Preliminary Job Information 

• Job Title: Therapeutic Feeding Centre Medical Doctor–Team Leader (TFC MD TL)
• Duty Station: 1 in Hajja-Kushar and 1 in Hodeida – As Sukhna
• Reports hierarchically to: Nutrition HF Activity Manager
• Contract duration: 5 months, renewable upon funds confirmation.
• Announcing date: January 27th, 2026
• Announcement of closing date: February 5th, 2026
• Work Starting Date: ASAP

General Information on the Mission

PU-AMI’s Context & Strategy:

Première Urgence - Aide Médicale Internationale (PU-AMI) is an international, non-profit, non-political, and non-religious humanitarian organization which aims to provide rapid global response to the basic needs of populations affected by humanitarian crises to help them regain independence and dignity. PU-AMI provides assistance to more than 6 million people throughout 24 countries, with more than 2,500 staff worldwide.
PU-AMI adopts an integrated approach, to identify and understand the full array of the needs of the people affected by crises. This innovative approach is at the core of every PU-AMI-supported projects, to better target and prioritize actions, stabilize and improve the situation of the most vulnerable groups. It allows the teams to take all aspects of a problem into account, to come up with an efficient combination of solutions, which will have a powerful and long-lasting impact on the affected populations. In this respect, the organization runs around 190 projects a year worldwide, most of which are focused on Health, Nutrition, Food Security, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Psychosocial Support, Education and Protection activities. 
In Yemen, PU-AMI is supporting 27 health facilities (Health Centers, Health Units and Therapeutic Feeding Centers) in four Districts in Hodeidah (Al Mighlaf, As Sukhnah, Al Mansuriyah and Al Qanawis), two districts in Hajjah (Abs and Kushar), one District in Raymah (Bilad At Ta’am) and two Districts in Taizz (Al Mokha and Mawza).
PU-AMI’s operations are managed by two field offices in Hodeidah and Mokha cities, both supported by the Sana’a coordination office. PU-AMI recently established a second coordination office in Aden. 
PU-AMI is participating actively in clusters and sub-clusters (health; nutrition; food security and livelihoods; WaSH) and works closely with relevant government departments.

Overall Objective

The TFC medical doctor Team Leader (TFC MD TL) organizes, supervises, and supports the entire clinical team, which will consist of (in its entirety, inclusive of TFC MD TL) 1 PUAMI nurse, 1 PUAMI TFC nurse; and GHO staff The TFC MD TL ensures that daily clinic activities follow PU-AMI’s technical standards, protocols, policies, and procedures. 
In addition to the supervision duties, the TFC MD TL is also be expected to perform clinical duties relevant to his/her role as a medical doctor/physician: Ensures the sound management of the Patients admitted at the Therapeutic Feeding Center with Severe Acute Malnutrition and Complications as per CMAM’s TFC Protocols.  Works in collaboration with the Pediatric Unit at MOPHP Health center/Hospital integrates other Components of CMAM.

Tasks and Responsibilities

1.    He/She manages the implementation of the nutrition and health technical services in the TFC as defined by CMAM’s TFC Protocols 

2.    He/She achieves a high standard of care for patients in the TFC in collaboration with all members of the multidisciplinary clinical team.

3.    He/She effectively coordinates PU-AMI TFC activities with clinic GHO staff.

4.    He/She establishes and maintains linkages between TFC and other Components of CMAM.

5.    He/She participates in the capacity building of the government Health Workers 

6.    He/She supervises and follows all other TFC staff during duty. 

7.    He/She supervises all TFC activities and sends all TFC reports and needs to the Nutrition HF Activity Manager on Time. 

Specific objectives and linked activities

1.    MANAGE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NUTRITION AND HEALTH TECHNICAL SERVICES IN THE TFC AS DEFINED BY CMAM’S TFC PROTOCOLS 

• He/She ensures that all necessary equipment, drugs, and consumables are available, and in good working condition; and anticipates any needs ahead of shortages. He/She must inform the Nutrition PM immediately of any shortages of drugs, consumables, and medical equipment. 
• He/She is responsible for the implementation of the TFC part of the nutrition components at the MOPHP Hospital/Health center, including referrals from PU-AMI supported OTP sites. 
• He/She is responsible for the management of SAM children with complications and provide technical guidance and training to the TFC team (medical and non-medical staff) as well as ensure protocols are being adhered to and the TFC is operating within quality indicators; and 
• He/She validates the proper record of the malnourished patients by nurses as per MoPHP tools (registers, cards, databases, etc.). 

2.     ACHIEVE A HIGH STANDARD OF CARE FOR PATIENTS IN THE TFC IN COLLABORATION WITH ALL MEMBERS OF THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM 

• He/She ensures all staff adhere to infection prevention and control (IPC) and medical waste management policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations, as per PUAMI SOPs, national / MoPHP and international guidelines. 
• He/She works closely with PU-AMI Nutrition team (Health & Nutrition PM, Nutrition AM and Nutrition Supervisor), MoPHP staff in transfer of children to OTP at Health Facilities. 
• He/She works closely with the TFC team to see availability and quality of care-takers food / meals during their stay in the TFC. 
• He/She works closely with the PUAMII TFC Nurse to make sure Mother and Baby Corner (TFC) services and activities are conducted well for mothers/caregivers and babies in the TFC.
• He/She ensures that all health, nutrition, and hygiene promotion education sessions provided by the TFC Health Educator and other clinical staff members are conducted to a high standard utilizing national (MoPHP) health education, hygiene promotion and IYCF protocols, approved by the Nutrition AM. 

3.     EFFECTIVELY COORDINATE PU-AMI TFC ACTIVITIES WITH THE TFC  DEPARTMENT AT MOPHP HEALTH CENTER/HOSPITAL

• He/She is responsible for the communication and liaison between the MoPHP hospital TFC Department for management of complicated cases of Severely Acute Malnourished and their proper follow-up, reporting to the Nutrition AM immediately of any issues. 
• He/She coordinates with the MoPHP Hospital / TFC Department for referral of potential cases of severe acute malnutrition with complications to higher secondary health care facility / specialized care. 
• He/She is responsible for coordinating with PU-AMI Medical Doctor Officers at the supported HFs for the referrals from PU-AMI supported OTP sites, as per PU-AMI's Referral and Nutrition SOPs.
• He/She is responsible with collaboration of PU-AMI TFC TFC Nurse for the discharge of the admitted cases and referred them to the concerned OTPs. 

4.    ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN LINKAGES BETWEEN TFC AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF CMAM 

• He/She is responsible for ensuring that the health facility team, CHVs and community outreach workers all work together to make sure there are effective referral systems between OTP and TFC center. Report any issues to the Nutrition PM. 
• He/She follows PU-AMI Referral SOPs when transferring patients.
• He/She works closely with PU-AMI Liaison and Security Team, HF MD Officers, Nutrition Supervisor, and Health Program team (Health PM, Health Activity Managers, etc.) to ensure the TFC is running well and coordination among PU-AMI integrated projects related to the TFC is maintained. 
• He/She supports and works closely with the MEAL team during their M&E visits to the TFC and facilitates the reception of the CRM mechanism to the MEAL team. 

5.    PARTICIPATE IN THE CAPACITY BUILDING OF THE GOVERNMENT HEALTH WORKERS 

• To ensure a plan for training courses on different health and nutrition topics on a weekly/biweekly basis for the PU-AMI and GHO TFC medical and non-medical staff according to MoPHP National Guidelines and PU-AMI SOPs.
• He/She identifies and conducts any relevant on the-job training required for the TFC staff. 
• He/She contributes to the GHO capacity building through training and on-the-job coaching at the TFC level. 
• He/She provides the Nutrition PM on a monthly basis, including the training gaps and needs of the staff. 

6.    SUPERVISE AND FOLLOW UP WITH ALL OTHER TFC STAFF DURING DUTY

• He/She is ultimately responsible for following all activities and tasks required from the staff (medical and non-medical) and trying to support them and participate in their capacity building, communicating with the Nutrition PM of any issues. 
• He/She ensures that all staff have the relevant international, national, and PU-AMI specific guidelines/protocols to conduct their role to a high standard (i.e., National CMAM guidelines, PU-AMI Nutrition, Referral, and IPC SOPs, WHO growth charts, etc.). Immediately notify the Nutrition PM of any need. 
• He/She ensures that all staff have the necessary equipment to carry out their duties to a high standard and are all in good working condition (i.e., MUAC tapes, glucometer, sphygmomanometer, etc.). Immediately notify the Nutrition PM of any need. 

7.    SUPERVISE ALL TFC ACTIVITIES AND SEND ALL TFC REPORTS AND NEEDS TO NUTRITION PM ON TIME

• He/She ensures daily, weekly, and monthly reporting is completed and sent to the Nutrition AM in a timely manner. 
• He/She is responsible for the TFC Referral transportation allowance advance, and he/she monitors and clears the advance in accordance with PU-AMI procedures. 
• He/She closely supervises all TFC activities, reporting any issues to the Nutrition AM in a timely fashion. 
• He/She anticipates all TFC needs and immediately notifies the Nutrition AM of any upcoming shortages or issues. 
• In General, the TFC MD TL ensures the motivation and cohesion of the TFC team and has to remain flexible and to perform other duties as required for the good care of the patients. 
• He/She has a weekly meeting plan with the TFC staff and raises the meeting minutes to Nutrition AM. 
• He/She ensures regular communication with the Nutrition AM and immediately notifies the Nutrition AM of any issues.

Team Management

HIERARCHICAL LINK:

• Direct Functional management: TFC NURSE 
• Indirect management: GHO medical staff
• Directly Reports to: Nutrition HF Activity Manager.
• Indirectly Reports to: Health and Nutrition Program Manager

WORK SCHEDULE:

• Works on a shift of 8 hours (night and day): according to the schedule planned by the Nutrition Activity Manager.

Other Interfaces

• Internal: Head of Base/Field Coordinator, Deputy Field Coordinator, Program Manager, and medical coordinator, work in collaboration with the administration, logistics 

Required Personal Characteristics (fitting into the team, suitability for the job and assignment)

• Ability to work independently while taking initiatives and showing a sense of responsibility
• Ability to withstand pressure
• Ability for capacity building
• Ability to lead diverse teams
• Capacity of organization and management of priorities
• Good brainstorming and trouble-shooting skills, good analytical skills
• To be able to work and manage affairs professionally and with maturity
• Reliable and punctual