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.
Médecins du Monde has been involved in Madagascar since the late 1980s in emergency, recovery and development programmes. In recent years, MdM has strengthened its presence in the country on the themes of sexual and reproductive health, emergency responses to cyclones and droughts, and the prevention and management of gender-based violence.
The mission today includes coordination in the capital with a project base, as well as 3 field bases (Ambovombe, Androy region, Mananjary, Vatovay region, and Tamatave, Atsinanana region).
Current programs are as follows:
- Pediatric surgery program in Tana (funding from the L’Oréal foundation)
- SSR program for sex workers on the Tana – Tamatave axis (AFD and Initiative funding until 2025) with several national partners
- Emergency Response Program South (ECHO, BHA funding) with several international and national partners (ACF, CARE, ASOS) in Ambovombe
- SSR program for adolescents and young people in Tana (funded by the Monegasque Cooperation until mid-2025)
- Post-cyclone Batsirai recovery program in Mananjary (European Union funding until mid-2024) with the Luxembourg Red Cross and the Malagasy Red Cross, emergency health/nutrition response program in Mananjary and Nosy Varika (UNICEF and French Crisis Center funding).
The post
Reporting to the desk manager, you have operational responsibility for the entire mission in Madagascar.
Your main responsibilities are as follows:
- Recruit, manage and oversee the training needs of the entire mission team
- Define the operational and advocacy strategy in collaboration with the coordination team, the desk manager and the mission’s volunteer executives
- Plan and monitor activities, implement corrective measures if necessary and provide technical support to your team
- Represent MdM with authorities, local stakeholders, partners, donors and the media
- Monitor collaboration agreements with partners, authorities and donors, seek and develop new partnerships and carry out or supervise the search for funding
- Ensure the financial management of the mission by supervising the construction and budget monitoring and donor financing
- Develop, adapt and monitor the application of security rules and procedures and manage crisis management in the territory
- Implement and monitor the application of MdM frameworks, policies and procedures on programmatic and support aspects
- Oversee internal and donor reporting
Profile sought
- Experience in a general coordination position
- Supervisory experience
- Project management experience and mastery of planning and monitoring
- Good knowledge of public health
- Experience working with institutional authorities, donors, UN, international and national NGOs
- Knowledge of donors and proactivity in seeking new funding
- Good organizational and priority management skills
- Autonomy, rigor and flexibility
- Excellent analytical and synthesis skills
- Responsiveness, anticipation and ability to take initiatives
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Team spirit and animation
- Project writing and program implementation
- Languages: perfect command of French and English
- You adhere to the values and activist positioning of Médecins du Monde
Conditions of employment
- Position to be filled as soon as possible
- 12-month fixed-term contract
- Family/couple/single departure possible
- Gross monthly salary of 3964 euros
- Status: executive
- Position based in Antananarivo with regular travel within the country
- Equivalent to 13th month paid in 2 installments – from 6 months of actual work seniority
- Expatriation bonus of 10% of gross salary per month
- Coverage of transport (home – mission), visas, vaccinations on departure
- Housing allowance
- Participation in school fees (children from 3 years old)
- Per diem for accompanying person (if unemployed) and half per diem per child
- 22.5 RTT / year
- 5 weeks of paid vacation / year
- Mutual insurance (60% participation by MdM and 40% by the employee)
- Insurance (repatriation, etc.)
Médecins du Monde promotes the training and internal mobility of its employees
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Médecins du Monde reserves the right to close recruitment before the deadline for submitting applications.
MdM is committed to the integration of people with disabilities and fights against all forms of discrimination.
How to apply
To apply, please click here: https://apply.workable.com/j/24743FE5D2
