Modular Field Hospital - Development Manager (m/f)

Candidate profile

• Experienced project manager
• Comprehensive knowledge of emergency humanitarian interventions
• Good comprehension of field hospitals deployment and running
• Result, quality & service orientated
• Good network, teamwork and cooperation capacity
• Good oral and written communication in English and French (additional language is an asset)

Conditions

• 12 months contract - full-time – based in Belgium
• Hospital Insurance (DKV) – Pension Plan – Canteen -  100% reimbursement for public transport costs
• Starting date : immediate

Deadline for applications: before March 23th 2017

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and curriculum vitae by e-mail to Delphine Evrard Recruit-HQ-Operations@brussels.msf.org with “MFH” in the subject

Context

 

This Project concerns the Non-Medical components (Shelter + NRG + WHS) of the Modular Field Hospital.

Our current Modular Field Hospital (MFH) was developed by Operational Centre Paris (OCP) mainly for surgical interventions in natural disasters 10 years ago following the Pakistan Earthquake (10/2005). The MFH was adopted by OCBrussels in 2011. Since then, it has never been deployed in its “FULL” configuration. Various simulations for its use were prepared for a number of operations but in the end the option of deploying was rarely taken. Some elements of the MFH have been used in South Sudan, Central African Republic & Nepal. One of the smaller configurations was used both by OCP and OCB in the Philippines in late 2013.

Time for setting up the MFH in its “FULL” configuration is often regarded as a brake to deciding to deploy. Another brake to deployment has often been the shelter component of the MFH. The inflatable tents are vulnerable to small tears and have therefore rarely been used in settings where stray bullets are a concern…

Recently OCGreece has spent 2 years developing a new, lighter tool, the Rapid Deployment Surgical Unit (RDSU). The RDSU was presented in Bordeaux last June in its final version. OCG integrated various interesting innovative technical solutions (from the NRG and WHS point of view) but the overall quality of care that the RDSU can provide is regarded as insufficient by OCB Emergency-Pool. Also, the RDSU is primarily (only) for surgical interventions.

Today OCP is redeveloping the MFH into a (smaller) and more flexible tool that will continue to be primarily adapted to surgical interventions.

The OCB E-Pool is interested in a tool that would have a wider scope than just surgery in emergencies. They would like to have the capacity to deploy a flexible tool, one that could be used more often in their operations, whenever new health structures are needed, or, whenever a structure is in need of a quick and efficient upgrade or transformation.

The E-Pool would like to have a tool that is more flexible

• In its speed of deployment
• In size
• In capacity
• In the medical activities possible

And

• Adapted to a wider variety of contexts and settings
• Easily replenished at Emergency Stock level

Mission

According to the specificities expressed by the E-Pool OPS, the Development Manager develops the MFH-V2 Non-Medical Components to best match the requirements

• Shelter and flooring solutions
• Energy solutions
• Water Hygiene and Sanitation solutions
• Necessary tool solutions
• Related operation & maintenance manual and tools
• Supply related tools, guidelines, procedures (storage ordering, transport, replenishment)

NB. The Medical components of the field hospital should not be affected by this redevelopment. All new products and kits must be adapted to the existing medical equipment and activities

Main contacts to be developed

• All staff involved (or previously involved) in development and use of the above tools
• Key MSF-Supply persons involved in purchasing / kit production / deployment of operations
• Back-Office LOG
• WatSan Unit

Necessary Focal Points in departments/units other than OPS & LOG

• Supply Department
• WatSan Unit

Sources of Documentation

• All MFH Documentation
• All RDSU Documentation
• All RISK Documentation
• MFH development and deployment experience

Job Profile

• Analyze existing MFH (past development and deployments)
• Research & Identify up-to-date solutions according to specificities
• Manage the necessary products and kit developments
• Define with OPS + LOG + MSF-Supply the exit strategy of the V1 and intro of the V2
• Develop the complete O&M