General Responsibilities
Define, monitor, and update the medical content of the country policy, medical strategy, annual plan, and mission budget, translating health needs into strategic and operational objectives, with appropriate priorities and resources. Ensure the relevance and quality of medical interventions, removing barriers to patient safety, effective care, and patient-centered approaches. Monitor medical and humanitarian needs through exploratory missions, health information systems, and analysis of project proposals.
Supervise the medical, technical, and logistical aspects (in collaboration with the Logistics Coordinator), ensure project follow-up, and resolve identified gaps. Work with the HR Coordinator on the planning and supervision of medical staff (recruitment, validation, training, coaching). Define and implement the health and safety policy (insurance, security, mental health), and propose solutions for staff psychological issues.
Organize the management of medical resources: pharmacy, equipment, orders, in collaboration with logistics. Keep the medical library up to date and produce regular medical reports. Represent MSF to local medical authorities and partners (NGOs, authorities, etc.) to support humanitarian analysis and advocacy efforts.

Specific Responsibilities
Coordination: Update the mission health policy, support operational research (OR), liaise with authorities (NASCOP, vaccination, NTD), maintain inter-sectional meetings, and define thematic areas for advocacy. Contribute to annual planning, new project design, and implementation.
Dagahaley: Monitor staff health, maternal mortality reduction plan, quality of care (IPC, PSI, infrastructure), local health context, the insulin project, HR issues, and pharmacy management.
Mombasa: Oversee MAT activities on hepatitis, Drop-In Centers, epidemics (Mpox, cholera, measles), define the 2026 activity plan, and support digital health promotion tools.
EPREP: Update the EPREP plan, maintain the OCG network, monitor emergencies (VHF, nutrition, NTDs), and collaborate with WHO, PHEOC, etc.

In close collaboration with the HoM and the Medical Department, defining and implementing the medical strategy of the mission. Being responsible for the planning and coordination of all medical activities and resources in the mission, according to MSF’s charter, policies, and ethical principles with consideration of international and national laws, in order to ensure the delivery of quality medical care for patients and their communities as well as to improve the health condition and humanitarian living conditions of the target population.

Mandatory  
Medical or Paramedical degree (Minimum bachelor degree) 
English C1 
5 year’s experience as PMR, DMedCo or MedCo With MSF or with other NGO at equivalent positions. 
Experience in emergency response 
Asset 
Local working language would be an asset 
Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet) 
Experience in opérational research 
Specialization in tropical medecine 
Degree in Public Health 
Knowledge 
Essential Computer literacy (word, excel and internet) 
Competencies 
Strategic Vision 
Leadership 
People Management and Development 
Service Orientation 
Teamworkd and Cooperation 
Strong representation and networking capacities 
 
his job description may be amended in line with the activities or evolution of the Mission.  
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