Job Openings at Alliance for International Medical Action

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Pharmacy Storekeeper

Job Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 5 months with a possibility of renewal base on availability of funds and performance.

Main Purpose

• Execute the pharmacy/medical warehouse storing activities with focus keeping pharmacy stock above security level and following recommended conditions (temperature, humidity, etc.) under the supervision of the Pharmacy supervisor, and in collaboration with administration and the logistics team.

Accountabilities

• Store medical commodities in accordance with the system in force, in order to ensure continuous availability. This includes:
• Ensuring correct filling of stock cards and all stock movements according to standards.
• Ensuring the labelling of shelves, cold chain, boxes with relevant information: category, code and designation, quarantine, expiry date and items on hold.
• Receive orders and deliveries as well as identify discrepancies and temperature break down against cargo manifest, packing list or other documents and report them.
• Prepare orders (picking and packing) of the different consumption units (departments, wards, other), ensuring the packaging and proper dispatching.
• Report any abnormalities or changes in consumption patterns to the Pharmacy Supervisor.
• Monitor on a daily basis, storage conditions in the warehouse: Make sure all the monitoring devices are functioning properly and report as soon as possible any break down in storage conditions.
• Perform the monitoring of cold chain according to standard and behave in case of any problem according to the contingency plan.
• Ensure the cleanliness of pharmacy premises is achieved in collaboration with the cleaners.
• Inform Pharmacy Supervisor as soon as stock reaches alert limit.
• Carry out or participate in regular inventories including EPREP stock.
• Report missing material/ damage/ robbery as well as soon to expire items.
• Control warehouse access limiting to authorized personnel and ensure doors and other exists are secured.
• Follow up stock levels with regards to alarms thresholds, stock out, expiry dates and drugs to expire in the following 6 months and report it to the pharmacy supervisor.

Requirements
Education:

• Essential, Secondary School. Desirable, medical related studies.

Experience:

• Essential previous experience in similar or relevant positions.
• Desirable previous experience in ALIMA or other NGOs.

Languages:

• Essential mission working language, local language desirable.
• English is mandatory (written, read, spoken)

Knowledge:

• Essential calculation skills, computer literacy (word, excel and internet).

Competences:

• Results oriented, good team player, flexible, committed and accountable.

Application Closing Date: 22nd August, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application Letter and a copy of their Resume to: recruitment@nigeria.alima.ngo using "Pharmacy Storekeeper - Maiduguri" as the subject of the email.

Note

• Applications are processed in the order of arrival and we reserve the right to close the offer before the time initially indicated.
• Only full applications respecting the above-mentioned instructions will be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

2.) Social Science Field Investigator

Job Location: Ondo
Job Type: Full time

Main Activities

• Preparation of the formative study
• Participate in training sessions on the study protocol and the implementation of the research components of WP7
• Discuss with field experts on existing LF community sensitization strategies, including their suggestions for key messages, communication tools (e.g., posters, radio spots, talks), target populations, and other advice for the design and implementation of the community sensitization strategy
• Contribute to the identification and compilation/synthesis of relevant contextual information: socio-cultural context (related to health, infectious diseases, epidemics, and LF in particular); political, historical, epidemic, religious context of Nigeria; community reactions to LF (including national management and treatment guidelines), to clinical 3 trials in general, and to the INTEGRATE trial in particular.
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• This documentation will be from scientific and grey literature, media articles, government documents, participant observation notes, and informal discussions in the field
• Quantitative data collection
• Questionnaire
• Plan data collection work according to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP): 
• Carry out the collection of qualitative data (individual interviews) which will be performed in English or local languages with community leaders and members (sub-sample of questionnaire respondents, n=10/site)
• Take notes after the interviews
• Translate interviews and notes in English if applicable
• Proceed to the transcription of interviews and notes – Manage the storage and transfer of audio and Word files to the study's secure server (Cloud) Iterative analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, and formative study report writing Contribute to the analysis and interpretation of quantitative and qualitative data, and to the drafting of the report on the findings and recommendations of the formative study Throughout the study
• Select potential participants
• Verify informed consent for participation in the study 
• Schedule appointments
• Carry out the collection of quantitative data (i.e., questionnaire) which will be performed in English or local languages with community leaders and members (n=75/site), and enter their responses directly on the study tablet (using software e.g., RedCap or Kobo Collect) Qualitative data collection – individual interviews – Plan data collection work in accordance with the SOP
• Participate in regular meetings, that will be held by the international social science research assistant on a weekly basis at the beginning of the study, then every 2 weeks
• Produce a brief report of the research activities that took place during the week

Skills Required
Education:

• Master’s Degree Degree in Human and Social Sciences (Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology) or in Public Health / Global Health.

Professional experience

• Experience in conducting in-depth semi-structured interviews (mandatory)
• Experience in transcribing interviews (mandatory)
• Ability to communicate in English and the main Nigerian languages spoken in the location of assignment (Owo or Irrua)
• Good writing skills – Proficiency with office tools (Word)
• Experience in quantitative data collection (e.g., survey type) would be an asset
• Experience in implementing and evaluating interventions would be an asset 
• Experience in investigating epidemic diseases such as LF or Ebola would be an asset Technical skills
• Experience with a quantitative data collection tool (e.g. RedCap, Kobo Collect) would be an asset

Attitudes and personal qualities:

• Autonomy
• Respect for the hierarchy
• Team spirit
• Sense of organization and initiative
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good character
• Scientific ethics
• Good interpersonal skills.

Application Closing Date: 18th September

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application Letter and a copy of their Resume to: recruitment@nigeria.alima.ngo using the Job Position as the subject of the email.

3.) Project Coordinator

Job Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Report to (Direct & Functional): Head of Mission
Staff Reporting to him:  3

Mission and Main Activities

• The Project Coordinator is responsible for ALIMA’s operational response to the Project. In close collaboration with the mission coordination team, define and plan the project objectives and priorities, identify the population’s health and humanitarian needs, analyze the context and the humanitarian issues at stake, the risks and constraints and calculate human and financial needs.
• Coordinate, in close collaboration with the Head of Mission, its implementation in order to efficiently ensure the goals as well as to improve the targeted population’s health conditions and humanitarian situation.

Main Role

• Definition and strategic planning
• Program Implementation
  • Project management and monitoring
  • Representation
  • Management of material and financial resources
• Data analysis and reporting
• Team management and leadership
• Security analysis and management
• Implementation of preventive measures against abuse of power, gender-based and sexual violence

Experience and Skills
Training:

• You have a project Management qualification
• You have a medical degree/paramedical qualification or Master’s degree in public health / epidemiology.

Experience:

• You have experience in medical INGO in managing medical projects and supervising a multicultural team
• You demonstrate deep negotiation capacity and are able to develop and maintain an efficient network
• You like to develop strategic vision for new program and supporting a multidisciplinary team in encouraging teamwork

Languages skills:

• A strong command of both spoken and written English is essential for this position; French is an asset.

Conditions

• Duration and type of contract: contract under french law, 6 months, renewable
• Start date: ASAP
• Salary: According to the ALIMA salary scale + recognition of experience + Perdiem

ALIMA pays for:

• Travel expenses between the expatriate's country of origin and the place of assignment
• Accommodation costs
• Medical cover from the first day of the contract to one month after the date of departure from the country of assignment for the employee and his/her dependants
• Evacuation for the employee and his/her dependants

Application Closing Date: 18th September

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