Job Description

Job Title

Sr Director, Global TU

Location

United Kingdom - GB (Primary)

Category

Technical Unit

Date Needed By

9/1/2023



Job Title: Senior Director, Global Technical Unit

Location : London

Reports to: Senior Director, Quality Assurance, Reseacrch and Innovation

Scope: Global

BACKGROUND

International Medical Corps UK is a global humanitarian organisation saving and rebuilding lives through healthcare, training and community development. International Medical Corps UK works alongside International Medical Corps and International Medical Corps Croatia, currently responding to humanitarian emergencies and communities afflicted by conflict, poverty and natural disaster in about 30 countries.

JOB PURPOSE

The purpose of this role is to to provide leadership and technical oversight of a multi sectoral team that includes, health systems strengthening, primary healthcare, MHPSS, child protection, gender-based violence, water, sanitation and hygiene, nutrition and food security and cross cutting areas such as gender, knowledge management and learning.

The Senior Director will oversee and ensure timely and high-quality technical support to international Medical Corps country programs worldwide; supervise and manage a global multi-disciplinary team, oversee programmatic progress and support the development of harmonized processes and systems with the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team. The postholder will also spearhead evidence-based practices through improved knowledge management and learning including making significant contributions to new business development, particularly in technical strategy, design, and innovations with sector teams.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Leadership and Management

• Lead oversight and delivery of the technical program strategy, using measurable benchmarks and annual review cycles that monitor program quality and growth
• Build alignment with the organisation\'s international programs platforms and proactively engage in operational developments as relevant to program management.
• Support new business development through, providing leadership in technical conceptualization and design to maximize our program leverage and impact.
• Ensure direct collaboration with the Emergency Response Unit at HQ and Emergency Response Teams during acute onset emergencies for integrated assessments, managing Technical Unit staff deployments, and training of ERT and Technical Unit staff in program delivery approaches.
• Lead the inter-department collaboration and coordination for technical programs through structured working group mechanisms, informal collaborative processes and co-leading of annual department meetings.

Program Quality and Evidence-Based Approaches

• Lead the development of standardized processes and tools such as adoption of minimum standards, SOPs, and tools to capture best practices and \'data for decision making\', monitoring, and outcome measurement to support quality assurance for key program areas in collaboration with sector technical teams and MEAL unit.
• Collaborate with sector teams and M&E on Operational Research and implementation science, identify new partnerships and build HQ and country team capacities to deliver research results that inform program approaches and drive innovations.
• Establish and institutionalize knowledge management and learning systems that incorporate program evaluation findings, lessons learned, achievements and gaps, and develop all the tools required to support learning practices.
• Promote the development, adaptation, testing and mainstreaming of standardized practices in needs assessment, project design, and implementation and monitoring.

Building Core Competencies and Capacities

• Ensure the development of sectoral core competency tools; assess current HQ and field staff need for core competencies strengthening; and investment in diverse approaches to building the necessary range of competencies.
• Lead the learning and development opportunities in collaboration with the Human Resource Department, and promote a professional growth model for interns, volunteers and fellows in the respective sector program areas.
• Develop a mentorship program for sector managers and their teams to ensure high levels of motivation, commitment, capacity, and teamwork that will collectively promote retention and high performance.

Representation and Partnerships

• Identify and facilitate appropriate partnerships and linkages with other organizations (UN agencies, NGOs), academic institutions, private sector, to advance program innovations and leverage promising results to scale program coverage.

• Contribute to the development of communications strategies and products that promote the organization impact to all stakeholders, including institutional and private donors;
• Ensure that the Technical Unit represents International Medical Corps in relevant global meetings through participation and presentations in global working groups, conferences, and similar fora.
• To perform other duties, responsibilities and special projects as assigned by line manager. Please note that the duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive. This job description is subject to review to ensure that it reflects the strategic direction requirements of IMC UK.

Code of Conduct
As applicable to this position, an individual must promote and encourage a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the organisation and maintain a clear understanding of International Medical Corps\' UK and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Staff are also responsible for preventing violations to our Code of Conduct and Ethics, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment. If you see, hear or are made aware of any violations to the Code of Conduct and Ethics or Safeguarding Policy, you have an obligation to report.

If this is a supervisory position, one must set an example of ethical behavior through one\'s own conduct and oversight of the work of others; ensure that those who report to you have sufficient knowledge and resources to follow the standards outlined in the Code of Conduct & Ethics; monitor compliance of the people you supervise; enforce the Code of Conduct & Ethics and International Medical Corps\' policies, including the Safeguarding Policy and the Protection from Harassment, Bullying and Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace Policy, consistently and fairly; support employees who in good faith raise questions or concerns.

Safeguarding

It is our shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children, adults at risk, or LGBTI individuals; and any form of trafficking in persons. Staff are also responsible for preventing violations to our Code of Conduct and Ethics, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment. If you see, hear or are made aware of any violations to the Code of Conduct and Ethics or Safeguarding Policy, you have an obligation to report. Background check will be required for successful candidates. International Medical Corps UK participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme from the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR). In accordance with this, we will request information from an applicant\'s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By applying, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

International Medical Corps UK is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, or disability.

Equal Opportunities
International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or any protected characteristics as required by law.

Job Requirements

CANDIDATE SPECIFICATION

• As a minimum, Master\'s degree in global health, Public Health or in a related field.
• Ideal profile will have Doctorate of Public health or PHD in global Health, Public Health or working towards this qualification.
• Demonstrable experience in similar role providing leadership and management to health programing in humanitarian context with at least 10+ years of management experience.
• Demonstrated senior level experience at both field and HQ levels in design and delivery of humanitarian and transitional programs with INGOs or contracting agencies with similar set up to International Medical Corps UK
• The role requires creativity, versatility and know-how while also possessing demonstrated experience managing multi-cultural teams with diverse skill sets
• Demonstrated leadership skills with extensive field experience leading technical teams and managing multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience in engaging UK, EU, US and UN donors at strategic levelAbility to effectively analyze complex problems and suggest solutions that would have positive impact on the organization needs
• Outstanding communications skills including the ability to write technical documents and deliver high level presentations
• Successful in communication and advocacy with international agencies including,donors, philanthropy, government officials, and other INGOs
• Commitment to promote and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the organization
• Excellent written and spoken English and fluency in a second language preferred, (French, Arabic, Spanish)
• Willingness to be deployment at very short notice on business

Misconduct Disclosure Scheme

It is our shared responsibility and obligation to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, Trafficking in Persons, Child Safeguarding and any suggested violation to our Code of Conduct, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment. If you see, hear or are made aware of any suggested activities then you have an obligation to report. All offers of employment at International Medical Corps UK are subject to satisfactory references and background checks. International Medical Corps UK also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (https://misconduct-disclosure-scheme.org/). In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures. For more information about how we use the personal data in connection with scheme, please go to https://internationalmedicalcorps.org.uk/ApplicantPrivacy

Closing Date

7/31/2023

International Medical Corps