Panoramica:
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) translates to Doctors without Borders, was founded in 1971 in Paris by a group of journalists and doctors.
We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff - bound together by our charter. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality. We are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organisation.
In 2020 MSF OCB has handed over the responsibility for the implementation of their operations in Italy to MSF Italy, with the mandate to focus on migration.




In 2022 the project _People on the Move_ (PotM) was launched, with the objective to ensure that people landed and/or transiting on the Italian territories, have prompt access to adequate medical care and are referred to suitable services, with a focus on early identification of specific medical vulnerabilities related to primary healthcare (PHC), sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and mental health (MH).
At the moment, the active location is Agrigento across the reception centres (CAS) for adults and unaccompained minors. The project provides basic medical assistance through mobile clinic activities. Following the formalisation of an MOU with the Ministry of Health, the team will also be operational in a joint MSF-MOH MH ambulatory. Accordingly to the needs, ad-hoc PSS (Psycho-Social Support) activities for critical situations may be organized and delivered.
Responsabilità:
**Main purpose**
Participates in defining, planning and monitoring medical activities and programs in the project in accordance with MSF's protocols as well as coordinates human and material related resources needed in order to ensure the quality of care provided by MSF.
**Main tasks and responsibilities**




- In collaboration with the Project Coordinator and the rest of team, the Deputy Medical Coordinator and MoH partners, defines, implements and monitors medical activities, according to MSF project plans, standards and protocols. Participates in exploratory missions, situation assessments (defining medical operational priorities when needed) and the development of the project policy, annual plan, budget review and project proposal and reports to donors. Ensures regular contact with MoH and other local medical actors.
- Is responsible for the medical data collection, analysis and reporting to the Deputy Medical Coordination in the capital in order to ensure a proper monitoring of the program.
- Provides technical support to medical personnel in the field through self-knowledge and policies, ensuring compliance with the protocols of MSF medical activities.
- Coordinates, supervises, coaches,



supports and evaluates the medical team members’ performance to improve the medical components of the project and ensure compliance with MSF protocols and standards as well as MoH protocols.
- Plans and supervises, in close coordination with the Project Coordinator, the associated processes (recruitment, training, induction, performance evaluation, development and internal / external communication) of the medical staff of the project in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required and improve staff capabilities.
- Supervises an efficient management of the MSF field pharmacy and medical equipment, in collaboration with the Logistics department and project biomedical service and in consideration of program directions and protocol changes. Monitors consumption and preparation of medical orders to provide drugs, medical materials, medical devices and consumables at all circumstances and avoid stock shortage.
- Implements the health policy for international and national staff,



providing all prophylactic and preventive necessary measures, structures and emergency plans, managing any medical evacuation in order to ensure MSF staff health.
**Context Specific Accountabilities**
Quality of care
- Define and review the project medical strategy, in collaboration with Project Coordinator and Deputy Medical Coordinator.
- Ensure that MSF medical guidelines are followed, in collaboration with Deputy Medical Coordinator and Mission Specialized Activity Manager.
- Define together with the medical team the frame of the HP strategy (tools, package of activities), ensuring the supervision and the follow up of the implemented activities.
- Liaise with MoH staff to define protocols and SOPs to increase the quality of the services provided, in collaboration with the medical team.
- Prepare and provide modular trainings to public/private actors to sensitize them on migrants’ health.




- Improve data collection and epidemiological surveillance systems in the project, in line with the medical strategy of MSF Italy programs and in collaboration with the medical department and project team.
Team management & organization
- Coordinate