Kabo medical project manager (F/M) – Central African Republic At Doctors of the World

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Médecins du Monde in the Central African Republic – Kabo Program

Médecins du Monde is launching a new primary health care project in the Kabo area, a rural and isolated territory in the north of the country.
The context is demanding: strong epidemiological pressure (malaria, infectious diseases, risk of outbreaks), non-functional health facilities, regular shortages of essential medicines, limited human resources, degraded infrastructure, fluctuating insecurity hindering access and continuity of care.

This project —financed in particular by ECHO and the CAR humanitarian fund — aims to put a weakened local health system back into service, in conjunction with health authorities and communities.

Why we need you

You will play a key role in relaunching, structuring and supervising the project’s medical activities.
This is a position for a person who loves build, organize, accompany, in an unstable environment but with a strong humanitarian impact.

In short:
👉 you are the builder–manager–doctor who restores health structures to working order, supports teams and guarantees the quality of care provided to patients.

Your missions

👉 Relaunch health facilities (FOSA)

• organize the reopening, structure services, support the resumption of activities;
• identify urgent needs (equipment, HR, protocols).

👉 Guarantee the availability of medical inputs

• coordinate with logistics to secure supplies, anticipate disruptions, set up a reliable supply system.

👉 Ensure supervision and medical quality

• technically support often low-skilled staff;
• deploy and enforce national protocols;
• manage medical decision-making in a constrained context.

👉 Manage and strengthen national teams

• ensure daily supervision, skills development and support in the field;
• exercise local leadership in a fragile and changing environment.

👉 Contribute to the functional rehabilitation of infrastructure

• assess the condition of structures, prioritize needs, collaborate closely with logistics for their return to service.

👉 Adapt activities to the security context

• adjust medical strategies according to variations in access, manage temporary suspensions, make rapid decisions with few resources.

👉 Analyze medical data and guide strategy

• monitor key indicators (malaria, consultations, emergencies), analyze epidemic peaks, guide operational decisions.

Your colleagues

You will work closely with:

• the field coordinator;
• the medical coordinator (direct technical referent);
• national medical and paramedical teams;
• logistics, administration and HR;
• local and community health authorities.

What you can expect from us

Through this post you will be able to:

• develop your team supervision skills in a fragile context;
• increase expertise in structuring health systems in crisis;
• work on a project with immediate and visible impact (return to service of FOSA);
• evolve in a rich learning environment, with constant technical support.

PROFILE

You are the right person though…

• You are a doctor, midwife, nurse, with knowledge of public health.
• You have experience in humanitarian medicine or public health.
• You master the management of the cycle of a health project.
• You have a first successful experience in supervision and team training.
• You demonstrate resilience and know how to manage your stress.
• You are able to work with limited resources.
• You demonstrate autonomy in your decision-making.
• You have a strong capacity to adapt to critical situations or incidents.

This position is not for you though…

• You need a very structured framework and abundant resources.
• Unstable environments stress you out for a long time.
• You are not comfortable with strong medical responsibilities.
• You prefer to keep your distance from the field.
• You fear not finding yourself in the values and militant positioning of Médecins du Monde.

The next steps

Apply quickly! The ad will be unpublished upon receipt of at least 30 applications. Remember to save it.

If your application is selected, Bertrand Bréqueville, recruitment manager, will contact you quickly to offer you an HR interview. This will be held at the end of March or beginning of April at the earliest. It will last approximately 60 minutes and can be done both remotely and face-to-face. Its objective will be to evaluate your motivation in its different dimensions (deep motivations, personal projects, values and aspirations; determination, resilience, and commitment; projection in the position, understanding of the role and level of potential investment) as well as certain skills behavioral. During this interview, you will be asked to answer a series of questions that will invite you to recall specific events or achievements from your past experiences.You will need to answer these questions honestly and provide as much detail as possible. Regardless of the method chosen for the interview (remote or face-to-face), the questions will be sent to you 60 minutes before the start of the interview itself. You will therefore need to allow this additional time in your organization.

A technical interview with the medical coordinator will take place later.

The last step will be the managerial interview with the field coordinator. You may be asked to send a cover letter before this interview.

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A criminal record extract (B3) will be requested from any person recruited.

We are waiting for your application.

At this point we only need your CV.

A first successful experience in a similar position with Médecins du Monde and/or in the Central African Republic is a bonus experience that will make you stand out.

If you think you’re a good fit for this position, apply!

Your terms of employment

Contract & status:

• Gross monthly salary 3,393 €
• Twelve (12) month fixed-term contract to be filled from May 1, 2026
• Supervisor status
• 1 month trial period
• Departure alone

Framework:

• Position based in Kabo
• Travel to be planned

The advantages:

• 13th month (for employees with more than 6 months of seniority)
• Expatriation bonus of 10% of gross salary per month
• Support for transport (home – mission), visas, vaccines
• Accommodation: you will be accommodated in guesthouse accommodation
• R&R policy
• Health insurance (50% contribution from MdM and 50% from the employee)
• Repatriation insurance
• MdM promotes training and internal mobility

The essentials:

• 5 weeks of leave + 22.5 RTT per year
• Strong commitment to inclusion and the fight against all discrimination
• More info: https://www.medecinsdumonde.org/nous-rejoindre/travail-humanitaire/travailler-a-linternational/

Diversity and inclusion

MdM is committed to the integration of people with disabilities and fights against all discrimination.

If you benefit from recognition as a disabled worker and/or if you need a job adjustment, do not hesitate to let us know.