Emergency Team Medical Coordinator / Deputy Medical Coordinator
Job Description
Leads medical strategy and emergency health delivery across rapid assessments, new interventions and complex country responses, directing clinical teams, staffing, pharmacy systems, surveillance, reporting and external representation while adapting care to affected populations and insecure contexts.
Key Details
Department
Emergency Support Department
Position details
Experience level
Early
Minimum experience
2 years
Category
Professional
Employment type
Full-time
Arrangement
Field based
Education
Bachelor degree
Recruitment scope
International
Contract duration
1 year, with intended renewal based on performance
Work hours
Full-time; about 90% of workdays are spent in country-programme locations
Language Requirements
Required
English, French
Desired
Arabic or Spanish
Summary of Responsibilities
- Lead medical strategy, annual planning and budgeting for emergency interventions
- Conduct exploratory health assessments and start new emergency responses
- Direct medical teams and support recruitment, induction, development and performance management
- Coach medical teams in delivering person-centred care adapted to local contexts
- Oversee pharmacy, medical equipment, consumption and medical orders
- Monitor health activities and report progress through situation and medical reports
- Design staff training and support medical-team capacity development
- Represent MSF with health authorities, organisations, donors and humanitarian counterparts
- Act as country-level staff-health lead during emergency assignments
Role Requirements
- Medical doctor or paramedical degree
- At least 24 months of MSF country-programme experience across three contexts, including an emergency or high-security project
- Experience with at least two specified outbreak, vaccination, nutrition or war-wounded responses
- Emergency public-health, rapid-assessment and health-surveillance knowledge
- Fluent English and French
- Willingness to travel frequently at short notice and work in stressful conditions
Desired Criteria
- Arabic or Spanish proficiency
- Experience in highly insecure contexts
Skills to Have
Tools Knowledge
Additional info
- Approximately 90% of workdays are spent in country-programme locations and 10% at headquarters or working from home
- Completion of each twelve-month commitment attracts a bonus equal to one and a half months of salary
Source & verification
IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from MSF Careers, on 6 Aug 2026.