International Guidelines Publication Medical Editor

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Au SG, Schweiz Médecins Sans Frontierès Vollzeit

**Job description**:
**Location**: Any MSF office*

**Contract**: Fixed term contract at 100% (32h/w for a longer period possible)

**Duration**: 9 months

**Starting date**: March or April 2025

**Deadline to apply**: 12.01.2025

**Compensation and benefits**: MSF practice is to offer the C&B package current in the MSF entity establishing the contract.

**I. MSF INTERNATIONAL**

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, healthcare exclusion and natural disasters. MSF offers assistance to people based only on need and irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation.

MSF International is the legal entity that binds MSF’s 24 sections, 25 associations and other offices together. Registered in Switzerland, MSF International provides coordination, information and support to the MSF Movement, as well as implements international projects and initiatives as requested.

Within MSF International, the International Office (IO) is the Secretariat of MSF International Board and is under the direct management of the Secretary General (SG). The International Medical Secretary (IMS) reports to the SG and heads the International Medical Secretariat. The International Medical Quality Products and Publications (IMQPP) unit is part of the International Medical Secretariat providing both expertise and coordination functions to the MSF Movement in relation to quality and sourcing of all medical and health products, pharmaceutical management, and International Guideline Publications.

**II. POSITION BACKGROUND**

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) produces medical operational guidelines for non-specialised staff in the field. The objective of the guidelines is to disseminate adapted medical knowledge to help in analysing and understanding the situation and implementing a quality response rapidly. Based on its experience gathered in its projects, and in the absence of relevant documents from other agencies, MSF has been producing practical medical guidelines for more than 25 years. The International Guideline Publication (IGP) has been established to ensure the quality production of MSF guidelines.

There are currently about 30 international guidelines, some of them are produced in several languages (English, French, Spanish, Arabic). Part of the library is available for medical professionals outside MSF as well. See medicalguidelines.msf.org.

**III. PLACE IN THE ORGANISATION**

The medical editor (hereafter: editor) is part of the International Guidelines Publication (IGP) team of MSF International. The Editor is under the direct supervision of and reports to the IGP Manager. Collaboration with the IGP team members and the IGP stakeholders is essential.

**IV. PURPOSE OF THE JOB**
- Editorial oversight and quality assurance: ensure MSF's international guidelines are high-quality, scientifically sound, and consistent with existing guidelines. Confirm they comply with MSF International guideline standards and respond to the specific needs of health care professionals working in resources limited settings.
- Stakeholder collaboration and engagement: collaborate effectively with IGP team members, internal and external experts throughout the content production process.
- Validation and approval: verify all validation process steps to secure approvals from relevant experts and MSF’s Medical Directors.
- Development process oversight: oversee the entire development process, from concept note development and project set up,
- to content review to final publication.

**V. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES**
- Preparation and planning
- Participate in the selection of authors, upon request;
- Provide input to the concept note, requesting for a guideline to be developed or updated;
- Work with the author(s) on the division of tasks, responsibilities and functional links between the author(s), editor and other key contributors;
- Produce ToR for an Editorial Committee if applicable or provide input on an arbitration process;
- Brief the author(s) on the responsibilities & tasks document, the Guide to producing guidelines, reference policy and the arbitration process;
- Share the Authorship policy with author(s) and key collaborators;
- Provide input on and validate the structure of the guideline, based on the concept note approved by the Medical Directors;
- Provide input on and validate draft table of content, and timeline documents, based on the concept note approved by the Medical Directors;
- Ensure timely involvement and input from MSF and external experts in the planning documents, when needed.

**2. Content Editing**

**2.1 Phase 1: Content Editing Per Chapter (or Revised/Updated Section)**
- Feedback provision: offer feedback on draft texts during the writing process upon request by the author(s);
- Draft review: once a chapter/section is drafted by the author(s):

- ensure the text is complete, conci

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