وظائف منظمة أطباء بلا حدود (MSF) في عمان ,الاردن
Medical Team Leader/ Strategic Medical Advisor
About the job
Applying for MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent, neutral, impartial humanitarian organisation that provides medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. MSF assistance to people is based solely on their needs, irrespective of race, religion, gender, or political affiliation.
MSF is committed to an inclusive culture that encourages and supports its employees’ diverse voices. Individuals of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, races, religions, beliefs, ability status, and other diversity characteristics are encouraged to apply.
Context
The Operations Department at MSF’s Operational Centre of Geneva (OCG) is in charge of steering and implementing field programs, which includes providing direct medico-operational support to the field during implementation and ensuring that fundamentals are met in all projects. The Medical Department, at MSF’s Operational Centre of Geneva (OCG), on the other side, is in charge of developing technical and/or strategic solutions to complex medical challenges encountered in the field or to opted medical ambitions. The Medical Department also plays a critical role in knowledge transmission to field medical staff through adapted trainings and quick access to key reference documents, tools, as well as recruitment strategies.
إقرأ أيضا:Job Opportunities at Sharjah Islamic Bank | Apply NowCollaboration between the two departments is regarded as a cornerstone for the organization’s efforts to improve the overall quality of its projects and the level of care provided to patients it serves.
The Middle East Support Office (MESO) is the HQ office of OCG in Amman, Jordan. Its purpose is to support MSF programs in the face of the growing contextual complexity for humanitarian intervention and new challenges faced in the Middle East and beyond. In 2023, the OCG Middle East Support Office consolidates medical support to OCG operations through a Medical Unit based in Amman that is attached to the OCG Medical Department in Geneva. The Amman based Medical Unit comprises of various positions such as Mental Health and Laboratory Advisors with a global scope, and several flying positions (Mental Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health, and Project Medical Referent) to boost implementation capacity in OCG missions.
Objectives of the position & scope of responsibilities
Through delegation from the Medical Directors, the Medical Team Leader assumes the above objectives for a specific area of medical ambitions. He/she is responsible and accountable for the coordination and achievement of the objectives of his/her specific medical area. In that perspective, he/she specifically supervises and contributes to the implementation of a work plan and manages his/her team of Medical Advisers and flying medical positions.
إقرأ أيضا:مطلوب أخصائي اكتساب المواهب في MS PHARMA في عمان ,الاردنThe role will also include the elaboration of assessment and project proposal. He/she will be supported by expert advisors in the medical department to propose and adapt medical strategies and support the different OCG interventions.
Responsibilities:
A. As Team leader:
The Medical Team Leader is responsible and accountable for the coordination and achievement of the objectives of the Medical Unit specific area of medical ambitions (30% of the dedicated time).
To this aim, he/she is responsible for:
1. The formalization and implementation of a work plan to develop solutions requiring specific medical skills and/or in-depth investment
2. The coordination and development of partnerships, and the maintenance of networks internal or external to MSF; including experts, medical societies, research, and scientific institutes and universities. He/she represents MSF on relevant external platforms of his/her fields of expertise and proposes agreements to the Medical Director when relevant.
3. Knowledge management: oversight of the capitalization of the medical experiences. They make sure that collaborators provide online access for the field to all fundamental documents.
4. The management of their team
5. The writing of an annual report (in February – March) on all achievements by their team and the compilation and analysis of medical data for their area of domain.
إقرأ أيضا:خادم الحرمين الشريفين يوجه باستمرار الدعم لبرنامج حساب المواطن وزيادة حد الضمان6. Assuming additional responsibilities delegated to him/her by the Medical Director and linked to his/her competencies and transversal issues.
B. As Strategic Medical Advisor:
The Medical Team Leader is also responsible for the development and achievement of objectives for projects related to their specific domain of expertise as Strategic Medical Advisor, in line with his/her collaborators (70% of the dedicated time):
1. on medical-operational strategies:
- Field deployments in key moments of an intervention to propose and adopt the response in real-time to changes in the context
- Lead evaluation and lessons-learned exercises. Propose literature reviews and analysis of past experiences
2. on medical operational support
- Is available for field deployment during exploratory missions, assessments and emergency response, under the validation of the Head of MESO, and exceptional hands-on support in the field
3. on HR and L&D
- In collaboration with the L&D team, the different desk, and med advisors take an active part in the identification of L&D needs as part of the support provided
4. on networking
Support with the identification of global, regional and national potential collaboration opportunities with external partners on specific topics
This job description can be modified and adjusted according to the activities of the MESO, to the evolution of the operational and humanitarian priorities of MSF in the region and the strategy of the MESO
Requirements
Education:
- Medical Paramedical diploma is mandatory
- Specialization/experience in the related medial area
- Public health is an asset
Experience:
- Field and/or HQ experience with MSF (required) or another medical organization (asset)
- Experience in transversal project management (required)
- Knowledge of recent developments in the field of humanitarian relief, international public health and tropical medicine (required)
- Proven affinity with advocacy, and experience with field research in resource poor settings (asset)
- Publications in health/medical journals (asset)
Professional competences:
– Team management and cooperation
– Leadership
– Networking, communication and building relationships skills
– Planning and organizing, ability to solve complex organizational issues.
– Flexibility and open-mindedness. Open to improve his/her skills (coaching).
– Understanding of medical humanitarian work with regards to the medical-technical and the political scope
– Ability to analyze medical and structural issues
– Ability to manage a team
– Excellent writing skills
– Medical project management
Languages:
- Fluent in English (oral and written);
- Other languages are an asset
Personal abilities and qualities:
– Excellent ability to work in a multicultural environment, demonstrate commitment and support for diversity, gender-responsive, inclusive, and non-discriminatory behavior and attitudes
– Good analytical skills
– Results, quality oriented
– Problem solving skills
– Strong interpersonal skills
– Able to travel
– Flexibility, ability to work under stress
Contract
– Full-time position 100%
– Open-ended Jordanian contract, commitment to 3-years term, renewable once and maximum 6 years assignment (mandated position)
– Position based in Amman with regular visits to the field (40% of the time in the field)
– Ideal start date: ASAP
– Gross monthly salary: JOD 4000 (+ seniority in MSF) according to the internal regulations and salary grid of MSF in Amman
– Relocation package for staff recruited from abroad
Application
If you recognize yourself in this profile, we welcome you to apply on line through this link https://msfamman.recruitee.com/o/medical-team-leader-strategic-medical-advisor by sending your resume (CV, 2 pages max) and a cover letter (1 page max) in English
The closing date for applications is 3rd September 2023. The applications will be treated confidentially. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
***No recruitment agencies please***
