Medical Deputy Coordinator of Operations (m/f/x)

REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience

• Medical degree in Medicine (preferred) or nursing degree
• Degree in tropical medicine mandatory.
• Degree in Public Health or Epidemiology is an asset
• Minimum 3 years of field experience with MSF
• Minimum 2 year as Medical Coordinator with MSF

Competencies

• Strategic vision.
• Leadership (Able to set priorities, make choices, and assume decisions)
• Teamwork and Cooperation (Team spirit)
• Capacity to negotiate (Good communication skills)
• Planning and Organizing (Management skills)

Languages

• Fluency in spoken and written English

CONTEXT

The Operations Department of MSF OCB (Operational Centre Brussels) consists of 8 managerial and technical teams called Cells or Regional Support Teams (RST), each in charge of a portfolio of countries and 1 Emergency Team (E-Pool) for the management of intense emergency interventions. These teams directly supervise and support the operational implementation.

The countries currently managed by the Cell 3 are: Haiti (with foreseen handover to another Cell in 2024), South Sudan, Sudan (for the moment under E-pool), Kenya, Ethiopia, and exploratory mission/assessments in Eritrea. Eventually, Cell 3 portfolio is expected to focus on East Africa. Countries are indicative, as a re-shuffling of the portfolio within the Operations department occurs on a regular basis.

As Medical Deputy Coordinator of Operations for cell 3, your main roles are to be:

• Responsible for the medical strategy of the missions in the cell portfolio, together with the Coordinator of Operations
• The Deputy to the Coordinator of Operations
• Guide and coach, the Medical Coordinators in their responsibility to implement the projects (coaching, mentoring)

Your responsibilities are not tied to any specific context/country.

As Medical Deputy Coordinator of Operations you manage two additional medical positions in the cell and organize/distribute the work between them: a Medical Officer, who reports to you and an Epidemiology Advisor dedicated to Cell 3.

You are hierarchically managed by the Coordinator of Operations (CO) of cell 3 and functionally linked to the Medical Operational Manager in the Medical Department.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop a strategic vision for each country under the lead of the Coordinator of Operations (CO), together with the Head of Missions (HoM’s) and Medical Coordinators (Medco’s)
• Develop a medical vision for each country with the Medco's
• Responsible for the strategic choices and objectives of the projects, according to the Ops processes.
• Ensure the medical pertinence and adequacy of the projects with the Medco’s
• Take co-decision with the CO to make operational decisions congruent with the needs, the medical identity (prospects) & the medical policies
• Replace the CO in his/her absence
• Choose the design teams and support teams as per the Operations (Ops) processes.
• Validate the final design of activities and resources as per the Ops processes
• Ensure the medical quality of the projects with the Medical Officer
• Support the Medical coordinators in their responsibility to implement and monitor the progress of the projects (coaching/mentoring)
• Ensure the cost-awareness regarding medical choices
• Interact with experts on strategy, pertinence, and adequacy as per the Ops processes.
• Balance the humanitarian drive in the Ops with the Medical approach
• Match the medical & political vision (theory) with the operational reality in the field (adaptability, feasibility)
• Contribute to the development of medical policies and strategies by sharing context-specific experiences and by checking their field adequacy
• Ensure that all countries have a pertinent medical advocacy agenda
• Promote the development of an Operational Research (OR) agenda together with Epidemiology Advisor, Medical Officer, and Medco's
• Communicate medical matters (regarding the projects) to the Communication department (COM dept) & occasionally to the media (medical advocacy)
• Take on the operational role in some of the circles (working groups) within the medical department
• Participate to cell meetings, the Ops and the MedOps meeting and the medical department meeting

 

CONDITIONS

• Expected starting date: As soon as possible
• Location: Brussels (Belgium)
• Minimum 4 field visits of 1 to 2 weeks per year
• Type of contract: Open-ended contract (CDI) - Full-time
• Salary according to MSF-OCB HQ grid
• Meal vouchers – Hospital Insurance (DKV) – Pension Plan – 100% reimbursement for public transportation costs
• Adhere to the MSF principles and to our managerial values: Respect, Transparency, Integrity, Accountability, Trust and Empowerment
• Adhere to the MSF Behavioral Commitments

 

Deadline for applications: 15/10/2023

 

How to apply?

For candidates wishing to please, send your CV and cover letter to Recruit-HQ-Operations@brussels.msf.org and mention “Medical Deputy CO Cell 3” in the subject of your email.

 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

Position only open to candidates with previous MSF experiences ("Médecins Sans Frontières")!

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