Undertake country level actor mapping looking at national, state, and regional (as relevant) authorities and conflict dynamics and support HoM with context analysis.
Develop and maintain a network of contacts to share information on the context, follow trends, identify new risks and threats.
Gain an understanding of how MSF is perceived by health professionals, populations, and relevant actors (political, armed groups, religious authorities…).
Produce context analysis briefings highlighting the latest social, economic, political and security trends with (potential) impact on the security and humanitarian contexts.
Analyse impact of local dynamics on staff safety and security as well as impact on population at large.
Review, propose updates and advise the HoM on implementing the Country Security Plan, risk analysis/risk reduction measures, in accordance with MSF Security Policy.
Assist the HoM in dissemination of relevant context information to the coordination team, regularly inform them on key issues, update general information on the context for MSF internal documents, and advise on cultural appropriateness of organizational activities and individual behaviours.
Support the HoM in official representation.
Upon delegation, represent MSF in meetings.
Participate actively in the negotiation of access and identify gaps that prevent MSF activities.
Liaise with potential stakeholders and help the HoM to create, reinforce and maintain links with local leaders, tribes, authorities, armed forces.
Advise on and be involved in the negotiations, finalization, and maintenance of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between MSF and the Government / any other institution involved.
On request of the HoM, fill gaps and participate in the elaboration of mission strategic documents, contributing to the mission´s strategic planning and objectives.
Raise security awareness among the staff through regular meetings on security context.
Write reports on security incidents affecting MSF personnel and monitor consequences.
Introduce actor-mapping methodology that can be independently maintained (regularly updated and improved) for each project.
Support and coach Coordination Team and Project Coordinators on culturally sensitive manners of representation to local contacts, provide advice and support as needed evolution/challenges faced. Specific Accountabilities
The HOM Advisor will play a key role in expanding and maintaining key networks to facilitate OCB operations at Abuja level.
HOM Advisor will play a key role in follow up of registration, compliance etc for the OCB operations in the country.
The HOM advisor will assist MSF projects PC's, as well as PC Supports, in maintaining a structured approach to networking to ensure that blind spots at project and coordination levels are addressed.
The HoM Advisor will retain some level of mobility, with visits to projects, and have a good grasp of local dynamics.
The HoM Support is expected to play a key role in emergency response and explos and be available for deployment for MSF response.
Minimum Required Skills and Qualifications
Education: University Degree in Social Sciences, Management, Law, or other related disciplines
Master’s in international development, Crisis Management or political Science will be an added advantage.
Experience:
Essential experience working in the mission country.
Demonstrated capacity for analysis, networking, and negotiation.
At least 3 years' experience working with MSF in an operations role like PC Assistant, HoM Support or Advocacy roles.
Applying medical knowledge and skills to prevention, diagnosis and treatment of children, ensuring integrated and paediatric care through Emergency and ITFC services in cases of malnutrition. Prescribing the necessary treatment, respecting MSF protocols.
Collaborating closely with the different department of the hospital Knowing and ensuring all updated MSF medical protocols and universal precautions are followed and implemented, reducing bio-hazard risks and improving infection control.
As an expert in paediatrics, proposing strategy (modification on current paediatric care management) and implementing them after validation of Operation and Paediatric Advisor.
Ensuring on-going and paediatric training (formal and bedside) of the medical/paramedical multidisciplinary team in order to optimize the paediatric quality of care. Reviewing and discussing selected complicated cases or mistakes and giving technical input.
Keeping patients and their families informed of the illness and the treatment to follow, checking that they have been understood. Ensuring professional autonomy and confidentiality are respected and a good attitude and proper bedside manner towards the patient and their care takers and the rest of the medical team.
Following up the evolution of the hospitalized/ ITFC patients through daily visits, consultations and examinations, prescribing the necessary treatment following MSF protocols, deciding whether they can be discharged or transferred to other departments – in collaboration with other doctors- and informing their family about the patient’s evolution.
Monitoring the proper functioning of the department, equipment or material and addresses the list of the missing item for paediatric activities. Providing inputs about general organization of the different paediatric wards ITFC, including the admission, transfer and discharge criteria +
Designing and providing training to staff as required.
Debriefing with coordination, Headquarter (including Paediatric Advisor) and providing written report on main findings, activities, conclusions and further recommendations.
Participation with the medical doctors in the management of critically ill children in Triage/ER.
Ensures that ITFC admission and discharge criteria are maintained according to the updated MSF medical protocols.
Provide guidance to the team on cases that need a referral to the none-MSF facility for a higher level of care and approve, with MAM or MTL support, the transfers.
Be part of the technical team (MDs in the ward, Head Nurse, MAM, MTL) in the multidisciplinary management of complicated cases that need team decisions.
Ensure proper and complete documentation of medical information in the relevant patients’ records with respect to patients’ confidentiality.
Ensure regular updating cases on telemedicine and given feedback to the team in collaboration with MAM
Provide technical support for the medical/paramedical teams to ensure a good understanding of the medical protocols and treatment guidelines to assure a good quality of patient care in pediatric ITFC.
Work on building the capacity of the staff, especially medical doctors through regular training bedside, hands-on teaching, and didactic training. This includes malaria peak training.
Support and collaborate with the MAM in charge of the activity to develop the relevant SOPs and ensure that the staffs follow the available SOPs.
Participate in the elaboration of monthly/quarterly reporting.
Be part of activities of hospital management for the definition of activities, strategies, and activities necessary for project objectives and adaptation to changes in the context. Also, participate in general project meetings when needed.
Together with the MAM and MTL, contributes to the review and analysis of project data trends and indicators and proposes strategies to adapt support according to the needs of the patients when needed.
Participate in meetings including weekly medical team meetings, and other meetings as required or requested by the MAM/MTL or PC.
Participate in scaling down of activities during the exit from malnutrition peak season
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