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Medical Coordinator Assistant

Medecins Sans Frontieres
Maadi, Cairo
Posted 6 years ago
97Applicants for1 open position
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Main Purpose

Assist and support the Medical Coordinator in the implementation of the overall medical content, activity and resources in the missions, by assuming some tasks delegated by him/her and giving personal assistance in other specific activities, in order to facilitate the proper medical management of the projects and medical follow-up of the staff in the mission.

Accountabilities

  • Participate actively in reflections and discussions on the evolution of MSF programs in the mission, contributing with his/her background and experience to the improvement of overall performance, adapting it to the changing reality and context.
  • Participates in the collection of medical information (meetings, reports, articles, etc.) and data (epidemiological data, statistics, etc.) related to the Egypt context.
  • Support projects’ development by answering medical questions from the field and facilitate the national health protocols related to MSF projects, participating in briefings and debriefings of medical staff and replacing temporarily a member of the field team when necessary, in order to keep a smooth functioning of the projects.
  • Assist the MedCo in the stakeholder mapping (organigram of MoH, key NGOs present in the country etc.). Make the minutes and organized the minutes of the meetings with key stakeholders.
  • Participate actively in assessment of medical referral system for patients and staff (national and international).
  • Carry out medical follow-up of all MSF national staff in application of MSF staff health policies, supervising together with the administrator the medical expenses associated, in order to protect personnel’s health state while keeping close control to the resources required.
  • Carry-out administrative (inventory and management of the medical operational library, archiving of data and medical reports, etc.), information gathering and data collection tasks, and elaborate regular reporting, in order to have updated and reliable information about the day-to-day activity in the project and support decision-taking.
  • On the request of the Medical Coordinator, carries out extra tasks (one-off reinforcement for a field team, participation in an evaluation, etc.).

Confidentiality:

  • The employee commits him/her to respect the confidentiality of the medical information relative to the mission and to guarantee the professional ethics of MSF.

Flexibility:

  • The employee on request performs any other additional duties given by the supervisor in order to allow the organization to meet its operational objectives.

Job Requirements

Requirements

  • Degree in Medicine essential
  • Preferable Master Degree in Public Health/ Community Health/ Epidemiology

Experience

  • Essential 2 years of working experience in country of origin
  • Desirable working experience in MSF or other NGO’s

Languages - Mission language (English) essential

Knowledge - Essential computer practical skills (word, excel, databases)

Competences

  • Patience and good communication skills
  • Diplomatic and dynamic person
  • Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills , work in a team
  • Ability to work in a multicultural team and independently
  • Reporting and analysis skills
  • Adaptability and flexibility

Application deadline is: @ 5pm June 5th , 2018

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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