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Title:              General
Coordinator

Organization: Médecins
du Monde (MdM)

Duty Station: 
Kampala, Uganda

Gross monthly salary: 3041 euros

About US:

For more than 30
years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to
international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations
at home and abroad. It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in
accessing health care 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.

Job Summary:  The General Coordinator  will be responsible for ensuring the delivery
of quality programmes, fundraising and budget management, security and
operations management. You will have a strong additional focus on building and
developing the relationships with national and local authorities and
stakeholders and on establishing procedures.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Supervise the programme implementation
  and the monitoring and evaluation system
• Continue to work on the mission and
  programmes’ registration process with the Government of Uganda authorities
• Be responsible for exploring, designing
  and establishing partnership relations
• Participate in identifying the advocacy
  goals in country and at regional level
• Continuously assess and analyse the
  overall humanitarian situation in Uganda
• Supervise the financial system and the
  design of annual budgets and revised budgets
• Manage and supervise international and
  national staff teams
• Work with the administrative
  coordination team for quality of the human resources and the working
  conditions
• Be responsible for the security of
  people and the implementation of safety rules
• Participate to the different
  coordination meetings and clusters
• Carry out negotiations and maintains
  regular relations with the local authorities and other stakeholders (NGOs,
  donors, embassies)
• Negotiate agreements, work connections,
  MOUs etc. with the local authorities and the possible modifications
• Identify potential new donors and raise
  funds
• Propose and design the modification of
  proposals and potential no cost extension
• Maintain RMs (= a Volunteer MdM Board
  Delegate to the mission) and Desk Officer regularly updated on regular
  basis
• Facilitate media activities in
  coordination with desk and HQ Communication Department

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The ideal candidate must have experience
  in managing emergency and development projects as field coordinator or
  general coordinator
• Experience in working with donors and
  with local partners
• Good experience with administrative and
  registration issues
• Experience in advocacy would be an asset
• Ability to take quick decisions,
  diplomacy
• Capacity to take initiatives, strong
  organizational and management skills
• Good writing and communication skills
• Good knowledge of Office pack
• Interest in politically sensitive
  projects (e.g. abortion, LGBTI rights)
• Languages:
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• French would be an asset
• You are committed to MdM’s values as an
  organisation and motivated by its non-statutory, NFP model.

How to Apply:

All candidates are
encouraged to apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 26^th November 2019

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