Coordinator at Médecins du Monde (MdM)

Job description

For Kenya and Somalia the general coordinator work in a triptych with the desk manager at the HQ and the volunteer board delegate in charge of the programme design and follow up.
As general coordinator you are in charge of the country team and of the direct management of the coordinators.

More especially your tasks are to:

• Manage the coordination team; make collaborative management decisions and to be in charge of the quality of the working conditions of the entire mission
• Be responsible for the overall project cycle management in accordance with MdM tools
• Be responsible for overall management of support department, supervising compliance of finance, human resources and logistic procedures to MdM rules and regulations
• Be responsible for the security and safety of people and property for the mission supervision and organisation of the implementation of safety rules and for ensuring that rules are applied. To pass information to desk manager regularly
• Be responsible for raising funds and donors compliance in the field; to guarantee the accomplishment of project objectives defined by the donors is fulfilled and that contractual obligations are respected
• Carry out advocacy and negotiations with the national authorities and other key stakeholders (donors, embassies, UN agencies)
• Be responsible for communication with the head office of MDM
• Be responsible for the quality of the reports on activities and ensures compliance with procedures for the exchange of information and reporting.
  employment condition

Position based in Nairobi with several movements to Somalia to be filled as soon as possible.