Health Manager
Starting Date / Initial Contract Details
July 2025. Full-time, 2-year contract
Role Summary
Manage, monitor and evaluate the assigned health projects, reporting on the activities in line with the objectives, M&E plan, timeframe and budget. Encourage beneficiary participation, liaise with other stakeholders, and contribute to the development of new health project proposals and reports.
Project Overview
Emergency health projects providing primary health and nutrition support to displaced and vulnerable populations in Eastern Congo.
Workplace & Conditions
Bunia, DR Congo – Ituri Province. A middle-sized city with average living conditions.
Responsibilities:
Health Project Management:
• Support the management of the health projects to meet objectives within budget & time frame
• Develop and maintain good relations with local authorities, and beneficiaries, to raise awareness of Medair
Staff Management
• Line-manage the national health and nutrition staff, including day-to-day management, development and training.
Logistics and finance
• Liaise with logistics and finance staff to ensure correct procurement processes.
Quality Management
• Ensure that project activities are implemented in line with donor requirements and Medair standards.
Qualifications, Experience & Technical Competencies:
• Medical doctor or bachelor nurse with a public health degree
• Strong working knowledge of English and French (spoken and written)
• 2 years’ experience in a humanitarian context
Behavioural Skills
• Creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner, with good understanding of cross-cultural issues
• Able to oversee multiple tasks, prioritizing and delegating as required
• Good communication skills
Team Spiritual Life
Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, people we serve, and external contacts. Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based teams. Fully contribute to a rich spiritual team life, including team devotion, prayer, and words of encouragement.
Team Spiritual Life
Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, people we serve, and external contacts. Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based teams. Fully contribute to a rich spiritual team life, including team devotion, prayer, and words of encouragement.
Before you apply
Please ensure you are fully aware of the:
- Medair is committed to safeguarding the protection of beneficiaries, volunteers, staff and partners, and particularly children. Therefore, we do not employ staff whose background we understand to be unsuitable for working with children. Medair staff are required to give the utmost respect to, and comply with, Medair’s accountability policies and best practices.
- Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC) (which forms part of the recruitment selection process for field positions).
Application Process
To apply, go to this vacancy on our Medair page. Please do not make multiple applications. We will not review email applications. Only English-language applications / CVs will be reviewed.