Medical Professional – West Africa – 9 octobre 2026

Contexte

Shelter For Life International (SFL) anticipe un projet en Afrique de l’Ouest axé sur la gestion des flux de migrants dans la région. Les objectifs du projet incluent le mouvement structuré et la réinstallation des migrants à l’intérieur et à l’extérieur de la Guinée-Bissau, tout en fournissant une alimentation de base, un abri et d’autres aides humanitaires. SFL recherche un professionnel de la santé qualifié et expérimenté pour fournir un soutien médical aux migrants en Afrique de l’Ouest dans des contextes de cliniques mobiles. Cette fonction est basée à Bissau, en Guinée-Bissau.

Missions et responsabilités

• Direct Clinical Care: Diagnose and treat medical conditions in a resource-constrained environment, providing primary care, management of minor trauma, and occasional emergency stabilization.
• Public Health & Disease Control: Implement and monitor infection-prevention protocols, manage potential disease outbreaks among migrants in temporary resettlement accommodations.
• Documentation & Reporting: Maintain accurate, confidential medical records for patients and provide relevant epidemiological reports to SFL leadership regarding health trends.

Profil recherché

• Professional Credentials: Active, unencumbered license as a Medical Doctor (MD/DO), Physician Assistant (PA), or Nurse Practitioner (NP).
• Clinical Experience: Minimum of 3 to 5 years of post-licensure clinical experience, preferably in emergency medicine, family practice, or infectious diseases.
• Humanitarian Experience: Previous experience working in refugee settings, disaster response, global health, or resource-limited international settings preferred.
• Language Proficiency: Absolute fluency in English (written and spoken) is required; working knowledge of Spanish is a plus to effectively communicate with specific migrant demographics.
• Specialized Knowledge: Familiarity with tropical medicine, malnutrition management, and trauma-informed care is a distinct advantage.
• Cultural Agility: High degree of cultural sensitivity and the ability to build trust with multi-national, multi-lingual populations experiencing displacement and trauma.
• Adaptability & Resilience: Proven capacity to maintain composure, sound judgment, and professionalism in sometimes unpredictable and austere environments.
• Interpersonal Communication: Excellent active listening and non-verbal communication skills, especially when working across language barriers or utilizing interpreters.
• Collaborative Teamwork: Ability to work seamlessly within a diverse, multi-disciplinary humanitarian team, taking both leadership and supportive roles as the situation demands.
• Problem-Solving: Strong critical-thinking skills and the ability to improvise safe, effective medical solutions when standard resources or equipment are unavailable.

Conditions et avantages

• A minimum of 12 months’ commitment to live and work in Guinea-Bissau is required.
• Applicants must be comfortable with travel to conduct mobile clinics in the project area.
• Competitive pay and benefits, including paid time off, ACA-compliant health insurance, and housing allowance.

Dossier de candidature

• Resume (CV) presented chronologically with sufficient details, including name, telephone number, and email of at least two references who do not work for the current employer.
• Cover letter describing how professional experiences apply to the position summary.
• Applications must be in English.
• Include the applicant’s name in the title of all attached documents.
• Job description PDF available at: https://shorturl.at/2dTS2

Comment postuler

Please send your resume and cover letter to [email protected] with the subject line: “Medical Professional – West Africa”.