!!Country and Base of posting Kinshasa, DR Congo!!
Reports to Head of Mission
Duration of Mission 6 to 12 months with possible extension
Start ASAP
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.
Knowledge and skills
Required Personal Characteristics (fitting into team, suitability for the job and assignment/mission)
Compensation
Your gross (untaxed) monthly salary will reflect your post’s seniority & your cumulative weighted work experience.
Starting from 2.668 to 2.935 Euros based on your experience.
MAGNA field salaries are calculated in EUR and are not negotiable as they are part of a harmonized agreement across the MAGNA network.
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
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).
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