DEPUTY MEDICAL COORDINATOR

Mandated Position ( 3 Years) 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 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) 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, 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)  Ensuring the Medical Coordination in the Mission and fully assuming the Medical Coordinator’s tasks and responsibilities in case of absence/gaps.   Faciliating internal and external eggment  Facilitaining and particepating meeting with MOH  Facilitaing and patricepating meeting with internal in MSF and extrnal actors    Project area:   Co-leads medical strategy with the MedCo, ensuring strong coordination with medical teams  Particepate in the deep assessemnt of the two projects for the opning and support the project team in the planning priortizing and implemnation of activities. Follows up on technical recommendations after field visits   Quality of care    Co leading quality and patient safety from the conception of the project  Follow up the implemantion of Indcators and support the project in the facilitaing of worksope for quality indcatirs (prem, Rational prescription, PSI reporting and,IPC). Supports quality-of-care evaluations and follows up on implementation of recommendations. Ensures proper implementation of patient administrative procedures and criteria  (admission, discharge, transfers). Data and reporting  Ensures activities follow microplanning, closely monitors performance, and provides timely reports ( the planned activtivites ). Ensures key indicators are available and monitored in DHIS2; leads reporting (SitReps, partner reports, annual report) with PMR and MedCo Support. Emergency response  Oversees emergency response and contingency planning in project areas and MSF intervention area when needed particepate in the start of response and assessment  (e.g., malaria, cholara, violance and other outbreaks). Staff health Co-implements staff health policy at country level (LHS & IMS staff), including updating policies, managing MoUs with clinics/hospitals, and validating private clinic invoices within budget.   Learning needs for the project and Medical coordination team Develops training strategy with projects, L&D, and the MSF LNAy, aligned with project needs. Others:  Acts as MedCo when needed, including gap-filling and PMR coverage. Responsibilities may shift depending on task XXXX XXXX MedCo and Deputy MedCo