Hiring OrganizationMédicos del Mundo
Mission
The Medical Coordinator is responsible for the design, development, supervision and improvement of the medical strategy and medical activities of MdM programs in the area. It ensures the quality of services supported by MdM. He/she represents the organization in all technical strategic and coordination forums and ensures proper communication and coordination with key stakeholders.
Geographical scope of intervention
The successful candidate will be based in North-East Syria with travels to MdM base in Dohuk (KRG).
Organisation chart
The successful candidate will be part of the coordination mission team and will report directly to the Country Coordinator. He/she will have direct technical link with Health Advisor in HQ.
Functions
Team management:
- Technically supervises health staff
- Provide technical advice on recruitment of any health staff.
- Ensure the proper management of the staff under his/ her supervision according to MdM vision, policies, and values.
- Identify priorities for capacity building trainings and facilitate internal trainings on-job trainings for the health teams and support staff.
- Holds technical meetings, briefings, and debriefings with the health team.
Program Management:
- Participates in the development of the general strategy of MdM in NES.
- Participates in the timely design and writing of concept notes and proposals for funding
- Participates in the writing of donor reports and other internal reports of the organization.
- Is responsible of the planning and implementation of the health-related activities.
- Ensures activities are implemented and carryout as a part of the global framework.
- Ensures and oversees quality of the activities in the programs.
- Analyses medical data and shares the analysis with the rest of the team in the field and HQ.
- Ensures the quality of healthcare and follows-up protocols according to internationally accepted MdM standards, including control of communicable diseases and rational use of antibiotics.
- Participates in health assessments.
Coordination:
- Works in coordination with the NES MHPSSCo to ensure that medical and MHPSS services are well integrated both at the coordination level and in the field.
- Represents Médicos del Mundo in technical forums and meetings, in coordination with the Country Coordinator health related issues
- Develops and maintains positive relationships with all relevant stakeholders in the country.
- Coordinates health activities with other NGOs and partners in the same area of intervention.
- Communicating with donors and HQ upon request by the Country Coordinator.
- Participates and is part of the MdM International Network.
Management of medical stock and logistic chain for medical purchase:
- Participates in collaboration with logistics team in the medicine and medical supply orders.
- Technically validates medical purchases.
- Ensures the proper management and storage of the MDM pharmacy in collaboration with the logistics team.
Required qualifications
Academic background: Medical Doctor University Degree or Registered Nurse.
Desirable: - International Cooperation and/or Humanitarian Aid Master.
- Public Health Studies
Requirements
Language: English C1. Arabic and/or Kurdish are an asset.
Computer requirements: User level of Microsoft Office Excel and/or software for collect and data analysis.
Experience
- At least 3 years of field experience in similar positions.
- Previous experience in emergency contexts.
- Previous experience in armed conflicts and/or Middle East region.
- Team coordination experience.
Competence profile
- Excellent organizational capacity.
- Excellent planning, management and coordination skills.
- Strong communication (written and spoken) and interpersonal skills with experience in managing a diverse team of local employees.
- Stress management.
- Willing and able to work productively in a challenging environment.
- Cultural awareness and adaptability.
- Good teamwork and networking skills.
- Strict compliance with the safety protocols stablished for the country and MdM mission.
- Alignment with principles and ethics of Médicos del Mundo.
Availability
Immediately
Salary
Medicos del Mundo’s Salary charts.
Category: Group 4
R&R policy applicable.
Hazard allowance policy applicable.
Job location: Syria
Mission
The Medical Coordinator is responsible for the design, development, supervision and improvement of the medical strategy and medical activities of MdM programs in the area. It ensures the quality of services supported by MdM. He/she represents the organization in all technical strategic and coordination forums and ensures proper communication and coordination with key stakeholders.
Geographical scope of intervention
The successful candidate will be based in North-East Syria with travels to MdM base in Dohuk (KRG).
Organisation chart
The successful candidate will be part of the coordination mission team and will report directly to the Country Coordinator. He/she will have direct technical link with Health Advisor in HQ.
Functions
Team management:
- Technically supervises health staff
- Provide technical advice on recruitment of any health staff.
- Ensure the proper management of the staff under his/ her supervision according to MdM vision, policies, and values.
- Identify priorities for capacity building trainings and facilitate internal trainings on-job trainings for the health teams and support staff.
- Holds technical meetings, briefings, and debriefings with the health team.
Program Management:
- Participates in the development of the general strategy of MdM in NES.
- Participates in the timely design and writing of concept notes and proposals for funding
- Participates in the writing of donor reports and other internal reports of the organization.
- Is responsible of the planning and implementation of the health-related activities.
- Ensures activities are implemented and carryout as a part of the global framework.
- Ensures and oversees quality of the activities in the programs.
- Analyses medical data and shares the analysis with the rest of the team in the field and HQ.
- Ensures the quality of healthcare and follows-up protocols according to internationally accepted MdM standards, including control of communicable diseases and rational use of antibiotics.
- Participates in health assessments.
Coordination:
- Works in coordination with the NES MHPSSCo to ensure that medical and MHPSS services are well integrated both at the coordination level and in the field.
- Represents Médicos del Mundo in technical forums and meetings, in coordination with the Country Coordinator health related issues
- Develops and maintains positive relationships with all relevant stakeholders in the country.
- Coordinates health activities with other NGOs and partners in the same area of intervention.
- Communicating with donors and HQ upon request by the Country Coordinator.
- Participates and is part of the MdM International Network.
Management of medical stock and logistic chain for medical purchase:
- Participates in collaboration with logistics team in the medicine and medical supply orders.
- Technically validates medical purchases.
- Ensures the proper management and storage of the MDM pharmacy in collaboration with the logistics team.
Required qualifications
Academic background: Medical Doctor University Degree or Registered Nurse.
Desirable: - International Cooperation and/or Humanitarian Aid Master.
- Public Health Studies
Requirements
Language: English C1. Arabic and/or Kurdish are an asset.
Computer requirements: User level of Microsoft Office Excel and/or software for collect and data analysis.
Experience
- At least 3 years of field experience in similar positions.
- Previous experience in emergency contexts.
- Previous experience in armed conflicts and/or Middle East region.
- Team coordination experience.
Competence profile
- Excellent organizational capacity.
- Excellent planning, management and coordination skills.
- Strong communication (written and spoken) and interpersonal skills with experience in managing a diverse team of local employees.
- Stress management.
- Willing and able to work productively in a challenging environment.
- Cultural awareness and adaptability.
- Good teamwork and networking skills.
- Strict compliance with the safety protocols stablished for the country and MdM mission.
- Alignment with principles and ethics of Médicos del Mundo.
Availability
Immediately
Salary
Medicos del Mundo’s Salary charts.
Category: Group 4
R&R policy applicable.
Hazard allowance policy applicable.
