Health advisor (M/F) , France

Employer: Médecins du Monde
Location: France
Closing date: 31 Jul 2018



For more than 30 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home and abroad. It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in accessing health care and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies.
Those working for this independent organisation do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations.
MdM currently works in more than 45 countries across all continents where it focuses on 5 priority areas: emergency and crisis, sexual and reproductive health, harm reduction, migrants and displaced populations (health rights), health and environment.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the management of the head of geographical Unit and in functional link with the head of the quality of practices Unit. You provide technical support to the project teams to ensure the quality of the MdM programs and health activities in their definition and implementation.

Your main responsibilities are to:

OPERATIONAL STRATEGY AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
-Contribute to the design and follow up of exploratory missions
-Contribute to the project definition, proposal writing
-Contribute with the desk and the field teams to indicators definition, monitoring and evaluation methodology, monitoring and analysis of medical data collections
-Contribute with the desk and the field teams of country’s operational strategy: health context and needs, socio cultural determinants, international health policies, MdM standards, MdM strategic priorities …
-Contribute to the regional strategies within the geographical unit and geopolitical group

QUALITY OF PROJECTS IN HIS/HER AREA OF EXPERTISE
-Ensure the quality of the projects and technical support to the teams in terms of implementation of quality standard, respect or set up of protocols/procedures, validation of pharmacy orders, health context surveillance...
-Ensure the adaptation of MdM guidelines and policy in the projects and identify the needs of MdM tools and policies according to the context of the project
-Contribute to the capitalization of experiences
-In link with the quality of practice unit, contribute to the definition and the elaboration of the quality policy of the association, update of guidelines and policy based on field practices and international recommendations
-Punctually may contribute to working groups on transversal or thematic topics
CAPACITY BUILDING
-Identify the needs in training, workshops, exchange of practice within projects
-Ensure or contribute to the development and animation of internal and external training
HUMAN RESOURCES
-Contribute in writing job descriptions of medical/technical health staff members and participate to the technical recruitment of medical coordinator
-Provide briefings and debriefing of medical coordinators

REPRESENTATION
-May represent Médecins du Monde at conferences / symposiums / technical meetings

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Statut : Employee

Contrat: Fixed-term contract

4 months

Temps complet

Starting date: July 2018
2 961 euros gross monthly salary on 13 months
22.5 RTT per year
5 weeks of paid leaves per year
Health insurance (60% covered by MdM)
Médecins du Monde promotes trainings and internal mobility

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED:

Medical doctor or medical diploma
Field experience as a medical coordinator
Knowledge in public health
Adaptability, rigor, team building capacities
Knowledges of Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Internet
English fluent
French is an asset

TELEPHONE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
Médecins du Monde reserves the right to fill the vacancy before the closing date for applications.
MdM stands up for the integration of people living with disabilities and fights against discrimination.

HOW TO APPLY:
Please apply via :
http://www.jobs.net/j/JkYYxpCH?idpartenaire=128

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