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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is a private and independent international medical aid organisation. Diversity, open mindedness and mutual respect are of particular importance in our organisation. MSF provides medical aid in more than 70 countries worldwide. The headquarters of the German section of MSF - Ärzte ohne Grenzen e.V. is in Berlin. In the headquarters, over 250 employees work in the fundraising, communications and engagement, finance and administration, human resources and project departments.

Emergency Medicine Advisor (f/m/d)

Job Location

Berlin

Start Date

01.06.2025

Job Duration

permanent

Job Dimension

100% (40h/week)

Application Deadline

30.03.2025

The Berlin Medical Unit (BeMU) is an Advisory Unit covering the following fields of expertise: Surgery, Anaesthesia, Gynaecology-Obstetrics and Emergency Medicine. Through the collaboration with BeMU experts, the Emergency Medicine Advisor supports the projects under the portfolio of the Operational Center in Geneva (OCG) and Amsterdam (OCA). The Advisor for Emergency Medicine reports directly to the Head of the Berlin Medical Unit for line management and functional management of the OCG portfolio. For functional management of the OCA portfolio, the Advisor will report to the relevant Coordinator of Specialists in the OCA Public Health Department based in Amsterdam. For medical cases, the communication line includes the Medical Department of the respective OC, for field activities, the Cell/Desk managing the mission in question and the Country/Mission Coordination.

In your role you will

• Provide medical expertise to OCG and OCA projects countries with regard to Emergency Medicine
• Support the respective Medical and Operations Departments in their preparedness for emergencies including Mass Casualty events
• Improve the quality of care in Emergency Rooms including the triage and stabilization of both surgical and medical emergencies and the development of pre-hospital emergency care
• Support the organization and management of Emergency Rooms including infrastructure, patient flow, triage, and clinical management of medical and surgical conditions
• Be available for immediate and short term deployment to the field in case of emergencies
• Further develop and continuously update guidelines, protocols and other methodological tools for field teams
• Strengthen emergency care in both OCs through capacity building, at bedside and managerial level
• Closely collaborate with the other BeMU team members, the Medical Support Officer for Emergency Medicine based in the Headquarters (HQ) in Geneva and the surgery and anesthesia advisors in Amsterdam

You Have

• Medical Doctor background, ideally with specialty training in Emergency Medicine (i.e. completion of residency in Emergency Medicine by an accredited institution), or substantial experience in the field of Emergency Medicine
• At least 5 years of independent practice as an ER physician after completion of training
• At least one year field experience as emergency physician with MSF or other humanitarian actors
• Proven strategic and analytical skills needed to review medical programs in humanitarian contexts
• Excellent written and oral communication and negotiation skills; ability to develop productive networks within OCG and OCA headquarters and field missions and work in a geographically dispersed team
• Knowledge and experience of the humanitarian world; commitment and passion for the goals and work of MSF
• Flexibility to travel and support projects abroad – eventually this can reach up to 40% of the time
• Fluency in English is required, ability to communicate in French is desirable

Our Offer

Financial benefits

• Payment according to a transparent internal salary structure; in this position according to group 6 with full-time employment (40h/week) from 4.740 Euro to a maximum of 5.999 Euro, depending on the relevant professional experience
• 13th salary, regular salary increases within the salary structure
• Company pension plan after 24 months of seniority
• Subsidy for job ticket or Deutschlandticket
• Subsidy for a sports membership at Urban Sports Club
• Financial allowance for remote work and company laptop with additional accessories for mobile working

non-financial benefits

• 30 days holidays plus days off on 12/24 and 12/31
• Flexible working hours, remote work incl. possibilities to work up to 6 weeks per year from abroad within the EU
• Wide range of internal training opportunities and annual external trainings budget

Additional benefits

• Insights on international field projects through regular reports, presentations and exchange with colleagues
• Opportunity to exchange ideas in our inspiring MSF Germany specific and international network and to help shape the future of the organization
• A meaningful, varied job in a respectful and positive organizational culture where empowerment and team decision-making are valued

As an internationally operating organisation, we welcome diversity, open mindedness and mutual respect. In accordance with our values, we only analyze the professional qualifications in the applications, regardless of ethnical and social origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation or age of the applicant.