Medical Programme Officer

Medical Programme OfficerPeople in Need (PIN)
Closing date: 31 Jan 2010
Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) - South Kivu

People in Need is seeking Medical Programme Officer in DRC

The permanent mission of PIN (People in Need) in Democratic Republic of Congo was etablished in January 2009. Projects are aimed maily at help to victims of sexual violence, and impovement of hygiene conditions and access to drinking water. For more information about projects in DRC please see www.peopleinneed.cz

Medical Programme Officer
Location: DRC, South Kivu
Starting date: February/March 2010
Duration: 14 months with possibility of extension
Medical Programme Officer will be responsible for management of the improvement of the quality and accessibility of healthcare programme, and provide strategic and technical leaderhip to ensure its effective development and implementation.

Main responsibilities:

- ensure the implementation of PIN health programming in line with proposals, budgets, PIN policy and standards
- provide overall technical supervision for the health programme
- conduct regular visits to project sites for the purposes of project monitoring and evaluation
- manage the team of Health Coordinators and field supervisers
- reporting
- monitoring of health and humanitarian situation, needs assessment for possible programme extension, assist in preparing proposals
- provide support to other projects of PIN which include health related activities
- represent PINs work to donors, UN agencies and (I)NGOs

Key requirements:

- medical doctor or qualified nurse with Master in Public Health or equivalent degree
- experience in managing public health services within developing countries
- previous responsibility for health project management
- experience of Primary Health Care, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases (malaria, HIV/AIDS)
- reports and proposals writing
- team management
- excellent English
- at least upper intermediate French

Desirable experience and competences:

- experience of working in the Region
- strong communication skills, ability to establish strong working relationship with colleagues from different countries and functions
- experience of managing a high workload and multiple tasks

PIN offers:

- possibility to participate on the development of mission and on the health care in DRC,
- a job where you can see the direct impact and results of your work,
- the logistical support and security of a well-established organization,
- salary according to PIN standards, per diems.

Suitable candidates are requested to send their CVs and motivation letters till January 31st 2010 to Ms. Dana Kocova, HR Officer of PIN Czech Republic at dana.kocova@peopleinneed.cz.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Thank you for understanding.
How to apply
Please apply via email to dana.kocova@peopleinneed.cz