Medical Officer
Organizational Context
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives and building peace through food assistance. Operating in diverse and often challenging environments, WFP strives to create a skilled, inclusive, and high-performing workforce committed to its core values. This role is based in Fort-Dauphin or Tulear, Madagascar, reporting to the Country Director with technical supervision from the Regional Medical Officer.
Job Purpose
The Medical Officer is responsible for overseeing and delivering primary or occupational healthcare services to eligible WFP personnel and associated UN staff. This role ensures the provision of safe, effective, and evidence-based medical care, offering technical guidance to clinical staff and promoting high standards of quality. Key responsibilities include providing consultations, medical assessments, emergency care, managing complex cases, and facilitating referrals and evacuations. The incumbent will also contribute to health promotion, disease prevention, and staff wellness initiatives, while monitoring health trends and risks. A critical aspect of the role involves strengthening the healthcare network in Madagascar, developing contingency plans, and mitigating health-related operational risks, particularly in remote duty stations, to ensure the wellbeing and resilience of WFP personnel.
Responsibilities
The Medical Officer role involves overseeing primary or occupational healthcare services for eligible individuals, ensuring safe, effective, and evidence-based medical care. This position provides crucial technical guidance and professional support to medical doctors and other clinical staff, promoting consistent application of clinical standards and enhancing the quality of medical services. Key responsibilities include delivering clinical consultations, medical assessments, emergency care, and managing referrals and follow-ups. The role also involves advising on complex medical cases, medical evacuations, and return-to-work processes after sick leave, ensuring continuity of care. Furthermore, the Medical Officer contributes to clinical coordination and peer review, monitors health trends and hazards, and provides technical recommendations for service improvement. They are responsible for health promotion, disease prevention, staff wellness initiatives, and maintaining accurate medical records. A significant aspect of the role is implementing and reviewing the country's medical support strategy, strengthening healthcare access by accrediting providers, and developing contingency plans for emergencies, especially in remote or challenging duty stations. This includes mitigating health-related operational risks and coordinating preventive health initiatives.
Work Experience
A minimum of five years of post-graduate clinical practice experience is required. Experience working in hardship locations or providing medical services in difficult and insecure environments is considered an asset.
Skills
Clinical standards, Healthcare service delivery, Medical needs assessment, Health risk assessment, Quality of care, Case management, Referral pathways, Medical service delivery, Emergency medical management, Cross-cultural communication, Healthcare network establishment, Medical contingency planning, Health promotion, Disease prevention, Staff wellness, Medical preparedness, Health information systems management, Medical evacuation coordination, Emergency response, Remote healthcare provision