Finance Coordinator – Nigeria – M/F

THE ALIMA ASSOCIATION

ALIMA’S ETHOS: 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. Patient First – Patient centered medical care
2. Revolutionizing humanitarian medicine through research
3. Responsibility and freedom: encourage decision-making by those closest to patients
4. Commitment to a dynamic of continuous quality improvement
5. Creating a climate of trust among colleagues
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-based 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 gender and sexual violence, the policy of prevention of corruption and fraud;

– Report any violation of the policies, framework documents and procedures to a superior, a referee

CARING – INNOVATING – TOGETHER:

Since its creation in 2009, ALIMA has treated more than 10 million patients and today deploys its operations in 12 African countries. In 2021 we developed 60 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 357 health facilities (including 45 hospitals and 312 health facilities). Whenever possible We work in partnership with local NGOs 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 currently work for ALIMA. The field teams, as close as possible to the patients, receive their support from the coordination teams generally based in the capitals of the countries of intervention. These receive support from the 4 desk teams and the emergency and opening service team based at the operational headquarters in Dakar, Senegal. The Paris and New York teams are actively working on fundraising as well as representing ALIMA. The rest of the ALIMA Galaxy includes individuals and partner teams who work on behalf of other organizations such as medical NGOs BEFEN, ALERTE Santé, SOS Médecins / KEOOGO, AMCP, research organizations PACCI, INSERM, Universities of Bordeaux or Copenhagen, the NGO Solidarités International and many others.

COUNTRIES WHERE WE WORK IN 2022:

Mali, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Guinea, Sudan, Mauritania, Ethiopia & Ukraine.

THE WORK WE DO

covers: Primary and Secondary Health Care, with a main focus on children and women – including treatment and prevention of acute malnutrition, maternal health, mental health, response to epidemics (Ebola, Cholera, Measles, Dengue, Lassa Fever), surgery, displaced populations, and gender-based violence, Covid 19.

GOVERNANCE:

ALIMA is governed by a Board of Directors of 10 elected positions and 4 co-opted positions from representatives of West African partner NGOs.

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 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. 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.

PROTECTION OF BENEFICIARIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS

Level 3: The incumbent is responsible for the application of HR processes and may be required to conduct field visits. She/he. He/she may therefore be in contact with children and/or vulnerable adults. Therefore, a criminal record check or the presentation of a certificate of good conduct will be required. In situations where the impossibility of providing a criminal record or a certificate of good conduct is established, a declaration of honour will be requested.

MISSION ET OBJECTIVES

Guarantee proper management of ALIMA’s resources in the mission, while managing and supervising the accounting of the mission, following the budgets of the missions, planning and securing the treasury and making the reporting for HQ and the Donors.

TASKS & RESPONSABILITIES

Main tasks:

• The FINCO contribute to the definition of the Strategy of the mission with the Coordination Team
• The FINCO apply, reinforce and supervise the respect of the procedures and tools of Alima in the mission, in order to secure the resources & improve the quality of the management of the missions, in order to allow better operations for our beneficiaries.
• He/She supervises and guarantee a proper accounting for the mission, with SAGA Software.
• He/She defines the procedures of treasury management for the mission to secure the resources of Alima.
• He/She provides to the mission and HQ, a good visibility and risks on budget of the mission, with regular follow-up of the budgets, and consolidate the planning of expenses with the projects & coordination.
• He/She realises the budget propal for Donors and the financial report to Donors, in respect of Donors procedures and ALIMA’s requirements.
• He/She recruits, managed and supervised the finance team of the mission.
• He takes actions for the prevention of Fraud & Corruption and alerts HQ on the risks on resources in the missions.
• He/She manages audits that occurred in the mission and actively participate to HQ audit for what concerns its mission.

EXPERIENCES & COMPETENCES

Experiences:

• University degree in finance, administration, and human resources
• Minimum 5 years’ experiences in Finance management
• Experience in a similar position for at least 1 year.
• Experience with medical international NGO, an asset.
• Team management and supervision skills.
• Knowledge of Donors and experience in Financial Reports.
• Perfect knowledge of MS Office package, especially Excel.
• Knowledge of Saga (Finance software) is appreciated

Qualities required:

• Rigorous, autonomy and organized
• Adapting Capacities and Proactivity
• Ability to work in multicultural context
• Risk Alert, and good communication

Languages:

• English is mandatory
• French is an asset

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