and persecution. We are in over 125 countries, using our expertise to protect and care for millions.

Title: Protection Officer (RSD)

Duty Station: Yaounde, Cameroon

Duration: 4 months

Contract Type: ICA International Specialist IICA2 (P3 equivalent)

Closing date: 2 August 2022

Start date: as soon as possible

Organisational context

For the past few years, the Cameroon operation has been facing an increasing number of asylum applications in urban areas of Yaoundé and Douala. With limited human resources, this increase in applications could not be absorbed by the UNHCR DSR and Technical Secretariat teams. Verification exercise conducted between December 2020 and May 2021 revealed that 3816 files of 5516 individuals require special attention.

The indicated files are found at different levels of the DSR procedure. In order to operationalize the strategy developed in this respect and thus clear the accumulated backlog, it’s suggested to set up a special team, define a processing timeframe and propose a budget for the implementation of the operation. Asylum applications in urban areas concern people from several countries with majority of asylum seekers from Central African Republic. In view of the socio-political situation that has prevailed in this country for several years, it is recommended that a simplified procedure be applied for Central African asylum seekers. A special profiling form will be developed with details allowing for easy identification of persons with specific needs.

The RSD in urban areas, particularly in Yaounde, is theoretically conducted jointly by UNHCR and the government, but in practice, UNHCR carries out most of the implementation of the registration, first instance interview, review and recognition or rejection procedure. In Douala, on the other hand, UNHCR is in charge of the entire procedure without any interference from the government. The processing operation will be conducted first in Yaounde for a period of 4 months and then in Douala for a maximum period of 10 months. The will a possibility of contract extension to Douala.

The position

The Protection Officer (RSD) is a member of the Protection. Under the direct supervision of the Senior Protection Officer, s/he is responsible for reviewing RSD assessments undertaken by Eligibility Assistant to determine eligibility for refugee status, undertaking country of origin (COI) and other research related to the claim, as required, and drafting RSD assessments, seeking advice from the Senior Protection Officer on complex cases. The Protection Officer (RSD) assists in compiling and analyzing information related to the RSD activities of the operation.

Duties and responsibilities

• Provide legal/procedural advice and support on RSD adjudication issues within the Area of Responsibility (AoR).
• Stay abreast of legal, political, security and other developments relevant to mandate RSD, the protection environment, including developments in relation to national asylum/RSD systems, as applicable.
• Engage relevant national authorities and structures in identifying and expanding opportunities in view of developing or strengthening national asylum/RSD systems.
• Undertake quality review of RSD Assessments in line with UNHCR policies/guidelines related to mandate RSD and endorse RSD decisions as required.
• Conduct interviews and draft RSD Assessments in complex/sensitive cases per relevant standards and guidelines.
• Provide ongoing coaching as well as specialized training on the inclusion criteria; principles/procedures related to exclusion; cancellation/revocation; international humanitarian law; human rights law; interviewing techniques and credibility assessment/establishing the facts; and legal drafting.
• Support revision of the design and implementation of operation-specific SOPs for all aspects of RSD operations in line with relevant standards/policies, including UNHCR’s AGD policy and Forward Plan, ensuring the prioritisation of persons with specific needs if based in a Regional Bureau, provide support to operations on the above.
• Monitor trends and systematically compile statistics related to RSD case processing.
• Contribute to identifying and preventing fraud in RSD through oversight, advice, and guidance to UNHCR personnel, partners and persons of concern.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Advocacy, Information Management and Research:

• Conduct research on country-of-origin information (COI) and legal issues related to RSD and assist in maintaining a local repository of relevant information, guidelines and standards accessible to RSD staff in the operation.
• Ensure that persons of concern, Government authorities and legal partners have accurate information on the RSD procedures, including UNHCR standards, policy and practice.
• Assist in developing and maintaining processes to ensure that persons of concern, Government authorities and partners have accurate information on the RSD procedures, including UNHCR standards, policies and practice.
• Assist in initiatives to advocate with and support Government authorities and legal partners to establish and strengthen fair and efficient RSD procedures and RSD decision-making.
• Assist in evaluating and projecting RSD staffing needs using the RSD Staffing Benchmarks

Essential minimum qualifications and professional experience required

The ideal candidate will have:

Adequate working experience directly with procedures and principles related to adjudicating individual asylum claims in RSD procedures.

In-depth knowledge of International Refugee Law, International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law and ability to apply relevant legal principles in the RSD context, including exclusion decision-making. Thorough knowledge of the “Procedural Standards for RSD under UNHCR’s Mandate” and other guidelines and standards governing UNHCR’s mandate RSD activities. Experience in counselling asylum-seekers and individual case management

(6 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 5 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 4 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree. Experience in refugee law training).

Required Education:

A Master degree International Refugee Law; International Human Rights Law; International Humanitarian Law; International Criminal Law; Social Sciences; or another relevant field.

Languages: Excellent Knowledge of French and another UN working language of the duty station

Location

The successful candidate will be based with the team in Yaounde with possibility of extension in Douala.

Conditions

ICA International Specialist IICA2 (P3 equivalent) Protection Officer is for 4 months in Yaounde, with possibility of extension for 6 months in Douala.