12-446 Team Leader

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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 for rapid response to emergencies. International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.


JOB SUMMARY
Management of the International Medical Corps team responding to Syrian refugee needs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership
- Lead, manage and coordinate the overall contribution of the International Medical Corps global objectives
- Create a shared vision and team cohesion
- Manage the operating principles and guidelines
- Lead, develop and implement a coherent country response strategy that contributes to International Medical Corps global objectives
- Coordinate closely with Director of International Operations and other departments within International Medical Corps

Staff Management / HR
- Establish systems for maintaining an overview of all staff activity
- Co-ordinate prioritizing of requests in consultation with other involved functions
- Maintain HR management tools incl. organizational charts, job descriptions, performance evaluations, disciplinary processes as per International Medical Corps policies
- Line manage staff, including regular performance management and appraisals in coordination with Operations Desks
- Ensure effective teamwork among staff

Needs Assessments and Emergency Response
- Undertake emergency field deployment and perform needs assessments
- Develop and maintain productive working relationships with emergency donors
- Facilitate smooth handover of programme management to the Operations desk, past the first response phase.

Representation
Influence (inter)national health and other policy and practice by:
- Represent International Medical Corps to Local & National Authorities, international donors, UN Agencies, international and national NGOs.
- Develop good working relationships with other humanitarian/emergency actors such as INGOs, UN agencies and Donors.

Administration
Ensure that appropriate logistic, administrative and financial structures and procedures appropriate for emergency response are established and / or maintained in accordance with IMC guidelines.

Security (If Security Officer has not been deployed)
- Responsible for the security of all international and national staff when deployed on needs assessments or emergency response.
- Ensure that appropriate security guidelines and procedures are established, maintained / updated regularly and adhered to by the response team.

Finance
- Oversee budget preparation, setting the parameters and the process
- Establish and / or maintain the International Medical Corps field accounting systems
- Oversee the completion and return to LA/Split of field accounts within the agreed deadlines.

Other
Carry out any other responsibilities as requested