Entretien de référents de projets médicaux MSF au Malawi.
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© Luca Sola

Working as Project Medical Referent in the field

 In this role, you will be responsible for implementing medical programmes and coordinating the human and material resources necessary to ensure the quality of care provided by MSF within the project.  

Responsibilities

  • Ensure proper monitoring of the programme through medical data collection, analysis and reporting to the Medical Coordination in the capital
  • Coordinate, supervise, coach, support (also technically) and evaluate medical team members’ performance to improve the medical components of the project and ensure compliance with MSF standards and protocols
  • Plan and supervise, in close collaboration with the Project Coordinator, personnel management (such as recruitment, training, induction, etc.) of the medical staff of the project to ensure that the right amount of staff and the right skills are available, and improve staff capabilities
  • Efficiently supervise management of the MSF field pharmacy and medical equipment in collaboration with the Logistics Department; monitor consumption and the placing of medical orders to ensure a supply of drugs, medical materials, medical devices and consumables under all circumstances and avoid stock shortages
  • Implement the health policy for international and national staff, including all necessary prophylactic and preventive measures, structures and emergency plans
  • Contribute to the development and monitoring of the project policy, annual plan, budget review and donor reporting for the medical department

Requirements

  • Medical degree or bachelor's degree in nursing or midwifery  
  • Minimum of two years' recent clinical experience  
  • Minimum of one year's experience in a managerial role  
  • At least two years' international humanitarian experience in different contexts and activities and in multicultural environments  
  • Experience in emergency or epidemic situations 
  • Fluent English and/or French 
  • Available for a minimum of six months 

General skills

 

  • Ability to uphold and promote MSF's values, representing the organisation in a professional and consistent manner to internal and external stakeholders
  • Proven ability to collaborate effectively with operational, HR and logistics departments, as well as with various external partners
  • Project management skills, including strategy development, planning, monitoring and evaluation 
  • Solid experience in team management, with the ability to motivate, supervise and mentor staff
  • Willingness to work in any type of context, including unstable areas
  • Ability to thrive in a multicultural environment and demonstrate commitment to and support for diversity, inclusive and non-discriminatory attitudes and behaviours  
  • Good team spirit 
  • Strong analytical and summarising skills 
  • Flexibility and resistance to stress, and ability to manage team stress 
  • Proactive and solution-oriented approach 
  • Ability to train others 
  • Proficiency in IT tools  

 

Assets

 

  • Specialisation or training in tropical medicine or related field 
  • Specific higher education in public health or epidemiology 
  • Experience in hospital management (hospital director, etc.) 
  • Previous experience with MSF in the field or a similar NGO
  • Fluency in another MSF working language (Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, etc.)

 

Diversité

Depending on our activities and needs, your responsibilities may be adapted and evolve. You will not face these challenges alone; other MSF team members (both international and locally hired staff) will support you.

We encourage applications from people of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, backgrounds, religions, beliefs, abilities and all other characteristics of diversity.

MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of discrimination or harassment, including sexual harassment. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo reference and criminal record checks.

 

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