A valid, unrestricted work permit in the country of assignment of the position is required for the application to be eligible.
WHO ARE WE ?
Médecins du Monde is an international medical development NGO that is part of an international network. We provide medical assistance to vulnerable groups in Belgium and around the world.
We strive for universal health coverage where everyone has access to care, without barriers (financial, cultural, geographical, etc.).
In Belgium and around the world, our projects are aimed at all those who do not have or no longer have access to healthcare. In particular, they are structured around five axes: people on the margins of society (homeless people, undocumented people, drug users, sex workers, etc.); children in vulnerable situations; women (supported in their fight for equality or against sexual violence, for example); migrants or displaced persons; and victims of crises or conflicts.
To carry out our mission, we rely on three pillars:
- Care : provide real access to care for populations.
- Change : more than helping, we want to change things in the long term.
- Bearing witness : We do not remain silent. Thanks to our experience and our presence on the ground, we challenge the authorities (local, regional and (inter)national) with facts, figures and realities.
Our projects follow a series of values common to our entire organization: Social Justice, Empowerment, Independence, Commitment, Balance.
THE ESSENTIAL
Within the Health department, under the supervision of the Health Director, you are responsible for ensuring the technical monitoring of project interventions relating to One Health (OH)
The referent leads the definition of strategies and supervises the quality and efficiency of medical intervention for the One Health activities of Médecins du Monde Belgium internationally and in Belgium.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
As a One Health Specialist, the technical advisor is responsible for ensuring the technical consistency of the activities implemented within the One Health thematic scope of responsibility.
It formulates recommendations based on scientific evidence and oversees their operational implementation through the definition of thematic strategies.
It guarantees their consistency and implementation within projects and improves the quality of interventions.
Examples of tasks:
- Develop, with the program coordinators, their N+1 and the field teams, the OH operational strategy in accordance with the strategic priorities and the MdM framework.
- Ensure that CoMeds/PMS Teams translate medical needs into action proposals – participate in the development/revision of medical-operational responses
- Provide OH expertise in verifying the adequacy of resources in relation to objectives, where appropriate, mobilizing and alerting for arbitration, taking into account the guidelines of the Health Department and field constraints.
- Validate, in cooperation with the MEAL, the choice of OH indicators for projects based on consultation with the teams, and provide the necessary methodological support
- Ensure the control and monitoring of OH indicators, in particular when drafting the technical parts of funding requests and their reporting
- Ensure, in cooperation with the Health Information Advisor, the reporting of OH data from projects and their analysis by the project teams,
- Ensure compliance with and monitoring of medical policies, processes, protocols and tools – Validate adaptations
- Respond to technical requests and guide various collaborators (CoMed/PMS Team) on OH policies, protocols and tools.
- Ensure compliance with procedures relating to medical orders (relevance/supply), in cooperation with the Pharmacy representative
- Ensure scientific monitoring of OH and follow international trends and policies in OH.
- Identify the training needs of teams, workshops for exchanging practices between projects
- Coordinate responses regarding the delivery of internal or external training courses
- Monitor the health contexts of projects: political aspects and (national) health protocols, propose adjustment measures if necessary
- Carry out briefings and debriefings of MdM employees.
Examples of tasks:
- Lead the thinking on the evolution of the OH framework, and its translation into a new proposal/reorientation of new projects (project cycle, Annual Action Plans, Country Intervention Strategy)
- Represent MdM BE in OH initiatives, platforms and working groups in Belgium and internationally
- Produce thematic reports; formulate advocacy messages.
As a member of the country teams
Actively participate in country team meetings to ensure the sharing of relevant information to support decision-making
Examples of tasks:
- Actively participate in budget analyses and the identification of gaps, and propose adjustments
- Evaluate methods/processes already in use and their application
- Carry out field visits (internal control, coaching, harmonization of practices, etc.)
- Actively participate in operations department activities (e.g. coordinators’ week)
As a member of the Health Department
Analyze, communicate and make improvements to existing procedures, models, methods and tools in order to enable the optimal conduct of medical activities, implement them and increase MdM’s expertise
Examples of tasks:
- Participate in the recruitment of OH positions of responsibility (Medical Coordinators, MFP, etc.)
- Provide briefings/debriefings for employees
- Provide functional support to headquarters and field teams, supervise them, provide support, assess their skills
- Participation and leadership in the implementation and updating of the Theory of Change OH
- Ensure the monitoring and supervision of interns in terms of participatory definition of internship objectives and deliverables, deadlines for the production of documents, management of contacts with the universities of origin, etc.
- Actively participate in internal meetings (Universities, Mission Week, PB coordination, country teams, etc.)
- Collaborate in feeding and updating DS dashboards, guides and manuals
- Contribute to the organization of back-ups (absences, leave)
- Write minutes of meetings related to its activities and ensure the regularity of reporting documents
- Participate in the evaluation and development of the Annual Action Plans of the DS and the supported countries
- Carry out field/project visits (internal control, coaching, harmonization of practices, etc.)
- Ensure MDM’s visibility on the OH during international/national events
- Represent MdM, for aspects related to OH, and advocacy initiatives, with (inter)national decision-making bodies
- Promote the exchange of knowledge and good practices between different collaborators and projects
The list of tasks above is not exhaustive and will be adapted according to needs.
YOUR PROFILE
- Master’s degree in public health or similar
- Minimum 5 years of experience in technical guidance for One Health projects, with 3 years of field experience.
- Experience and knowledge of the One Health context in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Experience in WASH, environmental health, nutrition is a plus
- Experience in volatile and fragile contexts is an asset
- Perfect command of French required (written and oral)
- Knowledge of Dutch and English is an asset
WE OFFER
- Full-time permanent contract (39 hours/week)
- A gross salary of €4,083.60 for 5 years of experience; a gross salary of €4,278.06 for 10 years of experience. Relevant experience recognized.
- Restaurant vouchers (€8 including €1.09 per employee and €6.91 per employer) – Hospitalization insurance – 100% reimbursement of public transport costs.
- Holidays (to be prorated): 20 statutory days + 6 RTT days + 4 extra statutory days between Christmas and New Year
- Job location: Brussels, possibility of working 2 days from home
- Position start date: June/July 2025
How to apply
Please submit your application before 08/13/2025 using the appropriate application form .
MdM-Be thanks you for your interest in our organization and wishes you every success in your career.
MdM-Be does not request any financial contribution as part of the recruitment procedure.
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