Field Coordinator

Job Description

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.

Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in areas worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at high risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

The Field Coordinator will have direct responsibility for activity at their particular site, supervision of local staff under their direction. The Field Coordinator is also responsible for the requisition of supplies, inventories, and financial record keeping for the site.

Responsibilities:

1. Acts as the IMC liaison to local officials and other NGO officials in their area.
2. Oversee security management for IMC programs at Site. Responsible for security and safety of staff and management of local security staff
3. Manage staff activities and movements.
4. Work with various programmatic and operational staff to ensure field Office receive the appropriate level of logistical, technical, financial, managerial and administrative support to carry out activities.
5. Ensure that IMC complies with national labor laws.
6. Ensure proper administrative and human resource policies and procedures are in place.
7. Ensure IMC finance and logistics policies and procedures are implemented and adhered to, with the assistance of the Admin/Finance Director and Logistics/Security Officer.
8. Evaluate and strengthen national staff capacity and make recommendations.
9. Assist in the development and provision of orientations for newly arrived national and international staff to the field site.
10. Work closely with Program Coordinators to identify and assess possible new geographic project locations
11. Compile reports for IMC Country office on all activities, project status and program direction.
12. Provide leadership in taking a constructive team approach to solving problems.
13. Responsible for and work to improve overall team atmosphere and team building relationships.
14. Ensure all IMC facilities in the field are well maintained and equipped.
15. Work closely with Program Coordinators for effective implementation of IMC programs and projects.
16. Other areas of responsibility as assigned by the Country Director.

Qualifications:

1. College or university degree preferred.
2. Experience in overseas program at the Site Manager level.
3. Three years of experience required, of which 1 year should be in a developing or resource deprived Country.
4. The ability to multi-task
5. Excellent decision making skills.
6. Extremely flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations and frustrations.
7. Ability to relate to and motivate local staff effectively.
8. Creativity, common sense and the ability to work with limited resources.
9. Ability to write reports and procedure manuals
10. PC Literate.

Language Skills:

• 1. Ability to read, analyze and interpret, technical and non-technical English language documents and manuals.
• 2. Ability to write reports, and manuals.
• 3. Ability to effectively present information and respond appropriately to questions from senior managers in the field and HQ, counterparts, senior government and rebel leaders and other related regional players
• 4. Fluent in English and French

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

To officially begin the application process, please visit our website at and complete the online employment application form found under the tab “Work with International Medical Corps”. Please reference Devex.

After you have submitted your on-line application, you can also e-mail the recruiter, May Marconet, directly so that your application can be reviewed immediately. The e-mail address is