CONTEXT
Médecins Sans Frontières is a private,
non-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to
providing medical assistance to populations in crisis, without
discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political
affiliation.
DEPUTY MEDICAL COORDINATOR
JOB DESCRIPTION
Support
the medical coordinator to define, monitor and update the medical
content of the MSF country policy and annual plan, by scanning health
needs through exploratory missions and implementation of health
information system, elaborating, monitoring and reviewing project
proposals, determining, necessary resources in order to cover medical
and humanitarian needs of the population at risk. This will be done by
ensuring linkage with the community, its proximity, safe-guarding
medical ethics and the quality of medical programming (i.e. Relevance,
effectiveness, safety, accessibility and appropriateness of MSF’s
medical interventions, as well as “best practices” clinical management
of patients
At the request of the Medical Coordinator, Represent MSF
before third parties concerning medical issues, ensuring its good public
image and the alignment with the mission interests:
Ensuring regular
contact with local authorities (at the federal, state or local level)
and institutions, other NGOs in the country and other MSF sections, for a
better coordination in the implementation of health projects and
programs.
Negotiating with the authorities when necessary.
Attending to the external meeting with others partners or FMOH
Informing on MSF charter, values and principles.
Support
and follow up of projects in the country: Participate and contribute in
the definition and update of the country policy, annual plan and
budgets in order to develop the projects and programmes aimed at
addressing humanitarian issues at stake ensuring its efficiency and
quality.
Monitoring the project(s) implementation.
Assisting the project coordinator and the medical teams in drafting the project proposal and follow-up.
Participating
together with the Medical Coordinator in the definition and follow-up
of medical staff needs, other medical resources needed, and budgeting.
Collaborating and assisting in the production of medical reports.
Identifying priority needs, other potential areas of action, and emergency s
Replacement in cases of gaps,
Ensuring proper induction of all MSF Staff.
Carrying out medical briefings and debriefings.
Identifying training needs for medical staff.
Identifying personnel showing potential.
Supervising and carrying out technical evaluations.
Promoting strict follow-up of MSF values and ethics by all staff and identifying any possible issue regarding this matter.
Collaborate, together with logistics and according to project needs,
Collaborate
in the pharmacy management in order to ensure enough and quality supply
of drugs and medical material; reviewing medical orders, analysis of
consumption and stock levels of the different
Monitoring both physical and mental health state of staff.
Promoting the compliance of all related protocols and procedures.
Collaborating in the update of issues regarding the security context (Economy situation, social disorders, etc.).
Coaching
and training of medical staff: Coach, train and motivate the teams in
the mission in order to align all field staff with MSF values and
ethics, and ensuring their capability to carry out their job achieving
MSF quality standards:
Collaboration with other department in the mission:
Following
the Staff Health policy: Assist defining and implementing the staff
health and security policies for international and national staff in
order to ensure its overall safety.
REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION
Essential degree on medicine or other paramedical studies. Training in tropical medicine or Public Health will be an asset.
EXPERIENCE
Required
previous experience on a position as medical activity manager,
assistant medical coordinator, deputy medical coordinator, medical
director or field coordinator.
Preferably 2 years of experience in MSF,
Experience on management of emergency project, maternal and child health project will be appreciated
Languages
Mission working language essential (English). Knowledge of other local languages highly appreciated.
KNOWLEDGE COMPETENCES
Essential computer literacy (word, excel, internet).
Stress Management
Independence
Professionalism in approach to issues
Good communication skills
Planning
Diplomacy, tact and patience.
Ability to work in an extremely conservative society with volatile security conditions.
Adherence to MSF charter and principles
Work Location
Abuja (Nigeria).
Contract
208 working hours per month and roster flexibility required.
REMUNERATION
Monthly Gross salary of N474, 462. (Four hundred and seventy four thousand four hundred and sixty two naira only)
TO APPLY
Submit
your CV, qualifications and a cover letter with contact details to the
MSF Admin’ Office in Abuja (“Application Box” at the Watchmen Desk).
Applications can be submitted in person or by email to: msff-abuja-recruitment@paris.msf.org
Deadline for the submission of applications: 15th January 2017.
Please make sure to submit your application on or before this date.
NB: only successful applicants will be called for interview.
Notice:
No monetary transactions, neither demands of favours in kind, nor other
types of favouritism will be tolerated in the recruitment process.
MSF
reserves the right to refuse hiring of a candidate having benefitted
from such acts. All illicit demands of these types may be pursued
through the judicial system.
DUE DATE: 15th January, 2016
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