Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Deputy Medical Advisor

Employer: MedAir
Location: Beni DR Congo

Role Overview

Support the Medical Advisor and to speed up proposals, having reviewed and updated SOPs, log frames, budgets and so on for the sector.

Project Overview
Emergency health and nutrition projects target displaced, conflict affected and vulnerable populations in regions that are in crisis in DRC as well as those affected by disease outbreaks. WASH interventions in health centres and communities support the health and nutrition sector as part of our health emergency responses. Infrastructure supports humanitarian access to remote areas.Workplace & Conditions
Field based position in Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo.


MEDAIR’S WORK IN DR CONGO
Starting Date & Initial Contract Details
As soon as possible. Full time, 12 months.


Key Activity Areas

Direct Project Support

Participate in harmonising and standardising budgets across bases and projects.
Analyse, on a quarterly base, the projects’ budget burn rate to avoid under or over spending, especially on beneficiary lines; share report with Managers, Projects Coordinator, Advisor and DCDP.
Participate in creating a Rapid Response global Framework for Medair Congo.
Participate in creating logframes for new projects in collaboration with the Health Advisor.
Write various Standard Operational Procedures as needed by Project Managers and Project Coordinators in collaboration with the Health Advisor.
Participate in improving assessment tools and in creating automatic analysis tools to facilitate the writing of assessment reports.
Perform literature reviews on some technical topics as needed by projects in collaboration with the Health Advisor.
Coordinate some field research in collaboration with the Health Advisor.
Perform trainings for project teams in collaboration with project managers and Health Advisor.
Participate in internal workshops.
Support the recruitment process of new project staff (correcting written tests, being part of recruitment interview panels).
Represent Medair in some technical committees and clusters meetings in assigned locations.

Team Spiritual Life

Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, beneficiaries, and external contacts.
Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based team settings. Fully contribute to the rich spiritual life of your team, including team devotions, prayers, and words of encouragement.
Encouraged to join and contribute to Medair’s international prayer network.
This job description covers the main tasks that are anticipated. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary.

Qualifications

Graduate Degree in public health or community health.
Strong working knowledge of English and French (spoken and written).


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