Earn over 2900 Euros as Medical Coordinator at Médecins du Monde France

Job
Title:            
 Medical
Coordinator
Organisation: Médecins
du Monde France
Duty Station: 
Uganda
Reports to: General
Coordinator
Gross monthly salary: 2,984 euros
About US:
For more than 30
years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to
international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations
at home and abroad. It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in
accessing health care and has secured sustainable improvements in
health-for-all policies. Those working for this independent organisation do not
solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and
rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious
situations. MdM currently works in more than 45 countries across all
continents where it focuses on 5 priority areas: emergency and crisis, sexual
and reproductive health, harm reduction, migrants and displaced populations
(health rights), health and environment.
Job Summary:  The Medical Coordinator are in charge of
supervising the implementation of the medical activities. You are in charge of
defining MdM strategy regarding medical activities in line with MdM’s overall
framework and you are responsible for the overall quality of medical and
health-related activities of the programmes.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
Programme
management
  • Participate in the development of the operational strategy and develop
    health activities operational plan with the coordination team
  • Ensure the consistency of MdM programmes according to the identified
    public health needs, MdM policies, international humanitarian and ethical
    standards and available funds
  • Ensure quality health data monitoring system
  • Perform/validate health needs assessments in new identified areas
  • Supervise the pharmacy operations quality in collaboration with the
    medical team
Team management
  • Establish and follow the priorities to be followed by the medical
    staff jointly with the general coordination
  • Provide technical supervision and technical support to the trainers
    (medical and paramedical) and partners supervisors
  • Be responsible of recruitment and appraisal processes of
    medical/paramedical staff
  • Identify and validate technical trainings
  • Participate in national staff health policy definition,
    implementation and evaluation
  • Identify, validate referral health facilities for international and
    national staff
Partnerships
  • Provide technical support to partners
  • Ensure quality health data monitoring system is applied by the
    partners
  • Participate to technical aspects of local partnership development
  • Prioritize medical trainings for the partners
Coordination
  • Participate to health sector platforms and any relevant health
    coordination mechanisms in both Yumbe and Kampala
  • Establish and maintain good relationship with Ministry of Health and
    District Health Office in Yumbe
  • Establish and maintain good relationship with partners, UN agencies
    and other NGOs
Reporting/communication
  • Participate in MdM internal meetings
  • Elaborate health activities monthly reports
  • Participate in the writing of donors activity reports and proposals

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicant must be a medical doctor or nurse or midwife with
    experience in public health
  • At least two to three years of professional experience in
    humanitarian settings with significant experience in similar positions
  • Experience in outbreak management and emergency response
  • Experience in negotiation with local authorities, partners and staff
    in a tricky context
  • Demonstrated experience in collaboration with local partners
  • Ability to have a global overview of a programme (not only on a
    medical plan)
  • Ability to take quick decisions according to the context in coordination
    with the team
  • Ability to take initiative, work independently and foster a team
    environment
  • Strong organizational, oral and written communication and
    coordination skills
  • Excellent project design and proposal development skills
  • Good sense of diplomacy and understanding of international global
    political issues
  • Languages: fluent English
  • You are committed to MdM’s values as an organisation and motivated
    by its non-statutory, NFP model.
How to Apply:
All qualified
candidates should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 13th June 2019
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