Health referent – ​​emergency unit (M/F) – Saint-Denis At Doctors of the World

Médecins du Monde, a medical association campaigning for international solidarity, has been committed for over 40 years to treating the most vulnerable populations here and there, to bearing witness to the obstacles observed in access to care and to obtaining lasting improvements in health policies for all.

An independent association, Médecins du Monde acts beyond care by denouncing attacks on dignity and human rights and by fighting to improve the situation of vulnerable populations.

In France and internationally in nearly 30 countries, our actions aim to facilitate access to the healthcare system through our 6 priority fights:

• Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)
• Migration exile rights and health
• Risk reduction
• Environmental health
• Health systems
• Humanitarian spaces

The context

Emergency interventions in the face of crises, conflicts and natural disasters are one of the priority areas of intervention for Médecins du Monde. Our financial independence, the strength of our partnerships, the involvement and flexibility of our teams are all key elements in providing an effective response to these disasters.

In MdM’s current strategic plan, emergencies and crises are listed as a priority theme under axis 1: promoting health through access to care and the evolution of the law. Housed within the international operations department, the emergency unit is an operational service implementing the association’s emergency programs, in acute contexts of armed conflict, in response to epidemics or following natural disasters. It is made up of an integrated team and a team of field voltigeur coordinators, it has a medical and non-medical buffer stock and benefits from specific decision-making circuits promoting responsiveness.

The post

Under the supervision of the pole manager, you provide technical support to the project teams to ensure the quality of health practices within the programs in their definition and implementation. You work closely with the head of the quality of practices pole, the medical coordinators in the field, the medical coordinators voltigeur.se.s and the pharmacy coordinator voltigeur.se.

The geographical scope of this position currently covers the following countries: Lebanon, Ukraine and Kenya.

Your main responsibilities are as follows:

• Contribute to the development of the operational strategy and the advocacy strategy of the programs and participate in the development and construction of the projects
• Participate in the definition of indicators, monitoring and evaluation as well as the analysis and enhancement of health data
• Oversee the planning and monitoring of health activities and dedicated human and financial resources
• Contribute to the development, implementation and adaptation of tools, protocols and reference frameworks for programs
• Ensure monitoring and analysis of the health situation and health policies in the countries in your portfolio
• Supervise and analyze the management of pharmaceutical products
• Participate in the recruitment of healthcare personnel and contribute to team briefings
• Provide your technical support regarding team health within the framework of MdM rules and policies
• Represent the association at conferences
• Take part in internal MdM training courses
• Contribute to the writing of scientific reports or articles

Profile sought

• Medical training or other medical or paramedical training
• At least 3 years of experience as a health program coordinator in humanitarian contexts
• Knowledge of public health (primary health care, sexual and reproductive health, mental health, management of gender-based violence, etc.)
• Experience in managing programs funded by institutional donors
• Strong capacity to support and strengthen the capabilities of remote teams
• Languages: fluent French and English required
• You adhere to the values ​​and activist positioning of Médecins du Monde

Your conditions of employment

• Permanent contract (CDI)
• Dates: from 02/04/2025 – deployment in the field after 1 month of integration (face-to-face at headquarters/teleworking according to our teleworking agreement)
• Position based 80% at headquarters in Saint-Denis and 20% in the field
• Gross monthly salary of 3,570 euros
• Full-time position
• 13th month from 6 months of seniority and paid in 2 installments
• Field travel bonus of 198.18 gross/month in proportion to the time spent in the field
• At headquarters, meal vouchers with a unit value of €9 (contribution of 60% from MdM, 40% from the employee) and in the field via a flat-rate meal allowance set according to the country
• At headquarters, 50% reimbursement of public transport tickets (Navigo subscription for Parisians) and 100% support from headquarters to the field
• Accommodation covered 100% on site and at headquarters if required in case of briefing/debriefing (2 nights max)
• Mutual: 60% participation by MdM and 40% by the employee
• Holidays: 22.5 RTT/year and 5 weeks of paid leave/year
• Teleworking agreement subject to eligibility of your position: 110 days of teleworking per year (i.e. an average of 2.5 days of teleworking per week) with the obligation to work in person at least 5 days per month

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Médecins du Monde reserves the right to close recruitment before the deadline for submitting applications.

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