Position: Project Coordinator Country of posting: Democratic Republic of Congo Duration of Mission: minimum 3 months with possible extension
MAGNA is a non-profit independent medical humanitarian organization. We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff.
We recruit medical and non-medical personnel, collects private and institutional funds and raises awareness among the public about populations in danger. Using a small but highly committed group of staff and volunteers, we have achieved respectable results. We treat patients suffering from a wide array of illnesses and health needs (child health, malnutrition, sexual violence, women health, mental health, HIV/AIDS, malaria, cholera and other diseases).
Currently we have open missions in South Sudan, DR Congo, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Cambodia. Since beginning we have worked in over 15 countries in Asia, Europe, Africa and America.
In DR Congo, MAGNA has opened mission in 2009 and currently we are working in Yumbi, Kasai, Equator and Kinshasa provinces providing access to medical care for population in crisis, through static healthcare centres, mobile health and outreach interventions.
Overall objective
In close collaboration with the Mission Coordination Team defining the operational strategy for the project. Being responsible for MAGNA operational response in the project and coordinating MAGNA programme execution and identifying the population’s health needs and the humanitarian issues at stake. Ensuring compliance to MAGNA ethical standards and policies in order to realize organizational objectives and improve the target population’s health conditions and humanitarian situation.
Tasks and responsibilities
Professional experience
Knowledge and skills
Required Personal Characteristics
Fixed-Term Contract
Compensation Your monthly (untaxed) salary will reflect your post’s seniority & your cumulative weighted work experience.
Starting from 2.605 to 2.927 Euros
MAGNA field salaries are calculated in EUR and are not negotiable as they are part of a harmonized agreement across the MAGNA network.
Benefits PER DIEM: paid in local currency in the field (900 USD/month) TRANSPORTATION: Round-trip transportation to and from home / mission, visas... INSURANCE: including medical coverage, 24/7 assistance and repatriation ACCOMODATION: Guest House or similar accommodation covered by the organization BREAK POLICY: 5 working days at 3, 6 and 9 months PAID LEAVE POLICY: 25 days of paid leave per year
CONTACT
Interested applicants can send only their CV including education, qualifications, contact number and relevant documents: by email, to address
recruitment@oc.magna.org
The email subject line MUST include in the title of email the following to be considered: “PC DR CONGO”. E-mails without job title will not be reviewed.
We thank all applicants for their interest but only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Please ensure that you provide appropriate contact information (e-mail, mobile, etc.) and 3 professional references.