Health Program Coordinator at Medecins Du Monde

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: Health Program Coordinator

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Description of Post

• Under the direct supervision of the medical coordinator, you are responsible for the implementation of quality services in the field.
• You manage the operational and technical aspects of the implementation of primary health care and sexual and reproductive health services, as well as the CMAM programme in the different sites.

More Specifically, Your Responsibilities
Provide technical support to clinic staff:

• Ensure use and respect of medical protocols through observation and supervision of medical and paramedics staff
• Conduct specific trainings if needed
• Plan and implement thematic capacity building or specific trainings according to the identified needs
• Ensure the implementation onthejob trainings sessions by medical technical advisors towards health national staff
• Participate in establishing/improving referral system
• Supervise drugs stock management in clinics implementing MdM pharmaceutical policies and closely liaising with the pharmacist
• Conduct regular performance appraisals with directly supervised staff (quarterly basis)

Manage the team of medical supervisors and technical advisors/trainers:

• Organize the weekly schedule of clinic teams to ensure the smooth running of the activities
• Ensure that medical and paramedics staff of clinics respect their assigned tasks
• Participate in recruitment process of clinic staff and other medical staff
• Ensure field teams are trained on and do follow MdM procedures relating to pharmaceuticals and data collection

Lead on field level coordination:

• Ensure good coordination of field teams with other actors in the same area
• On request of medical coordinator, support/lead partnership development with other health actors

Participate in reporting activities and communication:

• Prepare a weekly activity report
• Compile epidemiological reports for inclusion in medical reports or any other relevant reports
• Participate in MdM internal meetings and attend to external medical meetings upon request

Conditions of Services

• Employee
• Fixedterm contract
• 6 to 9 months
• Starting date: November 2018
• Position based in Maiduguri with regular field visits
• 2820 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

Profile

• Doctor or nurse with Master's Degree in relief/development or related field
• Experience with an international NGO working in emergency contexts, managing programmes, within the health sector.
• Strong leadership skills and a supportive management style
• Diplomacy, negotiation and networking skills.
• Ability to work under a minimum of supervision
• Willing to live and work in challenging conditions
• Capacity to take initiatives, strong problem solving and organisational skills in day to day and crisis situations
• Team spirit
• Capacity to work and to live in tense conditions
• English: fluent
• Hausa: an asset
• French: an asset

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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