MC00200
DEPUTY MEDICAL COORDINATOR
Level 13
Reports to (Hierarchical)
Medical Coordinator
Reports to (Functional)
Medical Coordinator
Job Family
Medical and Paramedical
Main Purpose
Supporting the Medical Coordinator through delegated tasks and responsibilities including defining, leading and coordinating the entire medical scope of the mission, according to MSF protocols, standards, policies and values, in order to ensure the quality of the medical care given to the targeted population and thus improving their overall health and living conditions. Fully assuming the medical coordinator's responsibilities in case of absence
Accountabilities
- Supporting the Medical Coordinator in defining, monitoring and updating the medical content of the MSF country policy and annual plan, by scanning health needs and translating them into objectives, priorities and resources needed in order to cover medical and humanitarian needs of the population at risk.
- At the request of the Medical Coordinator, representing MSF before third parties concerning medical issues, ensuring its good public image and the alignment with the mission interests, through regular contacts with other actors in the country, negotiating with authorities when necessary, and informing on MSF charter, values and principles
- Participating and contributing in the definition and update of the country policy, annual plan and budgets in order to develop the projects and programmes aimed at addressing humanitarian issues at stake ensuring its efficiency and quality ( i.e. monitoring the project implementation, assisting the Project Coordinator and the medical teams in drafting the project proposal and follow up, identifying priority needs, other potential areas of action and emergency situations and collaborating and assisting in the production of medical reports)
- Coaching, training and motivating the teams in the mission in order to align all field staff with MSF values and ethics, and ensuring their capability to carry out their job achieving MSF quality standards (i.e. induction, briefing/debriefing, training, potential detection, evaluation)
- Collaborating, together with the logistics department and according to project needs, in the pharmacy management in order to ensure enough and quality supply of drugs and medical material (i.e. review of medical orders and monitoring of medicines consumption and stock levels of the different projects)
- Assisting in defining and implementing the staff health and security policies for international and national staff in order to ensure its overall safety (i.e. monitors both physical and mental health state of staff, promotes compliance of all related protocols and procedures and collaborates in the update of issues regarding the security context)
- Ensuring the Medical Coordination in the Mission and fully assuming the Medical Coordinator’s tasks and responsibilities in case of absence/gaps.
Education
Essential degree on medicine or other paramedical studies. Training in tropical medicine or Public Health will be an asset
Experience
Essential 2 years’ experience in relevant jobs, in MSF or other NGO’s in developing countries
Language Level Description
C1 Proficient User
Effective Operational Proficiency or advanced
- Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning.
- Can express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
- Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
- Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
Technical Skills
Data management
Master
Able to analyze complex and heterogeneous data
Able to ensure data quality controlL3 Able to analyze complex and heterogeneous data
Able to ensure data quality control
Person / material hygiene
Master
Audit and/or design PPE implementation
Infection control
Master
Understanding of bio-hazard risk (secure waste disposal)
Appropriation of MSF Infection control protocols and proceduresL3 Understanding of bio-hazard risk (secure waste disposal)
Appropriation of MSF Infection control protocols and procedures
Food Hygiene
Autonomous
Able to respect appropriate storage practices according to MSF standards
Pharmacy
Expert
Able to perform rational use of prescription analysis
Able to ensure quality control on drug management
Knowledge of drugs: action, interaction and side effects
Able to evaluate the quality level of patient therapy education
Mastery of pharmacy management softwareL4 Able to perform rational use of prescription analysis
Able to ensure quality control on drug management
Knowledge of drugs: action, interaction and side effects
Able to evaluate the quality level of patient therapy education
Mastery of pharmacy management software
Stock
Autonomous
Knowledge of stock management principles ( stock out risk, calculation of stock level, alarm follow-up)
Able to use MSF supply software at project level
Familiar with cold chain principlesL2 Knowledge of stock management principles ( stock out risk, calculation of stock level, alarm follow-up)
Able to use MSF supply software at project level
Familiar with cold chain principles
Nutrition
Master
Knowledge of administration therapeutic techniques (mouth, spoon, NG tube, sucking technique)
Knowledge of MSF nutrition protocols, guidelines and therapeutic choicesL3 Knowledge of administration therapeutic techniques (mouth, spoon, NG tube, sucking technique)
Knowledge of MSF nutrition protocols, guidelines and therapeutic choices
Clinical competence
Master
Able to identify basic pathological conditions (apathy, anorexia, see jd…)
Capacity to address to specific medical conditions (hypothermia and fever)
Anesthesia
Under Supervision
Able to perform basic local anesthesia
Knowledge of anesthetic drugs for local anesthesia
Epidemiology
Under Supervision
Knowledge of medical epidemiology principles (mortality, morbidity, evolution of out brakes)
Lab
Autonomous
Able to use rapid diagnostic tests (malaria, syphilis, hemoglobin, glucose, etc)
Public health
Autonomous
Knowledge on health system financing methods
Bio Med
Autonomous
Capacity to provide basic periodic maintenance of biomedical device
SRH
Autonomous
Able to identify SGBV victims and handle post exposure prophylaxis
HIV
Under Supervision
Basic theoretical knowledge of HIV and TB (symptoms, disease steps, treatment)
Able to perform clinical consultation of HIV/TB patients
Knowledge of MSF HIV/TB protocols, guidelines and therapeutic choices
MW Be able to design and implement an PMTCT program
Transversal Competencies
Strategic Vision
Has an overview and links current actions with organisational objectives
- Contributes towards the global vision.
- Relates the objectives of his/her project to MSF’s objectives.
- Is able to distinguish between working activities that give value to MSF’s objectives and those that do not.
- Sets and maintains an order of priorities in his/her work according to MSF’s strategic objectives.
Planning and Organising
Enables others to organize
- Provides support and offers alternatives to ensure that everyone in the team is able to plan/organise his/her own job.
- Ensures objectives are well defined, shared and acknowledged by the whole team.
- Involves the team in discussions on planning to increase efficiency.
- Is able to use other people’s planning to monitor activities.
- Enables others to organise and plan ahead, based on clear and structured vision.
- Organises plans and objectives according to the long-term vision.
- When a new situation arises, foresees the time required (by him/herself and others) and makes small organisational or time-related changes to deal with it.
- Provides reports from meetings with main points agreed and next steps proposed.
- Makes sure that everyone involved in a task is aware of its existence, knows the expected results and by when they are to be achieved.
Teamwork and Cooperation
Builds team spirit within the organisation
- Fosters and encourages collaboration between members of different teams, services and departments, even in difficult situations.
- Explains to others (in meetings, speeches, etc.) the importance of working in teams.
- Acts by example.
Leadership
Uses actions and indirect influences to persuade
- Gives solid and coherent arguments to support his/her points to the interlocutor, stressing the key information.
- Uses different communication tools and means (internal and external resources) to get the message across.
- Selects communication strategies to have a persuasive impact on the interlocutor.
- Seeks backup from experts and third parties to strengthen his/her point of view.
- Manages his/her emotions.
People Management and Development
Works on the growth and development of team members
- Offers each team member an equal opportunity to succeed.
- Publicly acknowledges good performance and positively reinforces it.
- Considers the personal development of each team member and proposes an individual development plan.