Medical Coordinator (M/F) at Medecins Du Monde

Location: Maiduguri, Borno State

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Under the direct supervision of the general coordinator, you guarantee that the medical activities implemented through the project are in line with MdM’s strategy, policies and principles.
• You are responsible of every medical aspect of the program.

More specifically, your responsibilities are to:

• Supervise the implementation of MdM’s activities, proactively monitoring the context and health response, subsequently sharing any proposition in case of context change
• Lead the development of the general strategy on medical activities with the general coordinator, HQ referent and the team
• React to any change by adapting the program if necessary and conduct rapid health assessments when requested
• Participate to the monitoring on a regular basis and set up corrective measures in case of need
• Supervise and provide support to the medical team
• Be responsible for ensuring the team capacity building
• Support and supervise the health programme coordinator
• Supervise the data base officer to ensure that all data from the field reaches in a timely manner
• Identify needs of medical staff, draft job profiles and validate recruitment from a technical point of view
• Conduct regular performance appraisals with directly supervised staff (quarterly basis)
• Ensure the timeliness and accuracy of the medical purchase process in close collaboration with the logistics coordinator
• Ensure the supervision of the pharmacy
• Participate to the different MdM meetings and to external medical meetings especially on health and nutrition Cluster
• Lead on liaison with the MoH authorities and with health actors
• Be responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of the medical programme
• Analyse the medical data received on a weekly basis and submit weekly reports
• Participate in the writing of donor’s activity reports and proposals
• Skills and Experience Needed:
• Medical doctor, nurse or midwife diploma
• Significant experience in public health and/or project coordination
• Experience in humanitarian response
• Experience in working within the cluster system
• Knowledge in primary health care and sexual reproductive health
• Experience in supervising health promotion activities
• Experience in working with local authorities, partners
• Ability to manage a multi-national team
• Reactivity, anticipation, adaptability
• Excellent organizational skills
• Good writing, computer and communication skills
• Capacity to work and to live in tense conditions
• Languages: fluent English is required.

Skills and Experience Needed

• Medical doctor, nurse or midwife diploma
• Significant experience in public health and/or project coordination
• Experience in humanitarian response
• Experience in working within the cluster system
• Knowledge in primary health care and sexual reproductive health
• Experience in supervising health promotion activities
• Experience in working with local authorities, partners
• Ability to manage a multi-national team
• Reactivity, anticipation, adaptability
• Excellent organizational skills
• Good writing, computer and communication skills
• Capacity to work and to live in tense conditions
• Languages: fluent English is required.

Conditions of Employment

• Status: Employee Contract: Fixed-term contract
• Duration: 6 to 9 months
• Based in Maiduguri
• Starting date: ASAP 2700 gross monthly salary on 13 months
• Expatriation bonus (10% gross salary per month)
• Transportation cost (home-work), vaccines and visas covered
• Guesthouse housing
• 22.5 RTT per year
• 5 weeks of paid leaves per year
• Health insurance (60% covered by MdM and 40% by the employee)
• Insurance (repatriation)
• Médecins du Monde promotes trainings and internal mobility
• Single posting.