Deputy general coordinator in charge of programmes (F/M)

Overview

Lead programs in challenging humanitarian contexts to ensure quality health services delivery.

You have:

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Medicine, Social Sciences, Humanitarian Studies, International Development or equivalent.
• Bring 7+ years of senior humanitarian program management experience, including 4-5 years expatriate experience in high-risk environments (e.g. Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia).
• Have led integrated health programs and navigated Afghanistan-specific constraints (import restrictions, admin interferences, MoU delays).
• Demonstrate experience managing multi-base teams and large portfolios, with strong communication, negotiation and representation skills.
• Uphold safeguarding, accountability, Do No Harm and PSEA standards.
• Know how to build relationships, structure communication and anticipate needs.
• Are a good teacher, patient, able to communicate effectively and know how to make the most of local expertise.
• Structure reporting, challenge data and suggest areas for improvement.

Description

Do you want to join a committed, activist‑driven organization and take meaningful action for social justice? For over 40 years, Médecins du Monde has been delivering healthcare to the most vulnerable, challenging barriers to access, and driving long‑term change in health policies. In France and across nearly 30 countries, our work is built around six core missions:

• Sexual and reproductive health and rights (including access to safe abortion)
• Migration, exile, human rights and health
• Harm reduction
• Health and the environment
• Healthcare systems
• Humanitarian spaces.

MdM in Afghanistan Médecins du Monde has been operational in Afghanistan since 1982, delivering life‑saving and essential health services in underserved and hard‑to‑reach areas. We support integrated programs in PHC, SRHR, MHPSS, Nutrition and community‑based health, funded by donors such as GFFO, ECHO and CDCS, across multiple provinces.

About the role You will be the Deputy to the General Coordinator, leading the programs pillar of MdM Afghanistan. Your mission: drive high‑quality implementation across bases, strengthen MEAL and accountability systems, coordinate cross‑functionally (medical, logistics, admin/finance, HR, grants), and help turn contextual constraints into operational solutions—so that teams deliver concrete impact for communities.

What you’ll do

• Lead the planning and delivery of integrated programs across MdM operational provinces; ensure targets are met and delays addressed early.
• Strengthen MEAL systems (quality data, analysis, feedback/complaints mechanisms) and ensure high‑quality internal and donor reporting.
• Coordinate across departments (Med, MEAL, Logistics, Admin/Finance, HR, Grants) to improve compliance, information flows and cross‑functional problem‑solving.
• Conduct regular field visits (not a Kabul‑only role) to monitor quality, accountability and community engagement, adjusting plans to access/security constraints.
• Support context analysis, risk assessments and program adaptations; contribute to needs assessments, protection risk analysis and gender‑sensitive design.
• Contribute to proposal development and donor engagement in line with the mission strategy 2026–2027.
• Support mission‑wide responsibilities and crisis response as delegated by the General Coordinator.

Who you’ll work with You will report to the General Coordinator (John Moore) and directly supervise the Medical Coordinator, Field Coordinators, and MEAL Advisor. You’ll collaborate closely with the HQ Desk & Technical Advisors, and the mission’s Admin, Logistics and Grants teams.

What you’ll gain

• Advanced leadership in cross‑departmental coordination and compliance in a complex operating environment
• Hands‑on experience building capacities of national teams, facilitating structured communication, and fostering team cohesion.
• MEAL systems strengthening, information management and data‑driven decision‑making in multi‑base programs.
• Strategic exposure to representation and partnership dynamics with clusters, authorities and donors.

Benefits

Employment conditions Contract & status:

• CDDU, 12‑month fixed‑term contract, full‑time
• Start date: 1 February 2026.
• Single posting (individual accommodation at the guesthouse).
• Gross monthly salary: 3 628 euros
• Trial period per MdM policy.

Work environment:

• Position based in Kabul with regular field travel to MdM operational provinces (subject to security and administrative approvals).

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
• Individual housing provided
• 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.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.

Requirements

You are the right match if you:

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Medicine, Social Sciences, Humanitarian Studies, International Development or equivalent.
• Bring 7+ years of senior humanitarian program management experience, including 4–5 years expatriate experience in high‑risk environments (e.g. Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia).
• Have led integrated health programs and navigated Afghanistan‑specific constraints (import restrictions, admin interferences, MoU delays).
• Demonstrate experience managing multi‑base teams and large portfolios, with strong communication, negotiation and representation skills.
• Uphold safeguarding, accountability, Do No Harm and PSEA standards.
• Know how to build relationships, structure communication and anticipate needs.
• Are a good teacher, patient, able to communicate effectively and know how to make the most of local expertise.
• Structure reporting, challenge data and suggest areas for improvement.

This role may not suit you if:

• You prefer to work in silos, impose methods, accept data at face value and take little initiative.
• You are uncomfortable with regular field travel and navigating complex bureaucratic processes with authorities.
• You have a laid‑back approach to deadlines and compliance or get easily frustrated by slow administrative procedures.
• You are not aligned with MdM’s values and activist approach

Recruitment process Apply quickly. Subject to a sufficient number of applications, the advertisement will be removed on 9 January 2026.

If shortlisted, you will first meet our HR team. Technical and managerial interviews (which may include a practical case study) will follow in January: HR interviews in the second week of January, managerial interviews the following week. Please note that a technical test is to be confirmed.

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!

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