Employer: Médecins du Monde
Location: Paris/ Worldwide
Closing date: 26 Apr 2016
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 41 countries across all continents where it focuses on 4 priority areas: caring for the health of migrants and displaced persons, promoting sexual and reproductive health, combating HIV and reducing the harm and risks associated with drug use, crises and conflicts.
The crossing of the Mediterranean Sea by migrants is a phenomenon that has existed for over 20 years. It has increased a lot since the Arab Spring. In 2015, UNHCR estimated at nearly 1,000,000 the number of migrants who crossed the Mediterranean Sea.
MdM obtained a grant from DG Health to implement a program with 8 partners to support the health authorities of 11 European countries in providing adequate and accessible health services to newly arrived migrants with a specific focus on children, unaccompanied minors and pregnant women.
A consortium coordination team will be set up under the MdM France International Operations Department (DOI), with the support of the MdM International Network Head Office, to manage the overall intervention in the 11 countries.
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
As consortium medical coordinator, you will report directly to the consortium coordinator and will work closely with the consortium information officer. You will be a flying staff: 30% of the time at HQ in Paris and 70% of the time visits in the field.
Your mission is to assist partners in the implementation of high quality health activities and to perform rapid medical assessments during urgent situations if asked by the partners.
More specifically, you will:
1/Health assessment
-Assist partners in rapidly assessing overall health needs, e.g. developing a common health assessment template and providing teams with best practices for mental and physical health assessments.
-Adapt the programme activities according to sudden changes of humanitarian context.
2/Project Management
-Drive the medical and technical aspects in the development of MdM’s strategy in collaboration with the consortium coordinator.
-Ensure the consistency of the programme according to the needs of the populations, MdM’s policies, international standards and available funds.
-Provide methodological support to teams in responding properly to rapidly changing contexts.
-Assist teams in the implementation of high-quality services to reduce cross-border health threats.
-Contribute to the preparation of an intermediary workshop in Athens with MdM Greece, concerning the facilitation of mutual learning.
3/Data collection and analysis
-Support the consortium information officer and national field teams in setting up the common data collection and in producing the cross-country comparison report.
-Monitor and analyze the medical data collected.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Status : Employee
Contract : Fixed-term contract
Duration : 11 months
Starting date: ASAP
Position based 30% in Paris and 70% field visits.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED:
You have a medical degree (doctor, nurse, midwife)
You have experience in a similar coordination position and working with partners
You have experience in outbreak management and emergency response
You have experience in public health programs and knowledge in public health issues
You have strong monitoring skills
You have management, communication and writing skills
You have organizational skills, rigor and ability to classify and to manage priorities
You have ability to have a global overview of a program (not only on medical plan)
You work with reactivity, anticipation, adaptability and capacity to take initiatives
Your knowledge of migration flows is an asset
Languages:
English: fluent (oral and written)
French: working knowledge
You are committed to MdM’s values as an organisation and motivated by its non-statutory, NFP model.
TELEPHONE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
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