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Mental Health Officer (Managed by Nairobi)

Being a mental health officer (MHO) with MSF is an intense but rewarding job. From providing psychological first aid to survivors of natural disasters to counselling HIV patients, our MHOs play a vital role in our projects. Trauma is often the most painful aspect of surviving a conflict or disaster, or living with a disease, and mental healthcare is vital for recovery.

Responsibilities 

• Our MHOs often head a group of outreach workers and counsellors, providing care in the health facilities but also out in the community. 
• It’s a challenging and exciting role and you would be responsible for some or all of the following:  
• Doing a community mental health assessment 
• Planning a mental health strategy 
• Managing mental healthcare for an entire hospital/project 
• Providing care for victims of sexual violence 
• Supporting groups of displaced people 
• Identifying and managing protection issues

Requirements

• Formal education and post qualification in one of the following: Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Social work (with additional psychological therapy qualification), Psychiatry (with additional psychological therapy qualification) 
• Currently licensed to practice  one of the above areas with independent licensed clinical practice 
• Two year’s post-qualification experience 
• Experience working in the field of HIV/AIDS, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), sexual violence, Tuberculosis (TB) care 
• Experience in managing and training mental health workers 
• Experience in the clinical supervision of others and treating trauma related problems 
• Experience with emergency mental health/crisis interventions 
• A second language (preferably French, Arabic, Spanish or Portuguese) 
• Able to work well as a part of a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team 
• Willing to work in unstable areas and ability to cope in a difficult and unpredictable environment 
• Available for a minimum of nine to twelve months 
• Minimum of three months’ work, volunteering or travelling experience in developing countries 
• Fluency in English​ is essential, Arabic and French will be an asset

Midwife (Managed by Nairobi)

As a midwife with MSF your experience in both complicated and normal deliveries will be essential. From visiting expectant mums deep in the jungle to carrying out ante-natal checks, to training birth attendants in busy maternity departments in big hospital settings, MSF midwives are a vital part of most project teams.

Responsibilities 

Our midwives often have a dual responsibility; working in health centres and conducting outreach work in the community. No matter what the context – whether working in natural disasters, conflicts or poverty-affected communities – babies will continue to be born and midwives will always be needed. 
It’s a challenging and rewarding role and you will be responsible for some or all of the following: 

• Pre and post-delivery care 
• Deliveries, often complicated 
• Care of survivors of sexual violence 
• Setting up maternity departments in new health centres or hospitals 
• Working with community birth attendants to ensure safe community birthing practices 
• Running awareness programs in the community 
• Training local midwives 
• On-call care, often 24 hours 

Requirements

• Valid registration 
• Two year’s post-qualification experience 
• Experience in supervising, managing and training others 
• Experience of obstetric emergencies/complicated deliveries, termination of pregnancy, sexual violence 
• Willingness to be regularly on call for difficult and complicated deliveries 
• Over three months experience of working in a low resource settings 
• Willingness to work in unstable areas 
• Available for six to nine months
• Adaptable and able to work in a multi-cultural team 
• Flexible and able to manage stress 
• Fluency in English  
• Please note that in order to work with MSF as a midwife, it is not necessary to also be qualified as a nurse. 

Qualifications

• Tropical nursing diploma 
• Knowledge of STDs/HIV/AIDS 
• Family planning experience 
• Community midwifery experience 
• Good level of French or Arabic

Surgeon (Managed by Nairobi)

Our surgeons provide practical, life-saving care to vulnerable people all over the world.  As an MSF surgeon, you could be called to perform a caesarean section in a temporary tented health facility for displaced people in South Sudan, through to performing a highly technical operation on a child disfigured by noma in Nigeria. Surgical work with MSF is incredibly varied. 

Responsibilities 

Our surgeons are always based in the project (unless it is managed at distance due to security concerns), and perform a wide range of surgical interventions and non-surgical care, from burns care and dressings through to fistula surgeries and managing spear wounds. 
 It’s an exciting and diverse role and our surgeons are usually responsible for tasks such as performing obstetric surgeries, management of war wounds (bullet removal, amputations, etc), general surgery and burns management. Our surgeons will also be responsible for training/managing national staff, including operation theatre nurse, paramedics and others.

Requirements

• High level surgical training and an ability to work autonomously 
• Full registration with an appropriate professional body 
• Ability to perform general surgery including Paediatrics and Caesarean sections. Some experience in A&E and orthopaedics is desirable 
• Current or recent practical experience 
• Ability to work with limited resources  
• Experience in managing, supervising and training others 
• Able to work well as a part of a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team 
• Willing to work in unstable areas and ability to cope in a difficult and unpredictable environment 
• Availability for a minimum period of four to six weeks 
• Minimum of three months’ work, volunteering or travelling experience in developing countries 
• Fluency in English is essential, French and Arabic are an asset 

Gynaecologist

As a gynaecologist with MSF, you could change a woman’s life forever. From flying to remote areas to manage complicated deliveries to caring for women struggling from debilitating conditions in conflicts, MSF obstetricians/gynaecologists make a huge impact on women’s lives in our projects all over the world. 

Responsibilities 

Our gynaecologists also require obstetrical skills as they will often run an entire maternity ward in a large secondary health facility.  
 It’s a challenging and rewarding role and you will be responsible for tasks such as providing curative care for women and children, performing obstetrical surgeries, managing and training a team of staff to run the department and provide a high standard of care . 

Requirements

• Proven professional experience after registration  
• Current or recent clinical experience 
• Full registration with appropriate professional body 
• Available for a minimum of three months 
• Minimum of three months’ work, volunteering or travel experience in developing countries 
• Willingness to work in unstable areas 
• Adaptable and able to work in a multicultural team 
• Flexible and able to manage stress 
• Able to provide training and supervision to others 
• Fluency in English 

Qualifications

• Managerial and supervisory experience 
• Diploma level of training in tropical medicine and/or infectious disease (especially TB and HIV/AIDS) from a recognised training provider 
• French or Arabic is an asset  

Anaesthesiologist

MSF anaesthetists are teachers and trainers, and are there to help people manage pain in sometimes unbearable circumstances. The role of an MSF anaesthetist is incredibly varied: you might find yourself training local staff in the middle of a refugee camp hospital or managing anaesthesia with very basic resources for complex obstetric surgeries – all in the course of a day. 
 Our anaesthetists often work across various departments; supporting surgery, maternity and going wherever else they are needed. 
 As an anaesthetist you would be responsible for ordering and managing materials to manage the anaesthesia needs of an entire hospital, mentoring and support for local staff learning basic anaesthesia, planning and implementing anaesthesia management training workshops. You will also support pain management for all departments in the hospital/health centre. 

Requirements

• Proven experience in anaesthetics – experience of paediatric and obstetric anaesthesia is particularly useful 
• Full registration (doctors without this will need to provide a transcript of training, from a recognised training faculty and proof of original registration in the country they are registered in) 
• Ability to work with limited resources 
• Availability for a minimum period of six weeks to a maximum of six months 
• Minimum of three months travel or work experience in developing countries 
• Ability to work in unstable environments 
• Adaptable and able to work in a team 
• Flexible and able to manage stress 
• Able to provide training and supervision to others 
• Fluency in English is essential 

Qualifications

• You will find it helpful to have done other medical jobs – time spent in casualty and paediatrics departments will be especially relevant 
• Availability at short notice 
• French or Arabic skills, which may be tested during the recruitment process

Medical Doctor

Being a medical doctor with MSF is exciting and eye-opening work. From caring for malnourished babies in a drought affected area, to conducting rounds to survey trauma patients during a conflict, MSF’s doctors provide lifesaving care every day. 
Responsibilities 
Being a medical doctor with MSF can be a challenging role, and the needs are very diverse depending upon the project you work in. Medical doctors are based in the project, and will often care for people affected by health issues such as malaria, malnutrition, HIV/AIDs or TB, trauma, tropical diseases.  
Apart from the Basic Requirements the successful candidate should fulfill the following criteria:

Essential

• Two years’ professional experience after registration 
• Current or recent clinical experience 
• Full registration (doctors without this will need to provide a transcript of training, from a recognised training faculty and proof of original registration in the country they are registered in) 
• Available for a minimum of nine months 
• Minimum of three months’ work, volunteering or travel experience in developing countries 
• Willingness to work in unstable areas 
• Adaptable and able to work in a multicultural team 
• Able to provide training and supervision to others  
• Fluency in English 
• Diploma level of training in tropical medicine and/or infectious disease (especially TB and HIV/AIDS) from a recognised training provider 

Desirable

• Minor surgical and obstetrical experience 
• Managerial and supervisory experience 
• Paediatric, ER or other specialisations 
• French or Arabic  

Nurse

Because Doctors Without Borders’ purpose is to bring medical assistance to people in distress, the work may occur in settings of active conflict, or in post-conflict environments, in which there are inherent risks, potential danger and ongoing threats to safety and security. Doctors Without Borders acknowledges that it is impossible to exclude all risks, but it does its utmost as an organization to mitigate and manage these risks through strict and comprehensive security protocols.

Field workers will be fully informed of the risk associated with a potential mission before accepting a particular posting. Working for Doctors Without Borders is a deeply personal choice; individuals must determine for themselves the level of risk and the circumstances in which they feel comfortable, based on a full and transparent understanding of the possibilities they may face. Once in the mission, all Doctors Without Borders staff must strictly observe security rules and regulations; failure to do so may result in dismissal.

Water and Sanitation Specialist (Managed by Nbo)

Being a water and sanitation specialist (WATSAN) with MSF is a diverse and stimulating job. From sourcing and delivering clean drinking water to thousands of people displaced by conflict in Nigeria, to siting and building latrines for people who have lost everything in an earthquake, MSF WATSANs are essential to ensure that people in desperate situations access the basic necessities to survive.

Responsabilities 

• Our WATSANs usually work in the project, and manage a variety of work including hospital waste management, health promotion and clean water provision.
• It’s an exciting and diverse role and you would be responsible for some or all of the following:
• ​Managing a team of waste zone operators, hygiene promoters, WATSAN assistants and various others
• Sourcing and delivering clean water to populations in need
• Siting and constructing latrines and other sanitation facilities
• Managing hospital waste
• Supervising hygiene promotiom

Requirements

• Education in Civil Engineering, Water and Sanitation, Land and Water Management (preferably international), or similar
• Significant work experience in water and sanitation
• Experience in managing, supervising and training others
• Available for a minimum of nine months
• Minimum of three months’ work, volunteering or travel experience in developing countries
• Willingness to work in unstable areas
• Adaptable and able to work in a multicultural team
• Flexible and able to manage stress
• Able to provide training and supervision to others
• Fluency in English

Pharmacists (Managed by Nbo)

Because Doctors Without Borders’ purpose is to bring medical assistance to people in distress, the work may occur in settings of active conflict, or in post-conflict environments, in which there are inherent risks, potential danger and ongoing threats to safety and security. Doctors Without Borders acknowledges that it is impossible to exclude all risks, but it does its utmost as an organization to mitigate and manage these risks through strict and comprehensive security protocols.

Field workers will be fully informed of the risk associated with a potential mission before accepting a particular posting. Working for Doctors Without Borders is a deeply personal choice; individuals must determine for themselves the level of risk and the circumstances in which they feel comfortable, based on a full and transparent understanding of the possibilities they may face. Once in the mission, all Doctors Without Borders staff must strictly observe security rules and regulations; failure to do so may result in dismissal.

Method of Application

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• Mental Health Officer (Managed by Nairobi)
• Midwife (Managed by Nairobi)
• Surgeon (Managed by Nairobi)
• Gynaecologist
• Anaesthesiologist
• Medical Doctor
• Nurse
• Water and Sanitation Specialist (Managed by Nbo)
• Pharmacists (Managed by Nbo)