Project coordinator

MSF UK; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

MSF UK is seeking dedicated project coordinators to lead and develop projects in challenging environments. This rewarding role requires a blend of strong management skills and experience in healthcare or humanitarian relief. Ideal candidates will demonstrate leadership, negotiation abilities, and a commitment to humanitarian principles.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in low-resource or emergency settings.
• Proven delegation of security management responsibilities.
• Fluency in English at C1 level and B2 in French required.

Responsibilities

• Managing project operations and team members in unstable environments.
• Implementing project activities by utilizing various resources.
• Providing regular reports on programmatic and security matters.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Problem-solving

Leadership

Organizational skills

Education

Significant professional experience in project management

Healthcare or medical management experience preferred

Job description

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We're only recruiting a small number of project coordinators at the momentsoplease only apply if you meet all essential criteria specified below.

For internal candidates currently working with MSF, please speak to your line manager in the field or to your HRO directly, we do not accept internal applications for the post of project coordinator via this website as the screening process is different.

Working with us as a project coordinator is a truly stimulating and rewarding experience.

From conducting exploration missions to managing teams of hundreds of staff, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF)project coordinators plan, manage and develop our projects ensuring that all the departments work together to provide high quality care, whatever the needs.

Responsibilities

Our project coordinators are always based in the project (unless it is managed at distance due to security), and work together with the country coordination team to manage the project operations, team and security.

It’s an exciting and diverse role and they areresponsible for some or all of the following:

• Implementation of project activities by coordinating the optimal use of medical, logistical, financial and human resources
• Management of the project team, including security management in often unstable environments
• Supporting the team in the analyses of medical data, activity indicators and quality of care
• Ensuring the continuity and coherence of the health structures, medical-, paramedical- and psychosocial activities
• Acting as a liaison and arbitration point between different parties working in hospitals, health centres and/or mobile clinics
• Being responsible for the implementation of the team health policy
• Representing MSF on project issues towards local communities, authorities and their counterparts and towards UN agencies and other non-governmental organisations in the project area while taking into account the goals, objectives and strategy for the mission as a whole

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Project coordinator

Caption MSF project coordinator Simona Onidi (left) and medical team Leader, Dr. Kelechi Anya Udochu (right), manage the intervention in four camps for displaced people in Makurd, Nigeria. Benedicte Kurzen/NOOR

We're only recruiting a small number of project coordinators at the momentsoplease only apply if you meet all essential criteria specified below.

For internal candidates currently working with MSF, please speak to your line manager in the field or to your HRO directly, we do not accept internal applications for the post of project coordinator via this website as the screening process is different.

Working with us as a project coordinator is a truly stimulating and rewarding experience.

From conducting exploration missions to managing teams of hundreds of staff, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF)project coordinators plan, manage and develop our projects ensuring that all the departments work together to provide high quality care, whatever the needs.

Responsibilities

Our project coordinators are always based in the project (unless it is managed at distance due to security), and work together with the country coordination team to manage the project operations, team and security.

It’s an exciting and diverse role and they areresponsible for some or all of the following:

Implementation of project activities by coordinating the optimal use of medical, logistical, financial and human resources

Management of the project team, including security management in often unstable environments

Supporting the team in the analyses of medical data, activity indicators and quality of care

Ensuring the continuity and coherence of the health structures, medical-, paramedical- and psychosocial activities

Acting as a liaison and arbitration point between different parties working in hospitals, health centres and/or mobile clinics

Being responsible for the implementation of the team health policy

Representing MSF on project issues towards local communities, authorities and their counterparts and towards UN agencies and other non-governmental organisations in the project area while taking into account the goals, objectives and strategy for the mission as a whole

Application guide

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Promoting MSF identity and principles as an independent humanitarian medical organisation

Negotiating with different actors and stakeholders

Being responsible for human resource management of a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team including supervision and coaching of local and international staff

Contributing to create, review and update policies and reports such as country policies, annual plans and trimester reports

Preparing and monitor project proposals, budgets and evaluations

In collaboration with the Project AdministratorEnsuring correct implementation of the administration including bookkeeping, national staff salary administration and cash flow planning

Planning, monitoring and ensuring logistics continuity in the project sites

Providing regular monthly reports on programmatic, security and contextual matters

Liaising with the country management team as appropriate

Fluency in English

Role requirements

Significant professional experience in a project management capacity, international and/or healthcare/medical management preferred

Significant professional experience in a low-resource or emergency setting

Proven ability in being responsible for delegated security management is essential

Extensive professional experience outside of your home country (experience in remote/low-resource settings is an asset)

Proven peoplemanagement and communication skills leading a multidisciplinary team

Demonstrable experience in supervising, managing, coaching and training others

Strong organization skills

Proven affinity with humanitarian and medical issues in complex crisis situations

Excellent negotiation and diplomacy skills

Excellent problem-solving skills

Willingness to work in unstable environments

Ability to represent MSF with national and international counterparts

Deep understanding of humanitarian principles

Excellent people and communication skills

Available for a minimum of nine to 12 months

Leadership skill

Languages

Minimum of C1 level in English and B2 level in French (according to CEFR).

Proficiency in Spanish and/or Arabic are considered an asset.

Your language level may be tested during the recruitment process

Staff story: My time as a project coordinator

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