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, IMC 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, IMC rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
Under the supervision of the Regional Coordinator, the Desk Officer will support field operations to successfully plan, design, develop, and implement new program initiatives in the North Central Africa region;
Responsibilities:
• Conduct and supervise needs assessments and feasibility studies;
• Gather and disseminate information relevant for program development and implementation;
• Authorize all programmatic documentation for submission and dissemination;
• Ensure appropriate mechanisms for program monitoring and evaluation, backstopping, and problem solving for field programs, including field visits as necessary;
• Coordinate with other departments in providing general backstopping to country programs;
• Provide administrative support to the Regional Coordinator in management of the Regional Desk;
• Record communication with Country Directors and their management teams for each of the country programs under the Regional Desk;
• Provide administrative support to the response teams conducting emergency assessments and relief activities in the region;
• Maintain donor correspondence files, disseminate relevant information as required by the Regional Coordinator;
• Assist in copy and technical editing of proposals and narrative program reports;
• Assist in development of reporting formats that will meet program requirements and International Medical Corps standards;
• Track success rate of the program activities completed as per implementation plan on a monthly basis;
• Track Program Mid-Term and Final Evaluation process;
• Provide administrative support to field operations, and assist in liaison with other departments gather and disseminate information;
• Circulate regular situation update to interested parties;
• Maintain Unit’s paper and electronic files;
• Contribute to the supportive team environment within the Unit;
• Collect additional data for International Medical Corps internal processes;
• Write biweekly desk reports, quarterly board reports, site descriptions and capability statements for circulation;
Personnel Qualifications:
• Education: Masters Degree in Public Health, Social Work, International Relations, International Affairs or other Relevant Advanced degree;
• Minimum of 5 years relevant working experience, including significant international experience working with/supporting international relief/development programming;
• Background in program management, design, and development;
• Knowledge of USG donor regulations and requirements;
• Experience in Africa desirable;
To officially begin the application process, please visit our website at and complete the online employment application form found under the tab “Work with IMC”. 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
