Médecins Sans Frontières, an international medical humanitarian association created in 1971, provides medical assistance to populations whose lives are threatened: mainly in the event of armed conflicts, but also in the event of epidemics, pandemics, natural disasters or exclusion from healthcare.
The France mission is looking for a Medical Activities Manager for its project on the North Coast.
Background:
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) works in France with exiled people who are confronted with the health, psychological and social consequences of violence linked to migration routes and breaks in protection. Mission France combines care, protection and testimony to meet the needs of the most vulnerable people.
It is now focusing its action on the North Shore and the Île-de-France region, while maintaining a capacity to respond quickly to emergency situations. Supported by multidisciplinary teams, it develops medical, psychological, social and advocacy activities in a constantly changing context.
Your role:
Under the responsibility of the Migration Medical Referent, you will ensure the coordination, supervision and follow-up of the project's medical activities.
You will supervise the nurses, midwives and volunteers involved in medical activities, ensure the quality and continuity of care and contribute to the adaptation of interventions to the needs identified in the field.
Your role will combine team management, operational steering, medical coordination and contribution to the strategic orientations of the project.
Your main responsibilities:
Coordinate medical activities and guarantee the quality of care
• Organize, supervise and evaluate somatic health, sexual and reproductive health activities and other medical interventions under the project.
• Ensure the application of MSF protocols, patient follow-up procedures and recommendations from the relevant health authorities.
• Ensure the quality, safety and continuity of care, including compliance with prescriptions and their rational use.
• Participate, with the Medical Migration Referent, in the development and updating of medical protocols and tools.
• Supervise the follow-up of complex and priority medical situations, in coordination with the other heads of the divisions and the professionals concerned.
• Participate in "towards" activities and provide, when necessary, operational support to the teams.
Manage, support and develop the team's skills
• Supervise nurses, midwives and volunteers, and organise their activities between consultations, patrols and collective interventions.
• Plan staffing, schedules and replacements to ensure business continuity.
• Participate in the recruitment, integration and evaluation of professionals, in collaboration with the human resources department.
• Identify training needs and implement a skills development plan, combining training, support and sharing of practices.
• Promote internal communication, cooperation and a working environment conducive to the quality of interventions.
Strengthening the coordination of care pathways and partnerships
• To ensure close collaboration between medical, mental health, social work and mediation teams, in order to promote comprehensive care for people.
• Participate in multidisciplinary coordination meetings and contribute to the search for appropriate solutions to complex situations.
• Develop and maintain, in conjunction with the Migration Medical Referent, relations with health institutions, associative partners and other health professionals in the territory.
• Facilitate the referral and follow-up of patients to the appropriate services, ensuring continuity of care.
• Identify difficulties in accessing care and contribute to the improvement of medical guidance pathways.
Analyze needs and contribute to project directions
• Participate in rapid assessments of medical needs and analyze the health problems identified by the teams.
• Oversee the collection, reliability and analysis of medical data, while respecting confidentiality.
• Develop regular reports on activities, results and challenges encountered to inform operational decisions.
• Contribute to strategic discussions and planning of the project's medical activities.
• Document restrictions on access to health services and participate, in conjunction with the Migration Medical Referent, in the collection of information and testimonies useful to MSF's communication and advocacy actions.
Ensure the proper management of medical and operational resources
• Oversee the management of the pharmacy, medicines, devices and medical equipment, ensuring their availability and appropriate use.
• Anticipate equipment and consumables needs and prepare the necessary orders, in collaboration with the teams concerned.
• Identify the logistical and organizational needs essential to the operation of medical activities.
• Contribute to the annual planning, budget preparation and monitoring of the financial and material resources of his/her perimeter, in conjunction with the support departments.
• Ensures the efficient use of resources and flags challenges that may affect the operation or quality of operations.
Profile sought
Education and experience:
• A medical degree or a state diploma in nursing is essential, with compulsory registration with the corresponding professional order.
• At least two years of experience in medical team management.
• Experience with MSF, another NGO or an association is desired.
• Experience in the field of migration is an asset.
Skills and qualities:
• Strong medical coordination and team management skills.
• Ability to organize priorities, analyze needs and make decisions that are appropriate to the context.
• Ability to support teams and develop their skills.
• Sense of responsibility, professional rigor and high quality standards.
• Team spirit and ability to work in a multidisciplinary manner.
• Flexibility, stress management and ability to adapt to difficult and changing environments, including night activities.
• Adherence to the principles and values of Médecins Sans Frontières.
• B license desired.
Languages and tools:
• Fluency in French is essential.
• Fluency in oral English.
• Knowledge of other languages is strongly desired.
• Good command of common computer tools: Word, Excel and Internet.
Conditions of employment
Mobility required on the North Shore between Calais and Dunkirk
Non-executive status: 12-month renewable fixed-term contract
Compensation and benefits:
• €3,503.28 gross monthly over 13 months 22 days of RTT per year
• Complementary health insurance 100% covered by MSF·
• €12 meal vouchers (60% MSF coverage)
• 50% coverage of public transport or cycling kilometres
Position to be filled: January 4, 2026.
Due to administrative constraints related to the duration of the contract, candidates must already have a work permit in France (citizen of the European Union) or a residence permit allowing them to work on French soil.
How to apply
Please send your application with CV, cover letter and copies of the compulsory diplomas before November 15, 2026, by email with the following reference in the subject line: MEDICAL ACTIVITIES MANAGER – LITTORAL NORD_NOM_PRENOM to msff-france-recrutement@paris.msf.org
Only candidates whose applications have been selected will be contacted.