Médecins Sans Frontières, founded in 1971, is an international medical humanitarian organization that provides emergency medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or exclusion from health care. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of medical professionals, logistics, administrative and various other professions, all guided by our medical ethics and our principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality.
MSF WaCA, created in 2019, is the first MSF headquarters in Africa, and responds to the desire to reinvent the MSF movement after 50 years of humanitarian actions in the world, for more access to care, more reactivity and proactivity for greater medical coverage of affected populations in the world.
MSF WaCA promotes a work environment free from any form of abuse and harassment for all staff, patients, beneficiaries, and partners. Safeguarding and inclusion are therefore paramount.
Why join us?
You are preparing to become a member of the MSF family, with over 50 years of emergency medical action that earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.
We are an inclusive organization that considers social and professional well-being a right for all and provides an environment that takes into account the diversity of each member.
MSF WaCA claims an African anchorage that considers the local expertise with which it contributes in the implementation of its activities and makes each member, a key actor of the new dynamics of the humanitarian action in the world.
We Are Looking for : PROGRAMME MEDICAL RESPONSIBLE - REGULAR CELL
Department: Operations
Direct Manager: Program Manager Regular Cellule
Functional Manager: Deputy Medical Director
Working %: 100%
Position Based in: Abidjan
Mobility: 80% Head quarter and 20% field
Type of Contract: Fixed-Term Renewable
Position to be filled: Juin 2024
Objectives
The objective of this position is to ensure the quality, planning, and adjustment of interventions from a medical perspective, through technical support, advice, and monitoring, all in alignment of the Operational Medical policies and standards.
The Medical Program Manager will participate in the definition and implementation of the operational objectives as well as in the definition of strategic area of the development of the missions, contributes to develop a vision on the relevant health thematics to be developed for MSF-WaCA.
Also, S/He advises and provides support to the Program Manager (Regular Cell Manager) and to Medical Coordinators (MedCo) in conceiving and developing medico-operational strategies in order to best achieve the project objectives.
Finally, S/He is responsible for the medical and technical supervision of all operations in countries where MSF-WaCA is present, and in countries where we intend to have regular operations.
Main responsibilities
She/He will be in charge of the following responsibilities:
He/she contributes with his/her medical experience to the definition of objectives and intervention strategies, adapted to the project's context, particularly through direct support to coordination (Head of mission and Medical Coordinators) ;
Participates in the capitalizing of field experiences and technical support needs (lessons learned), identifying the obstacles to good medical practices in the projects and promotes or puts forward proposals for innovative technical tools in order to facilitate medical work.
Carry out technical briefings and debriefings of medical professionals assigned to any project on her/his portfolio involving the Medical Department colleagues and the Medical Referents and identify individual training needs;
Education
Medical doctor/ Diploma in Tropical Medicine or Master in Public/International Health/Epidemiology
Competencies
- Commitment to MSF-WaCA’s Principles
- Cross-cultural Awareness
- Behavioral Flexibility
- Strategic Vision
- Results and Quality Orientation
- Service Orientation
- Planning and Organizing
- Initiative and Innovation
- Teamwork and Cooperation
- Leadership
- Security Awareness and Management
Professional experience required
• 5 years minimum professional experience in developing countries & 2 years experiences as a Medical Coordinator are required
• Experience at headquarters would be an asset
• PSP course will be an asset.
Languages Skills
Fluency in the two working languages of MSF-WaCA: French & English; ability to communicate in the other language.
Computer Skills
Proficiency and excellent knowledge in computers and Microsoft office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, …)
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MSF offers equal recruitment and development opportunities without any form of discrimination based on gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, geographical origin, physical disability or any other discriminatory ground.
Female candidates who meet the requirements are strongly encouraged to apply.
N.B.: This job description provides a framework for the main responsibilities and primary activities of the position. It is not exhaustive. Therefore, the responsibilities and activities of the position may differ from those described in this job description due to organizational and operational needs.
Deadline: May 20th 2024 18:00 GMT
Kindly Apply via this link: Medecins Sans Frontières-WaCA - PROGRAMME MEDICAL RESPONSIBLE - REGULAR CELL (recruitee.com)