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MEDICAL COORDINATOR
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Description
Country and Base of posting Kinshasa, DR Congo
Reports to Head of Mission
Duration of Mission 6 to 12 months with possible extension
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Medical Coordinators play a crucial role in shaping and executing the medical strategy of our projects, ensuring the highest standards of medical care.
This role requires close collaboration with the Head of Mission and medical department to oversee all medical activities and resources. They are responsible for ensuring that patients receive quality medical services according to MAGNA’s principles, while improving the overall health and humanitarian conditions for the communities we serve. This diverse and challenging role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact through leadership, strategy, and hands-on involvement in delivering essential medical care.
Responsibilities:
- Define and implement the medical strategy in coordination with the Head of Mission and medical department.
- Plan and manage all medical activities, ensuring alignment with MAGNA’s policies and ethical guidelines.
- Translate health needs into a strategic vision and project objectives, ensuring resources are allocated accordingly.
- Monitor and update the medical content of MAGNA’s country policies, medical strategy, annual plans, and budget.
- Ensure the quality and appropriateness of all medical interventions, working to remove barriers to patient safety and effective care.
- Continuously assess medical and humanitarian needs through exploratory missions and health information systems.
- Supervise and monitor medical and humanitarian programmes through project visits, identifying and addressing challenges in implementation.
- Plan, assist to recruit, and train medical staff, and support Project Coordinators and teams in delivering medical activities.
- Manage the pharmacy and medical equipment in collaboration with logistics, including medical orders and purchase requests.
- Prepare reports on the medical evolution of our projects and oversee the medical library.
- Represent MAGNA in discussions with local medical authorities and partner organisations, ensuring a strong medical-humanitarian response and supporting advocacy efforts.
Required knowledge and skills
Professional experience
Essential, degree in medicine or other paramedical studies.
- At least two years in relevant positions in humanitarian aid.
- Essential experience with MAGNA or other NGOs
- Essential working experience in developing countries.
Knowledge and skills
- Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)
- Essential, mission language; local working language would be an asset
Required Personal Characteristics (fitting into team, suitability for the job and assignment/mission)
- Good stress management
- Resistance to pressure
- Analytical capability
- Organized and methodical
- Reliable
- Strong sense of responsibilities
- Strong listening and empathy skills
- Ability to adapt, manage priorities and be pragmatic
- Diplomatic and with a sense of negotiation
- Good communication skills
- Honesty and rigor
Benefits
Benefits
PER DIEM ALLOWANCES paid in local currency in the field (900 USD/month)
TRAVEL Return to the country of domicile on average of 6 months
INSURANCE including medical coverage, 24/24 assistance and repatriation
HOUSING
PAID LEAVES POLICY: 25 days of paid leaves per year
Level of Language Proficiency
English
Mission language; local working language would be an asset
Location
How to Apply
CONTACT
Interested applicants can send only their CV including education, qualifications, contact number and relevant documents: by email, to address
The email subject line MUST include in the title of email the following to be considered: “MEDCO DR CONGO”. E-mails without job title will not be reviewed.
We thank all applicants for their interest but only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Please ensure that you provide appropriate contact information (e-mail, mobile, etc.) and 3 professional references.
General information
MAGNA is a non-profit independent medical humanitarian organization. We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff.
We recruit medical and non-medical personnel, collects private and institutional funds and raises awareness among the public about populations in danger. Using a small but highly committed group of staff and volunteers, we have achieved respectable results. We treat patients suffering from a wide array of illnesses and health needs (child health, malnutrition, sexual violence, women health, mental health, HIV/AIDS, malaria, cholera and other diseases).
