Information Officer at International Medical Corps

International Medical Corps (IMC) is a global, humanitarian, non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training, relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, non-political, non-sectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide.

Job Title: Information Officer

Description

• The Information Officer is the focal point for developing external and internal progress and situation reports. Working with sector leads, the M&E team, and senior management, the Information Officer supports the development of templates and tools to support efficient internal programmatic and contextual reporting.


• The Information Officer leads the compilation of internal and external reports.


• The Information Officer also represents the organization by participating actively in formal and informal Information Management coordination forums.


• The Information Officer reports to the Emergency Program Coordinator.


• This position is subject to funding.

Responsibilities

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with minimal supervision.

Reporting:

• Draft regularly scheduled internal and external reports/updates on country program/emergency response activities for sharing with International Medical Corps HQ and field-level donor representatives


• Work with the M&E Team and Program Leads to develop internal reporting structure – identifying individuals (data collectors) responsible for providing sector and contextual information.


• Work with the M&E Team and Program Leads to develop internal reporting schedule and templates


• Compile information for situation analysis (security, political, media, from other agencies/actors), regarding humanitarian needs and program activities


• Work with data collectors – including providing training and support and facilitating coordination in gathering and compiling relevant information to produce location, sector or other reports.


• Analyze relevant material from internal and external sources for inclusion in reporting:


• Compile and report out on program updates and activity data in close coordination with M&E officer


• Coordinate with program staff to draft external communication products, including success stories that highlight need and programmatic impact

Coordination & Information Management:

• Contribute to external coordination through NGO and other coordination mechanisms.


• Coordinate with program staff to produce material useful in external communications, for use by HQ Communications, Resource Development, and the field team.


• Assist with and respond to information requests—including ad hoc and donor inquiries in collaboration with program heads


• Facilitate and support information flow, particularly regarding the current status of activities, within the International Medical Corps field team and with HQ


• Work with the M&E Team and Program leads to develop a strategy for collating and storing program information, including but not limited to: situation reports, donor reports, proposals, photos and videos for easy access and retrieval and to support effective knowledge transfer.

Qualifications

• University degree specializing in Development Studies, Communications, Public Health, Public Affairs, Women’s Studies, or other specialties relevant to humanitarian work.


• At least two years of experience with a non-profit or non-governmental organization


• Significant experience writing reports and proposals. (Writing samples required)


• Significant experience researching humanitarian topics utilizing a wide-variety of local and international resources.


• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently


• Flexible, able to cope with stressful situations and frustrations


• Strong experience with Microsoft Excel, including use of formulas and pivot tables.


• Excellent skills with Microsoft Word.


• Excellent English communication skills, particularly writing


• Willingness to travel to other Borno LGAs outside of MMC for up to 2 weeks as required by supervisor.

Location: Maiduguri

Closing Date
23rd December, 2016.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to the “Human Resource Officer, International Medical Corps” via the email: imcnigeriavacancy@gmail.com

Note

• Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted


• Candidates MUST state the position that they are applying for as the subject of their email, otherwise applications will not be considered.


• Application letter and curriculum vitae should be in a single Microsoft Word Document.

Information Officer at International Medical Corps