Health, Nutrition & Psychosocial Support
Health, Nutrition & Psychosocial Support is one of our core organisational strengths and our health staff are critical to our country programmes worldwide. They work in challenging circumstances to save as many lives as possible during emergencies, reduce the risk of illness and disease in their aftermath, address trauma and abuse in conflicts, and strengthen local health services to serve their communities better long after we leave.
Our profile
We look for trained health professionals who...
- Are qualified doctors, nurses, midwives, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, social workers, or nutritionists.
- Have experience in primary health care, international public health, tropical medicine, community nutrition and medicine, and/or health education.
- Have experience in primary health care, international public health, tropical medicine, community nutrition and medicine, and/or health education.
- Possess training and skills in project management, budget management, and people management – especially the training and empowering of other staff.
Current opportunities
IPC Focal Point, Ebola Treatment Center (ETC)
ROC Required
The IPC Focal Point is responsible for ensuring strict compliance with all Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures throughout the ETC. The post holder supervises and monitors all staff to ensure correct PPE use, safe patient and staff flow, appropriate waste management, environmental decontamination, and implementation of IPC measures in the crèche and caregiver areas. The IPC Focal Point also monitors PPE, chlorine, disinfectant, and hygiene-material consumption to prevent stock-outs.
Medical Manager, Ebola Treatment Center (ETC)
ROC Required
The Medical Manager provides overall clinical leadership and quality oversight within the Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC), ensuring strict compliance with all ETC SOPs, Ebola case management protocols, and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) procedures (in collaboration with the nurse IPC focal point). The position supervises medical staff, ensures high-quality patient care, and monitors the availability and consumption of medicines, medical supplies, and PPE to prevent stock-outs.
Ebola Health Coordinator
ROC Required
The Ebola Health Coordinator will oversee all technical aspects of Medair’s Ebola response in DR Congo. Reporting to the Ebola Projects Coordinator, and closely coordinating with Medair’s in-country Health and Nutrition Advisor, the Ebola Health Coordinator will represent Medair at a senior level in all technical Ebola coordination meetings, reporting back to relevant internal stakeholders ensuring Medair is strategically positioned. The job-holder will provide technical oversight to Ebola-related activities in Medair-supported health facilities and Ebola Treatment centres in Ituri and Nord Kivu Provinces, working with specialist staff to ensure that health facility staff are adequately trained and Ebola protocols are strictly observed.
Ebola Health Project Manager
ROC Required
Lead Medair’s Ebola health response in Ituri, focusing on support of communities and Health Facilities around IPC, surveillance, referral of suspected cases. and strengthening the integration of the health activities in collaboration with Community Engagement and MHPSS activities.
Health Project Manager, Generic
ROC Required
Manage the health project in line with the objectives, timeframe and budget laid down in the current proposal and meet Medair quality standards and the BPHS. To ensure that beneficiary participation is enhanced in all phases of the project. To manage and train the PHC team and locally recruited health staff. To anticipate, plan, and share in the development of new health project proposals.
Don’t see the right fit?
Apply to our Relief & Recovery Orientation Course
Medair’s Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC) is a one-week simulation course that will help determine if a humanitarian career with Medair is the right fit for you, and if you are a strong fit for Medair. After participating in the course, you will enter a “pool” of qualified candidates that are ready to be called upon to respond to humanitarian crises. When needs arise in our country programmes, we will offer you a position in line with your competencies and our needs. If you apply for an international position, the ROC will be mandatory for you to work in our country programmes.
