Administrative and Financial Coordinator for the INI Project – Dakar Headquarters – M/F At ALIMA

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ALIMA PRESENTATION

THE ALIMA SPIRIT: ALIMA’s mission is to save lives and provide care to the most vulnerable populations, without any discrimination based on identity, religion, or politics, through actions grounded in proximity, innovation, and partnerships between organizations and individuals. We act with humanity, impartiality, and in accordance with universal medical ethics. To reach patients, we are committed to intervening in a neutral and independent manner.

The values ​​and principles guiding our actions, as outlined in our Charter:

  • The patient first
  • Revolutionizing humanitarian medicine
  • Responsibility and freedom
  • Improving the quality of our actions
  • Trust
  • L’intelligence collective
  • Environmental responsibility

ALIMA promotes and defends fundamental human rights principles. ALIMA has a zero-tolerance policy towards those guilty of gender-based and sexual violence, as well as towards inaction in the face of alleged or proven acts of violence. The protection of those benefiting from and impacted by our work is our top priority in everything we do. Everyone collaborating with ALIMA commits to:

  • Respect the charter, the code of conduct, institutional policies including the policy for protection against abuse of power and gender-based and sexual violence, the policy for the prevention of corruption and fraud;
  • Report any violation of policies, framework documents and procedures to a superior, a supervisor, a referent, a referent.

HEALING – INNOVATING – TOGETHER: Since its creation in 2009, ALIMA has reached more than 18 million beneficiaries in 15 countries, primarily in Africa. In 2024, we developed 59 humanitarian medical response projects to address the needs of populations affected by conflict, epidemics, and extreme poverty. All of these projects are carried out in support of national health authorities through healthcare facilities (including hospitals and health centers). Our work stems from a constant adaptation to the realities on the ground and advances in medicine. In 2024, ALIMA reached 5.9 million beneficiaries. We work in partnership, particularly with local NGOs, whenever possible to ensure that our patients benefit from expertise wherever it is found, whether in their own country or elsewhere in the world. Furthermore, to improve the humanitarian response, we are conducting operational and clinical research projects, particularly in the area of ​​combating malnutrition and viral hemorrhagic fevers.

THE ALIMA TEAM: More than 2,000 people currently work for ALIMA. The field teams, working closest to patients, receive support from the coordination teams, generally based in the capital cities of the countries where they operate. These teams are supported by the four desk teams and the emergency and openings team based at the operational headquarters in Dakar, Senegal. The teams in Paris and New York actively work on fundraising and representing ALIMA. The rest of the ALIMA network includes individuals and partner teams working for other organizations such as the medical NGOs BEFEN, ALERTE Santé, SOS Médecins/KEOOGO, and AMCP; the research organizations PACCI, INSERM, and INRB; the Universities of Bordeaux and Copenhagen; the NGO Solidarités International; and many others.

OUR PROJECT THEMES: Malnutrition, Sexual and reproductive health including gender-based violence, Primary and secondary health, surgery, pediatric care, deadly diseases such as Malaria, ARI, Diarrhea, Epidemics (Hemorrhagic fevers, meningitis, Cholera, Measles, Dengue, Covid-19).

OUR COUNTRIES OF INTERVENTION: Mali, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Haiti, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Guinea, South Sudan, Senegal, Mauritania and Sudan.

INV Project

The Nutrition-Vaccination Integration (NVI) project , to be implemented in two countries, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger, over a period of three years, aims to simultaneously address two of the leading causes of infant mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: malnutrition and infectious diseases. These two problems are mutually reinforcing: malnutrition increases vulnerability to infections, while infectious diseases worsen children’s nutritional status, creating a vicious cycle that jeopardizes their survival and development.

To break this cycle, the INV approach integrates the distribution of small-quantity lipid nutritional supplements (SQ-LNS) into routine immunization services for children aged 6 to 23 months. This strategy simultaneously strengthens child nutrition, improves immunization coverage, and reduces mortality through a single delivery platform that is more accessible to families.

SQ-LNS are ready-to-use nutritional supplements with widely demonstrated efficacy. They help reduce infant mortality, anemia, wasting, stunting, and developmental delays. Their use is recommended by the World Health Organization in food-insecure contexts.

The INV approach also draws on encouraging results from trials conducted in Africa. The NutriVax study in Nigeria showed that combining SQ-LNS with routine immunization significantly increased measles vaccination coverage and reduced the number of children who received no vaccine (zero-dose). Promising results are also being observed in ongoing trials in Chad and Niger.

In this context, the Gates Foundation is supporting this new project to scale up the Integrated Nutrition and Immunization (INV) strategy in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger to assess the impact of this integrated approach on immunization coverage and children’s health. The project assists governments in implementing integrated delivery models, tailored to national priorities, to sustainably strengthen nutrition and immunization programs and improve the survival and development of young children.

The overall objective is to reduce infant mortality and morbidity by integrating nutrition and vaccination activities in order to improve vaccination coverage and the nutritional status of children aged 6 to 18 months.

The specific objectives are as follows:

  • The joint administration of the SQ-LNS strategy and routine vaccinations in order to achieve a dual impact on health: a reduction in malnutrition and an increase in vaccination coverage.
  • To establish a scalable operational and financial model that can be replicated in other regions
  • Strengthen government ownership and co-financing to enable expansion without support from external actors.
  • Develop a roadmap for the local or regional production of SQ-LNS

This program aims to reach approximately 175,000 children (in total) over three years in Niger and 185,000 children in the DRC.

JOB LOCATION: Based in Dakar, Senegal with regular visits to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger (2/3 times per year).

FUNCTIONAL AND HIERARCHICAL LINKS

  • He reports managerially to the INI Project Manager and functionally to the Finance Officer of Desk 1.
  • He works with all members of Desk 1 and collaborates with headquarters departments and country financial coordinators

MISSION AND MAIN ACTIVITIES

The financial coordinator will have overall supervision of the budgetary, financial, and accounting aspects of the INI project in the various countries of intervention and at the general project coordination level. They are responsible for the overall financial balance of the project, for accounting compliance with ALIMA procedures, and for ensuring compliance with donor procedures.

Responsible for preparing the INI project budgets:

  • Conduct on-site assessment visits to co-develop budgets and budget revisions
  • Overall budget consolidation consistent with the respective constraints of each partner and the landlord
  • Responsible for the ongoing monitoring of the project’s financial, accounting, and budgetary management
  • Responsible for maintaining accurate project accounting records
  • Regular communication with country teams, coordination with headquarters, in particular Desk 1, regarding the status of budget monitoring

Budget analysis and monitoring:

  • Continuous monitoring of financial, accounting and budgetary management with the main objective of providing budgetary visibility to all partners
  • Carry out and communicate risk analyses of overconsumption or underconsumption.
  • Prepare budgets for Modification Requests (MRs) for the landlord

Promote collaboration and financial coordination with Desk 1 and the donor:

  • Planning and conducting regular missions to different countries to ensure continuous oversight of the financial aspects of the INI project
  • Participation in the development of the MoUs with partners
  • Consolidated accounting and financial reporting for all funds (DRC, Niger, Dakar) to the donor within the required deadlines.
  • Prepare for and support any audits or inspections.
  • Implementation and ensuring compliance of the project’s financial management with the
  • procedures required by the landlord

Additional support mission for Desk 1

  • In addition to his main responsibilities related to the financial management of the Gates INI project, covering ALIMA missions in DRC and Niger, the Financial Coordinator may be asked to provide occasional financial support to other Desk 1 missions, under the supervision of the Desk 1 Finance Officer.
  • This support may cover the entire financial management cycle of projects, including: budget preparation and monitoring as well as financial projections, analysis of consumption and budget variances, cash flow monitoring, analysis of monthly and annual accounting packages, financial reporting to donors, preparation and follow-up of audits as well as support for the implementation and compliance with ALIMA’s financial procedures.
  • He may also contribute, as needed by the Desk, to cross-functional financial analyses, procedure reviews, ad hoc support for the Finance teams of missions, support during the start-up or closing phases of projects, as well as any other activity related to the financial management of projects.
  • These interventions will be planned in consultation with the Finance Desk 1 Referent, ensuring that the responsibilities and deadlines related to the Gates INI project are preserved as a priority.

EXPERIENCE ET COMPETENCES

Experience

  • Master’s degree (Bac+5) in finance or equivalent qualification;
  • Demonstrated experience in a similar or equivalent position of at least 5 years;
  • Similar experience in financial coordination on a multi-country project;
  • Experience in an international organization or NGO is a plus;
  • Experience in a medical NGO is a plus;
  • Technical skills
  • Knowledge of the procedures of international donors/Foundations such as Gates, GIVEWELL, CRI, ECHO, UNICEF, WHO, WFP, CDCS, AFD, STARTFUND, SRF;

Required qualities

  • Essential computer skills (Word, Excel and Internet);
  • Knowledge of ALIMA financial software is desirable (SAGA, ODOO);
  • Ability to work in a team;
  • Ability to work in a team within multicultural contexts
  • Rigour and respect for deadlines.
  • Analytical and synthesis skills
  • Organizational skills, autonomy

LANGUAGES

  • Fluent English and French essential

CONDITIONS

Contract duration: 18-month renewable contract under Senegalese law, with a 3-month probationary period renewable once.

Start date: September 2026

Salary: according to the salary scale in effect at the Dakar Headquarters.

Extra-contractual benefits:

  • Five weeks of paid leave per year and a system of compensatory time off for business trips
  • Supplementary health coverage and evacuation provided by ALIMA for the employee and their dependents.

How to apply

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter online.

Applications are processed in the order they are received. ALIMA reserves the right to close the offer before the initially indicated deadline if an application is successful.

Only complete applications (CV in PDF format + Cover Letter) will be considered.

Applications from women are strongly encouraged.

Application link: http://alliance.alima.ngo/jobs/coordinateur-administratif-et-financier-projet-ini-siege-dakar-hf-522?utm_campaign=Job+Campaign&utm_medium=Website&utm_source=CSUD