Médecins Sans Frontières Suisse is looking for a Medical Advisor - Non-Communicable Diseases

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At MSF OCG, we are committed to an inclusive culture that supports and amplifies the diverse voices of our staff members. We strive to create workplaces where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, perspectives, ideas and experiences work together to advance MSF's social mission and create better outcomes for our patients and the communities we work with.

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We encourage applications from individuals of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, ethnicities, background, religions, beliefs, ability status, and all other diversity characteristics.

MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of discrimination or harassment, including sexual harassment. All selected candidates will undergo reference checks.

Context & mission

Médecins Sans Frontières is an independent, international medical and humanitarian organization that provides care to people in need, people affected by natural or man-made disasters, and victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and without regard to race, religion, creed or political affiliation (MSF Charter).

In many contexts where we intervene, our ability to assist people adequately and to secure access to them and for them has been a constant challenge for MSF. Our working space is not a given and must be negotiated on a consistent and regular basis. It depends largely on the ability of humanitarian agencies and organizations to negotiate their presence and terms of operations with various state and non-state actors.

The medical advisor in Non-Communicable Diseases is in the medical department. He/She interacts with other medical advisors, with RMPs and with project and coordination medical staff. He/She also interact with intersectional NCD advisors, MSF Access and external partners. Finally he/she ensure the effective implementation of quality non-communicable disease care in OCG projects, in alignment with the OCG medico-operational policy and strategic plan and medical department roadmap.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Support the definition and implementation of medico-operational strategies for noncommunicable diseases (particularly diabetes, CVD, chronic respiratory diseases and epilepsy) to align field practices with OCG medical ambitions and operational needs.
• Advise RMPs and project teams on complex clinical and programmatic issues related to NCDs, to ensure sound technical decisions and high-quality project design and delivery.
• Develop practical medical assets (protocols, algorithms, checklists, kits, training modules, standards) to standardize care and improve patient outcomes across contexts.
• Participate in thematic forums, collaborative platforms, and expert networks (internal/external) to integrate emerging evidence and foster consistent adoption of best practices.
• Strengthen staff capabilities through briefings/debriefings, knowledge management and ensuring targeted training to build durable competencies and rapid access to essential references.
• Monitor emerging medical trends and project data to adapt guidance, ensure contextual fit, and continuously improve quality of care.
• Initiate and steer innovation and operational research projects to generate evidence and translate findings into policy and practice and associated advocacy.
• Coordinate external partnerships with clinical, academic, and advocacy actors to expand MSF influence, enhance technical surveillance, and advance access for underserved populations.

Pré-requis du poste

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Education & Experience

• Essential: Medical degree
• Desired: Masters in Public or International Health
• Essential: Minimum 2 years experience working in low-resource settings for humanitarian aid agencies (MSF experience is highly desirable)
• Desired: Experience with field research in resource poor settings

Languages

• Fluency in English or French, and a basic level, or willingness to learn the other, is required.
• Knowledge of another language (Arabic, Spanish) is considered an advantage.

Personal Abilities & Skills

• Specialization/experience in provision of clinical NCD care
• Up to date knowledge of NCD care provision in humanitarian settings
• Up to date knowledge of global advances in NCD care relevant to low resource and humanitarian settings
• Proven affinity with advocacy
• Excellent writing skills.

Behavioural & Managerial Competencies

• Excellent ability to work in a multicultural environment successfully and to demonstrate commitment and support for diversity, gender-responsive, inclusive, and non-discriminatory behaviour and attitudes.
• Good analytical and synthesis skills
• Results, innovation and quality oriented
• Problem solving and service oriented
• Strong interpersonal skills, team spirit, networking and communication skills
• Able to travel

Terms of employment

• Open-ended contract
• Full-time, 100% (40h/week)
• Working place: Geneva based position - with field visits
• Ideal start date: December 1st, 2025
• Gross annual salary (for 100%): from CHF 102’180.- to CHF 116’484.- (salary commensurate with equivalent experience and internal salary grid)
• Paid vacation: 25 days per year, prorate temporis, plus any Swiss public holidays falling within the contract period.
• Pension plan: pension contribution covered 3/4 by MSF, 1/4 by staff member.
• Relocation package if moving from a different country to Switzerland.

How to apply

Candidates are invited to submit their application exclusively through our recruitment platform, following these guidelines:

• CV (maximum 2 pages)
• Cover letter (maximum 1 page)
• Documents must be submitted in either English or French.

The application deadline is November 09th, 2025.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if we receive a sufficient number of quality applications.

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