Project Medical Referent – SOUTH SUDAN – M/F

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 PRESENTATION

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 responsibility

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 7 million patients and today deploys its operations in 12 African countries. In 2020 we developed 67 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 of 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 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, South Sudan, Sudan, Mauritania.

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 SOUTH SUDAN: ALIMA has been present in South Sudan since 2016. The projects in Raja and Wau in Western Bahr el Ghazal were both closed earlier in 2021 due to the end of the funding cycle for both projects. ALIMA is currently planning a new set-up in South Sudan with new projects following an explo mission in Pibor County Administrative Area. ALIMA is looking for a new coordination team to guarantee the implementation of a new project with new funding as well as revitalize representation and networking with national and local authorities (MOH, RRC, etc.), UN, donors, clusters, NGO Forum, and all other relevant stakeholders.

PROTECTION OF BENEFICIARIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS

Level 3: As part of his/her duties, the incumbent will visit programs and come into contact with children and/or vulnerable adults. Therefore, a criminal record check or a certificate of good conduct will be required. In situations where it is not possible to provide a criminal record or a certificate of good conduct, a declaration of honor will be requested.

FUNCTIONAL AND HIERARCHICAL LINKS

Work Location:

● Location: South Sudan, Pibor County (location confirmation subjected to funding);

● Project: Improvement of access to maternal and child healthcare.

Line Manager:

● Project Coordinator

● Directly line manages SRH Activity Manager, Nurse Activity Manager, and Medical Activity Manager; also collaborates with Logistic and HR managers.

MISSION AND MAIN ACTIVITIES

MEDICAL ACTIVITIES

● In collaboration with the Project Coordinator, analyse the medical context of the project area and suggest areas of intervention in line with ALIMA country policy and strategies;

● Organize and manage the implementation of medical activities in accordance with the proposals and ALIMA and National protocols;

● Coordinate referrals and counter-referrals of patients with Pibor County and outside of Pibor Country;

● Coordinate medical activities among the three activity managers to ensure smooth patient flow across the various disciplines, and that individual efforts contribute to the overall project goal; the conduct of regular medical meetings is implemented;

● Ensure consistent adherence to diagnostic processes, rational use of diagnostic tests;

● Monitor and supervise the management of pharmaceuticals, medical supplies and equipment in maternity;

● Paediatric and PHCs; focusing on consumption tracking, inventory and reporting;

● Conduct training in collaboration with the Pharmacy Manager for any knowledge gap identified;

● Organize in collaboration with the Pharmacy Management, Bio-medical services for deteriorating medical equipment;

● Contribute to national and international medical orders;

● Overall responsible for the management of the project medical data including indicator tracker table, ensure quality data collection at all sites, and update the ALIMA data reporting toll, ensure data collection tools are updated and available at all levels;

● Ensure all ALIMA supported Health Facilities are regularly provided with relevant tools (registers and forms) from the SMOH;

● Contribute to the donor, UN agencies (WHO, UNHCR, UNICEF and UNFPA) and MoH reporting;

● Participate on a monthly basis at the Health Cluster Meeting at the SMOH and prepare minutes with the Project Coordinator;

● Ensure epidemiological surveillance analysis;

● Monitor and ensure in collaboration with the Hospital IPC focal point that IPC measures are enforced and maintained following minimum acceptable standards across ALIMA supported healthcare facilities;

● Ensure that medical confidentiality is respected across ALIMA supported by healthcare facilities, and that all patients are duly informed of their illnesses and treatments;

● Ensure proper maintenance of medical records;

● Provide support to the Maternity In charge in conducting death audit, analysis and reporting in particular on the maternal death in the ward;

● Ensure and promote guaranteed respect and dignity of patients, their families and all employees across ALIMA supported by health care facilities;

● Participate in ALIMA facilitated rapid response mechanism (RRM) training, and will be part of the response team (where necessary) in the event of crisis (outbreaks and displacement).

MANAGEMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL STAFF

● Analyze staff needs based on increased workload and/or knowledge/skill gap, propose the position(s) required in relation to the activity and define the profile(s) of these position(s).

● Organize and facilitate regular team meetings on a regular basis;

● Coordinate channel of communication and the flow of information among the medical team members;

● Participates in the administrative management of the medical team (absence/leave/replacements, etc.);

● Ensure that all ALIMA medical staff in Kadugli are provided with performance objectives that match to the projective objectives, are escorded and evaluated at the end of the period;

● Contribute to the performance and skills assessment of the staff;

● In collaboration with the other senior medical staff, analyze knowledge/skill gaps of the staff, define the needed training in line with the project objectives. facilitate the conduct of the appropriate training to resolve the identified gaps;

● Participate in the training, and coach team members;

● Responsible for project staff health, clearly interpret and implement the ALIMA staff health policy in the project.

REPORTING ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIVITIES

● Participate in the sharing of information within the team;

● Collect information on the medical operation and report it to the Project Coordinator to argue ALIMA field sitrep on a weekly basis;

● Ensures the feedback of daily statistical data;

● Document cases of malfunctions/abnormalities observed, and good practices for analysis and capitalization purposes.

Implementation of preventive measures against abuse of power, gender-based and sexual violence.

● Ensure that his/her team, partners (Ministry of Health) and community members are aware of ALIMA’s AMTSL policy and have access to information (complaint escalation mechanism, focal point…);

● Facilitate and participate in the conduct of AMPS training and awareness sessions for his/her team;

● Apply standards relating to abuse prevention;

● Ensure that team members and partners involved in the project (Ministry of Health, national partners, etc.) attend training and awareness sessions and apply the abuse prevention rules;

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

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

● Medical Doctor Degree;

● Essential minimum 2 years’ experience as a Referent in medical activities Manager;

● Desirable working experience with International medical NGOs in developing countries;

● Working experience in nutritional projects is an asset;

● Desirable: Experience in tropical medicine, or post-registration experience in Public Health;

● Essential computer literacy (word, excel, internet);

● Negotiation skills;

● Strong interpersonal skills, teamwork.

Languages:

● English Speaking, reading, and writing, mandatory. French is an asset;

● Proficiency in a local language is an asset

CONDITIONS

Duration and type of contract: French contract: 6 months

Starting position: ASAP

Salary: according to ALIMA scale + experience + per diem

ALIMA supports:

● travel expenses between the expatriate’s home country and the place of assignment;

● accommodation costs;

● 33 days off per year;

● daily per diem;

● medical coverage from the first day of the contract to one month after the date of departure from the country of assignment for the employee and his/her dependents;

● the break policy every 3 months (for 6 months of the mission);

● evacuation for the employee.