Position Title:  Program Support Officer 

Reports to: Program Manager 

Location: Based in Sana’a with travel to IMC Yemen field sites

 

About International Medical Corps

 

International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. 

 

Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

 

Context and Background 

 

International Medical Corps is anticipating funding for an emergency assistance project that will start in January. Through the Emergency Assistance to Vulnerable Populations in Yemen project, IMC will address health concerns and immediate malnutrition as well as underlying causes. Integration of health services and nutrition and hygiene interventions will be addressed in order to achieve maximum impact. Health activities will focus on building the capacity of the primary health care system to provide sustainable maternal and child health services as well as institutionalizing the WHO program on Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI). Nutrition sector activities will focus on implementing a community based management of acute malnutrition program that includes the establishment of stabilization centers, outpatient therapeutic programs, management of moderate acute malnutrition, and community mobilization. WASH sector activities will focus on hygiene promotion, and health promotion/prevention for reduced transmission of major communicable diseases.

 

Primary Responsibilities of this position:

 

• Provide general support to the program in Yemen, including updating project grants files and developing materials about country programs as needed.

• Conduct research and assist in the drafting, editing, formatting, and packaging of key program documents for submission to donors, including program reports, proposals, and concept notes; 

• Support program assessments and survey and assist in strengthening the internal M&E systems through data entry and analysis and other activities as needed.

• Assist in setting up and supporting program-related meetings as necessary (e.g., health coordination conferences, program development meetings, cluster meetings, etc.).

• Assist in providing any information required to answer questionnaires by different sources.

• Prepare content for promotional and fundraising tools, such as brochures, newsletters, annual reports, and other advertising documents describing IMC activities for publicity purposes.

• Follow IMC established policies and procedures, support the successful implementation of program objectives, and provide initiatives aimed at continually improving the quality and performance of IMC-Yemen programs.

• Perform any other task as assigned by immediate supervisor.

 

Qualifications & Skills:

 

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences required

• Previous experience working for an international NGO

• Strong organizational skills

• Ability to work independently

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret administrative reports, technical procedures, or governmental regulations

• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently

• Ability to relate to and motivate staff effectively

• Ability and willingness to travel to project and assessment sites as needed

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively present information and respond appropriately to questions from senior managers in the field and HQ, counterparts, senior government leaders and other donors

 

 

 

 

 

Application Proces

 

Please send your CV & Covering Letter using the form  below, or through your Yemen HR account