Medical Expert at OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine

Deadline for applications – 12 December 2021

Background

The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine is looking for a qualified, motivated and experienced Ukrainian professional for the position of Medical Expert with its Field Office in Kharkiv. The OSCE is committed to achieving a better balance of women and men within the Organization.

NOTE: This is a short-term position; expected duration of appointment/assignment is about of 5 months and 29 days.

The incumbent is requested to work in stand by regime, to be available for testing and emergencies, assistance in serious cases and evacuations.

All qualified applicants are strongly encouraged to apply online, using the OSCE online application link http://www.osce.org/employment/.

Please note that applications received after the deadline, submitted in different formats than the OSCE Application Form or in other languages than the English language will not be considered.

For more detailed information on the structure and work of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, please see https://www.osce.org/uk/special-monitoring-mission-to-ukraine.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

The Medical Expert will be responsible for conducting remote and in-house antigen testing for OSCE Mission members in keeping with the standard operating procedure and concept note. This includes home/accommodation visits for antigen testing and administration and record keeping.

More specifically the incumbent is responsible for:

1. Providing testing on COVID infection;
2. Providing medical consultancy services to OSCE Staff related to COVID;
3. Following up on Mission Member’s condition and recognize any change of condition that requires intervention;
4. Assisting with referrals to local hospitals when further investigations is required to determine the need for medical evacuation related to COVID;
5. Ensuring adequate medical care is given to mission members based on his/her knowledge of the adequacy of locally available facilities;
6. Assisting with arrangements if medical transfer is needed to another location or hospital;
7. Stand by and perform other tasks as assigned.

Necessary Qualifications:

• Ukrainian citizenship or holding permanent resident status in Ukraine;
• Medical Doctor with Medical Diploma and License in Internal Diseases, ENT, Intensive Care, Surgery, or any field of Invasive Medicine;
• Minimum 4 years of experience in the medical practice;
• Recent experience with PCR or antigen testing;
• Experience using personal protective equipment (PPE);
• Experience in administration and accounting of all antigen test kits used, wasted:
• Ability to rapidly react on any positive testing results;
• Ability to conduct basic administrative medical record keeping related to antigen testing.
• Computer literate with practical experience with Microsoft applications;
• Working level in the English, Ukrainian and Russian languages, both oral and written;
• Ability to cope with physical hardship and possibility to work extra hours, proven resilience to high stress environments;
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to work as a member of a team, with people of different cultural and religious backgrounds, different gender, and diverse political views, while maintaining impartiality and objectivity;
• Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, as well as the ability to integrate a gender perspective into tasks and activities;
• Cultural sensitivity and judgment.

Remuneration Package:

Monthly remuneration, subject to social security deductions is 514,67 Euro/month. Social benefits will include participation in the Cigna health insurance scheme. Appointments are normally made at step 1 of the applicable OSCE salary scale.

For more details please visit the OSCE website employment section at http://www.osce.org/employment/. All qualified applicants are strongly encouraged to apply online, using the OSCE online application link.

Please note that applications received after the deadline, submitted in different formats than the OSCE Application Form or in other languages than the English language will not be considered.

The OSCE is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages the nomination of qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious, ethnic and social backgrounds.

The OSCE retains the discretion to re-advertise the vacancy, to cancel the recruitment, to offer an appointment at a lower grade or to offer an appointment with a modified job description or for a different duration.

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