Job Detail

for the Desk 2 – Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar

The Deputy Programme Manager (ARP), by delegation of responsibilities and tasks by the Programme Manager (RP), is a central position in MSF, accountable for the activities of the organization in the field and acting as interface between the missions and the headquarters.

This comes with a responsibility to ensure coherence and dynamism at all levels of the OCG by:

• organizing the best possible flow of information coming from the field,


• making coordinations aware of headquarter issues,


• promoting internal understanding and visibility of programmes (i.e. presentation to the Geneva morning info point),


• using the various forums in the office to share operational challenges, dilemmas, concerns and achievements.

Your Responsibilities

• Ensures the overall relevance, timeliness and quality of MSF assistance to populations


• Steers the operations’ planning cycle and mobilizes necessary resources


• Determines the way MSF addresses key stakes and the positioning of the organization


• Creates and maintains a network of relevant political, humanitarian, medical, academic contacts


• Monitors the level of exposure to risk affecting the teams in the field and validates the security frame


• Supervises, advises and supports the heads of mission in their global responsibilities and duties


• Organizes the best level of headquarter support to field operations


• Monitors the implementation of programmes and is accountable for timely reporting


• Aims at constantly improving MSF’s medical assistance

Education

• University-level diploma in medicine, public health, or the paramedical domain

Experience

• Successful experience in the field of humanitarian aid as an MSF Head of Mission, Medical coordinator or Emergency coordinator

Technical competencies

• Expertise in the analysis and management of unstable contexts and crisis situations and experience and interest in medical, social, economic and political issues in countries undergoing humanitarian crises (one-off or long-term) or in the process of development


• High level of representation and diplomatic skills; an aptitude for negotiation


• Strategic planning and orientation skills


• An aptitude for analyzing humanitarian contexts; knowledge of medical issues and MSF’s intervention strategies


• A capacity for conceiving and planning medical programmes, setting up a network, animating and motivating teams, organizing roles and delegating tasks


• Excellent writing skills

Languages

• Fluent in English and French (oral and written)


• A 3rd language would be an asset

Personal qualities

• dynamic and flexible


• capacity for taking the initiative and making decisions


• capacity for analysis and summarizing


• a sense of priorities


• highly developed stress management skills


• ease of communication and public speaking


• participative management style

Terms of Employment

• Permanent contract, full-time position (100%) 


• Based in Geneva, with travels to the field


• Ideal starting date: end of November 2020


• Gross annual salary: from CHF 106’140.- to CHF 121'080.- (salary level according to seniority and internal salary grid)

How to apply

Candidates submit their application with the following requirements:  CV 2 p. max. – letter of motivation 1p. max. – in English or in French.

The deadline for applications is 9th July 2020.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

The applications will be treated confidentially.