Country Program Manager, Mali (f/h/x) At Médecins du Monde – Belgique

OUR MISSION

Doctors of the World is an international medical development NGO and part of an international network. We provide medical assistance to vulnerable groups in Belgium and around the world.

We want universal health coverage where everyone has access to care, without barriers (financial, cultural, geographical, etc.).

To successfully carry out our mission, we rely on three pillars:

  • Providing care : giving populations real access to healthcare.
  • 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 ESSENTIALS

Under the supervision of the Regional Director for the Sahel, you will be responsible for designing, managing, adapting, and evaluating the MdM Belgium (MdM-BE) program in Mali. You will propose and implement strategies, objectives, and action plans for the Mali program, taking into account internal and external developments and constraints. You will also be responsible for leading, managing security, and managing a team.

The role involves supervising a group of 4 to 5 collaborators (indicative range) as well as coordinating and collaborating with various national partners.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Country operational strategy management:

  • Is responsible for defining and deploying the country institutional strategy of the program in Mali.
  • Participates in defining the strategy and logical framework of the regional program in conjunction with the Sahel Regional Director and the Sahel technical coordinators.
  • Is responsible for planning, coordinating the implementation of activities and setting up appropriate monitoring tools.
  • Supervises the collection and analysis of data and guarantees its quality, ensures the monitoring of activities and the tracking of indicators.
  • Is responsible for implementing MdM-be’s localization approach in Mali in conjunction with state actors and local associations.

Program Management:

  • Supervises accounting management and ensures budget monitoring.
  • Ensures the operationalization of the Country Institutional Strategy (CIPS) and departmental action plans.
  • Develops and maintains the network of partners and represents the organization to stakeholders and partners of ongoing projects/programs in the country on political, strategic and advocacy aspects.
  • Validates and contributes to the drafting of internal project documents, positioning documents (reference documents, activity reports, diagnostic report, notes and advocacy documents, logical frameworks etc.) and donor documents (grant applications, reports, etc.).
  • Leads project evaluations and monitors the resulting recommendations.
  • Ensures follow-up of recommendations resulting from budget monitoring of projects, and issued during project reviews or during audits.
  • Ensures the quality, reliability and regularity of information exchanges between the Mali program and the Sahel region of the organization.
  • Monitors the health, political, security and humanitarian context. Oversees the drafting and updating of the country context analysis according to MdM-BE’s internal templates.
  • Oversees the rational and compliant use of the organization’s resources.
  • Ensures that the project management tool is updated and used in accordance with the MdM-BE process by the project coordinators.

Human Resources Management:

  • Applies and ensures compliance with the management charter and protection policies.
  • Design the team with regard to the needs, challenges, resources and objectives of the program.
  • Participates in the recruitment and management of positions directly related to his/her function and indirectly supports those of other positions on the program.
  • Supervises and leads the program team (coordinators/managers/responsibles/program/project officers): defining objectives, managing leave, recruitment and training.
  • Coach, referee and takes the necessary steps in case of difficulty or malfunction.
  • Strengthens the transferable skills of people on his team.
  • Ensures compliance with the organization’s integrity standards, including PSEAH, and the prevention of fraud, corruption, and abusive behavior.

Fundraising:

  • Supervises and/or carries out an update of the mapping of the different health actors (donors, institutions and civil society) and their short, medium or long term strategic priorities.
  • Develops and monitors the local fundraising strategy.
  • Identifies opportunities for international and national consortiums and partnerships.
  • Monitor potential calls for proposals concerning MdM-BE’s priority themes in Mali and the Sahel region.

Representation:

  • Represent MdM-BE to authorities, partners, donors and the media.
  • To monitor collaboration agreements with partners and donors, to seek and develop new partnerships and to carry out or supervise the search for funding.
  • Represent the organization to external and internal bodies, analyze, communicate and make the necessary improvements to allow the optimal running of programs.
  • Participating in working sessions at the Cluster level, working group of international NGOs, among others

YOUR PROFILE

Education and experience

  • University degree in political science, management, law, health or equivalent
  • You have a minimum of 5 years of experience in project management, ideally in the humanitarian and development sector.
  • Experience in managing consortia
  • Experience in projects related to migration, SDSR, One Health
  • Experience or skills in advocacy

Specific skills

  • Knowledge of the Sahelian context and prior experience in the area.
  • Knowledge of the main donors present in the Sahel region and in Mali in particular
  • Knowledge of the development field with proven experience in managing development projects
  • Analytical and synthesis skills
  • Excellent personal organizational skills
  • Skills in team management and coaching
  • Fluent in French and good knowledge of English

WE OFFER

  • A field mission at the heart of Doctors of the World’s activities
  • A fixed-term employment contract under Malian law for one year (renewable subject to funding); a one-month probationary period, renewable based on performance.
    • A basic monthly salary between 1,485,828 and 1,576,773 CFA francs, depending on experience.
    • School allowance: 10,000 FCFA per child, for a maximum of 5 children, at the start of the school year.
    • Ramadan bonus: 20,000 FCFA, once a year on the eve of Ramadan
    • Tabaski bonus: 60,000 FCFA, once a year on the eve of the Tabaski festival.
    • Medical expenses package: from 200,000 to 400,000 FCFA per year depending on the number of dependents
    • Family assistance: from 5,000 to 10,000 CFA francs per month depending on marital status and 2,500 CFA francs per dependent child.
    • Mileage allowance: 25 FCFA per kilometer x 2 x 22 days/month.
    • Seniority bonus: 3% after three years of service. Plus 1% per additional year of service, up to a maximum of 15%.
  • Leave: 2 working days per full month worked, i.e., 24 days of statutory leave per year
  • Special Leave: 10 days per year depending on the employee’s family events
  • Start date: 01/09/2026
  • Mission location: Bamako

How to apply

Please submit your application by 19/08/2026 using the appropriate application form.

Médecins du Monde Belgium reserves the right to finalize recruitment before the closing date for receiving applications.

Doctors of the World Belgium does not request any financial participation in the recruitment process.

Doctors of the World Belgium is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion within its teams. We encourage all applications, regardless of origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, beliefs, socioeconomic status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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