Medical Officer

Provides expert medical and medico-legal advice for UN compensation claims and clinical quality assurance. The Medical Officer independently assesses injury, illness and impairment; prepares authoritative opinions for administrative and legal decisions; audits medical facilities; analyses clinical risks and data; and helps strengthen patient safety, clinical governance and healthcare delivery across UN duty stations and field missions.

• Conduct independent medical evaluations of complex compensation claims
• Assess causality, severity, permanence and impairment from injury, illness and death
• Prepare medical opinions on prognosis, service attribution and compensation eligibility
• Review medical documentation and prepare reports for administrative, legal and judicial decisions
• Advise on medico-legal and compensation matters
• Conduct clinical audits of UN medical facilities
• Develop recommendations and monitor corrective actions for clinical governance
• Support medical boards, training and evidence-based data analysis

• Advanced university degree in medicine such as MD or MBBS with postgraduate specialisation, or a first-level medical degree plus two additional years of qualifying clinical experience
• Current unrestricted registration with a medical licensing authority of a United Nations Member State
• Formal training and examination-based certification in independent medical evaluation or permanent-impairment assessment using the AMA Guides or an equivalent methodology
• At least seven years of progressively responsible clinical medicine experience
• At least three years conducting independent medical reviews involving causality, disability, impairment, compensation claims or comparable medico-legal determinations
• Experience authoring evidence-based medical opinions for administrative, insurance, legal or adjudicative decision-making
• English at UN Level II in reading, writing, listening and speaking

• Experience conducting clinical audits or healthcare quality reviews
• Experience in international or multi-jurisdictional settings including the United Nations or other international organisations
• Knowledge of French

• Clinical Medicine
• Medico-legal Assessment
• Compensation Claims
• Medical Evaluation
• Clinical Audit
• Occupational Health
• Patient Safety
• Medical Risk Management
• Healthcare Quality
• Medical Documentation
• Data Analysis
• Clinical Governance

• AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment

• Initial appointment period: one year subject to post availability, funding, budget approval or mandate extension
• Evaluation may include an assessment exercise followed by a competency-based interview