For more than 40 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations here and abroad. It has continued to bear witness to obstacles that exist in accessing healthcare 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 France currently works in 30 countries across all continents to facilitate access to healthcare through 6 political battles:
MdM in Tanzania
Médecins du Monde (MdM) Tanzania is a long‑standing humanitarian health actor operating in the country since 1992, with a reputation for evidence‑based, community‑driven interventions that address the needs of people most at risk of being excluded from healthcare. MdM implements a combined portfolio on Harm Reduction (HR) and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), focusing on people who use drugs, sex workers, adolescents, and other key vulnerable populations. The mission works in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH), Drug Control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA), prime Minister Office-Regional Administrative and Local Government (PMO-RALG), public health facilities and a network of local civil‑society partners to expand access to inclusive, stigma‑free health services.
MdM also implements the CUTTS Hep C project with international and local partners to:
· Introduce innovative, low‑cost Hepatitis C prevention tools (LAB & LDSS)
· Develop an accessible care model for PWID
· Generate evidence for national policy
· Strengthen community‑led monitoring and empowerment
MdM Tanzania further provides harm reduction technical assistance in Rwanda in collaboration with MoH and CSOs. Looking ahead, MdM aims to expand harm reduction to new regions, strengthen technical assistance capacities nationally and regionally, broaden SRHR interventions, and improve emergency response readiness.
About the role
Under the supervision of the general coordinator and in collaboration with the health advisor based at HQ, you are in charge of leading the technical design, implementation and quality assurance of MdM Tanzania’s health programs, ensuring clinical governance and contributing to the medical strategic positioning of the mission’s health portfolio. You ensure that activities in Harm Reduction (HR), Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), operational research and Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPREP) are relevant, compliant and operationally feasible, and that technical decisions are translated into implementable workplans, quality standards and measurable results.
You contribute to the development of the mission strategy, supports collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and other stakeholders, and provides technical leadership to medical teams and partners. He/She ensures the quality and compliance of health activities, including adherence to protocols and data reliability, and oversees the planning, implementation, adaptation and monitoring of programme activities.
You also provide strategic oversight of the CUTTS research project in coordination with HQ and consortium partners.
What you’ll do
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Recruitment process
If shortlisted, you will first meet with our HR team. Technical and managerial interviews, which may include practical case studies, will follow.
Please note that international background checks may be conducted in line with our anti–money laundering and counter‑terrorism policies. Successful candidates will be required to provide a criminal record extract (B3).
More information: https://www.medecinsdumonde.org/en/working-internationally/
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Médecins du Monde, association médicale militante de solidarité internationale, s'engage depuis plus de 30 ans à soigner les populations les plus vulnérables ici et là-bas, à témoigner des entraves constatées quant à l’accès aux soins, à obtenir des améliorations durables des politiques de santé pour tous.
Association indépendante nous agissons au-delà du soin en dénonçant les atteintes à la dignité et aux droits humains et en nous battant pour améliorer la situation des populations précaires.
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 40 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.
