Friday, October 27, 2017

Medical coordinator (M/F) - Yemen

Employer: Médecins du Monde
Location: Yemen
Closing date: 24 Jan 2018


TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the supervision of the general coordinator, the medical coordinator is in charge of the implementation, follow up and supervision of the different medical activities.

More specifically, the responsabilities are to:

-Ensure the consistency of the programs, prepare and implement medical operational action plan
-Develop and implement evaluation systems, supervise and monitor data collection processes, analyse the medical data and set up corrective measures
-Develop and implement health surveillance system and give regular feedback on the contextual health situation
-Perform medical assessments in new identified areas, according to the needs and taking in consideration security context
-Work with the finance department on the elaboration and follow-up of the programme’s budget
-Recruit, provide technical support and train the medical staff
-Plan and implement thematic capacity building or specific trainings
-Ensure in collaboration with the logistics department that orders for medical equipment, drugs and consumables are appropriate to program requirements and local constraints
-Supervise medical purchase process
-Ensure the supervision of the pharmacist in collaboration with the medical manager
-Establish and maintain strong partnership with national NGOs involved in MdM medical program and with the MoH
-Coordinate with UN agencies and other NGOs working in the same areas to avoid program activities overlaps
-Participate in the writing of donor’s activity reports and proposals.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Status : Employee

Contract : Fixed-term contract

Duration : 6 months

Starting date: 8th of August 2017
Based in Sanaa and Djibouti

Single posting


SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED:

Medical Doctor or Nurse or Midwife with experience in public health and project coordination
Significant experience in similar positions in the humanitarian sector
Working experiences in public health
Experience in outbreak management and emergency response
Experience in hard negotiations with local authorities, partners and staff in a tricky context
Knowledge of the Pack Office
Languages: English is mandatory
Arabic is an asset
Ability to have a global overview of a program
Ability to take quick decisions according to the context
Capacity to work and to live in tense conditions
You are committed to MdM’s values as an organisation and motivated by its non-statutory, NFP model.

TELEPHONE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Médecins du Monde reserves the right to fill the vacancy before the closing date for applications.

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