Vacancies at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international independent medical humanitarian action-driven organization, which offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation. 26 associations, 23 sections, and 16 branch offices make-up the international movement and work in partnership around 6 operational entities.

Objective of the Position:

• Prepare meals for MSF staff, according to hygiene standards and security rules, in order to ensure their nutritional needs.
• Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: -
• Carry out the preparation of meals for staff and ensure that they are served on time
• Ensure you always follow all hygiene standards and security rules.
• If applicable set table before every meal and clean it up after each meal.
• Ensure cleanliness of all kitchen facilities, utensils and equipment.
• Control stock of food so as to ask for anything needed on time, and prepare shopping list and make purchases if required.
• Ensure the provision of clean drinking water during the day and when she/he leaves: cleaning, filling the filter and empty bottles, changing batteries if necessary.
• Keep an inventory of MSF kitchen utensils and equipment, i.e. plates, glasses, cutlery, cookware, etc., and ensure its integrity.
• Take care of all equipment provided; report all important information (losses, theft, damages, deterioration, incident, etc.) to Supervisor on time

Requirements:

Education

• Essential: Certificate in Catering or its equivalent

Experience

• Desirable: At least 2 years of previous experience in a similar capacity

Languages

• English and Swahili

Competencies

• Results oriented, team player, flexibility, commitment, service oriented

Deadline for application: 19th July 2022

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Objective of the Position:

Ensuring the proper functioning and coordination of the medical and para medical activity in the Mission (Mental health, Patient Support, Health Promotion, etc.) and providing support to the Project Activity Managers, according to MSF’s protocols, standards and procedures in order to ensure the delivery of quality medical care for patients and their communities and to improve the health condition of the population.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinating, monitoring and evaluating the proper functioning of a medical or paramedical activity at mission level according to MSF protocols, standards and procedures, ensuring the implementation of the activity (education and counseling sessions, defaulter tracing, strengthening of support groups, linking with social actors, community awareness activities, etc.)
• Participating in the definition of strategies, protocols and activities of the mission and the projects for his/her activity by assessing mission needs according to the changing medical needs and context (including definition of log frame and budget) and developing tools (e.g. training materials, counseling and education protocols, flyers, flipcharts, games)
• Medical/legal/Operational Environment: Support the Medco in keeping abreast of the national medical policy relevant to in-country MSF programs and regularly disseminate them to the projects
• Support to projects: In collaboration with Medco and/or field team, conduct in-country explore missions to investigate outbreaks/ sentinel events and propose emergency interventions by MSF and support their establishment/setup: Support field team in drafting/updating and putting in place needed- medical/clinical Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and to support field teams to continuously improve quality of medical interventions in projects. Fill medical HR gaps (e.g. medical team leader) in projects when needed.
• Together with the medical coordinator, functionally supervise the Project Activity Managers concerned and provide technical support through regular project visits. Ensure consistency and promote cross-learning between the projects.
• External Relationships/ Advocacy: Maintain an up to date contact list of the key actors. Proactively engage with key actors under the guidance of the medical coordinator and in collaboration with the advocacy/communication teams. Support the Medical Coordinator in contributing to the external communication about the projects by ensuring the soundness of the medical content of the communication. Represent MSF in national technical & operational meetings as delegated by the medical coordinator.
• Monitoring, Evaluation and Knowledge Management: Support in the compilation of monthly, quarterly, yearly and ad hoc medical reports in consultation with the Field team and Medical Coordinator. Monitor and evaluate the activity at mission level by defining indicators, following up tools and designing contingency plans in collaboration with the Project Activity Managers (if required). Compile and analyse the data coming from the projects in order to contribute to the mission’s reporting. Documenting lessons learned on activities and operational research in this field. Staff health
• In collaboration with the Medical Coordinator, assess and validate in-country healthcare providers, maintain an updated list of essential specialists for service provision for both national staff and expats. In collaboration with the mission pharmacist, maintain updated emergency/first aid boxes for the coordination office, expat houses and guest houses. In collaboration with the Medical Coordinator, conduct in-depth analysis of staff health utilization, identify utilization patterns and plan interventions to optimize/control use of health benefits.
• Follow up of national staff health (analysis of invoices, support and follow-up of work accident procedure, support and follow-up of chronic cases, support and vaccination follow-up) in collaboration with MTLs, Medco and HR, to review the country health policy and collaborative agreement. In collaboration with the medical coordinator, and both the national and international insurers, provide medical administrative support for medivacs received in Kenya from other OCP missions in East and Central Africa, and support the processing of project referrals to Nairobi and back.
• Support the medical coordinator in briefing and de-briefing expats and national staff on the medical operations, expat health Team management
• Participating in close collaboration with the HR Department and with Project Activity Managers, in the associated HR processes for staff involved in his/her activity (recruitment, training needs/induction, evaluation, detection of potential, development and internal communication) in order to ensure having the appropriate team in terms of size, capabilities and skills.

Requirements

Education

• Medical Doctor or Clinical Diploma
• Training or experience in tropical medicine or Public Health will be an asset
• Must have a Valid Practicing License and registration

Knowledge & Experience

• Essential: Minimum of at least 2 years working experience in related jobs and or at least one year with MSF as an activity manager. Proficient in MS Office use (Excel, Word, Internet). Experience with MSF or other NGOs desirable.

Languages

• Fluency in English and Kiswahili

Competencies

• People Management and development, Commitment to MSF principles, Behavioural Flexibility, Results & Quality Orientation, Teamwork & Cooperation, Stress managemen

Deadline for application: 26th July 2022