Medical Focal Point (MFP)

Main Objective:

Participate in defining, planning and monitoring medical activities and programs in the field in accordance with MSF protocols as well as coordinate human and material related resources needed in order to ensure the quality of care provided by MSF.

Responsibilities:

• In collaboration with the Project Coordinator and the rest of the team, the Medical Coordinator and MoH partners, defines implements and monitors medical activities according to MSF project plan, standards and protocols. This implies the following:

• Be responsible for medical data collection, analysis and reporting to the Medical Coordination in the capital, to ensure a proper monitoring of the program

• Participate in the development of the project policy, annual plan, project proposal, budget review and project reports to donors.

• Participate in exploratory missions / situation assessments and define medical operational priorities when needed.

• Ensure regular contact MoH, and other local medical actors.

• Monitor activity in the different medical specialties, as well as providing technical support to medical personnel in the field through self-knowledge and policies to help MSF medical activities in the field. In this sense, includes monitoring and ensuring compliance with the protocols of MSF medical activities.
• Coordinate, supervise, coach and support medical team members’ performance to improve the medical components of the project and ensure compliance with MSF protocols and standards as well as MoH protocols.
• Plan and supervise, in close coordination with the Project Coordinator, the associated processes (training, induction, performance evaluation, and development) of the medical staff of the project in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required, improve people capabilities.
• Follow-up with the relevant international staff on recruitment for medical staff as per recruitment policy.
• Supervise an efficient management of the MSF field pharmacy and medical equipment, in conjunction with the Logistics area, and monitor consumption follow-up and preparation of drug orders to avoid stock shortages and provide drugs at all circumstances. ; also consider program directions and protocol changes.
• Implement the health policy for national staff, providing all prophylactic and preventive necessary measures, structures and emergency plans, managing any medical evacuation in order to ensure MSF staff health

Requirements

Education

• Minimum medical doctor degree (MBBS) with valid PMDC Registration
• Desirable: A relevant postgraduate degree in public health or health management

Experience

• 2years of MSF experience in a management position or equivalent experience with an INGO or other sector (e.g. hospital etc.)

Languages

• Proficient in English, Urdu and any other relevant local languages

Competences

• Ability to represent MSF with external contacts
• Ability to organize & prioritize workloads independently and pro-actively with less supervision, using initiative when appropriate.