Job Description

Who We Are

Mercy Ships is a global faith-based charity that uses hospital ships to bring life-changing surgeries and transformational medical training to people in some of the most challenging contexts along the African coast. For over 40 years, Mercy Ships has been delivering lasting hope and healing through safe surgical care, while working alongside partners and stakeholders to strengthen local healthcare systems in more than 55 countries. Since the inception of this dream by founders Don and Deyon Stephens in 1978, Mercy Ships has served more than 2.7 million direct beneficiaries without regard for race, gender, or religion.

Do you have a heart for the hurting and a desire to invest your talents and experiences into a mission with eternal significance? For every transformative surgery that takes place onboard one of our Mercy Ships, there are dozens of men and women being used of the Lord to prepare the way through their vocational gifts and talents!

This is a full-time position with the initial on-site deployment in Sierra Leone and requires international travel.

As a Sterile Processing Project Manager, you will work together with the Program Director and the International Programs department, and partner country stakeholders to develop and implement sterile processing programs in the designated partner country to achieve country objectives for development and advancement of the sterile processing workforce and service delivery.

How You Will Contribute:

• Requires primary work location in a partner nation.
• Develop, coordinate, and maintain clear lines of communication between Ministry of Health, national hospitals and education institutions, and training participants for sterile processing training and/or mentorship programs.
• Conduct assessment of training needs in collaboration with the Program Director, Regional Director, and Country Director.
• Co-design, develop and deliver appropriate sterile processing training and mentorship programs that address the country goals for sterile processing workforce development.
• Develop relationships with national partners, healthcare agencies and other national or international Non-Government Organizations to enhance program delivery and strategic outcomes.
• Ensure practical coordination, implementation, and monitoring of project activities to meet expected results, together with partners.
• Line manage Mercy Ships Sterile Processing Technicians based in partner nation.
• Provide technical expertise and practical support for equipment selection, donation and commissioning for hospitals in the partner nation.
• Provide technical expertise and practical support for (re)design of sterile processing departments for hospitals in the partner nation.
• Provide technical expertise about consumables that hospitals in the partner nation need to procure for sterile processing activities.
• Participate in the Equipment Donation Review Team (EDRT) as needed.
• Collaborate with the Program Governance and Coordination (PGC) team Program Quality and Impact (PQI) team for the implementation of monitoring and evaluation plans and all necessary project documentation including concept papers, project plans, requests for proposals (RFPs), partnership agreements, and final reports.
• Work together with the MEL Specialist in-country to collect data at pre-agreed intervals, generate reports and deliver regular reflective reviews with implementing partners.
• Document processes related to program delivery to increase the effectiveness of future programs.
• Manage project budget and report spending in Emburse Professional, in a timely manner.
• Prepare internal and final project reports in collaboration with the Program Officer and Program Director in a timely manner, according to project reporting cycles.
• Write and create content for internal and external communication describing sterile processing projects to help share the work of International Programs.
• Support project assessment, development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation in new and existing partner countries, as requested, to expand programmatic activity (surge involves travel).
• Maintains alignment and upholds Mercy Ships Core Values, Code of Conduct, and follows the policies and procedures published on Compass.

Follows the model of Jesus and aligns with our core values by Loving God; Loving and Serving Others; Being a Person of Integrity; and a Person of Excellence in all you say and do.

• Other duties may be assigned that are not included in the information provided in this job description.

Ideal Candidate:

• Supportive of Mercy Ships mission and vision and committed to its core values.
• Understand and apply servant leadership, work collaboratively with integrity, and demonstrate accountability.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage complex projects from creation to completion, plan and prioritize multiple deliverables, and coordinate to meet deadlines.
• Ability to adapt skills in challenging work settings.
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Must possess cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Familiarity with medical terminology, anatomy and physiology is required.
• Possess a strong customer service mindset including attitude and approach.
• Must be fluent in English, both written and verbal.
• French language skills - International B1 Level (or equivalent) are strongly desired, B2 level desirable when serving in Francophone countries.
• Full, clean international driving license strongly preferred.

Education and/or Experience:

• At least 5 years' experience as a Sterile Processing Technician
• Experience providing sterile processing training in resource-constrained settings
• Experience in managing sterile processing staff
• Experience working with and/or delivering sterile processing training with educational institutions preferred.
• Certification in sterile processing from recognized professional body preferred.

Pour your God-given talents into a mission with eternal return on investment -- join the Mercy Ships Crew, today! This is a paid position. To explore our many Mercy Ships volunteer opportunities, please visit us at: https://www.mercyships.org/get-involved/volunteer/