Company Description
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) provides life-saving emergency relief and longer-term medical care to some of the most vulnerable and excluded communities around the world. As an independent medical humanitarian organisation, we deliver care based only on need, regardless of ethnic origin, gender, religion or political affiliation.MSF relies on donations from private individuals and organisations for the majority of its income. This private funding gives MSF the freedom to respond where needs are greatest and to speak out publicly, free from any political interference.
MSF has around 67,000 local and international staff working in over 70 countries, in some of the most challenging places in the world. Our medical humanitarian projects are supported by offices in 44 countries, including the UK and Ireland. These teams recruit staff, organise fundraising, and raise awareness on the humanitarian crises our colleagues are witnessing, as well as running different and diverse support activities. MSF offices are spread across Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa and Australasia.
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Position
Help shape how MSF uses health data to improve medical and operational decision-making. The role involves analysing health data, improving data quality, supporting users, and helping teams make better use of health information. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a medical background with strong experience in analysing medical data, and an interest in digital health in humanitarian contexts.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri
Duration: Fixed Term Contract, 7 months
Location: London - hybrid, 2 days per week in office (including Wednesdays)
The role will also require frequent travel to Amsterdam, approximately every 6 weeks.
Salary
£54,452.47 to £66,553.01 per annum Salary is offered in line with our pay framework and typically starts at the entry point of the band. Salary increases are considered annually and are subject to our appraisal and performance review process.
Job Purpose:
The eHealth Medical Content Advisor is responsible for overseeing and maintaining the medical data model across digital health tools, including the District Health Information Software v2 (DHIS2), OCA's central health data repository. The role involves contributing to the development and revision of medical content, analysing data, creating visualisations, and supporting the use of health data for informed decision-making.
Requirements
- Degree in Medicine or Nursing with relevant experience within the profession.
- Previous experience with using the District Health Information Software (DHIS2) required.
- Demonstrable experience in managing and analysing medical data (public health data, electronic medical records or similar) in medical databases / data warehouses.
- Strong team-working skills and experience, particularly in a matrix management environment.
- Excellent support skills, for aiding non-expert users with complex content.
- An understanding and knowledge of medical issues and challenges in humanitarian contexts.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Fluent in English and French, written and spoken.
- Experience using statistical software packages (e.g. R, Stata, SPSS, SAS).
- Experience in the practical use of personal IT equipment and Microsoft Office 365 suite.
- The ability to effectively collaborate and communicate within a hybrid working environment utilising Teams, SharePoint, One Drive and Yammer.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Accessibility
We are committed to removing barriers for people with specific accessibility needs. If you need an adjustment to the recruitment process to be considered for the role, please let us know by contacting [email protected].
Examples of adjustments we can make:
- offering you an alternative if you are unable to use our online application system
- providing necessary information, such as the job description or assessment materials, in an alternate format
- allowing you to have someone with you during an interview for example, a Sign Language interpreter.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We are a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive organisation. MSF UK thrives when everyone feels comfortable bringing their best self to work. We celebrate difference, whilst striving to create an environment where colleagues feel respected and valued for their unique potential. We are committed to our values on equity, diversity, and inclusion. Please read our Equality & Diversity policy for more information.
MSF UK is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from all sections of our diverse community.
Safeguarding
MSF UK/IE is dedicated to safeguarding everyone who comes into contact with the organisation, for whatever reason and however brief. All posts are subject to safer recruitment process which include robust reference requests, scrutiny of employment history and where applicable criminal record and barring checks.
Our safeguarding commitment is underpinned by policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the organisation. On joining MSF UK/IE you will be required to attend safeguarding training to ensure responsibility for and maintaining safe working practice and to safeguard our teams, beneficiaries, and communities.
Right to work in the UK
Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Employment sponsorship will NOT be offered by MSF UK for this role
For questions, issues or further information, please contact [email protected].
Interviews will be held on a rolling basis.
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