Working under the supervision of the Regional Coordinator (RC) and within the Regional Team assist to coordinate International Medical Corps’ emergency relief and development activities and program design and development for the country programs within the regional portfolio, the Desk Officer supports field-based teams and provides guidance to International Medical Corps field staff from its Washington, DC offices with frequent trips to the field. Additionally, the Desk Officer represents and advocates for International Medical Corps’ programs to partners in the international development community, donors and government representatives.
Major Responsibilities
•Work within the Regional Team to assist the team members to provide financial, program development, fund raising, recruitment and technical oversight, input and supervision;
•Work with members of other International Medical Corps departments who are not assigned to the Regional Team but who provide programming, logistical, legal, security, human resource and communication oversight, input and/or supervision, including International Medical Corps-UK.
•Backstop the daily operations of the country programs to ensure continuity through appropriate response to context changes, mission, program, and beneficiary needs, donor positioning, lessons learned, and best practices;
•Facilitate compliance with internal and external regulations, all applicable laws, and contractual obligations;
•Manage timely and proper reports (internal, financial, donor, special and other) and their flow within and without International Medical Corps including International Medical Corps-UK including review, analysis, and compliance with deadlines;
•Act as liaison for the country programs with International Medical Corps internal departments, disseminating information in a timely manner and facilitating support from other units;
•Perform regular program evaluation to ensure that objectives are being achieved and quality is maintained;
•Assist in developing and implementing regional and country strategies; provide feedback on identified country program directions;
•Coordinate communications between all International Medical Corps departments, including headquarters offices and the field; maintain open lines of communication with field staff ensuring that country programs are properly briefed on International Medical Corps’s mission, goals, and capacity;
•Assist in new program and new mission start-up as appropriate.
•Assist in the proposal process, which may include proposal writing, editing and proofreading, coordination of International Medical Corps departments, technical input, preparation for submission, submission, following through the approval process, and assisting in start-up activities;
•Visit the country missions regularly for management and operational assessment; Coordinate visits to the mission by Regional Team members and others;
•Maintain substantial relationships with donors and partners (governmental, NGO, and companies) both current and potential.
Qualifications:
•Bachelors Degree in Public Health, Social Work, International Relations, International Affairs or other relevant advanced degree;
•Minimum of 2 years international experience in the Middle East, Afghanistan or Pakistan;
•Background in program management, design, development and/or reporting with strong writing skills;
•Excellent written and oral communication skilss;
•Knowledge of USG/EU/UN donor regulations and development preferred;
•Knowledge/ability to travel extensively to the field;
•Middle East or Central Asia languages is desirable.
