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Médecins Sans Frontières is an international independent medical-humanitarian organization, which offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.
MSF is a civil society initiative that brings together individuals committed to the assistance of other human beings in crisis. As such MSF is by choice an association. Each individual working with MSF does it out of conviction and is ready to uphold the values and principles of MSF.
The MSF movement is built around five operational directorates supported by MSF’s 21 sections, 24 associations and other offices together worldwide. MSF OCBA is one of those directorates. The operations are implemented by field teams and the mission coordination teams; together with the organizational units based in Barcelona, Athens and decentralised in Nairobi, Dakar and Amman. The field operations are guided and supported by 5 Operational Cells, the Emergency Unit and other departments supporting operations.
The Intersectional Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator (IHAC) is responsible for coordinating intersectional advocacy initiatives in the country in line with MSF principles and operational priorities and participates in the regular HoMs meeting as well as relevant external platforms to ensure engagement, representation and positioning on topics relevant to humanitarian affairs and advocacy needs in Yemen.
Context & humanitarian needs: More than eight years since the conflict broke out in Yemen, the country is reeling from the fallout of war and poor governance, including lack of access to basic services for much of the population. Outbreaks of preventable diseases such as measles, diphtheria, and polio are recurrent. Cholera cases are spreading in both north and south Yemen leading to emergency interventions. A chronic malnutrition situation is affecting the most vulnerable in different parts of the country, with admissions of complex malnutrition cases to MSF-supported facilities increasing year on year. Thousands of people displaced by the conflict continue to live in substandard conditions, and unpredictable flare-ups of conflict and violence still occur. Escalations of regional tensions linked to the conflict in Gaza are also becoming an increasing concern and are impacting commercial and humanitarian supply routes and security in the Red Sea. In retaliation, Yemen itself is now directly impacted by air US and UK air strikes targeting Ansar Allah in the north of the country. The healthcare system, already very fragile before the start of the war, is now barely functional due to the destruction of healthcare facilities which has taken place over the past years, and the overall lack of investment in the healthcare system. This is further aggravated by the absence of payment of healthcare staff salaries, lack of supervision and monitoring, a significant reduction in humanitarian funding which has resulted in a large cut in incentives for healthcare staff (60% cut since January 2023), minimal availability of qualified healthcare personnel in Yemen, and a lack of sufficient medical supplies.
Humanitarian space: In parallel, the operational environment for humanitarian actors is becoming increasingly challenging/compromised and progressively limited which is leading to donor fatigue and reduced funding. Especially in the north of Yemen, anti-vaccination and anti-international organization/INGO misinformation campaigns are quickly propagated. Humanitarian space is limited by bureaucratic and administrative impediments as well as movement and access constraints. This brings into focus the need for MSF to reinforce a principled and independent response, whilst still balancing its responsibilities in ensuring operational continuity and lifesaving care to populations in need.
MSF in Yemen: The five MSF sections currently work across 14 governorates, relying on nearly 2,600 staff and more than 1,000 MoH staff under incentives. The activities carried out are diverse: maternal and child health, nutrition, response to outbreaks and emergencies, trauma care and surgeries, etc.
Data collection & analysis
Collaboration Communications & Advocacy
Network engagement
MSF OCBA is a people-focused humanitarian organization that offers a diverse, collaborative, and inclusive work environment. We believe this approach enhances our work and we are committed to equity in employment. We embrace diverse backgrounds of people working together to exhibit their passion in action for the social mission of MSF.
Médecins Sans Frontieres, as a responsible employer, under article 38 of “Ley de Integración Social del Minusválido de 1982 (LISMI)” invite those persons with a recognized disability and with an interest in the humanitarian area to apply for the above-mentioned position.
This vacancy is archived.