THE ORGANIZATION
Founded in 1950, Doctors with Africa CUAMM was the first NGO focused on healthcare to be recognized by the Italian government. It is now one of the leading organization working to protect and improve the well-being and health of vulnerable communities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The NGO promotes long-term health cooperation projects, intervening also in emergencies to ensure that services are available to all.
Doctors with Africa CUAMM is currently active in 8 Sub-Saharan countries: Angola, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Central African Republic, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda.
The NGO supports public and non-profit hospitals, local districts, schools of nursing and midwifery, university faculties of medicine.
CUAMM’s action focuses on health system strengthening and targets the weakest population groups, particularly women and children. Interventions include prevention, screening and treatment programmes; development or strengthening of referral systems at community level; training of health staff; management support and technical assistance to local health institutions; field research.
CUAMM's international and national staff work together on the front line to strengthen local health systems, in resource-limited contexts where the commitment and contribution of the individual can make a real difference.
Which is why we always need skilled and motivated people who are ready to join us to collaborate on our projects 'with Africa'.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
The Project Manager is responsible for coordinating and implementing a project aimed at focused on promoting the access to clean cooking and improving the health conditions of vulnerable families, including through health promotion activities, strengthening the local health system.
KEY DUTIES
- To recruit and select project staff
- To organize the distribution of efficient stoves for household use
- To maintain relationships with local health authorities at all levels and with the NGOs partner in the project
- To coordinate, supervise and monitor the correct implementation of project activities
- To ensure the availability of project data and the timely elaboration of reports required by the donor
- To ensure good management of the project’s team and resources (financial and material)
REQUIREMENTS
- University Degree in Social Sciences, International Relations, Economics or related fields
- Previous experience in project management in fragile countries and/or low resource settings; additional experience in the logistics-organizational field will be considered an asset
- Good knowledge of Portuguese
- Dynamism and flexibility
TERMS OF CONTRACT
- Type of contract: collaboration contract
- Salary: TBD according to NGO salary grids and compensation policy (basic salary for the job position, with possible increase based on professional experience and rural hardship allowance)
- Rest days: 2.5 days for each month of work, for contracts longer than 4 months
- Flight ticket: one return flight for the first collaboration for up to 12 months
- Health issues: the NGO provides health insurance and covers vaccination costs
- Visa and permits: the NGO bears the cost and paperwork for visa
- Accommodation: provided by the NGO, it is generally individual, depending on the logistical situation and the availability of accommodation in the workplace
- Other costs: the NGO covers costs related to housing utilities and internet; food and personal expenses are covered by the worker
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The selection process is based on non-discrimination criteria and candidates are taken into consideration without distinction of ethnicity, gender, political orientation, religion, personal opinions, and sexual orientation.
Doctors with Africa CUAMM does not tolerate any abuse, exploitation or violence against vulnerable children and adults, nor other behaviour that does not respect human dignity from its own staff, partner staff or other staff associated with the NGO.
All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to the mission and values of the organization, non-discrimination policies and safeguarding principles.
Note: the NGO reserves the right to close the application process once the position is filled.
