Le Programme Alimentaire Mondial recrute un coordonnateur de projet – clinique de soins primaires du PAM, Lilongwe, Malawi
WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.
Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.
Job Title: Project Coordinator- WFP Primary Care Clinic
No. Position/s: 1 (One)
VA No.: 142211
Date of Issue: 10 May 2021 Deadline: 24 May 2021
Type of Contract: National CST(L1) or Special Service Agreement (L9)
Unit / Division: UN World Food Programme Malawi Country Office
Duty Station: Lilongwe, Malawi
Duration: 1 June 2021 to 31 December 2021 (7 Months)
About WFP
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. As the international community has committed to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition by 2030, one in nine people worldwide still do not have enough to eat. Food and food-related assistance lie at the heart of the struggle to break the cycle of hunger and poverty. For its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict, WFP was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.
Malawi is a small landlocked country in Southern Africa. With a population expanding rapidly at 3 percent per year and the majority of livelihoods dependent on agriculture, the population is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate-related disasters. Poverty is experienced by most rural families, with those headed by women suffering the most. Relying on small parcels of densely cultivated land for their livelihoods, rural Malawians are highly affected by climate change. Episodes of drought as well as severe flooding are increasing in frequency, intensity and unpredictability, giving the most vulnerable households inadequate time to recover.
Malawi’s challenges are also compounded by high rates of HIV infection (at 9.6 percent), low primary school completion rate (at 51 percent) and chronic under-nutrition (at 37 percent for children under 5). WFP continues to partner with the government, other UN agencies, NGOs, civil society and the private sector to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, with a particular emphasis on reaching Zero Hunger (SDG 2), addressing structural drivers of hunger wherever possible.
Background and purpose of the assignment
Reporting to the Staff Health Adviser for WFP and Chief Resource Manager, the Manager will provide technical expertise in facilitating establishment and expansion of the clinic, doing administrative work, processing health insurance claims and budgeting for the United Nations Primary Care Clinic in Lilongwe country office and Blantyre Sub-office. S/he will be responsible for the effective and efficient running of all clinic activities in collaboration with the clinical team in Lilongwe and Blantyre, WFP headquarters section for health and the country office administration. The successful candidate will be offered a 6 months contract, renewable subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding.Reporting to the Staff Health Adviser for WFP and Chief Resource Manager, the Manager will provide technical expertise in facilitating establishment and expansion of the clinic, doing administrative work, processing health insurance claims and budgeting for the United Nations Primary Care Clinic in Lilongwe country office and Blantyre Sub-office. S/he will be responsible for the effective and efficient running of all clinic activities in collaboration with the clinical team in Lilongwe and Blantyre, WFP headquarters section for health and the country office administration. The successful candidate will be offered a 6 months contract, renewable subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding.
Key accountabilities (not all-inclusive)
- Work closely with the Chief Resource Manager and the WFP Lead Physician to plan and implement, establishment and expansion of different sections of the UN clinic. This include the opening of a pharmacy and laboratory, mobile medical van and Blantyre Sub-Office clinic.
- Prepare and reconcile budgets for all clinic activities.
- Process all health insurance claims for all clients seen on a monthly basis.
- Liaise with other clinics and hospitals before referrals are done: regularly map availability of different medical services in different clinics and hospitals.
- Plan and oversee stock taking including daily update of bin cards
- Liaise and plan inspections with regulatory bodies like Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority and Medical Council of Malawi.
- Plan, organize and facilitate meetings with the clinic team and headquarters on a regular basis.
- Assist with planning and implementation of clinic activities for example health promotion activities.
- Develop innovative ideas to solve health problems.
- For those with a health care worker background approx. 20% of work time will be clinical
Standard minimum qualifications
- At least Bachelor’s degree in business administration, health systems management, public health or related fields.
- Master’s degree will have an added advantage.
- Medical or clinical background will have an added advantage.
- ICT knowledge and skills an added advantage
- At least 3 years’ experience in similar work especially for those with Bachelor’s degree.
Language: Fluency in both written and spoken English
Technical and professional requirements
- Experience in administrative work for a health project or a hospital setting.
- Experience in health management.
- Strong initiative, leadership and troubleshooting skills.
- Capacities to work independently, in a team setting and in a collaborative environment.
- Capacities and experience working with clinics, hospitals and NGOS.
- Ability to communicate effectively with individuals or in groups.
- Conversant with Microsoft packages especially Excel.
Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply
WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.