MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES UK



Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) provides life-saving emergency relief and longer-term medical care to some of the most vulnerable and excluded communities around the world. As an independent medical humanitarian organisation, we deliver care based only on need, regardless of ethnic origin, gender, religion or political affiliation.

MSF relies on donations from private individuals and organisations for the majority of its income. This private funding gives MSF the freedom to respond where needs are greatest and to speak out publicly, free from any political interference.

MSF has around 40,000 local and international staff working in over 70 countries, in some of the most challenging places in the world. Our medical humanitarian projects are supported by teams in 32 countries, including the UK, spread across Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa and Australasia.

At MSF UK, we support MSF’s operations by building relationships with our supporters, increasing awareness of our work, raising funds, providing specialist medical expertise, catalysing change on medical humanitarian issues, and recruiting field staff. MSF UK personnel are dynamic, hard-working, enthusiastic and committed to MSF’s values and aims.

Hours: Full-time; 40 hours per week

Duration: 6 Month Fixed Term

Salary: £43,374.61 per annum (Non-London Weighting £39,874.61)

The Manson Unit (MU)

The MU is a multi-disciplinary medical team within MSF UK. The MU is a team of 30 comprised of medical doctors and specialists in infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, health information systems, epidemiology, geographical information systems, medical editing and research communication. The unit also includes a clinical trial team working towards improved treatments for patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis. We provide direct support to our field programmes through specialist advice on medical issues, implementing new ways of working, supporting research studies and outbreak response.

The Global Health and Humanitarian Medicine Course (GHHM)

The Global Health and Humanitarian Medicine course is a part-time, blended learning course with both online and face to face (F2F) components and access to parasitology laboratory training. The course is designed to equip medical doctors with the medical knowledge and public health skills required to work in low-and middle-income countries, including humanitarian crisis contexts. It is organised through contributions of clinicians and colleagues of academic institutions, international organisations and MSF to provide up-to-date teaching and guidance on key areas in global health and humanitarian medicine. The GHHM also prepares students to sit the Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (DTM&H) exam organised by the UK Royal College of Physicians (RCP).

Launched in 2015, the course now runs out of the MSF UK office in London, organised by the GHHM UK team, and out of the MSF India office in Delhi, organised by the GHHM South Asia team. Our ambition is to further expand the access to global health teaching and the RCP UK DTM&H exam.

JOB PURPOSE

To contribute to the development and delivery of learning content for the GHHM UK course working collaboratively and cohesively with the GHHM team to ensure course content is accurate and up to date.

The postholder will lead on improving student engagement through regular contact, support and the monitoring of individual development throughout the duration of the course.

FOR FULL DETAILS OF THE ROLE PLEASE SEE BELOW LINK TO FULL JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential knowledge, skills and expertise

• Primary Medical Qualification.
• Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene qualification.
• Experience in writing medical cases and public health scenarios for education purposes.
• Proven ability to plan and manage tasks for maximum efficiency and productivity.
• Demonstrable experience supporting and working with internationally based teams from a variety of cultures and backgrounds.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Excellent organisational skills, ability to multi-task and organise others.
• Proven ability to work under pressure, prioritise and manage own workload amid conflicting demands, busy work periods and changing priorities and deadlines.
• Key attention to detail.
• Demonstrable analytical skills.
• A good team player with a willingness to engage in MSF-wide activities.
• Ability to think ahead and anticipate needs.
• Confidence and ability to work on own initiative and with limited supervision.
• Proven ability and experience using MS Office Word, Outlook, Email and PowerPoint and intranets.
• Commitment to the aims and values of MSF.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

MSF UK is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from all sections of our diverse community. 

HOW TO APPLY

Apply on our website by submitting a copy of your CV together with a letter of motivation by the closing date.

Recruitment timetable:

• Closing date for applications: 23rd May 2021, 11.59pm (BST)
• Interviews: early June