Belgium

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Medical or paramedical with field experience (min 2 years) and experience in nutrition in developing countries (experience with MSF is desirable).
• Specialisation or experience in paediatric nursing/medicine is an asset.
• Knowledge of French and English essential, other international languages (Spanish, Portuguese, Arab ...) is an asset.
• Training: Ability and motivation to train field staff.
• Flexible for regular field-visits
• Management & organisational skills
• Good writing skills
• Good team-spirit
• Familiarity with Excel and Epi-info are an advantage.

• Adhere to our managerial values: Respect, Transparency, Integrity, Accountability, Trust, Empowerment

CONDITIONS

• Part-time contract (50%) over two years
  • Based in Brussels (open for discussion) with regular field visits.
  • Hospital Insurance (DKV) - Pension plan – Canteen at democratic price - 100% reimbursement for public transportation costs
  • Starting position immediate

Deadline for applications: March, 14th 2018

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and curriculum vitae stating nutrition in the title, by e-mail to Caroline Maes - caroline.maes@brussels.msf.org

CONTEXT

Nutrition is part of the core activities of MSF. With the introduction of ambulatory treatment for uncomplicated malnutrition, treatment of acute malnutrition can be integrated into all medical activities. We need to go in depth in the medical management of complicated acute malnutrition in order to adapt our practice and training of medical staff. Introduction of nutrition care in other hospital departments (surgery, ICU…) needs support and evaluation. We also need to continuously improve our monitoring of food security and surveillance systems and have this integrated into our project planning

Reference person for this position:

• The Medical Technical Coordinator
• You will work in close collaboration with the paediatricians, vaccination team and SRH team and on an ad-hoc way with the other experts from the medical department.
• The post's objectives, activities and functioning will be updated regularly with the medical director.

JOB PROFILE

Development and follow-up of nutritional programmes (40%).

To ensure efficacy and quality of our nutritional interventions, the nutrition expert:

• Provides technical support and advice to field teams, operation department, emergency pool for the nutritional / food security evaluations or surveys, development of strategies, and planning of nutritional programs.
• Helps to estimate resources needed and to develop protocols for programs set-up.
• Follows Early warning Systems (FEWS, FAO, Sahel...).
• Reads and comments on documents written by field teams.
• Answers technical questions specific to nutrition or food security coming from the field or headquarter.
• Monitors projects: helping to collect and analyse nutritional data from the field with regular feedback.
• Realizes field visits: program evaluation (general organization, quality of care, results and functioning indicators...), technical support for implementation (revision of protocols, coaching ...) with written reports of the visits including recommendations.

Orientation in nutrition (30%)

To disseminate and guide missions on our nutritional strategies and guidelines, the nutrition adviser:

• Carries out literature searches and establishes technical files on specific subjects (e.g. micronutrients, breast feeding, hospital feeding …).
• Follows the evolution of research in the field of nutrition by following  scientific publications and participating in existing networks of nutritionists and specialists in food security in the world as well as insuring regular contacts with institutions like  WHO, UNHCR, WFP, FAO and other organizations concerned by nutrition.
• Support new and existing research in nutrition.
• Participates, when required, in the MSF international working group meetings and discussions.
• Participate in thematic circles, medical meetings, Medco/Hom coordination week.
• Participate in building the briefing tools.

Training and follow-up (25%):

To ensure that national staff, field expatriates and HQ members get the appropriate and updated tools to set-up nutritional activities, the nutrition adviser:

• Continues to support, develop and implement training sessions (FLMT, PSP, retrospective and nutritional surveys, nutrition module in diverse trainings (log, HIV, SRH…).
• Supports MSF staff undergoing nutritional trainings with respect to answering technical questions and giving general guidance
• Does briefing / debriefing of medical & field coordinators, project medical referents, and sometimes medical doctors + nurses.
• Follows with pool managers, the evolution of expatriates with a nutrition profile.

Communication (5%)

To ensure a correct dissemination of information on our nutritional activities, the nutrition adviser:

• Supports the communication department in the development of communications concerning our nutritional activities and programs.
• Disseminates internally and externally documents / reports concerning our projects and strategies (nutrition surveys, nutrition projects)

•  Des bénévoles ayant des notions d’arabe, de préférence (condition non obligatoire)
• Une disponibilité de +/- 3x/semaine (journée ou demi-journées)  
•  Le respect des normes de conduite et sécurité
• L’adhésion aux valeurs d’Oxfam-Solidarité
• Une attitude responsable et respectueuse envers un public multiculturel
• Capable de faire face à des situations de tension ou conflit (concerne la distribution. Pas le tri)
• Horaires en journée et en semaine

Nous offrons

•  Les conditions légales pour une mission bénévole
•  Une introduction par rapport aux tâches à accomplir
•  Une intervention au niveau des frais de transports (publics) sur demande

Intéressé(e) ? Des questions ? Contactez Patricia : 0483/60/81/89 ou ple@oxfamsol.be
En cas d'absence de Patricia, consultez la page: http://www.bxlrefugees.be/benevoles/

Oxfam s’est associé au hub humanitaire pour venir en aide aux réfugiés du parc Maximilien. A cet effet, Oxfam-Solidarité se chargera du tri et de la distribution de vêtements de seconde main, mais aussi d'accessoires comme des sacs de couchages, tapis de sol,  …

Nous cherchons des bénévoles pour :

• le tri 
• la distribution

Volontaire chargé-e du tri

Lieu : Gare du Nord BXL (hub Maximilien)

•     Manutention de sacs de vêtements
•     Tri selon les besoins identifiés
•     Veiller à et garantir un environnement propre et rangé

 
Volontaire chargé-e de la distribution

Lieu : Gare du Nord BXL (hub maximilien)

•     Accueil
•     Distribution textile
•     Rangement de kits
•     Tenir un inventaire des distributions

Note: pour le pôle distribution, il est important de pouvoir gérer des situations de tension ou conflit

Candidate profile

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in technical management of complex medical setups
• MSF experience or a comparable organization in developing countries is an asset
• Management skills : Analyzing, planning, organization and communication skills
• Good writing and reporting skills
• Behavioral flexibility: ability to work in team, high level of maturity in interpersonal relationships, flexibility.
• Good oral and written communication in English and French
• An interest in international and humanitarian issues
• Adhere to our managerial values: Respect, Transparency, Integrity, Accountability, Trust, Empowerment
• Based in HQ (Brussels) with field visits (minimum twice a year)

Conditions

• Fixed-term contract 12 months, full-time, based in Brussels with travels to the field and in Europe
• Hospitalization insurance (DKV) – pension plan – Canteen – Reimbursement of 100 % public transport costs
• Available to start ideally by June 2018

Deadline for applications before 15th of March 2018

Interested candidates should send a letter of motivation and curriculum vitae by e-mail to Delphine Evrard, Recruit-HQ-Operations@brussels.msf.org, with the following reference: “Hospital Management Facility” in the subject

 

Context

The Hospital Management Unit (HMU) is a multidisciplinary, interdepartmental team, set up within the Operational Department. In order to manage hospitals in their proper context and in coherence with OCB strategic objectives, the HMU has a horizontal role with respect to the different Cells making up the Operational Department, and therefore depends on each of them for guidance on strategy and context.

The HMU develops expertise in hospital management and, in close collaboration with supporting departments, provides operational support for the team managing the hospitals in its portfolio. This Unit is the direct interface between HQ and the field. Each member has responsibility for a specific topic under the supervision of the Unit's coordinator (hierarchical link) with a functional link to the coordinator of the corresponding department (functional link).

Within the Unit, the logistics Department is represented by the Hospital Facility Referent.

A Steering Committee, consisting of representatives of the Operational, Medical, HR and Logistic Departments, sets out the strategic and operational axes for the Unit's intervention (including hospitals for which it is responsible) and evaluates its operation.

The Hospital Facility Referent (HFR) is responsible within the Unit for ensuring the development of the expertise in management and maintenance policy of the infrastructures of the hospitals in portfolio.

Job Profile

The HFR takes part in the development of health facilities expertise in OCB, and more particularly in management of hospital infrastructures, in close collaboration with members of the Unit and the Log Department at HQ.

The HFR participates:

• In the development of a horizontal hospital management policy: set up, organisation methods, evaluation mechanisms,...
• In the development, both at HQ and in the field, of HR with expertise in en Health Facility Management, particularly by establishing training programmes, coaching and outside collaboration.
• Development and coordination of supportive management tools (protocols, guidelines, specialised software, data management, etc …) for the medical and caregiving professions in hospitals.
  

The HFR participates in new pilot projects.

The HFR may, as the Steering Committee chooses, participate in establishing new projects, more specifically:

• (Pre) feasibility study, in collaboration with the Mission and the Cell.
• Support for the team implementing the new project.
  

The HFR has an operational role vis-à-vis hospital in portfolio.

The HFR has a direct supporting role with the hospital's management team, particularly the Hospital Facility Director, for topics related to:

• Maintenance strategy
• Planning of new works (adaptation of the infrastructures regarding to new programs and/or reorientation of the programs)
• Inventory and risk management regarding infrastructures
• Organization and management of the different maintenance tools (preventive and corrective)
• Budget monitoring of the technical activities, the infrastructures and equipment’s of the hospitals
• HR settings and needs of the technical teams

He is moreover responsible, in collaboration with the LogCells:

• Definition of materials and equipment’s needed as well as how it use it and the maintenance program.
• In coordination with other members of the Unit, the HFR participates in the preparation of master plans, in collaboration with relevant people in the hospital and other HQ departments.

For all these issues, the HFR collaborates with, and is the interface of the hospitals and the key contacts in the Log Department.

For all issues having an impact on the context and/or the strategy, he/she reports to the LogCo of the concerned mission.

The HFR participates in the setting up and development of a Pool of Hospital Facility Managers profiles capable of having a specific responsibility in Hospital Team Management, in collaboration with the Pool Managers and Development advisers.

The HFR therefore:

• Participates in recruitment of the Hospital Facility Managers profiles ;
• Identifies training requirements for these profiles ;
• Takes part in the organisation to some specific related trainings.
  

The HFR is responsible for technical information and data management at Unit level

• The HFR ensures that a data management system is set up in hospitals and monitored.
• The HFR ensures that logistics information, data and reports regarding hospitals in portfolio are compiled and distributed to the relevant bodies.
• The HFR ensures that such information is analysed and that any measures and actions to be adopted are followed up.
  

The HFR participates in the development of external partnership arrangements, in collaboration with the various supporting departments, so as to reinforce OCB's hospital management expertise.

The HFR participates in evaluation and control missions, in close collaboration with members of the Unit and HQ supporting departments.

The HFR therefore participates in:

• Development of methodology, evaluation tools, and qualitative and quantitative indicators for hospital management.
• Organisation of visits to evaluate procedures and organisation at OCB hospitals.

Profil de la personne

• Parfait bilingue français, néerlandais.  Anglais courant.
• Une expérience significative dans son domaine d’activité avec des responsabilités similaires.
• Expérience en gestion d’équipe
• Connaissance du secteur associatif et ou humanitaire souhaitée
• Bonnes connaissances des concepts et techniques de marketing appliqués à la récolte de fonds
• Leadership, sens du dialogue, qualité d’écoute et excellent relationnel
• Capacité à identifier les priorités stratégiques et opérationnelles, à trouver des solutions et prendre des décisions.
• Rigueur, autonomie, rapidité d’action.
• Le One to One manager adhère aux valeurs managériales de MSF : Respect, Transparence, Redevabilité, Intégrité, Confiance, Responsabilisation.

Conditions d’engagement

• Contrat à durée indéterminée, temps plein, basé à Ixelles - Bruxelles.
• Assurance Hospitalisation – Pension complémentaire – Cantine à tarif démocratique – Remboursement frais de transport (100% transports en commun).
• Entrée en fonction immédiate.

Envoyer lettre de motivation et CV avant le 05 mars avec la référence « 121 » à Daphné Feldes, département Communication, Rue de l’Arbre Bénit 46, B-1050 Bruxelles - Recruit-HQ-Communications@brussels.msf.org

Contexte

Dans le cadre de l’implémentation de la stratégie récolte de fonds et afin d’atteindre des objectifs pluriannuels, le One to One Manager (1 :1 Manager) fait siennes les spécificités de la récolte de fonds propres à MSF (aspects éthiques) et agit sous la supervision de la responsable de la récolte de fonds pour :

• Développer un pôle « One to One » composé entre autres des volets suivants : entreprises, major donors et legs. Bâtir une stratégie en regard de cet objectif, développer des outils et veiller à leur mise en œuvre.
• Formuler des propositions innovantes et une vision en regard de la stratégie générale de récolte de fonds.
• Fort de son expertise, initier, tester, développer et rendre viable à long terme la stratégie visant à acquérir des nouveaux donateurs et fidéliser ceux qui sont déjà sympathisants de MSF.  Ce travail se fera en collaborations avec les autres équipes de la récolte des fonds, avec d’autres personnes du département, d’autres départements et les autres sections MSF.
• Veiller à véhiculer une image adéquate de MSF auprès des différents publics cibles et créer un lien privilégié entre eux et MSF.

Profil de la fonction

Tout en participant activement à l’élaboration de la politique générale en matière de récolte de fonds, développer une vision stratégique et mettre en œuvre une politique pour les axes suivants :

Formuler des réflexions stratégiques concernant l’approche des entreprises, des major donors et des legs

• Proposer une stratégie en adéquation avec les grandes orientations de MSF.
• Déterminer les projets prioritaires en fonction de cette stratégie.
• Définir les plans d’actions et les moyens nécessaires associés.
• Contribuer à l'atteinte des objectifs en définissant une approche adaptée, en monitorant les résultats obtenus.

Piloter et accompagner la mise en œuvre de la stratégie définie

• Participer aux rendez-vous stratégiques, accompagner et suivre la relation avec le public cible.
• Définir les cibles et développer le réseau en fonction des affinités et proximités avec la mission sociale de MSF.
• Superviser et s’assurer de la cohérence des stratégies corporate, major donors et legs mises en œuvre par l’équipe.
• Superviser les collaborations avec les prestataires externes.
• Mobiliser les appuis et ressources internes.
• Se tenir informé des nouvelles techniques pour proposer des pratiques innovantes.

Coordonner le secteur One to One

• Recruter, encadrer, conseiller, supporter, motiver et fédérer l’équipe
• Développer les compétences de ses collaborateurs
• Agir en tant que personne de référence pour les questions stratégiques.
• Fixer les orientations, définir les objectifs et évaluer le travail.

Budget

• Réalisation et suivi du budget nécessaire à l’implémentation de la stratégie.
• Analyser les résultats, réaliser un reporting régulier et présenter les actions correctrices éventuellement nécessaires.

International

• Participer aux working group au niveau international (partage d’expérience et bonnes pratiques)
• Assurer la participation de son équipe aux groupes de travail des plateformes de récolte de fonds du mouvement international de MSF.

Participation active à l’élaboration de la politique générale en matière de récolte de fonds