Descrição e Responsabilidades
Document and enable capitalization of MSF internal and external data and research produced on environmental health issues, case studies, MSF projects and operations with a focus on environmental health issues and emerging diseases in Latin America and Brazil.
OBJECTIVES:
• A summary of relevant document (MSF/non-MSF) / literature review
• Mapping of main issues/problematics
• List of relevant contacts
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Landscape, gather, document and capitalise all MSF policies, guidelines and protocols on environmental health practices and initiatives (e.g. waste man-agement, energy, procurement, snake bites, etc)
• Gather, document and capitalise all MSF field projects and experiences on the matter
• Screen existing documents and literature and capitalise all initiatives, innovative solutions and ongoing R&D in the Americas on environmental health (vulnera-bility indicators, toxic hotspots, vector control initiatives, land degradation, crop failure, extreme weather events, water scarcity/pollution, early warning sys-tems, waste management, etc)) and (re)emerging diseases and outbreaks.
• Document all (re)emerging outbreaks in the region in the last 10 years (zika, dengue, chikungunya, malaria, cholera etc)
• Work with MSF missions in Latin America to gather evidence and potential op-erational leads on environmental health and (re)emerging issues (dry corridor; Guatemala´s atypical kidney failure syndrome -enquiry associa-tions/correlations with the same events in Sri Lanka and India; coffee crops failures in Central America; etc) and determine main complaints/needs
• Explore other MSF initiatives like Urban Health (Russia branch office) and Ur-ban spaces looking for associations and operational links.
• Document collateral effects of environmental and (re)emerging is-sues/problems, like migration (IDPs) movements, violence, outbreaks (Ebola, snake bites, cholera), state violence, urban dwellers, hot spots
• Submit the final report including: a map of main issues / problematic, a sum-mary of relevant document/ literature review and a list of relevant contacts
This position is meant to be a temporary function, based in Rio, to document and capitalize on the current state of affairs on the environmental health issues and emerging diseases within MSF, in Brazil (and abroad if linked to regionally-oriented inquiries).
Requisitos
EDUCATION:
• Relevant university degree
EXPERIENCE:
• Experience in qualitative research
• MSF experience an asset but not compulsory
LANGUAGES:
• English: oral and written fluency
• Portuguese or Spanish: advanced
KEY SKILLS:
• Strong reading and analytical skills
• Knowledgeable on environmental health and (re)emerging diseases
• Critical thinking required
• Strong listening and interpersonal skills
• Strong communication skills and inquisitiveness
BASIC COMPETENCIES:
• Commitment to MSF’s Principles
• Strategy View
• Results and Quality Orientation
• Analytical Thinking
SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES:
• Service Orientation
• Multicultural Awareness
• Behavioural flexibility
• Relationship / Network Building
DEADLINE:
December 17th, 2020. All applications must be submitted in English.
FEEDBACK:
We are very happy to know about your interest in working for MSF!
However, we would like to emphasize that due to the large amount of resumes we usually receive, we are not able to contact all applicants.
Only the candidates who have been approved in the first step of the recruitment process will be contacted.
Benefícios
Sobre a empresa
ABOUT MSF:
MSF observes neutrality and impartiality in the name of universal medical ethics and the right to humanitarian assistance. MSF claims full and unhindered freedom in the exercise of its functions.
Members undertake to respect their professional code of ethics and to maintain complete independence from all political, economic, or religious powers.
MSF-Brazil has a vibrant team of over 160 people, with F2F teams (approx. 70 people) working out of 4 cities. Being one of the 31 MSF offices around the world, bringing together financial and human re-sources and increasing expertise to support MSF projects in more than 70 countries, with its Brazilian Medical Unit and expectations to further enhance our operational support capacity in the next 2 years. MSF-Brazil’s main office is located in Rio de Janeiro with a growing support office in São Paulo and has its activities funded by more than 500,000 Brazilian donors. In 2019, MSF-Brazil sent 191 Brazilians professionals from various specialties to projects around the world.
MSF-Brazil is an organization committed to promoting inclusion and diversity. We encourage the appli-cation of candidates independent of their ethnicity, origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, opinion policies, religious and / or physical difficulties.
ABOUT BRAMU (BRAZILIAN MEDICAL UNIT):
BRAMU is an independent medical unit within MSF, funded and accountable to MSF-Brazil direc-torate. Such level of autonomy allows room for strong initiatives, challenging the status quo, out of the box thinking and innovative approaches. It also bounds us to a greater accountability, engage-ment and measurable outcomes towards the missions, the office and the movement.
Since its creation in late 2007, BRAMU has changed its portfolio and approach. In the early days, it focused on TB, HIV, training, having progressively changed to pediatrics, emerging infectious dis-eases (with strong focus on Chagas, dengue and arboviruses). In past years, the growing challenges around migration, other situations of violence, environmental health challenges and emerging health conditions have made the unit move towards a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach through applied social sciences, medicine and epidemiology.
Código: 15518
Data de Cadastro: 2020-12-03
Data de Atualização: 2020-12-18
- Código: 15518
- Data de Cadastro: 2020-12-03
- Data de Atualização: 2020-12-18