Referent.e One Health, Brussels (f/h/x) At Doctors of the World – Belgium

A valid and unrestricted work permit in the country of assignment of the position is required for the application to be eligible

WHO ARE WE ?

Doctors of the World is an international medical development NGO that is part of an international network. We provide medical assistance to vulnerable groups in Belgium and in the rest of the world.
We want universal health coverage where every person has access to care, without barriers (financial, cultural, geographical, etc.).

In Belgium and around the world, our projects are aimed at all people who have no or no access to health care. In particular, they are structured in five axes: people on the margins of society (homeless, paperless, drug users, sex workers, etc.); children in vulnerable situations; women (accompanied in their fight for equality or against sexual violence for example); migrant or displaced persons and victims of crises or conflicts.

To carry out our mission, we rely on three pillars:

• Heal : give real access to care to the population.
• Change : more than helping, we want to change things in the long run.
• Testify : we do not remain silent. Thanks to our experience and our presence on the ground, we challenge the powers (local, regional and (inter)national) with facts, figures and realities.

Our projects follow a series of values common to our entire organization: Social justice, Empowerment, Independence, Commitment, Balance.

L’ESSENTIAL

Within the Health Department, under the supervision of the Health Director, you are responsible for ensuring the technical follow-up of the interventions of the projects under the One Health (OH)

The/the referent pilot the definition of strategies and supervises the quality and the’efficiency of the’medical intervention for the One Health activities of Doctors of the World Belgium at the’internationale and in Belgium.

TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

As a One Health Specialist, the technical referent is required to ensure the technical consistency of the activities implemented in the thematic area of responsibility One Health.

It makes recommendations on the basis of scientific evidence, and supervises their operational implementation through the definition of thematic strategies

It ensures their consistency and implementation within the projects and improves the quality of interventions

Examples of tasks :

• Develop, with the program coordinators, their N+1 and field teams, the OH operational strategy in accordance with the strategic priorities and the MdM framework.
• S’ensure of the translation by CoMeds/PMS teams of medical needs into’action proposals – participate in the development/revision of medico-operational responses
• To bring its OH expertise in the verification of the’adequacy of means in relation to the objectives, if necessary, mobilize and alert for arbitration taking into account the orientations of the Health Directorate and the field constraints.
• Validate, in cooperation with the MEAL, the choice of OH indicators of projects on the basis of’a consultation with the teams, provide the necessary methodological support
• Ensure the control and monitoring of OH indicators, in particular when drafting technical parts of funding applications and their reporting
• S’insure, in cooperation with the Health Information Advisor, the collection of OH data of projects and their analysis by project teams, the
• Ensure compliance with and follow-up to medical policies, processes, protocols and tools – Validate adaptations
• Respond to technical requests, and guide the various collaborators (CoMed/PMS Team) on OH policies, protocols and tools.
• S’ ensure compliance with procedures relating to medical orders (relevance /supply), in cooperation with the refer Pharmacy
• Ensure scientific monitoring of the OH and follow international trends and policies in the OH.
• Identify the training needs of teams,’ateliers d’ exchange of practices between projects
• Coordinate the responses regarding’animation of internal or external training
• Monitoring the health contexts of projects: policy aspects and (national) health protocols, proposing’adjustment measures if necessary
• Perform briefings and debriefings of MdM employees.

Examples of tasks :

• Lead the reflection on the’evolution of the OH framework, and its translation into a new proposal/reorientation of new projects (project cycle, Annual Action Plans,’Intervention Country Strategy)
• Represent MdM BE in OH initiatives, platforms and working groups in Belgium and at’international
• Produce thematic reports ; formulate advocacy messages.

As a member of country teams

Actively participate in country team meetings to ensure the sharing of relevant’ information as decision support

Examples of tasks :

• Actively participate in budget analysis and gap identification, propose adjustments
• Evaluate methods/processes already in progress and their application
• Conduct field visits (internal control, coaching, harmonization of practices..).
• Actively participate in operations department activities (e.g., coordinators’ week)

As a member of the Health Department

Analyze, communicate and make improvements to existing procedures, models, methods and tools to allow the optimal flow of medical activities, implement them and increase the expertise of MdM

Examples of tasks :

• Participate in the recruitment of OH positions of responsibility (Medical Coordinators, MFP.)
• Ensure briefings/debriefings of employees
• Provide functional support to the headquarters and field teams, supervise them, provide support, evaluate their skills
• Participation and leadership in the’implementation and update of the Theory of change OH
• Ensure the follow-up and framing of the trainees in terms of participatory definition of the objectives and deliverables of the traineeship, deadlines for the production of documents, management of contacts with the universities of origin etc.
• Actively participate in internal meetings (Universities, Mission Week, PB coordination, country teams…).
• Collaborate in the supply and updating of the dashboards, guides and manuals of the DS
• Contribute to the’ organization of back-ups (absences, holidays)
• Write minutes of meetings related to its activities and ensure the regularity of reporting documents
• Participate in the evaluation and development of the Annual Action Plans of the SD and supported countries
• Conduct field/project visits (internal control, coaching, harmonization of practices..).
• Guarantee the visibility of MDM on the OH during international/national events
• Represent MdM, for aspects related to the OH, and advocacy initiatives, to (international)national decision-making bodies
• Promote exchanges of knowledge and good practices, between the different collaborators, projects

The list of tasks listed above is non-exhaustive and will be adapted according to needs.

YOUR PROFILE

• Master in public health or similar
• Minimum 5 years experience in technical guidance to projects in One Health, with 3 years of’ field experience.
• Experience and knowledge of the One Health context in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Experience in WASH, health of the’environment, nutrition is a plus
• Experience in volatile and fragile contexts is an asset
• Perfect command of French required (written and oral)
• Knowledge of Dutch and’anglais is an asset

WE OFFER

• Permanent full-time contract (39h/week)
• A gross salary of 4.083,60 € for 5 years of’experience ; a gross salary of 4.278,06 € for 10 years of’experience. Relevant experience recognized.
• Tickets restaurants (8€ of which 1,09€ per employee and 6,91€ per employer) – Hospitalization insurance – Refund at 100 % of public transport costs.
• Leave (to prorate) : 20 legal days + 6 days RTT + 4 extra legal days between Christmas and New year
• Location of the position : Brussels, possibility of working 2 days at home
• Post office : June/July 2025