Location: Ranomafana, Madagascar
Closing date: 07 Dec 2019
Start Date: February 2020
Reports To: Country Director
Percentage Effort: Full-time
Expected Commitment: Minimum of 2 years, renewable on an annual basis thereafter. Possibility for an initial 1-year contract, if approved by C.D.
Position Overview
We are recruiting a Medical Director to lead its medical programs in rural Madagascar as part of its
Senior Management Team, with a focus on these key responsibilities:
Work with organization’s National Director, Technical Advisor, Chief Medical Officer, and Senior Medical Advisor to develop clinical programs that can meet organization's mission to build a model health district that can be replicated across Madagascar and in other countries.
Lead and continue to build and strengthen a clinical team that will execute the clinical objectives of Organization’s three-year operational plan, which has a goal to reach universal health coverage in a collaboration with the Madagascar Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) by 2022 .
Work with four Deputy Medical Directors to develop and manage a clinical budget associated with this work.
Provide the US-based and Madagascar-based management teams with technical input and strategic advice on clinical staffing, programs, partnerships, and grants.
Train organization and MoH staff in both programmatic and individual clinical care of patients. Spends time seeing patients and providing clinical support, mentorship and guidance to improve quality of care and improve programs.
Key Relationships
Reports to the Country Director based in Ranomafana, Madagascar.
Supervises the following positions:
Deputy Director of Social Programs and Community Health
Deputy Director of Primary Care
Deputy Director of Hospital Care
Deputy Director of Biomedical Services
Provides technical support to partnerships with local, regional, and national MoH staff, other nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) working in partnership with organization, and donors as needed.
Qualifications
MD required. A licensed physician who has completed residency training - preferably in the fields of internal medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, or emergency medicine.
At least five years in a leadership role, preferably in the field of global health.
At least two years of experience working in a resource-limited setting.
Experience with project management and budget development.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Professional French and English language proficiency required including reading, writing and conversing. The office and medical team in Madagascar operate in French, while the headquarters and board of directors operates in English.
Malagasy language ability considered an extraordinary asset, as is any substantial experience in Madagascar or working with the Malagasy public health system.
Ability to work within Malagasy culture and norms with the aim of mentoring Malagasy and expatriate staff.
Long-term commitment to living and working in rural Madagascar, at least 75% of the year. This is a full-time field position, but if applicants are interested in working up to 8 weeks a year at a medical institution in their home country in order to maintain their clinical skills, this can be accommodated.
Demonstrated commitment to global health, social justice and working in solidarity with the rural poor. It is critically important to believe strongly in the work the organization does, to advocate on behalf of the patients, and truly enjoy working to fulfill the mission of the organization in accordance with our values.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please submit your CV and letter of interest to: xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.com
(Email is available to Members ONLY )
Closing date: 07 Dec 2019
Start Date: February 2020
Reports To: Country Director
Percentage Effort: Full-time
Expected Commitment: Minimum of 2 years, renewable on an annual basis thereafter. Possibility for an initial 1-year contract, if approved by C.D.
Position Overview
We are recruiting a Medical Director to lead its medical programs in rural Madagascar as part of its
Senior Management Team, with a focus on these key responsibilities:
Work with organization’s National Director, Technical Advisor, Chief Medical Officer, and Senior Medical Advisor to develop clinical programs that can meet organization's mission to build a model health district that can be replicated across Madagascar and in other countries.
Lead and continue to build and strengthen a clinical team that will execute the clinical objectives of Organization’s three-year operational plan, which has a goal to reach universal health coverage in a collaboration with the Madagascar Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) by 2022 .
Work with four Deputy Medical Directors to develop and manage a clinical budget associated with this work.
Provide the US-based and Madagascar-based management teams with technical input and strategic advice on clinical staffing, programs, partnerships, and grants.
Train organization and MoH staff in both programmatic and individual clinical care of patients. Spends time seeing patients and providing clinical support, mentorship and guidance to improve quality of care and improve programs.
Key Relationships
Reports to the Country Director based in Ranomafana, Madagascar.
Supervises the following positions:
Deputy Director of Social Programs and Community Health
Deputy Director of Primary Care
Deputy Director of Hospital Care
Deputy Director of Biomedical Services
Provides technical support to partnerships with local, regional, and national MoH staff, other nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) working in partnership with organization, and donors as needed.
Qualifications
MD required. A licensed physician who has completed residency training - preferably in the fields of internal medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, or emergency medicine.
At least five years in a leadership role, preferably in the field of global health.
At least two years of experience working in a resource-limited setting.
Experience with project management and budget development.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Professional French and English language proficiency required including reading, writing and conversing. The office and medical team in Madagascar operate in French, while the headquarters and board of directors operates in English.
Malagasy language ability considered an extraordinary asset, as is any substantial experience in Madagascar or working with the Malagasy public health system.
Ability to work within Malagasy culture and norms with the aim of mentoring Malagasy and expatriate staff.
Long-term commitment to living and working in rural Madagascar, at least 75% of the year. This is a full-time field position, but if applicants are interested in working up to 8 weeks a year at a medical institution in their home country in order to maintain their clinical skills, this can be accommodated.
Demonstrated commitment to global health, social justice and working in solidarity with the rural poor. It is critically important to believe strongly in the work the organization does, to advocate on behalf of the patients, and truly enjoy working to fulfill the mission of the organization in accordance with our values.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please submit your CV and letter of interest to: xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.com
(Email is available to Members ONLY )
