Regional Ebola Coordinator

About

The Regional Ebola Coordinator coordinates, supports and represents Medair's Ebola Treatment Centre activities in Mambasa, Biakato and other response locations, based in Bunia. The 24-month full-time international role requires relevant university education, humanitarian public-health programme management experience, fluent English and French, and coordination and representation skills. Terms of service: January 2026 – 24 months, full-time. Duty station: Bunia, DR Congo

How to apply

To apply, go to this vacancy on Medair's Medair page. Please do not make multiple applications. Medair will not review email applications. Only English-language applications / CVs will be reviewed.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary coordination focal point for Medair's Ebola Treatment Centres in Mambasa, Biakato and new locations to be identified.
• Monitor operational activities and support the effective implementation of programme objectives in each location.
• Identify operational constraints, emerging risks, and resource gaps and facilitate timely solutions.
• Support planning, prioritisation, and implementation of activities in coordination with field teams and management.
• Assist in balancing priorities between activities in and around Bunia and those in the remote treatment centres.
• Coordinate closely with logistics, finance, human resources, supply chain, administration, security, and other support functions to ensure timely support to the locations.
• Follow up on operational requests and ensure support departments respond effectively to field requirements.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration between field teams, Bunia-based management, and technical advisors.
• Ensure support services remain aligned with operational priorities.
• Represent the needs, priorities, and operational challenges of the field locations within Medair and with local authorities, health officials, coordination structures, and response partners.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with relevant external stakeholders.
• Attend meetings and coordination forums relating to Mambasa and Biakato and any new locations.
• Prepare updates and briefing notes for the Country Ebola Coordinator to support participation in wider strategic coordination forums.
• Represent Medair professionally and confidently in challenging or high-pressure situations involving external stakeholders.
• Support the Project Coordinator in the practical coordination of activities in Mambasa and Biakato. And new locations

Qualifications

• Relevant university degree, with postgraduate, security, and leadership training desirable.
• Training in Public Health an advantage but not essential.
• At least 2 years’ experience in managing programmes in international public health work, with at least 1 year in humanitarian emergency context.
• Experience in Ebola/VHF or infectious disease outbreaks strongly preferred.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to support, oversee and coordinate multiple projects.
• Fluent English and French (spoken and written).
• Experience in the design, monitoring of implementation and evaluation of public health programmes.
• Strong knowledge of humanitarian principles, Sphere and CHS Standards.
• Good report and proposal writing skills.
• Experience of external representation.
• Strong servant leadership skills with a consultative management style.
• Creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner, with good understanding of cross-cultural issues.
• Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels.
• Able to oversee multiple tasks, prioritising and delegating as required.
• Excellent communication and diplomacy skills.