Medical Coordinator - Syria

Première Urgence – Aide Médicale Internationale (PU-AMI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organisation. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians victims of marginalisation and exclusion, or hit by natural disasters, wars and economic collapses, by answering their fundamental needs. Our aim is to provide emergency relief to uprooted people in order to help them recover their dignity and regain self-sufficiency. PU-AMI relies on 30 years of field experience in 50 countries in crisis, as well as on the complementarity of its medical and non-medical expertise, to adapt its programs to each context and to the real needs of the most vulnerable populations. The association leads in average 250 projects by year in the following sectors of intervention: food security, health, nutrition, construction and rehabilitation of infrastructures, water, sanitation, hygiene and economic recovery. PU-AMI is providing assistance to around 3 million people in 19 countries – in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Caucasus and France. As part of our activities in Syria, we are recruiting a Medical Coordinator. This person will be based in Beirut.  The Medical Coordinator is responsible for the success of the mission’s medical strategy and the quality of current and future medical programmes at the definition, implementation and evaluation phases. He/She provides support to programme managers (Health PM, Field co) who report to them on the basis of a dotted-line relationship. Main tasks and responsibilities: Strategy: Working alongside the Deputy Head of Mission for project implementation and the Deputy Head of Mission for quality and development, he/she contributes to the development of new medical initiatives for the mission. He/She carries out epidemiological monitoring for the country and analyses strengths and weaknesses from the point of view of public health. Programmes: He/She ensures that medical programme(s) are in line with PU-AMI’s health policy and monitors them for quality and efficacy. Representation: He/She represents the association to partners, and others stakeholders involved in implementing medical programmes. Human Resources / Training: He/She supervises the medical team (PU-AMI employees), provides support to programme managers for recruiting technical staff and supervises technical training activities on the basis of identified needs. Logistics and Administration: He/She ensures the activities for which he/she is responsible comply with logistics and administrative procedures. Safety: He/She contributes to compliance with safety rules within the mission and communicates any safety-related information to the Head of Mission. He/She ensures healthcare is provided for expatriate staff involved in the mission. For more information please download the attached job description.