UK-Med
Team Leads (French Speaking) – Register
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Role: Team Lead (French Speaking) – Register
Hours
UK-Med Register role, no guarantee of any work, but if deployed work will be full-time.
Remuneration
GBP £6,600 gross per month (inclusive of allowances)
Duration
Register members who deploy will be offered fixed-term contracts. The duration will depend on the requirements of the response, but most outbreak responses are around 6-9 weeks with 3 weeks quarantine period.
Location
Internationally and/or to any of the UK-Med responses.
Can you provide excellent leadership and management for our humanitarian health programming in various locations?
UK-Med is a frontline medical aid charity. Born of the NHS, we have been working for over 30 years towards a world where everyone has the healthcare they need when crises or disasters strike.
Our emergency responses are staffed through our Register of surge responders. Register members undergo extensive training and vetting in advance, enabling them to deploy quickly to where they are most needed. Those selected to join a response team are offered a fixed-term contract for the duration of the response and are paid in line with our globally benchmarked pay scales.
To expand our Ebola staffing capacity and strengthen our preparedness for future outbreaks, we are seeking experienced French-speaking Team Leads to join the UK-Med Register. These roles may support future Ebola preparedness and response activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other Francophone countries, depending on operational needs.
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As a Team Lead, you will provide day-to-day leadership, management and coordination to a multidisciplinary field team. You will create an environment in which team members can work effectively and deliver high-quality humanitarian health programmes in complex, dynamic and uncertain settings.
We are looking for experienced Team Leads with a strong understanding of humanitarian response, emergency health programming and capacity building. You will have significant experience working in field-based humanitarian operations, including leading emergency health programmes in complex or insecure environments, overseeing operational delivery, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and maintaining effective relationships with national authorities, partners and other stakeholders.
You will be able to demonstrate how you have successfully led people and teams to achieve results in demanding environments and how you have applied your leadership and management skills to build effective and impactful programmes. You will also have a broad understanding of logistics, finance, grants and human resources within humanitarian responses, together with experience overseeing these functions to support programme delivery.
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You will be determined, high-performing, compassionate and collaborative, with a strong commitment to learning and supporting the development of others.
Professional working proficiency in both French and English is essential for this role.
We offer excellent learning and development opportunities, alongside the chance to contribute to international humanitarian responses as a member of the UK-Med Register.
How to Apply
We strongly recommend that you read the Candidate Information Pack – Team Lead (French Speaking) before applying.
To apply, please complete the questions and submit your CV below as soon as possible.
This vacancy will close as soon as we have received enough strong applications. Please apply as soon as possible.
UK-Med is committed to safeguarding of our personnel and beneficiaries and has a zero tolerance approach to sexual exploitation and abuse. We conduct thorough vetting before any appointment is confirmed.
UK-Med is committed to the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive environment where employees feel respected and supported to be able to fulfil their potential.
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