Deputy Medical Coordinator at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

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 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 medical referent 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 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. Participating in 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 their overall safety (i.e. monitoring both physical and mental health 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

Specific Accountabilities

• Review project medical strategy and specific department strategy documents including medical protocols/guidelines and give appropriate feedback to the team after the validation  of the medical coordinator.
• Analyze project indicators quarterly through DHIS2 and SITREPs and plan specific support to the projects based on evidence/needs driven by data to ensure that the right decisions are made at the right time.
• Review annual and mid-year reports for the mission and projects and update the medical components of the reports in collaboration with PMRs and Medco.
• Participate and contribute to mission Plan of actions (POA), Mid-year reviews and other strategic mission activities.
• Supporting the medical team at coordination and projects to develop objectives and strategies for medical activities and monitor progress based on POA/MYR approved activities.
• Conduct Field visits and support monitoring of medical activities.
• Provide support to teams in the implementation and monitoring of the roadmap to enhance the quality of care, with particular focus on the Dagahaley project.
• Ensure regular follow-up of PSI reporting and audits across both projects, with a view to strengthening the quality of activities through systematic review of reports and close monitoring of the implementation of recommendations/ feedback
• Actively participate in the implementation and monitoring of the new Mombasa project cycle
• Ensure, as part of the EPREP response and in coordination with the MEDCO, an appropriate response aligned with the defined thresholds, based on the continuous monitoring of epidemiological and medical surveillance data.
• Take medical lead in initial phase of Explos, develop intervention concept notes/proposal and set up new activities as agreed by the mission. 
• In charge of delivering medical briefings outlining the objectives and activities of the project.
• Responsible for preparing and ensuring follow-up on the medical coordination biweekly meeting reports form.
• Actively contributes to the monitoring and validation of medical orders for the project, ensuring coordination in alignment with actual needs.

Requirements

Education: Essential:

• Bachelor of Medicine or Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Desirable:

• Training in Tropical Medicine or Public Health

Experience :Essential :

• Minimum One year experience in similar positions in MSF or other INGOs.)

Languages :

• English Essential & Swahili Desirable

Knowledge :

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)

Competencies:           

• Strategic Vision
•  Leadership
•  People Management and Development
• Service Orientation
• Teamwork and Cooperation