Publié: 09 avril 2024
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Médecins Sans Frontières / Ärzte ohne Grenzen
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent, international medical humanitarian organization that delivers care to people affected by natural disasters, human-made disasters, and armed conflicts, irrespective of race, religion, creed, or political affiliation. MSF's Operational Center Geneva (OCG) oversees operations in approximately 30 countries, employing around 6000 Locally Hired Staff (LHS), managing around 1000 International Mobile Staff (IMS) field assignments annually, and maintaining a headquarters staff of approximately 400 in Geneva and affiliated offices.
The SHU, based in Geneva, is dedicated to advising on all work-related health issues for MSF staff, aiming to provide a holistic approach to health and wellbeing throughout the employment cycle. The unit is responsible for ensuring that MSF staff are adequately prepared for health risks they may encounter, offering direct technical support for specific cases, and playing a critical role in medical evacuations and ongoing medical care. The SHU consists of 2 psychologists, 2 medical doctors, a manager, and is supported by an intern.
The Staff Health Officer/Medical Doctor is vital for ensuring the health and well-being of MSF staff, especially those on international assignments. This role involves pre-departure health check-ups, advice on specific health conditions, briefings and debriefings, management of health policies, and direct involvement in medical evacuations. The position requires on-call availability during nights and weekends, according to a specific shared schedule, and includes field visits to support missions as requested.
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Interested candidates are invited to submit a detailed CV and a cover letter outlining their suitability for the role based on the criteria mentioned above : CV 2 p. max. – letter of motivation 1p. max. – in French or English.
Deadline for application is 9 May 2024.
We reserve the right to close the position early if we consider the number and quality of applications received to be sufficient.
The applications will be treated confidentially.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Only applications submitted on our recruitment platforms will be considered.
Please note that we do not wish to use the services of recruitment or placement agencies.
At MSF, we are committed to an inclusive culture that encourages and supports the diverse voices of our staff members. We strive to create workplaces where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, perspectives, ideas and experiences work together for the social mission of MSF to create better outcomes for our patients and the communities we work with.
We welcome applications from individuals of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, ethnicities, background, religions, beliefs, ability status, and all other diversity characteristics.
MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of discrimination or harassment, including sexual harassment. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo reference checks.