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
Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Project Manager
ROC Required
The MHPSS Project Manager develops, leads, monitors and evaluates the assigned MHPSS project(s). This involves effectively managing and reporting on the projects in line with the objectives, timeframe and budget. Other important aspects of the role include managing and training local staff to meet international quality standards in mental health care delivery, encouraging beneficiary participation, liaising with other stakeholders and anticipating, planning, and contributing to the development of MHPSS components for new health and protection project proposals and reports.
Nutrition Coordinator
ROC Required
Actively participate to develop, support, monitor and evaluate the country emergency nutrition project(s), support the heath project managers in managing and reporting on the projects in line with the objectives, timeframe and budget with a focus on response to new crises requiring assessments and short-term interventions. Provide technical support, leadership and strategic direction, other important aspects of the role include managing and training nutrition staff to meet international quality standards, strength the nutrition sector in the existing program and work towards standardising nutrition programming in all Medair bases. Encourage beneficiary participation, liaise with other stakeholders, and anticipate, plan, and contribute to the development of new nutrition project proposals and reports.
Deputy Health & Nutrition Advisor
ROC Required
The Deputy Medical Advisor is a new position to Medair DRC, thus the following Job Description may be adjusted over time based on candidate’s strengths and current projects. Following growth of the country programme, there is need for technical assistance in the health and nutrition sector. A large part of this position is to support Health and Nutrition Advisor and to speed up proposals, having reviewed and updated SOPs, log frames, budgets and so on for sector.
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.
