Medical coordinator (F/M)
Job description
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:
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
- Migration, Exile, Human Rights and Health
- Harm Reduction
- Environment and Health
- Humanitarian Space
- Healthcare systems and rights
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
- Program management
- Team management and capacity building: direct supervision of 1 program manager (national staff) and 1 MEAL officer (national staff)
- Management of medical stock and logistics chain for medical purchase
- Coordination with NGOs/local associations and representation
- Monitoring and analysis of the health context
- Reporting and internal communication
Your conditions of employment
Contract & status:
- Gross monthly salary: € 3,392
- Fixed-term contract (12 months), starting 1st July 2026
- Single posting
Work environment:
- Position based in Dar Es Salam, Tanzania
- Regular field visits
Benefits:
- 13th-month salary (for employees with more than 6 months’ seniority)
- Expatriation allowance: 10% of gross monthly salary
- Coverage of travel (home – mission), visas, and vaccinations
- Accommodation: Guesthouse
- Health insurance (50% covered by MdM and 50% by the employee)
- Repatriation insurance
- MdM promotes training and internal mobility
Essentials:
- 5 weeks paid leave + 22.5 RTT days per year
- More info: https://www.medecinsdumonde.org/en/working-internationally/
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion
MdM is committed to the inclusion of people with disabilities and to fighting all forms of discrimination.
If you are officially recognized as a person with a disability and/or require workplace accommodations, please let us know.
Your profile
- Medical Doctor or Nurse or Midwife
- Master’s degree in Public Health is desirable
- Minimum 4 years’ experience in similar positions or in humanitarian sector
- Experience in the field of public health and in managing health welfare in communities, sexual and reproductive health and nutrition programs, and outbreak management and emergency response
- Strategic thinking
- Ability to supervise, mentor, and develop staff
- Ability to work collaboratively with others
- Ability to build partnerships with health authorities and stakeholders
- Fluent in English is mandatory (oral and written), knowledge of Swahili is an asset
- Excellent Microsoft Office skills (especially Word and Excel)
- You embrace the core values and support the proactive philosophy of Médecins du Monde
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: as part of our anti–money laundering and counter-terrorism policy, international background checks may be conducted. Data is processed confidentially and securely. More info: https://www.medecinsdumonde.org/en/working-internationally/
All successful candidates must provide a criminal record extract (B3).
Ready to apply?
We only need your CV and a cover letter.
If this role sounds like the right fit for you, apply now – we’d love to hear from you!
