General Coordinator Head Of Mission F - M H/F Médecins du Monde

MdM France currently works in 30 countries across all continents to facilitate access to healthcare through 6 political battles:

• Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
• Migration, Exile, Human Rights and Health
• Harm Reduction
• Environment and Health
• Humanitarian Space
• Healthcare systems and rights

MdM in Pakistan

MdM France has been operating in Pakistan since 1996, mainly in Punjab and KPK provinces. In Punjab, over the past 30 years, MdM has been implementing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) including family planning and gender based violence projects. Present since 2009 in KP, MdM has been working with the Afghan refugees and internally displaced persons providing essential primary healthcare services including mental health and psychological support. In KP, across the course of the years, we have covered many districts and have built strong acceptance among the local communities and authorities. We have also responded to multiples emergencies including the 2022 and 2025 floods.

For the 2027-2029 period, MdM will continue to focus on advancing on SRHR as the central pillar of all programming in Pakistan. All interventions will be firmly grounded in a comprehensive, integrated, and rights-based SRHR strategy with particular focus on access to family planning services and cervical cancer awareness and screening. Developing specific initiatives focused on cervical cancer would be critical to the mission. Additionally, MdM is monitoring the situation related to humanitarian needs of Afghan refugees in KP and will intend to develop new actions to ensure humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable.

Currently the mission has a portfolio of around 500K€/year, with 20 staffs and 2 offices (coordination in Islamabad and one field office in Mardan/KP). A variety of institutional donors used to support the mission, but the funding environment is currently shrinking, and MdM is covering the mission with core funds. One of the main stakes of 2027 will be to secure new institutional fundings and ensure sustainability of MdM in the country.

About the role

As general coordinator, you will supervise the proper implementation of MdM strategy and operations in the country.

One of your main responsibilities is to drive a strategic restructuring of the Pakistan mission, ensuring the transition to a strengthened and autonomous national team.

What you'll do

Under the supervision of the desk manager, you are responsible for the overall management of the Pakistan mission.

Your main responsibilities are the following:

• Recruit, manage, train and motivate the mission's team
• Define the operational and advocacy strategy together with the coordination team, the desk manager and the volunteer board delegates of the mission
• Plan and monitor activities, implement corrective action when necessary, providing technical support to the team
• Represent MdM with authorities, local actors, partners, donors and the media
• Monitor partnership agreements with partners, authorities and donors, seek out and develop new partnerships, and ensure or supervise fundraising
• Ensure the financial coverage of the mission by leading fundraising and budget management
• Draft, adapt and monitor safety regulations and procedures and coordinate crisis management in the region
• Implement and monitor the application of MdM's programmatic and support services framework, policies and procedures
• Supervise reporting to MdM and donors

Who you'll work with

You will report directly to the Desk Manager based at HQ.

As General Coordinator, you will be the head of the country coordination team and you will manage directly a team composed of: Deputy Coordinator programs, Deputy Coordinator in charge of support services, Medical Advisor, Humanitarian Access and Risks Advisor and Field Coordinator/KP.