Medical Coordinator Advisor

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) / أطباء بلا حدود is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people in 70 countries who are affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation and our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of neutrality and impartiality. We offer basic healthcare, perform surgery, fight epidemics, rehabilitate and run hospitals and clinics, carry out vaccination campaigns, operate nutrition centers, and provide mental healthcare. Our activities include the treatment of injuries and disease, maternal care and the provision of humanitarian aid. Where necessary, we set up sanitation systems, supply safe drinking water, and distribute relief to assist survival. Check the links: Médecins Sans Frontières    أطباء بلا حدود Médecins Sans Frontières T-shirt      أطباء بلا حدود - موظفي   Job Title: Medical Coordinator Advisor 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.  The Medical Coordinator Advisor will work side by side with the Medical Coordinator who is the highest responsible in MSF in Lebanon in terms of medical programming, strategy and networking. 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, support the Medco in the  negotiating with authorities when  required , and informing on MSF charter, 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 Coordinator 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) 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, together 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. 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 its overall safety (i.e. monitors both physical and mental health state of staff, promotes compliance of all related protocols and procedures and collaborates in the update of issues regarding the security context) MSF Context Specific Accountabilities: When needed the medical coordination advisor will cover for medical gaps in the field (eg. Project Medical Referent, Medical Activity managers) Briefing of the international and national staff on the Lebanese health context, setup and specificities. Available for assessment and exploratory visits or interventions when needed. Assist to the weekly brifing with the Medical Officer and Deputy Coordinator of Operations Attend the coordination week in Brussels Contact the medical referent in HQ Contribute to draft the ToR of HQ visitors Contribute on the mission Monthly Medical Report (MMR) and giving the feedback for the field MMR Requirements: Education: Physician or registered nurse. Training/degree in hospital management is an asset. Experience: Essential 2 years’ experience in relevant jobs, in MSF or other NGO’s in developing countries. Previous experience in MoPH hospital is an asset