For more than 40 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations here and abroad. It has continued to bear witness to obstacles that exist in accessing healthcare and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies.

Those working for this independent organisation do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations.

MdM France currently works in 30 countries across all continents to facilitate access to healthcare through 6 political battles:

• Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
• Migration, Exile, Human Rights and Health
• Harm Reduction
• Environment and Health
• Humanitarian Space
• Healthcare systems and rights

CONTEXT

MdM is active in North-East Nigeria since 2016 and opened a base in the North West in 2024. The program is implemented around the main following components:

• Access to primary health care (direct implementation and support to public services)
• Nutrition (severe acute nutrition)
• Gender based violence survivors’ treatment
• Mental health and psychological support

MdM has its coordination office in Abuja and 3 bases in Maiduguri, Damboa and Katsina. The team is composed of 6 expatriates and approximately 200 national staffs.

In the North East, MdM is transiting from direct implementation to health system strenghtening, running directly 2 clinics in Damboa and supporting 4 MoH clinics (2 in Maiduguri and 2 in Damboa). In the North West, a program has been implemented during the second semester of 2024, including a mobile clinic at Niger’s border and support to the MoH structures.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Under the supervision of the deputy general coordinator in charge of programs and in close collaboration with the desk and the coordination team, the grants officer is responsible for quality donors’ proposals and reports writing and organization and ensuring compliance with donors’ requirements in grants management.

You also contribute to the definition of the funding strategy and you are the focal point for the mission communication initiatives / strategies to promote visibility on MdM works.

More specifically, your main responsibilities are the following:

Donor’s proposal management

• Assess suitability and compliance for proposal development
• Provide timelines and action plans and ensure timely submission of project proposals and reports
• Contribute to the search for funding at the field level
• Take the lead in the writing of certain parts of the proposals
• Make sure that all indicators are SMART and targets realistic

Donors and internal reporting

• Ensure good follow-up and compliance with the reporting deadlines and share with relevant departments
• Work in close collaboration with the different departments to prepare kick-off presentations
• Take the lead in the writing of certain parts of the reports and help in the compilation of the different contributions
• Work in close collaboration with the relevant departments, to ensure consistency among the different components of the reports

Donors engagement

• Maintain overview of all donor strategies, requirements, rules and regulations
• Carry out regular donor mapping exercises and identify new funding opportunities
• Maintain a database of current and expected call for proposals
• On request of the general coordinator, approach relevant donors for potential funding
• Support the mission in the organization of external audit or evaluation

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) / Partnership agreements

• Guide the program managers in the writing of needed operational MoU, partnership agreements or amendments
• Ensure smooth communication and collaboration with partners
• Along with the deputy geneneral coordinator, ensure the coordination with the programs officer in HQ in the writing / reviewing / compiling / piloting and signature of such agreements

Team management and capacity building

• Ensure proper induction, capacity building and on the job training to program team members

Communication

• Collaborate with the programs officer to develop new internal communications products for the mission
• Advise implementing partners on donors’ communication and visibility requirements and guidelines
• Support program staff draft or review factsheets, presentations, articles, lessons learned documents, and any other media materials and resources as needed
• Ensure that program communications activities are in line with donors’ communications and visibility guidelines/contractual requirements as well as MdM brand guidelines

PROFILE

• Degree in international cooperation, humanitarian studies, international relations, project management, or another related field
• Minimum 2 years’ experience minimum in a similar position
• Experience in multi-donors’ budgets in humanitarian and development context
• Training and capacity-building experience
• Track record in drafting narrative proposals, reports and amendment notes for institutional donors
• Good knowledge of institutional donors’ cycles and procedures (especially for GFFO/BMZ, ECHO/EU, CDCS and BHA/USAID)
• Solid skills in assessing the quality of documents submitted to donors according to their guidelines and the constraints of the teams
• Capacity to read and understand a donor budget
• Ability to understand the basic/program aspects of a contract
• Excellent organizational skills including time management and ability to meet deadlines
• Flexibility, reactivity and anticipation
• Team spirit
• Able to work and live in a challenging context
• Excellent knowledge of Windows environment (word, excel…)
• Experience with SharePoint
• Languages: English is mandatory (at least C1 level), French is an asset
• You embrace the core values and support the proactive philosophy of Médecins du Monde

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Starting date: As soon as possible
• 6-month contract
• Gross monthly salary: €3,039
• Position based in Abuja, Nigeria (NOT a family position) with regular field visits
• Premium equal to one month salary paid in two instalments – minimum of 6 months seniority required
• Expatriation bonus (10% gross salary per month)
• Transportation cost, vaccines and visas covered
• Accomodation in guesthouse
• 22.5 recovery days per year
• 5 weeks of paid leaves per year
• Health insurance (50% covered by MdM and 50% by the employee)
• Insurance (repatriation…)

Médecins du Monde promotes trainings and internal mobility

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TELEPHONE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Médecins du Monde reserves the right to fill the vacancy before the closing date for applications.

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