Medical Coordinator Support NGO Jobs – Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

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Job Title:   Medical Coordinator Support

Organisation: Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

 

About US:

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from health care. MSF offers assistance to people based on need irrespective of race, religion, gender, or political affiliation.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Mapping and regular updates of medical/ technical stakeholders and developing a contact list
  • Developing and updating factsheet on key medical thematic for MSF
  • Assessing and updating health clinics and facilities and specialists in Kampala
  • Closely monitor epidemiological and refugee movement trends in the country through reports, sitreps, meetings, and databases, analyse data and prepare briefs/ sitreps
  • When delegated, represent the mission in MoH, partners and stakeholder meetings/forums
  • Participating in the technical working group meetings at the national level, summarize and sharing the meeting minutes and resolutions
  • Monitoring patient referrals in Kasese and ensuring the referral database is up to date
  • Working closely with the biomed technicians to ensure all users are trained on using and maintaining biomed equipment.
  • Setting up the mission physical and SharePoint medical library and ensuring regular updates and organization
  • Working closely with the project data manager to ensure proper data management and analysis from the projects as well as preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports·
  • Ensuring proper archiving of medical data in the Kampala archives container.
  • Ensuring the collection of SGBV files from the field and ensuring organization and dispatch to Paris.
  • Following and supporting the field to implement new patient management protocols that MSF/MoH has validated
  • Coaching, training and motivating the medical teams in the mission to align to quality patient standards and protocols
  • Developing/collecting training materials for Sickle Cell Disease, plan and conduct the training in the Kasese project.
  • Being part of the exploratory mission team as the medical focal point
  • Actively monitoring the medical and humanitarian situation in the country through existing surveillance systems, exploratory missions, and the use of health information systems and providing regular medical and humanitarian situation reports
  • Detaching as interim Medical Activity Manager to emergency projects while the mission is setting up a response team structure
  • May be requested by Medco to replace field doctors or Medical Activity Manager, Medical Team leader





Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant must hold a Degree in Medicine/Surgery. With valid annual practicing license. Must be duly registered with the Uganda Medical & Dental Practitioners Council
  • At least two years of clinical experience as a general practitioner. Working in adolescent health, SCD, SGBV, TB, HIV and mental health activities is an added advantage-
  • Experience as a Clinical Team Leader
  • Experience in Net working and engagement with MoH and NGO’s
  • Experience in MSF or other NGO’s is a plus
  • Knowledge: Essential Computer literacy ( Word, Excel & Internet) Emergency preparedness and response
  • Languages: Excellent command of English and control of local languages

 

 

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates are invited to send their applications by email (Indicate DATA ANALYST_First & Last name in the subject line). Applicants should include a CV, application letter and copies of academic / work certificates) addressed to;

 

Finance & HR Coordinator

Médecins Sans Frontières

Plot 21 Ssemakula Close, Tank Hill Road, Muyenga

Email to: msff-kampala-recruitment@paris.msf.org

 

NOTE:  The candidature files will not be returned. Only photocopies of important documents should be submitted.

 

NOTE:  Only persons responding to the job profile will be contacted for a written test and/or interview.   No monetary, goods or service offers, nor favoritism, will be tolerated in a recruiting process.  MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts.  Any illicit solicitations can be reported to the justice system.

 

Deadline: 31st January 2024 by 5:00pm

 

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Date Posted 2024-01-22
Valid Through 2024-01-31
Employment Type FULL_TIME
Hiring Organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)
Job Location Kampala, Kampala, Kampala , 0256, Uganda

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