Pakistan: MdM seeks a GENERAL COORDINATOR (M/F) for Pakistan

For more than 30 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home and abroad. It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in accessing health care and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies. Those working for this independent organisation do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations.

MdM currently works in 46 countries across all continents where it focuses on 4 priority areas: caring for the health of migrants and displaced persons, promoting sexual and reproductive health, combating HIV and reducing the harm and risks associated with drug use, crises and conflicts.

MdM has been working in Pakistan since 1996. The organization currently implements 2 main projects:

Since May 2009, the Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa province (KPK, ex-North West Frontier Province) experienced several crises, following continuous military interventions in various locations which resulted in massive displacements of populations. MdM has been operating to provide access to health care services to both displaced and host populations in KPK.

The health system in KPK, and in particular in the areas where a large number of IDPs have settled, appears to be over-burdened and unable to respond to the increased demand. Indeed, qualified human resources are insufficient; most of the health facilities are partially damaged; drugs and equipment are often not available and the referral system is not functional.

MdM is operating in 4 districts of KPK (Kohat, Hangu, Tank and Peshawar) and implements both short-term or long-term response according to the needs and IDPs movements in the province.

Violence against women (VAW) continues to be a major problem in Pakistan. Patriarchal values, embedded in tribal and feudal traditions, provide support to customary practices and to what are commonly known as honour killing, while perpetrators often escape punishment. Tracking cases of VAW remains a challenge in a country where the majority of cases go unreported, especially the ones related to domestic violence, still considered as a private matter.

The Social Welfare Department (SWD) of Punjab Province has dedicated a specific institution, the Dar-ul-Aman (DUA) i.e “House of Peace” in support to women victim of violence in early 80s. The DUA is a temporary shelter for those women who feel that their security is at stake or need an alternative residence, as under threat. In 2012, 11.871 women and 2.938 children have been admitted across the 34 DUAs of Punjab.

The collaboration between MdM and SWD related to the support to DUAs has started in 2004, when DUAs were existing in 8 districts of Punjab only. These shelter homes were rather overcrowded sub-jails facing challenging hygienic conditions, where care and support services for women and their children were not available and abuse of residents by staff was frequently reported. MDM has been piloting the effectiveness and acceptance of multidisciplinary services to DUA’s residents by providing medical, legal and psychological support while progressively scaling up from 8 to 34 DUAs (one per province districts). In 2012, MdM and SWD agreed to incorporate a protection component to the current project aiming at strengthening the existing reporting mechanisms of abuses occurring within DUA. The phasing out strategy the project has been extended accordingly until end of December 2014

Following an exploratory mission that took place in May 2005, Operation Smile programme was initiated for the first time in Pakistan in October 2005. This mission gives priority to the treatment of sequels of burns to women victims of violence. Several plastic surgery operations are necessary for the patients suffering from the burns to recover a certain physical mobility and functionality.

Starting in June 2013, MdM will resume appointing a surgery team twice a year to provide access to plastic surgery through a partner hospital in Islamabad.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

As General Coordinator you are the head of the Country Coordination Team, composed of the following coordinators: Logistics, Administrative, Punjab, KPK and General.

The Punjab and KPK coordinators are responsible for the implementation of each project and team management in their areas of intervention as well as of security. As General coordinator you are their direct manager and supervise the proper implementation of MdM rules and strategy in the country.

You co-design MdM’s operational strategy in Pakistan (alongside with Desk and RMs), and provide leadership for the country mission. You are responsible for ensuring the implementation of quality projects, ensure public relationships with donor and governmental bodies, fundraising and budget management, security and operations management, and management of a motivated and professional team.

You report directly to the Desk officer and RMs; you manage the Country Coordination team (4 coordinators): Administrative coordinator, Logistics Coordinator, Punjab coordinator, KPK coordinator.

More specifically :

The head office of MDM Pakistan is based in Islamabad. The team of the KPK project main office is accommodated together with the Country coordination team. The Punjab project office is located in Lahore (Punjab province). The teams are composed of 3 Internationals (1 in Country coordination; 2 in Punjab programme) and around 130 national staff (90 in KPK project, 40 in Punjab project).

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED:

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