Health coordinator (F/M) – Gaza

For more than 40 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home and abroad. It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in accessing health care and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies.

Those working for this independent organisation do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations.

MdM currently works in 30 countries across all continents where it focuses on 5 priority areas: emergency and crisis, sexual and reproductive health, harm reduction, migrants and displaced populations (health rights), health and environment.

According to UNRWA, nearly 1.9 million people in Gaza, or nearly 85 percent of the population, are estimated to be internally displaced, including people who have been displaced multiple times.

It is worth mentioning that the acute shortage of fuel and electricity is seriously affecting the most critical functions of all hospitals and the response capacity of ambulances. Depletion of fuel endangers the lives of patients in intensive care, those who need surgery or neonatal incubators. The two main hospitals in southern Gaza are operating at three times their capacity, while facing severe shortages of basic supplies and fuel. According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, the occupancy rate now reaches 206% in hospital wards and 250% in intensive care units. In addition, these hospitals house thousands of displaced people.

In addition, continued bombing and destruction have seriously affected the infrastructure of the Gaza Strip and hampered ambulance access to the injured (76 ambulances were affected), as well as access for people of concern. to health services.

MdM-France is currently carrying out an emergency response in Gaza. The team already present on the field needs to be supported by an emergency team in order to frame and reinforce the coordination of the activities on the field.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the supervision of the Emergency Coordinator and in the context of the humanitarian Emergency in Gaza, the responsabilities of the Health Coordinator are the following:

• Elaborate, plan, implement, adapt and monitor health activities for the program
• Ensure the quality and relevance of health activities, practices and data
• Directly or indirectly lead/supervise medical teams (MdM or partners)
• Participate in the definition of the country strategy led by the Field Coordinator & General Coordinator.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• Starting date: as soon as expatriates will be able to enter Gaza
• Duration: 3 weeks rotation
• Gross monthly salary: €3,119
• Premium equal to one month salary paid in two instalments – minimum of 6 months seniority required
• Expatriation bonus (10% gross salary per month)
• Transportation cost, vaccines and visas covered
• Guesthouse housing
• 22.5 recovery days per year
• 5 weeks of paid leaves per year
• Health insurance (60% covered by MdM and 40% by the employee)
• Insurance (repatriation…)
• Médecins du Monde promotes trainings and internal mobility

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SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED:

• Medical Doctor, Nurse or Midwife
• Master’s in Public Health is preferable
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in similar positions or in humanitarian sector
• Experience in a high intensity conflict setting is an asset
• Experience in implementing activities in partnership with local organizations
• Experience in hard negotiations with local authorities, partners and staff in a tricky context
• Experience in outbreak management and emergency response
• Ability to make quick decisions according to the context in coordination with the team
• Ability to work under a minimum of supervision
• Ability to manage a team and work in an international team
• Ability to have a global overview of a program (not only on medical plan)
• Reactivity, anticipation, adaptability, capacity to take initiatives
• Organizational skills
• Good writing and communication skills
• Ability to manage priorities
• Team spirit
• Capacity to work and to live in tense conditions (climate, cultural context, promiscuity, isolation)
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills (especially Word and Excel)
• Languages: fluent in English is mandatory (oral and written) and knowledge of Arabic is an asset
  You embrace the core values and support the proactive philosophy of Médecins du Monde.

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