Medical Activity Manager / Medco Support at Medecin Sans Frontieres (MSF) - France

Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, not-for-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in distress, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed, or political affiliation.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Medical Activity Manager / Medco Support

Location: Abuja

Main Purpose

• Defining, coordinating and monitoring the medical activities under his/her responsibility according to MSF protocols, standards and procedures in order to ensure the delivery of quality medical care for patients as well as MSFF staff and also supporting the Medical Coordinator / Deputy Medical Coordinator through delegated tasks and responsibilities including administrative tasks related to the coordination of work

Accountabilities
Main responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Coordinating, assessing and supervising the proper functioning of the medical activities (VVF, Maternity, Pediatric SGBV, etc.), according to MSF protocols, standards and procedures and through the correct compilation and analysis of medical data regarding patients’ health conditions.
• Participating in the definition of annual planning and budget for the project and in the follow up of the programs / project. Supervising and ensuring that medical activities objectives under his/her responsibility are achieved, reporting to the technical referent any problem arising in the service 
• Checking all administrative procedures related to patients’ follow-up (individual card filling, registers, paper exit, discharge, transfers ...) are carried out correctly and according to MSF procedures. 
• Ensuring an efficient pharmacy management and monitoring the rational use of them. In coordination with the project biomedical service supervising the appropriate use of medical devices and anticipating future needs. Preparing the medical orders needed to implement the medical activities under his/her responsibility, and identifying and reporting to the line manager, non-medical support needs (material, infrastructure, transport, etc.)
• Oversight of National Staff Health responsibilities with support from DepMedco and Medco
• Coordinating and monitoring the daily working plan of the team under his/her responsibility (absent personnel, vacations, tracking leaves ...). Participation in shifts and replaces a doctor, if necessary
• Planning and supervising, in close coordination with the HR department, the associated processes (recruitment, training, performance evaluation, development and internal communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility in order to improve staff capabilities and to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required
• Participating in the monthly reports according to guidelines (i.e. SitReps, medical statistical reports, etc.).
• Participating in Emergency preparedness and interventions
• Assisting in data collection, verification of statistics and support  to the fields monitoring
• Performing the national epidemiological follow-up (EoC, health alert) and in the states where we intervene (weekly / monthly summary) or follow up.    
• Getting the update of National Policies, National Protocols and Information Circulation    
• Compilating the monthly, quarterly and mid-year and annual medical reports 
• Collaborate in the development of a network contact with the specialized services of epidemiology surveillance 
• In collaboration with the state Epidemiologist and state DNSO monitor all the prone disease along the state that has been follow by MSF by weekly basis and report to the Medical coordinator.
• In support of the medical coordinator, represent MSF in meetings with different stakeholders.

Minimum Requirements
Education:

• Degree in Medicine (Medical Doctor) or Paramedical Degree.
• Desirable specialization or training in Tropical Medicine or related studies.
• Relevant Postgraduate qualification or master’s in health management is a plus

Experience:

• 2 years working experience related to the diploma/degree and previous experience in MSF in the field
• Experience in Tropical medicineor public health
• Experience in Medical emergency response management and working with other NGOs

Competences/Skills:

• People management and development 
• Excellent communication skills.
• Leadership, teamwork and cooperation
• Ability to work independently and to work under stress and in difficult circumstances.
• Capacity to work in a multidisciplinary, cross-cultural and international team.
• Microsoft Office literacy.

Application Closing Date
14th December, 2022.