Are you energetic and motivated to provide life saving humanitarian assistance in most in need areas? Are you a highly professional doctor with experience in the NGO sector? INTERSOS is creating a unique position to coordinate and  deliver life saving medical assistance! 

INTERSOS started working on the Ukraine crisis from the very beginning of the conflict. Today INTERSOS is present in Lvivska, Vinnytska, Poltavska, Odeska, Kharkviska, and Dnipropetrovska Oblasts with bases of operations and warehouses in Vinnytsia, Poltava, Odesa, Kyiv and Dnipro allowing a wide geographical coverage. INTERSOS is currently implementing Health, Protection, NFIs and WASH interventions, funded by UNHCR, SV, OCHA, GFFO, AICS and ECHO encompassing several components: distribution of medicines to Regional Health Departments and shelters and equipment for clinics, Cash for Health, mobilisation of Protection mobile teams, establishment of community-based protection mechanisms, case management for CP/PWSN cases, psychosocial support (PSS), Protection Monitoring (PM), Winterisation, Rapid Responses, and distribution of material assistance to vulnerable individuals and households.

General purpose of the position:

The Rapid Response Medical Activity Manager (RRM MAMA), in very close coordination with the Rapid Response Coordinator, is responsible for the overall management and coordination of life-saving and rapid health services in the most critical and in-need  areas of Ukraine through the INTERSOS internal Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM).  

The Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) Medical Activity Manager is responsible for the technical supervision and coordination of all medical life saving activities, including mobile clinics, pharmacy management, drugs donation etc. inS/he will ensure that training and capacity building needs of doctors and nures  staff are timely addressed and that the health services and activities meet quality standards in the sector. 

The RRM MAM, together with a dedicated team from logistics, protection, and health units of INTERSOS, is highly mobile and is expected to spend a significant amount of time in newly accessible areas close to contact lines. The position is extremely rewarding as it is addressing the most critical life-saving needs at the forefront of the humanitarian response (first line response).

Main responsibilities and tasks

In coordination with the RRM Coordinator, ensure the quality implementation of the RRM programme.

Programme:

• •  Design and implementation of medical life saving responses in newly accessible and frontline areas 

• •  Actively monitor RRM activities through field visits, monitoring, and exchange of information with staff and stakeholders, 

• •  Ensure the smooth implementation of health activities through efficient data collection and the development/revision of appropriate tools;

• •  Lead the conduct of rapid needs assessments, and produce high-quality analysis and reports 

• •  Provide regular trainings on key health topics to stakeholders, other team members, and beneficiaries 

• •  Develop high quality information material on available services, mine risk education, health risks etc. 

• •  Develop and maintain a strong collaboration with the Regional health department and have an up to date understanding and agreement on the health support that INTERSOS can provide in the different areas of the oblasts, including donations of medications and equipment as well as dedicated medical human resources

• •  Develop a collaboration with the Municipality health department of the districts where INTERSOS will provide support with health human resources (ex. general practitioners) and finalise an action plan for medical support activities and set them up, including input in the definition of the MoU that will define the type of collaboration and roles and responsibilities of INTERSOS

• •  Coordinate with the local partner to ensure appropriateness and quality of the joint intervention and implementation of the activities as planned. On site bi-monthly meetings with the partners focal point will ensure a smooth collaboration and coordination 
• •  Coordinate with the protection team to ensure proper referral and counter referral paths are developed and implemented, especially with regards to patients with particular vulnerabilities (ex. elderly, affected by NCD, affected by clinical mental health conditions, patients affected by HIV/TB) for whom guaranteeing access and continuity of care is even more critical

• •  Liaise weekly with the program team and with the dep. medco/medco to report on the current activities and challenges; compile a monthly report on the health activities supervised

Medical stock: 

• •  In collaboration with the project and mission pharmacist, and under the final supervision of the Medical Coordiantor, defines the donation needs of medical stock for newly accessible locations locations according to the orders placed, assigning medical stock according to need and coverage required in the different districts and amount of IDPs

• •  In collaboration with the project pharmacy assistant, keeps an updated registry of the donations of medical stock that are given 

Context monitoring and coordination: 

• •  Constant monitoring of context and new developments, including through formal and social media channels, and alert the RRM Coordinator

• •  Closely coordinate with national and international organisations, volunteer groups, cluster, and authorities
• •  Provide regular update through periodic reports shared with the RRM Coordinator on the evolution of the context;

Education:

• •  University degree in psychology, social sciences, or other related disciplines;

Professional experience:

• •  2 years of professional experience in medicines ore paramedic studies
• •  Experience in managing health projects with NGOs
• •  Basic knowledge of needs assessments and data collection

Languages:

• •  Fluency in spoken and written English is required

Personal requirements:

• •  Strong organizational and problem-solving skills

• •  Self-reliant and ability to work independently with limited supervision

• •  Excellent analytical skills

• •  Empathetic, service orientation

• •  ability to adapt to stressful environment and basic living conditions

• •  Ability to take initiative and work autonomously

• •  Able to ensure quick quality delivery in stressful environment (stress-resilient)

• •  Solid understanding of and commitment to the humanitarian principles

Please send your CV in English here: INTERSOS Application