Medical Coordinator - Médecins du Monde (Qabridahar)

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Closing date: 30 Jun 2009
Location: Ethiopia - Kebri Dehar

Réf : MDM - Medical Coordinator – Ethiopia

Somali Region (Kebri Dehar)

MDM is present in Ethiopia since 1988 and has implemented different programmes (long term and emergency) in different regions. Two other programmes are in stand by in the northern part of the country (Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and Training in emergency obstetrics and surgery). The second one should restart soon. The general coordination team comprising an expatriate general coordinator, an expatriate administrator, and four national staff is based in Addis Abeba, the capital city.

The medical coordinator will work on the programme: “Support to Primary Health Care and Maternal Health Services in Korahe Zone, Somali Regional State, Ethiopia”
The general objective of the programme is to reduce morbidity and mortality in Kebri Dehar and Shilabo districts through improved access to quality primary and reproductive health care and strengthened prevention of epidemics outbreaks. Assessments have shown a very poor health services' offer, and the region is regularly affected by draughts. The first year phase aimed at strengthening Primary Health Care in 6, and then 8 Health Posts of Kebri Dehar District, 5 in Shilabo district, strengthening the activities of Kebri Dehar referral hospital with a special focus on obstetrical activities, and implementing an Early Warning System concerning epidemics and malnutrition in the zone. The second phase that has started in July 2008 carries on with the activities of the first phase and should include 6 new Health Posts from Kebri Dehar district. The support to the hospital, especially to the obstetric and surgery wards, has been reinforced, by hiring some medical staffs to conduct activities in close cooperation with the hospital. In Shilabo district, special attention is paid to the nutrition component of our project.

At both Health Posts and Kebri Dehar Hospitals levels, the activities of the programme are to:

- assess infrastructure needs
- rehabilitate accordingly and equip according to standard list
- assess needs for trainings and carry out trainings
- revise/update protocols and ensure their implementation
- support drug supply
- implement vaccination outreach programmes, to monitor obstetrical activities
- monitor under-5 nutritional status
- monitor and improve the epidemiological surveillance
- sensitise communities
- carry out health and nutrition assessments.

The medical coordinator will have to supervise, organise and coordinate the mission’s medical part in order to guarantee the medical activity’s pertinence and the contract of objectives’ respect:
- He/she supervises, organises and implements the mission’s medical activities.
- He/she is in charge of the programme’s medical part continuous assessment; he/she supervises and organises its implementation.
- He/she takes part in the definition of safety rules, organises their implementation in the medical activity and he controls the respect of this rules by the team.
- In terms of management: he manages his national and expatriate medical team and he organises its activity at the operational level.
- He/she is in charge and guarantor for the respect of protocols and for the respect of ethics in medical terms.
- He/she takes part in drafting the next project's phase and writes the medical narrative reports (final and intermediary), in the respect of donors’ requirements.
- He/she is in charge of the mission’s medical budget.
- In terms of relation with the authorities and local partners, in the medical field: he/she takes part in the negotiation and in the development of agreements and contracts; he supervises and organises their application and keeps regular contacts.
- He/she is in charge of the exchange of medical technical information with the head office.
- He/she is in charge of the exchange of information about the context and the medical situation with the media under the authority of the general coordinator.

Duration: 6 months
Status: salaried

Profile :

- Medical doctor
- Public Health education is a plus
- Experience in an international NGO in a similar position
- Communications skills, with sense of diplomacy
- Drafting and reporting skills, ability to write concise and well presented reports in a timely manner
- Ability to lead and work as part of a team of expatriate and national staff
- Ability and flexibility to understand the cultural and health environment and work with the communities and local authorities
- Ability to work under pressure in a harsh and isolated environment
- Computer skills – Microsoft Office, Internet and data management
- English: very well spoken and written

How to apply
E-mail: secretariat.rhmissions@medecinsdumonde.net

Reference Code: RW_7KVDZY-2
Source: ReliefWeb

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The deadline for the above vacancy is extended to 31 July 2009