Medical Teams International

Unit4 provides Medical Teams International with a single, connected enterprise resource planning( ERP) platform to maximise resources, reduce costs, and increase accountability – ultimately driving more impactful programmes.

As the modern, cloud-based system is steadily rolled out worldwide, staff will have the trusted data at hand to better manage people, projects, grants and funding.

Key benefits include:

• Single, connected view of financial processes supporting more agile, controlled delivery of humanitarian aid programs worldwide

• Accurate, complete finance and HR visibility for improved accountability and compliance

• ERP platform designed specifically for nonprofits accelerates worldwide roll-out

• Cloud platform ensures low TCO, flexibility and repeatability as the organisation grows

Care for people in crisis

Medical Teams International provides life-saving medical care for people in crisis, such as survivors of natural disasters and refugees. The charitable organisation dares to‘ love like Jesus,’ serving all people – regardless of religion, nationality, gender or race.

Uganda proved to be the catalyst for a fundamental change in the way the organisation manages its international operations. The charity was hampered by rudimentary, fragmented finance and HR processes used to manage its 1,600 staff and volunteers in this East African country.

In response, Medical Teams transitioned two years ago to a connected Unit4 ERP platform.

“ Unit4 provides us with a single, integrated view of finance, HR, and payroll in Uganda,” said Stephe Dean, IT Director at Medical Teams.“ For the first time, we have a complete picture of our finance situation, a clear profile of the people in-country, and a reliable, automated payroll system. This shared view of operational data is essential for Medical Teams to deliver on its humanitarian mission.”

Modernising and scaling the organisation

The deployment in Uganda coincided with a global strategic change in the organisation – one aimed at transforming the charity for the future.“ We have a rich, 40-year history of refugee health care, disaster relief and mobile dental programmes. Our ambition now is to adopt a more global outlook, modernising and scaling the organisation to be able to help more people, in more countries, in more ways,” said Stephe.“ Our five-year goal is to triple the impact of Medical Teams International globally.”

This is where Unit4 comes in. The peoplecentric ERP platform is purpose-built for nonprofits like Medical Teams and – spurred on by the success in Africa – was the first choice for the wider, global ERP implementation.“ With Unit4, we can break free from our legacy in-country systems, standardise our operations worldwide, and scale service delivery,” Stephe explains.“ This product is focused on the not-for-profit sector and has the functionality we require, and it continues to evolve with our growing needs.”

Today, Medical Teams International is live on a cloud-based Unit4 ERP platform, comprising integrated finance, procurement, HR and payroll in Uganda and Tanzania. The US operation is live on Finance Management, with Colombia and Ethiopia run from this instance( although they will be devolved into their own instance in due course).“ This single platform gives us great flexibility and repeatability. We can quickly bring a new region onto Unit4 using process commonality.” �

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