Deputy general coordinator in charge of programs for Palestine mission (F/M)
Description du poste
For more than 40 years, Médecins du Monde (MdM), 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
Context
Médecins du Monde (MdM) operates across the Gaza Strip and the North West Bank, delivering essential medical and mental health services to conflict and occupation-affected populations despite severe access restrictions and an increasingly volatile security environment.
The magnitude and severity of death, destruction and extreme deprivation in the Gaza Strip have generated profound human suffering and humanitarian needs. In the West Bank, demolitions, operations by Israeli forces, settler violence and movement restrictions continue to trigger displacement and drive a range of humanitarian needs. The erosion of community resilience mechanisms has further intensified needs across all sectors.
Amid these constraints, Médecins du Monde (MdM) maintains a flexible medical and mental health response. Despite growing access restrictions, evacuation orders, and a shrinking humanitarian space forcing suspension and permanent closure, MdM continued its direct service provision in 7 Primary Healthcare Centers over the past year.
Since the Gaza ceasefire of October 2025, military escalation in the northern West Bank is expected to continue scaling-up and will lead MdM to intensify its medical and mental health direct response while continuing to support the Palestinian health system despite severe and rampant access restrictions.
About the role
The deputy general coordinator in charge of programs is responsible for the development of the country programmatic strategy, in line with MdM mandate and overall strategy; and ensures continuous quality and technical positioning through the guidance of the medical and MHPSS coordinators that s/he manages.
You ensure the design and oversees the implementation of needs-driven programs, adaptable to contextual changes; and guarantee their alignment with MdM, donors’, national authorities’ strategies, frameworks and procedures along with relevant legislation.
What you will do
Under the line management of the general coordinator, and the technical management of the desk manager, you will work in close collaboration with the deputy general coordinator for support, along with key other departments at coordination level (such as but not limited to grants, Security-Safety-Access, MEAL) and deputy field coordinators for programs at base level.
You will be temporarily appointed as acting general coordinator where relevant.
More specifically, you will:
- Provide strategic humanitarian leadership and advise the general coordinator on program directions, priorities, and new interventions
- Promote innovation and drive continuous quality improvement, contributing to key mission strategic documents with HQ as needed
- Support support‑service departments to understand operational constraints and develop appropriate solutions
- Monitor the humanitarian context and lead needs assessments to guide program adjustments and identify new opportunities
- Design and steer the mission’s overall program strategy based on needs analyses, gap mapping, and MdM’s mandate
- Oversee program planning with bases and key departments (Support, MEAL, Grants, Safety–Security–Access)
- Lead proposal development, ensuring full integration of technical, logistical, HR, and financial requirements
- Coordinate strategic decision‑making across the project cycle, including partnerships, alignment with other MdM chapters, and donor engagement
- Support fundraising and donor portfolio expansion with the general coordinator, representing MdM externally when required
- Ensure medical and mental health analyses inform proposals and advocacy, and harmonize monitoring tools with the grants team
- Contribute to timely, consistent internal and external reporting to donors, partners, clusters, consortiums, and HQ
- Oversee high‑quality, coherent program implementation while supporting team leadership, adaptive approaches, learning, budget monitoring, and accountability mechanisms
Who you’ll work with
You will directly manage a team of deputy field coordinators for programs and work closely with the deputy general coordinator in charge of support services, the HARA advisor, the grants team, the MEAL coordinator and field coordinators at mission level. At HQ level, you collaborate with the program officer and various referents for health, MHPSS and advocacy.
Vos conditions d'emploi
Employment Conditions
Contract & status:
- Gross monthly salary: 3 627 €
- Fixed-term contract of 12 months starting as soon as possible
- Trial period : 1 month
- Single posting
Work environment:
Position based in Amman, Jordan, with field visits depending on context evolution
Benefits:
- 13th month salary (paid in 2 installments after 6 months of service)
- Expatriation allowance: 10% of gross monthly salary
- Coverage of travel (home – mission), visas, and vaccinations
- Individual housing with housing allowance (up to 960 USD per month)
- 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
- Strong commitment to inclusion and fighting all forms of discrimination
- More info: https://www.medecinsdumondeh.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.
Votre profil
You are the right match if you:
- Hold a master’s degree in international Relation or Public Health or Social Science or any other relevant field
- Have a seasoned program coordination profile, with experience in health projects
- Have at least 5 years’ experience in the humanitarian sector, including in complex contexts
- Have at least 2 years of experience with a similar position
- Demonstrated a solid experience with partnerships
- Have a succesful experience in collaborating with authorities
- Are experienced in multi-sectoral, regional and/or cofunded programming management
- Have a good knowledge of the region (an asset)
- Have aquired strong leadership skills and a supportive management style (experience managing national and expatriate staff, onsite and remotely)
- Have a solid theoretical and practical knowledge of project cycle management
- Have a strong knowledge of the main institutional donors, the humanitarian architecture and other humanitarian actors
- Demonstrated excellent training skills
- Are able to delegate effectively and provide hands-on support when required
- Have a strong ability to work under pressure and manage stress in demanding environments
- Hold strong interpersonal and networking skills, with the ability to build constructive stakeholder relationships
- Speak English fluently (min C1 level), Arabic (highly appreciated) and/or French (an asset)
This role may not suit you if you:
- don’t have experience in complex decision making and leading a multi-disciplinary, multi-national team under difficult and tense context
- don’t have any experience in managing medical activities
- Are not aligned with MdM’s values, especially gender equality, human rights and humanitarian principles
