Medical Activity Manager at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Main Purpose

• Defining, coordinating and monitoring the medical activities under his/her responsibility according to MSF protocols, standards and procedures in order to ensure the delivery of quality medical care for patients and their communities as well as to improve the health condition of the target population.

Job Description

• Coordinating, assessing and supervising the proper functioning of the medical activities (Nutrition, SGBV, etc.), according to MSF protocols, standards and procedures and through the correct compilation and analysis of medical data regarding patients’ health conditions.
• Participating in the definition of annual planning and budget for the project and in the follow up of the programs / project. Supervising and ensuring that medical activities objectives under his/her responsibility are achieved,  reporting to the technical referent any problem arising in the service
• Checking all administrative procedures related to patients’ follow-up (individual card filling, registers, paper exit, discharge, transfers) are carried out correctly and according to MSF procedures.
• Ensuring an efficient pharmacy management and monitoring the rational use of them. In coordination with the project biomedical service supervising the appropriate use of medical devices and anticipating future needs. Preparing the medical orders needed to implement the medical activities under his/her responsibility, and identifying and reporting to the line manager, non-medical support needs (material, infrastructure, transport, etc.)
• Coordinating and monitoring the daily working plan of the team under his/her responsibility (absent personnel, vacations, tracking leaves ). Participating in shifts and replaces a doctor, if necessary
• Planning and supervising, in close coordination with the HR department, the associated processes (recruitment, training, performance evaluation, development and internal communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility in order to improve staff capabilities and to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required
• Participating in the monthly reports according to guidelines (i.e. SitReps, medical statistical reports, etc.).

Requirements
Education:

• Medical Doctor Diploma, desirable Diploma in Tropical Medicine and/or Pediatric.

Experience:

• 2 year's experience minimum as a Medical Doctor or in clinical work (can be within medical training).
• Desirable experience in tropical medicine and Pediatric care.
• Desirable 1 year experience at a position of Team Management Responsibility.
• Experience in inpatient management of malnutrition and SGBV desirable.

Languages:

• Essential fluent in English / Hausa, Fulani, Ibo and Yoruba.

Knowledge:

• Essential computer literacy (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Competencies: 

• Clinical knowledge and skills.
• Commitment to MSF principles.
• Team management.
• Flexibility.
• Results and Quality Orientation.
• Teamwork.