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Médecins Sans Frontières, founded in 1971, is an international medical humanitarian organization that provides emergency medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or exclusion from health care. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of medical professionals, logistics, administrative and various other professions, all guided by our medical ethics and our principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality.
MSF WaCA, created in 2019, is the first MSF headquarters in Africa, and responds to the desire to reinvent the MSF movement after 50 years of humanitarian actions in the world, for more access to care, more reactivity and proactivity for greater medical coverage of affected populations in the world.
Why join us?
You are preparing to become a member of the MSF family, with over 50 years of emergency medical action that earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.
We are an inclusive organization that considers social and professional well-being a right for all and provides an environment that considers the diversity of each member.
MSF WaCA claims an African anchorage that considers the local expertise with which it contributes to the implementation of its activities and makes each member, a key actor of the new dynamics of the humanitarian action in the world.
We Are Looking for: MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Department: GENERAL DIRECTORATE
Direct Manager: GENERAL DIRECTOR
Functional Manager: GENERAL DIRECTOR
Working %: 100%
Position Based in: Abidjan, HQ
Mobility: All WaCA’s Interventions Zones
Type of Contract: Fixed-Term Contract under Ivorian law; Renewable
Position to be filled: As Soon As Possible
Objectives
As part of MSF WaCA's global strategy and reporting to the Managing Director, you will play a leading role in the association. You are at the heart of the social mission, working closely with operations and improving MSF's medical practices. You will be responsible for defining WaCA's medical strategy, translating it into policy and monitoring its implementation once it has been approved by the association's governing bodies. You are responsible for the medical quality of MSF's actions and provide the necessary expertise in the field**.**
Main responsibilities
2. To guarantee medical quality and the adequacy of the medical response to operational needs:
3. To be jointly responsible (with the human resources department) for the health care policies of national and international teams.
4. Stimulating the development of medical advocacy and testimonial activities
5. Contribute to the identification of topics for public speaking and the development of main messages.
6. Contribute to MSF's visibility:
Contribute to the development of medical communication as part of the MSF-WaCA communication strategy.
7. Represent and promote MSF WaCA's interests within the international movement (especially within the DirMed and MedOp platforms).
8. Supervise employees under their hierarchical responsibility:
9. Be responsible for defining the medical training policy and contribute to its implementation with the HR/L&D department and the other departments concerned.
10. Be responsible for the department's budget
11. Drawing up, managing and monitoring the budget
Education
Competencies
Personal Qualities
Professional experience required
Languages Skills
· Working proficiency in English and French
Computer Skills
· MS Office suite (mainly MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint)
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MSF offers equal recruitment and development opportunities without any form of discrimination based on gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, geographical origin, physical disability or any other discriminatory ground.
Female candidates who meet the requirements are strongly encouraged to apply.
N.B.: This job description provides a framework for the main responsibilities and primary activities of the position. It is not exhaustive. Therefore, the responsibilities and activities of the position may differ from those described in this job description due to organizational and operational needs.
Deadline: 05th August 2025 18:00 GMT
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Kindly Apply via this Link: Medecins Sans Frontières-WaCA - MEDICAL DIRECTOR