For more than 40 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home and abroad. It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in accessing health care and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies.
Those working for this independent organisation do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations.
MdM currently works in 30 countries across all continents where it focuses on 5 priority areas: emergency and crisis, sexual and reproductive health, harm reduction, migrants and displaced populations (health rights), health and environment.
MdM’s presence in the Philippines dates back to 1996 when the organisation participated in the emergency response after Typhoon Rosing. In 1997, MdM started to provide primary health services to remote island populations, and in 2013 MdM participated in the emergency response after the disaster caused by Typhoon Haiyan.
Between 2012-2016 MdM implemented a project with the objective of mitigating sanitary and environmental consequences of informal dismantling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in four urban poor communities of Metro Manila. From 2018 to 2020, MdM developed a pilot project entitled AYOS! (‘Let’s go!’). Through AYOS! MdM aimed at empowering the community members of Barangay 775 in Manila City to become active agents of change and enable them to improve their own living conditions & environment, directly positively affecting their personal but also public health issues. At the beginning of 2021, MdM started the second phase of this program which now covers the entire Zone 84 of Manila City, anticipated to run through to 2025.
In addition to the work on environmental health, in July 2020, MdM started a new project focused on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for young people in Pasay City (NCR), working in partnership with Community and Family Services International (CFSI).
Considering the high frequency of natural hazard in the Philippines, the general coordinator will also take part in early surveillance mechanisms, disaster risk reduction (DRR) and emergency preparedness clusters at country and provincial levels. In 2020, MdM implemented emergency response projects in Manila City to support communities affected by the lockdowns imposed to reduce the transmission of the Coronavirus, and also in Catanduanes Island following the devastating passage of Typhoon Rolly. Currently the mission is implementing emergency response projects in Palawan, Negros Occidental and Bohol following Typhoon Rai in December 2021.
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the supervision of the desk manager, you are responsible for the overall management of the Philippines mission.
Your main responsibilities are:
- Recruit, manage, train and motivate the mission’s team
- Define the operational and advocacy strategy together with the coordination team, the desk manager and the volunteer board delegates of the mission
- Plan and monitor activities, implement corrective action when necessary, providing technical support to the team
- Represent MdM with authorities, local actors, partners, donors and the media
- Monitor partnership agreements with partners, authorities and donors, seek out and develop new partnerships, and ensure or supervise fundraising
- Ensure the financial coverage of the mission by leading fundraising and budget management
- Draft, adapt and monitor safety regulations and procedures and coordinate crisis management in the region
- Implement and monitor the application of MdM’s programmatic and support services framework, policies and procedures
- Supervise reporting to MdM and donors
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Status : Employee
Contract : Fixed-term contract
Duration : 12 months
Starting date: mid-october 2023
Gross monthly salary: 3362 euros
Premium equal to one month salary paid in two instalments – minimum of 6 months seniority required
Expatriation bonus (10% gross salary per month)
Transportation cost, vaccines and visas covered
Housing allowance
Tuition/Schooling allowance (from 3 years old)
Living allowance (per diem) for the accompanying member if unemployed and half per diem per child
22.5 recovery days per year
5 weeks of paid leaves per year
Health insurance (60% covered by MdM)
Insurance (repatriation…)
Médecins du Monde promotes trainings and internal mobility
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Family posting possible
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED:
Master’s degree level (international development, management, public health)
Public health background or medical background is an asset
Human rights, political science background is an asset
At least 2 years’ coordination experience in development/humanitarian context.
Demonstrated team management and leadership skills
Excellent writing skills and experience in grant writing and/or reporting
Extensive experience in project cycle management, M&E mechanisms
Experience with community empowerment and gender-based approaches
Preferable experience in health sector, and especially community health
Specific experience in environmental health and/or sexual and reproductive health programming is a strong advantage
Experience in developing and managing emergency response projects
Experience in DRR is an advantage
Experience leading research projects/undertaking published research is an advantage
Ability to mobilise a team around a common project/strategy
Impartiality; diplomacy; adaptability
Respectful of local culture and willingness to learn from the team and partners
IT: excellent knowledge of Microsoft environment (Word, Excel, Teams…)
Languages: fluent English writing/speaking skills mandatory, knowledge of French and/or Tagalog is an advantage
You embrace the core values and support the proactive philosophy of Médecins du Monde.
TELEPHONE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Médecins du Monde reserves the right to fill the vacancy before the closing date for applications.
MdM stands up for the integration of people living with disabilities and fights against discrimination.
