.Location: Any MSF office* Contract: Fixed term contract at 100% (32h/w for a longer period possible) Duration: 9 months Starting date: March or April 2025 Deadline to apply: 12.01.2025 Compensation and benefits: MSF practice is to offer the C&B package current in the MSF entity establishing the contract.
*By default, the successful candidate will be offered a contract in the MSF office of their country of residence at the time of application.
I. MSF INTERNATIONAL Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, healthcare exclusion and natural disasters.
MSF offers assistance to people based only on need and irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation.
MSF International is the legal entity that binds MSF's 24 sections, 25 associations and other offices together.
Registered in Switzerland, MSF International provides coordination, information and support to the MSF Movement, as well as implements international projects and initiatives as requested.
Within MSF International, the International Office (IO) is the Secretariat of MSF International Board and is under the direct management of the Secretary General (SG).
The International Medical Secretary (IMS) reports to the SG and heads the International Medical Secretariat.
The International Medical Quality Products and Publications (IMQPP) unit is part of the International Medical Secretariat providing both expertise and coordination functions to the MSF Movement in relation to quality and sourcing of all medical and health products, pharmaceutical management, and International Guideline Publications.
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POSITION BACKGROUND Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) produces medical operational guidelines for non-specialised staff in the field.
The objective of the guidelines is to disseminate adapted medical knowledge to help in analysing and understanding the situation and implementing a quality response rapidly.
Based on its experience gathered in its projects, and in the absence of relevant documents from other agencies, MSF has been producing practical medical guidelines for more than 25 years.
The International Guideline Publication (IGP) has been established to ensure the quality production of MSF guidelines.
There are currently about 30 international guidelines, some of them are produced in several languages (English, French, Spanish, Arabic).
Part of the library is available for medical professionals outside MSF as well.
See medicalguidelines.Msf.Org.
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PLACE IN THE ORGANISATION The medical editor (hereafter: editor) is part of the International Guidelines Publication (IGP) team of MSF International.
The Editor is under the direct supervision of and reports to the IGP Manager.
Collaboration with the IGP team members and the IGP stakeholders is essential.
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