Landlord Relations Manager – Chad – M/F At ALIMA

ALIMA PRESENTATION

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

CARE – INNOVATE – TOGETHER: Since its creation in 2009, ALIMA has treated more than 10 million patients, and is now operating in 12 African countries. In 2022, we have developed more than 60 humanitarian medical response projects to meet 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 nearly 511 health structures (including 47 hospitals and 464 health centers). We work in partnership, in particular with local NGOs, whenever possible in order to improve access and the transfer of skills which ensures the sustainability of our actions for our patients. In addition, to improve the humanitarian response, we are carrying out operational and clinical research projects, in particular to combat malnutrition and viral hemorrhagic fevers.

THE ALIMA TEAM: More than 2,000 people currently work for ALIMA. The field teams, closest to the patients, receive their support from the coordination teams generally based in the capitals of the countries of intervention. These receive support from the 4 desk teams and the emergency and openings service team based at the operational headquarters in Dakar, Senegal. The Paris and New York teams actively work on fundraising as well as representing ALIMA. The rest of the ALIMA Galaxy includes individuals and partner teams who work on behalf of other organizations such as the medical NGOs BEFEN, ALERTE Santé, SOS Médecins, KEOOGO, AMCP-SP, DEMTOU-Humanitaire, the research organizations PAC-CI, Inserm, the Universities of Bordeaux or Copenhagen and many others.

OUR COUNTRIES OF INTERVENTION: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Chad, Ukraine.

OUR PROJECT THEMES: Malnutrition, Maternal Health, Primary Health, Pediatrics, Malaria, Epidemics (Ebola, Cholera, Measles, Coronavirus, Lassa Fever), Research, Hospitalization, Emergencies, Gender-Based Violence, vaccinations, mental health, etc.

CONTEXT

The history of ALIMA programs in CHAD

ALIMA programs in CHAD: Chad is facing a complicated security situation in light of the regular incursions of the former Boko-Haram (current Islamic State in West Africa). ALIMA began its activities in Chad in 2012 in partnership with the Chadian medical NGO Alerte Santé. In 2012, the project implemented in the health district of N’Gouri, in the Lac health region, was implemented with the support of ECHO, UNICEF and WFP. This project continued in 2013 and 2014, during which the emphasis was placed on improving the quality of care, a major challenge in Chad given the difficulties in mobilizing qualified medical skills. In 2015, 6,500 SAM children were treated, including 724 children suffering from medical complications, hospitalized at the UNT of the N’Gouri District Hospital. In addition, a pediatric component was also integrated into AS/Alima’s action in N’gouri, allowing 8,606 children to be treated in pediatric consultations and 419 in hospitalization. Due to the significant deficiencies in the medical field in the Lac region and the worrying nutritional situation (the WHO alert threshold of 2% has been exceeded), ALIMA/AS will continue its action in the 12 health areas of the Ngouri District in 2016. As of 2016, the project in 2016 will treat SAM and MAM children in 12 health areas, to set up a PB-mothers component as well as a wash in Nut component. This volume of activities has continued to increase. Since April 2013, ALIMA/AS has also supported the management of SAM in N’Djamena thanks to the support of ECHO. Before the implementation of this ALIMA/AS project, only the Notre Dame des Apôtres dispensary in the South district offered free treatment for malnutrition in the capital. With two years of activities, the project has shown the extent of the problem of malnutrition in urban areas (in N’Djamena the SAM rate reaches 2.8%). In 2015, the project treated 16,490 SAM children as outpatients, including 3,330 as inpatients at the Chad-China Friendship Hospital. A workshop on the management of severe acute malnutrition in urban areas was also organized. In 2016, the management of MAS in outpatient care in the first 4 UNAs and inpatient care in 1 UNT will continue. In addition, a training center will be set up within the UNT in order to provide training to doctors, nurses, and nutritional agents wishing to strengthen their capacities in the field of MAS management. In these two projects, ALIMA/AS works in collaboration with local and national health authorities and numerous training sessions are organized. In addition to these two regular projects,ALIMA and Alerte Santé also implemented two emergency interventions in 2014 to respond quickly to the influx of refugees and returnees from the Central African Republic. In the Gaoui camp, ALIMA/As provided primary care as well as screening and treatment of SAM, thanks to the support of UNICEF. In addition, community health and water, hygiene and sanitation activities were carried out in the Doyaba camp, with a hospital component for secondary care at the Sarh District Hospital, thanks to the support of the French Embassy. Malnutrition consequently weakens the health of children in addition to exposing them to malaria and diarrhea. In N’Djamena, this results in a high proportion of diarrhea among SAM children admitted to the structures supported by ALIMA and appears to significantly increase the probability of mortality. Given the lack of alternatives to better understand the local epidemiology of diarrheal pathogens, ALIMA is considering the very promising option from 2016-2017 of using qualitative molecular diagnostics through the Biofire system, with the aim of assessing the infectious causes of acute diarrhea in SAM children with complications, thus improving drug prescriptions and therefore the treatment of these patients. A research project is therefore underway within the HATC UNT. Following an assessment conducted by ALIMA teams from April 25 to May 2, 2018 in Bagassola, including a visit to MSF Switzerland mobile clinic sites, highlighting the needs in terms of health and nutrition, the gap in the Liwa health district and the lack of positioning of humanitarian actors who can resume activities, ALIMA proposes to support the Liwa DS in the field of health and nutrition. The objective of the action aims to contribute to the reduction of morbidity and mortality among displaced and indigenous populations in the Liwa health district, through the establishment of a mobile clinic and the medical-nutritional care of children under 5 years old suffering from SAM.This results in a significant proportion of diarrhea among SAM children admitted to ALIMA-supported facilities and appears to significantly increase the probability of mortality. Given the lack of alternatives to better understand the local epidemiology of diarrheal pathogens, ALIMA is considering the very promising option from 2016-2017 of using qualitative molecular diagnostics through the Biofire system, with the aim of assessing the infectious causes of acute diarrhea in SAM children with complications, thus improving drug prescriptions and therefore the treatment of these patients. A research project is therefore underway within the HATC UNT. Following an assessment conducted by ALIMA teams from April 25 to May 2, 2018 in Bagassola, including a visit to MSF Switzerland mobile clinic sites highlighting the needs in terms of health and nutrition, the gap in the Liwa health district and the lack of positioning of humanitarian actors who can resume activities, ALIMA proposes to support the Liwa DS in the field of health and nutrition. The objective of the action is to contribute to the reduction of morbidity and mortality among displaced and indigenous populations in the Liwa health district, through the establishment of a mobile clinic and the medical-nutritional care of children under 5 years old suffering from SAM.This results in a significant proportion of diarrhea among SAM children admitted to ALIMA-supported facilities and appears to significantly increase the probability of mortality. Given the lack of alternatives to better understand the local epidemiology of diarrheal pathogens, ALIMA is considering the very promising option from 2016-2017 of using qualitative molecular diagnostics through the Biofire system, with the aim of assessing the infectious causes of acute diarrhea in SAM children with complications, thus improving drug prescriptions and therefore the treatment of these patients. A research project is therefore underway within the HATC UNT. Following an assessment conducted by ALIMA teams from April 25 to May 2, 2018 in Bagassola, including a visit to MSF Switzerland mobile clinic sites highlighting the needs in terms of health and nutrition, the gap in the Liwa health district and the lack of positioning of humanitarian actors who can resume activities, ALIMA proposes to support the Liwa DS in the field of health and nutrition. The objective of the action is to contribute to the reduction of morbidity and mortality among displaced and indigenous populations in the Liwa health district, through the establishment of a mobile clinic and the medical-nutritional care of children under 5 years old suffering from SAM.

MISSION LOCATION: N’DJAMENA with regular travel to projects

PROTECTION OF BENEFICIARIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS

Level 3: As part of their duties, the position holder will be required to visit programs and be in contact with children and/or vulnerable adults. Consequently, a criminal record check or the presentation of a certificate of good character will be necessary. In situations where it is not possible to provide a criminal record or a certificate of good character, a sworn statement will be requested.

FUNCTIONAL AND HIERARCHICAL LINKS

• Hierarchical Manager : Head of Mission (based in N’Djamena)
• Functional Manager : Landlord Representative – Desk 1 (based in Dakar)

MAIN MISSION

You are under the supervision of the Head of Mission, you are responsible for the implementation of the financing strategy in connection with the ALIMA country action plan.

More specifically, you are responsible for mobilizing funding that will enable the implementation of projects. You maintain regular relations with donors, and conduct an active search for funding. You are the guarantor of the drafting of project proposals and reports to donors. You support the monitoring of donor contractual indicators, in collaboration with the Project Coordinators and the Medical Coordinator.

MAIN ACTIVITIES

1. Define and monitor the country financing strategy

You carry out an analysis of the donor strategy and the availability of funding for the country concerned, in order to maintain a high level of information and understanding of the issues. You identify the funding needs on the mission in collaboration with the coordination team and propose a relevant funding strategy for the mission. You assess the issues and propose the adaptation of the strategy according to the country’s operational action plan. During the mission, you monitor the funding strategy and adapt it according to changing needs. In conjunction with the Head of Mission and the Donor Officer at headquarters, you support the design and implementation of a grant acquisition and resource mobilization strategy.

2. Maintain the relationship with donors

In conjunction with the Head of Mission, you ensure representation with donors and negotiate funding for ALIMA projects. You maintain relationships with donors who finance the projects to ensure regular, high-quality communication. You coordinate donor visits to projects when the security situation allows, with the support of the Head of Mission.

3.Seek funding

In support of the Head of Mission, you conduct an active search for funding and identify new donors to approach in order to ensure good knowledge of ALIMA and the projects implemented by its actors. You conduct active monitoring of the thematic priorities of donors and financing mechanisms in the country. You carry out donor mapping and information collection, and regularly inform the country coordination on this subject. You develop project sheets and brochures to ensure institutional communication throughout the year.

4. Support operational planning in line with donor priorities

You support the Project Coordinators and the coordination team in designing interventions in line with the donors’ strategy. You ensure that interventions are aligned with the thematic and operational priorities of the donors, and that submissions comply with the formats required by the latter.

5. Produce concept notes and project proposals

In order to obtain funding, you are responsible for submitting concept notes and project proposals within the deadlines imposed by donors. You ensure the writing of project documents to respond to opportunities with donors. You are responsible for the quality and compliance of the documents produced.

6. Disseminate key information on donor procedures, financing contracts and support Project coordinators in monitoring contractual requirements

You are responsible for updating the coordination team on donor guidelines. You continually inform the teams of the evolution of donor procedures and requirements. In addition, you support the Project Coordinators in monitoring donor contractual requirements. You monitor operational developments, including budgetary, in order to propose contractual modifications if necessary.

7. Track data to meet reporting requirements

You develop and incorporate solid monitoring and tracking elements into reports in project monitoring tools and therefore participate, with the Data Manager and the Medical Coordinator, in the control and compilation of operational data. You ensure that data tracking tools are updated in connection with financing contracts, and anticipate reporting deadlines to ensure data completeness and quality analysis.

8. Ensure the production of accurate and analytical narrative reports within defined deadlines.

You are responsible for preparing interim and final reports for donors, according to the required reporting formats and rules. You are directly responsible for drafting the documents, based on precise, quantitative and qualitative information capitalized during the year. You establish regular liaison with the Coordinators and project managers and, for the preparation of the reports, make the link between the commitments to the donor and the reality of the projects and the fields. You ensure that deadlines are met and are responsible for the quality of the reports.

9. Ensure contractual management of financing contracts

You are responsible for monitoring financing contracts with donors. You are in direct contact with the donor’s national representatives for contractual management issues. You ensure that you know and comply with the donor’s procedures and that these are known to the rest of the team. For this, you have a common contract monitoring tool that you help to update.

9. Ensure the application of standards in prevention against abuse

You must participate in training and awareness sessions. You apply the standards relating to the prevention of abuse in all the tasks you undertake (eg: adding the theme in reports, project proposals, clause on the prevention of abuse, etc.). You contribute to creating and maintaining a fulfilling and protective environment.

EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS

Training

You hold a Higher Education Diploma, Master’s level or equivalent in (development studies, public health, international relations, project management, etc.), you have professional experience in reporting, design and/or project management of at least one year, as well as field experience. You have a good command of project management tools (project cycle, logical framework, project proposal, reporting, etc.). You are dynamic, autonomous, rigorous. You have excellent analytical, synthesis and writing skills.

LANGUAGES

Excellent written and oral expression in French and English

TERMS

Type of contract : Fixed-term contract under French law with possibility of renewal

Contract duration : 12 months

Salary : According to ALIMA salary scale (level 10) + recognition of experience + Perdiem

Start date : 09/20/2024

ALIMA supports:

• Travel costs between the expatriate’s country of origin and the place of assignment
• Accommodation costs
• Medical coverage from the first day of contract to one month after the departure date from the mission country for the employee and their dependents
• Evacuation for the employee and their beneficiaries.