Hospital Management and Partnership Referent (f/x/m) – Abidjan or Brussels – MSF Belgium

Overview

The role focuses on developing and implementing frameworks for collaboration with Ministries of Health and strengthening hospital management practices to ensure accessibility and quality of care.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a MOH collaboration framework, including standardized guidance, MOUs, and partnership protocols.
• Define clear "red lines" in partnerships with MOH and advise on engagement/disengagement criteria.
• Develop frameworks and tools for transition or exit from MOH partnerships.
• Develop guidelines on incentives for MOH staff and partners.
• Create training materials and toolkits for negotiation skills and partnership management.
• Offer support during critical negotiations or partnership reviews.
• Develop systems for monitoring and evaluating MOUs and partnership effectiveness.
• Draft guidance on balancing MSF standards with MOH protocols.
• Collaborate on MOH engagement strategies and maintain repositories of actor mapping and MOU's.
• Advise hospital management teams on alignment with national policies.
• Enhance hospital management expertise within OCB.
• Design and develop governance, operational, and organizational tools for hospital management.
• Develop guidance on the organization and functioning of clinical and non-clinical ancillary services.
• Contribute to the refinement of the Hospital Management Team Training (HMTT).
• Assess training needs and integrate hospital management concepts into other internal training.
• Provide expert advice on operational efficiency, governance, and organizational processes.
• Guide the development of action plans and monitor progress.
• Conduct project visits to evaluate hospital configurations, procedures, and organizational structures.
• Provide on-site support, training, and recommendations for improving hospital operations.
• Advise hospital teams during project design, setup, exit, or operational changes.
• Assist in developing and monitoring transition plans.
• Develop methodologies, tools, and indicators for hospital management.
• Implement and utilize medical data management systems and dashboards.
• Analyze hospital data and recommend improvements.
• Contribute to long-term resource management strategies.
• Advise on prioritizing spending to enhance patient care while controlling costs.
• Advise on workforce planning, organizational setups, and organograms.
• Propose HR strategies and training programs.

Required Experience

Minimum 2 years of professional experience in management of hospitals or in coordinating positions involving a part of hospital management (project coordinator, medical project coordinator, Head nurse, etc.) is mandatory. Minimum 2 years of MSF international experience in different contexts (or equivalent experience in medical humanitarian organisations managing projects with hospital components) is mandatory. Experience in working with Ministries of Health in low-resource settings is mandatory. Experience in developing guidance and training materials is a strong asset.

Qualifications

A degree in Management, Hospital management, Healthcare management, Health Policy, International relations is a strong asset.

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