Do you want to join an activist association and take concrete action for greater social justice?
Doctors of the World has been working for over 40 years to treat the most vulnerable populations, denounce obstacles to access to care and bring about lasting changes in health policies.
In France and in nearly 30 other countries, our actions are structured around six political battles:
- sexual and reproductive health and rights (including the right to abortion)
- migration, exile, rights and health
- risk reduction
- health and environment
- rights and the health system
- humanitarian spaces
Doctors of the World in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Present in the DRC since 1994, Doctors of the World France (MdM) implements health and humanitarian action programs in the provinces of Kinshasa, North Kivu and Tanganyika. Its interventions are structured around three main areas: sexual and reproductive health, environmental health and response to humanitarian emergencies.
In Kinshasa, MdM supports access to family planning, sexual and reproductive health and rights, as well as environmental health prevention initiatives aimed at reducing the impact of pesticides on public health. In the provinces of Tanganyika and North Kivu, the organization works with populations affected by conflict, displacement, and health crises, strengthening access to primary healthcare, sexual and reproductive health, nutrition, and support for victims of gender-based violence. MdM also participates in the response to epidemics (cholera, measles, Ebola).
The organization works closely with Congolese health authorities, national programs of the Ministry of Health, and numerous civil society organizations. In the coming years, MdM plans to develop a cervical cancer prevention program.
In a complex and evolving humanitarian context, marked by significant health and protection needs, the DRC mission continues to develop its emergency and health systems strengthening programs, with the support of several international institutional donors.
Why we need you
You will integrate your leadership into strong partnership dynamics with NGOs, Congolese civil society, health and social authorities and other international actors (UN agencies, donors, etc.) to ensure the implementation of emergency and development programs as well as the advocacy strategy.
Your colleagues
You directly supervise a team of 9 coordinators (1 Medical, 1 Finance, 1 Logistics, 2 Programs (Sexual and Reproductive Health and Environmental Health), 1 HR and 2 Site Coordinators (Tanganyika and North Kivu), 1 Funding Officer, with a team of approximately 100 people on the DRC mission.
In the DRC, two Doctors of the World (MdM) sections are present: MdM France (MdM-F) and MdM Belgium (MdM-Be), which work as a network in various regions of the country (Kinshasa, North and South Kivu, Tanganyika), particularly in crisis and development contexts, in both rural and urban areas. In the east of the country, the MdM network has decided to reorganize its geographical distribution to provide broader coverage of the population’s needs. To this end, MdM-Be is based in South Kivu, while MdM-F operates in Tanganyika, North Kivu, and Kinshasa.
As a result, you ensure close and regular coordination (optimization of human resources, transmission of information, representation for the MdM network, joint approaches with regard to certain donors, with a view to working in consortium, developing joint advocacy approaches, etc.) with the general coordinator of MdM-Be.
You are the right person if:
- You have a higher education degree in social sciences, political science, international relations, humanitarian and international cooperation or a related field (minimum Master’s/Bac+5)
- You are trained in project management. A degree in public health would be an asset.
- You have at least ten years of relevant professional experience in the humanitarian sector
- You have at least 5 years of experience in a management position in the humanitarian field (head of mission, country director, operations coordinator, field coordinator, etc.)
- You have demonstrated your strategic thinking skills, including identifying, analyzing, and solving problems, and responding to opportunities and challenges, as well as the ability to translate these into practical action plans.
- You possess strong leadership skills and a management style that is conducive to all staff, comprised of multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.
- You have solid experience in planning multi-donor projects in a consortium
- You have high-level diplomatic and representational skills
- You know how to manage a budget and excel in proposing and writing reports (through the use of project management tools, logical framework analysis, project cycle management with objectives and indicators, tracking tables, etc.)
- You have significant experience working in an unsecured environment with responsibility for security planning, monitoring, and management.
- You have experience in remotely managing crisis situations (emergency or post-emergency)
- Experience in sub-Saharan Africa is an asset
- You can express yourself charismatically in both French (C2 minimum) and English (C1 minimum)
- You are confident and proficient in using MS Office.
This position is not for you if:
- You are afraid that you will not identify with the values ​​and activist stance of Doctors of the World
- You do not wish to work in stressful situations where flexibility and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances are essential.
- You lack strong interpersonal and intercultural skills.
The next steps
If your application is selected, we will contact you to schedule an HR interview with our recruitment officer. This will be followed by a management interview (which may include practical exercises) with the operations manager.
As part of our efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, background checks against international lists may be carried out. Data is processed confidentially and securely. More information: http://bit.ly/3CSThBs
An extract from the criminal record (B3) will be required from all recruited persons.
We look forward to receiving your application.
And all we need is your CV and cover letter!
You are the right person if:
- You have a higher education degree in social sciences, political science, international relations, humanitarian and international cooperation or a related field (minimum Master’s/Bac+5)
- You are trained in project management. A degree in public health would be an asset.
- You have at least ten years of relevant professional experience in the humanitarian sector
- You have at least 5 years of experience in a management position in the humanitarian field (head of mission, country director, operations coordinator, field coordinator, etc.)
- You have demonstrated your strategic thinking skills, including identifying, analyzing, and solving problems, and responding to opportunities and challenges, as well as the ability to translate these into practical action plans.
- You possess strong leadership skills and a management style that is conducive to all staff, comprised of multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.
- You have solid experience in planning multi-donor projects in a consortium
- You have high-level diplomatic and representational skills
- You know how to manage a budget and excel in proposing and writing reports (through the use of project management tools, logical framework analysis, project cycle management with objectives and indicators, tracking tables, etc.)
- You have significant experience working in an unsecured environment with responsibility for security planning, monitoring, and management.
- You have experience in remotely managing crisis situations (emergency or post-emergency)
- Experience in sub-Saharan Africa is an asset
- You can express yourself charismatically in both French (C2 minimum) and English (C1 minimum)
- You are confident and proficient in using MS Office.
This position is not for you if:
- You are afraid that you will not identify with the values ​​and activist stance of Doctors of the World
- You do not wish to work in stressful situations where flexibility and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances are essential.
- You lack strong interpersonal and intercultural skills.
The next steps
If your application is selected, we will contact you to schedule an HR interview with our recruitment officer. This will be followed by a management interview (which may include practical exercises) with the operations manager.
As part of our efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, background checks against international lists may be carried out. Data is processed confidentially and securely. More information: http://bit.ly/3CSThBs
An extract from the criminal record (B3) will be required from all recruited persons.
We look forward to receiving your application.
And all we need is your CV and cover letter!
Contract & status:
- Gross monthly salary €4,067
- 12-month fixed-term contract available from the beginning of September 2026
- Executive status
- Departure possible alone, as a couple or as a family
Work environment:
- Position based in Kinshasa, DRC
- Occasional travel will be required in all intervention areas.
The advantages:
- 13th month (for employees with more than 6 months of seniority)
- Expatriation bonus of 10% of gross salary per month
- Transportation (home – mission), visas, and vaccinations are covered.
- Accommodation: individual accommodation with a monthly housing allowance (depending on family composition)
- Health insurance (50% contribution from MdM and 50% from the employee)
- Repatriation insurance
- MdM promotes training and internal mobility
- The essentials:
5 weeks of vacation + 22.5 RTT days per year
Strong commitment to inclusion and the fight against all forms of discrimination
More information: https://www.medecinsdumonde.org/nous-rejoindre/travail-humanitaire/
Diversity and inclusion
MdM is committed to the inclusion of people with disabilities and fights against all forms of discrimination.
If you have been granted recognition as a disabled worker and/or if you require workplace adjustments, please do not hesitate to inform us.
How to apply
https://apply.workable.com/j/8A117C7B1F