Children and young people project coordinator on the migratory routes – Tunisia (f/m/x) At Doctors of the World – Belgium

WHO ARE WE ?

Médecins du Monde is an international medical development NGO that is part of an international network. We provide medical assistance to vulnerable groups, in Belgium and around the world. We want universal health coverage where everyone has access to care, without barriers.

In Belgium and around the world, our projects are intended for all people who do not have or no longer have access to health care. In particular, they are structured around five areas: people on the margins of society, children in vulnerable situations, women, migrant or displaced people and victims of crises or conflicts.

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

• Care : give people real access to care.
• Change : more than helping, we want to change things in the long term.
• Testify : we do not remain silent. Thanks to our experience and our presence on the ground, we challenge the authorities (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.

CONTEXT

In its main phase (2022–2024), the project “Children and Youth on the Migration Routes of West and North Africa” ​​(EJRM) aims to respond to the challenges faced by children and young people on the move (EJM) in North and West Africa, in a systemic and sustainable way.

The project :

• aims to improve support for EJMs through a transformative effect on national and regional protection, education and integration systems and the creation of opportunities;
• aims to ensure that countries in West and North Africa have and apply a normative framework and capacities to provide children and young people on the move with protection, access to education and training with a view to to improve their chances and opportunities for a dignified life.

Based on a systemic approach, the theory of change articulates direct actions, the strengthening of actors in systems and organizations, the improvement of the legal and political framework as well as a political dialogue led by Switzerland, in order to achieve services that are adapted and to a better protection of EJM in a sustainable way.

ESSENTIAL

In this role, you are responsible for the internal coordination of the EJRM project in order to guide the operationalization of MdM BE’s positioning in terms of intervention on the subject of migration and monitor the proper coordination of the reporting of the EJRM project in synergy with all the key players, internal and external to the project consortium, in its 5 countries of intervention.

Under the supervision of the Department of Health (DS) at Headquarters:

• develop and disseminate technical tools on Health and Rights in Migration (SDM);
• Provide support to the teams of the countries concerned by the project (via the General Coordinators and the CoSanté) for the identification of practices and approaches promoting access to health rights for migrant populations, to assess, capitalize, harmonize, adapt, etc. SDM interventions within the EJRM project and the various MdM missions.
• Participate in strategic discussions on SDM with the CGs and CoSanté of the countries concerned by the EJRM project.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As Coordinator of the EJRM project: coordinate the project in the various countries of intervention in collaboration with the CGs MdM and the Coordinators of the EJRM Consortium based in each country and ensure communication with field headquarters and multi-country bodies in order to

• Monitor new development opportunities.
• Establish contacts and propose operational and political alliances with key migration actors at the regional level, including donors.
• Propose new projects, partnerships, advocacy actions.

Examples of tasks:

Project coordination, visibility and compliance with procedures:

• Facilitate the coordination of the implementation of the project at multi-country level with the members of the Project Consortium at headquarters and field level.
• Define the project work plan, in collaboration with the CGs and CPs, and ensure its implementation.
• In collaboration with the DS, contribute to the mapping of existing practices and their capitalization, with a perspective of systematizing knowledge.
• Ensure outreach on the theme of Health, Law and Migration.
• Contribute to regional Institutional Strategies, annual action plans and budgets in the area of ​​Health Rights Migration.
• Take the necessary measures to ensure compliance with the consortium’s donor requirements and constraints.
• Ensure the internal and external visibility of the project.
• Ensure compliance with all of MdM’s internal procedures.

Fundraising, budget monitoring and reporting:

• Identify funding opportunities, in coordination with grants and CGs of the countries concerned.
• Ensure the follow-up of the financing files.
• Produce intermediate and final reports in accordance with deadlines, contribute to the development of funding proposals.
• Ensure budget monitoring on a monthly basis and participate in the analysis, identification of discrepancies and propose adjustments to the financial department.

Networking, representation:

• Ensure regular interaction, information sharing and collaboration with consortium stakeholders and in support of the CGs with organizations working on SDM at multi-country level.
• Participate in consortium coordination meetings, ensure smooth internal and external communication in order to maintain effective cooperation between all services / departments / organizations involved
• Support MdM-BE’s position on the subject, respecting the principles, vision and Strategic Plan of MdM BE and its Theory of Change (TOC) by flagship and cross-cutting theme.
• In support of the Desks and the CGs, represent MdM with the authorities of the countries concerned around the subject of rights and health of people in a migration situation
• In support of the Desks and CGs of the countries concerned, participate on behalf of MdM in platforms, working groups, etc. on migration at regional level.

As a collaborator of the Health Department and the DOI : analyze, communicate and make improvements to existing procedures, models, methods and tools in order to allow the optimal conduct of activities and increase the expertise of the Health Department.

• Write minutes of meetings related to its activities and ensure the regularity of reporting documents.
• Report regularly on project activities with the N+1, the cgs and the desks via weekly updates, internal reporting tools (sitrep and monthly coordination meeting)
• Participate in the evaluation and development of the DS Annual Action Plans.
• Carry out field/project visits (internal control, coaching, harmonization of practices, etc.).

YOUR PROFILE

Education / Training and Experience

• Training in public health, medical, paramedical.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a project coordination position.
• Experience in a multi-country project and/or consortium management.
• Experience in representational roles.
• Experience as a technical referent, or equivalent, on one of the following themes: migration health, sexual and reproductive health, mental health and psychosocial support, gender
• Experience with marginalized populations.
• Experience in andragogy, creation of training modules and facilitation of training with a multicultural audience.
• Experience in writing technical and/or methodological guides.

Skills and qualities required

• Diplomacy and ability to work in multi-cultural environments.
• Ease in establishing professional relationships and networking
• Very good communication and problem solving skills
• Excellent writing skills
• Availability to travel 50% of the time.
• Fluency in French, excellent level of written or oral communication in English
• Mastery of the Office package

Assets

• Previous experience in the project areas (Tunisia, Morocco, Niger, Mali) in the field of health, law or migration
• Good knowledge of the intersectional approach
• Knowledge of Arabic

WE OFFER

• A dynamic and international working environment with close support from MdM-BE headquarters in Brussels;
• A field mission at the heart of the activities of Médecins du Monde;
• Fixed-term expatriate contract (CDD) 12 months, from Sept-23 to Sept-24 (renewable subject to funding);
• A gross salary of €3,413.47 for 05 years of experience, gross salary of €3,587.59 for 10 years of experience; Per diem € 512. Recognized relevant experience. Depending on your tax residence, a withholding tax may be deducted.
• A package of various benefits (insurance, etc.) linked to expatriate status and the possibility of a supported position;
• Location: Tunis