Medical Officer

Provides clinical and medico-administrative care for MONUSCO personnel in Goma, including emergency response, medical examinations, occupational-health support and Level 1 facility management. The volunteer coordinates medical referrals and evacuations, supervises medical operations and training, and works in a demanding peacekeeping environment with frequent emergency and shift responsibilities.

• Deliver walk-in, emergency, medical-examination, immunisation and occupational-health services
• Organise medico-surgical emergency and mass-casualty responses
• Train MONUSCO personnel in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid
• Manage the Level 1 facility, medical supplies and equipment
• Coordinate care with UN military medical units and host-nation facilities
• Apply UN procedures for medical clearances, sick leave, specialist consultations and evacuations
• Supervise medical support operations and develop staff medical capability

• Medicine qualification with at least three years of experience
• Valid licence to practise medicine in the home country or country of residence
• Valid Basic Life Support, Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support or Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification
• Fluency in English and French

• Military or post-conflict experience
• Experience in a peacekeeping mission

• Emergency medicine
• Occupational health
• Medical evacuation coordination
• Clinical care
• Mass-casualty response
• Medical training

• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• First aid

• Volunteer assignment via UNV