Flying Paramedical/Medical Trainer in Emergency care

Join MSF OCG as a Flying Paramedical/Medical Trainer in Emergency care!

We are looking for passionate candidates ready to contribute to our humanitarian mission.

Below, you will find the job details and the qualifications we are looking for.

This is a field-based position with visits to the headquarters in Geneva

Inclusivity and Diversity at MSF

Do your qualifications and experience not exactly match all requirements of the job?

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.

We understand that some people may hesitate to apply for employment if they don't meet all listed job requirements. Research shows that this is especially true for women. If you believe your profile is a good match for this position, we invite you to apply even if you don’t fulfil every listed qualification.

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).

The Trainer in Emergency Care is responsible for conducting learning needs analyses, designing, implementing, and evaluating training strategies for Emergency Care and Disaster Medicine.

This role ensures that teams are equipped with the necessary skills to address the emergency situations we are facing in emergency and acute care settings. Working in the L&D unit closely with stakeholders like the BEMU and the intersectional course’s coordinator, the trainer helps tailor training programs to field needs, ensuring continuous professional development and improved quality of care.

The position contributes to the overall strategic goals of OCG’s L&D unit by enhancing the capacity and efficiency of emergency care teams in diverse, low resources environments.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Conduct learning needs analyses with Emergency Care Advisors and the L&D unit to identify skill gaps and inform training development in Emergency Care and Disaster Medicine.
• Collaborate with project teams to design and implement tailored training programs that address specific field needs in emergency and disaster care.
• Develop and update training materials and methodologies in both presential and online modalities to ensure alignment with current standards and field requirements.
• Organize and facilitate training sessions and workshops in the field to build capacity among emergency care teams.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of training through post-training assessments and feedback to improve future training strategies and delivery.
• Provide ongoing mentoring and coaching to individuals and teams to support the application of learned skills in real-world emergency scenarios.
• Travel to field locations to deliver on-site Emergency Care and Disaster Medicine training, ensuring compliance with established standards.
• Write detailed reports and organize debriefings to document training outcomes, challenges, and lessons learned for continuous improvement.

Your profile

Education

• Essential: Qualified nurse or medical doctor
• Desired: Certification in BASIC, BEC & MCM; Training of Trainer or other training in pedagogy, adults’ education

Experience

• Essential:
  • Extensive and recent experience in Emergency Medicine
  • Experience in emergency mission in an NGO context
  • Experienced trainer
• Desired:
  • Experience in MSF projects involving trauma and mass casualty skills.

Languages

• Essential: English / French
• Desired: Arabic

Knowledge

Sector-Specific Knowledge

• Emergency care and disaster medicine: In-depth understanding of disaster medicine protocols and humanitarian responses in crisis situations.
• Humanitarian principles: Understanding of the ethical considerations and humanitarian frameworks that guide emergency response activities.

Methodologies

• Facilitation and capacity building: Organisation and delivery of training sessions and workshops
• Follow-up and coaching: providing ongoing support through mentoring, coaching and post-training feedback to ensure retention and application of skills

Knowledge

• Effective Verbal Communication
• Written Communication
• Cross-Cultural Sensitivity
• Analytical Thinking
• Critical Thinking
• Creativity & Innovation
• Flexibility
• Stress Management
• Openness to Change
• Commitment to Humanitarian Principles
• Ability to work in a team and close collaboration with medical advisor/implementer

Terms of employment

• Fixed-term contract, 6 months
• Full-time, 100% (40h/week)
• Working place : Field-based position with visits to the headquarters in Geneva
• Practical working conditions in the field are in accordance with the MSF OCG volunteer manual.
• Ideal start date: Mid-June 2025
• Gross monthly salary: CHF 5’500.- based on 100%
• Benefits: Health insurance and living expenses in the countries of intervention and at headquarters, paid according to internal regulations.

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 May 18th, 2025.

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

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All applications will be treated confidentially .

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please note that we do not wish to use the services of recruitment or placement agencies.