Medical Coordinator - West Darfur

About the role

Médecins du Monde is launching an exploratory mission in West Darfur, Sudan, with a clinic in the Dar Omo camp in Feina hosting about 25,000 displaced persons and two mobile clinics. The medical coordinator designs, plans, implements, adapts and monitors health activities and manages the medical team directly. The post is based in El Geneina with regular field visits.

Key responsibilities

• Take part in defining the country strategy and drive its medical and technical aspects
• Design, plan, implement, adapt and monitor health activities, ensuring their quality and relevance
• Supervise the collection and analysis of medical data, carry out health needs assessments and evaluate medical partners
• Recruit, manage, train and motivate the medical team, and ensure pharmaceutical product management
• Analyse and share health and epidemiological data, and contribute to emergency preparedness for epidemics and mass displacement
• Cooperate with the administration team on budgeting and supervise medical purchases
• Represent the organisation with authorities, partners and NGOs on health issues, and take part in writing proposals and reports

Required profile

• Medical degree (doctor, nurse or midwife)
• At least 4 years of experience in the humanitarian sector in a similar position
• Experience in emergency responses, outbreak management, nutrition, health assessments and programme start-up
• Ability to work in complex, politically sensitive or volatile security environments
• Team leadership, capacity building and technical supervision background
• Fluent English; Arabic is an asset

Required skills

• Google Earth or ArcGIS mapping
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

What we offer

• Gross monthly salary of 3,663 EUR on a fixed-term contract of 6 months
• 13th-month salary paid in two installments after 6 months, expatriation allowance of 10% of gross salary
• Coverage of travel, visas and vaccinations, guesthouse, health and repatriation insurance
• 5 weeks paid leave plus 22.5 RTT days per year

Applicants send a CV and a cover letter. Shortlisted candidates face HR and technical interviews, and successful candidates must provide a criminal record extract (B3).