Médecins du Monde (MdM) is an international humanitarian organization whose mission is to provide medical care for the most vulnerable populations, the world over, including France. It seeks to stimulate voluntary commitment from doctors, other health care providers, and from those whose expertise in other fields is needed for its activities, to enlist all competent support required for the achievement of its projects, and to seek at all times to encourage close working relationships with populations in its care.
We are recruiting to to fill the position below:
Job Title: Medical Coordinator (M/F)
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Description
Under the direct supervision of the general coordinator, you guarantee that the medical activities implemented through the project are in line with MdM’s strategy, policies and principles. You are responsible of every medical aspect of the program.
More specifically, your responsibilities are to:
Supervise the implementation of MdM’s activities, proactively monitoring the context and health response, subsequently sharing any proposition in case of context change
Lead the development of the general strategy on medical activities with the general coordinator, HQ referent and the team
React to any change by adapting the program if necessary and conduct rapid health assessments when requested
Participate to the monitoring on a regular basis and set up corrective measures in case of need
Supervise and provide support to the medical team
Be responsible for ensuring the team capacity building
Support and supervise the health programme coordinator
Supervise the data base officer to ensure that all data from the field reaches in a timely manner
Identify needs of medical staff, draft job profiles and validate recruitment from a technical point of view
Conduct regular performance appraisals with directly supervised staff (quarterly basis)
Ensure the timeliness and accuracy of the medical purchase process in close collaboration with the logistics coordinator
Ensure the supervision of the pharmacy
Participate to the different MdM meetings and to external medical meetings especially on health and nutrition Cluster
Lead on liaison with the MoH authorities and with health actors
Be responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of the medical programme
Analyse the medical data received on a weekly basis and submit weekly reports
Participate in the writing of donor’s activity reports and proposals.
Requirements
Medical doctor, Nurse or Midwife diploma
Significant experience in public health and/or project coordination
Experience in humanitarian response
Experience in working within the cluster system
Knowledge in primary health care and sexual reproductive health
Experience in supervising health promotion activities
Experience in working with local authorities, partners
Ability to manage a multinational team
Reactivity, anticipation, adaptability
Excellent organizational skills
Good writing, computer and communication skills
Capacity to work and to live in tense conditions
Languages: fluent English is required
You are committed to MdM’s values as an organisation and motivated by its nonstatutory, NFP model.
Conditions
Fixed term contract
6 to 9 months
Starting date: ASAP
2820 Euros gross monthly salary on 13 months
Expatriation bonus (10% gross salary per month)
Transportation cost (homework), vaccines and visas covered
22.5 RTT per year
5 weeks of paid leaves per year
Health insurance (60% covered by MdM)
Insurance (repatriation…)
Punctual teleworking agreement (after 6 months)
Médecins du Monde promotes trainings and internal mobility
Single posting.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online