Grants and communication coordinator (F/M)

For more than 40 years, Médecins du Monde (MdM), a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations here and abroad. It has continued to bear witness to obstacles that exist in accessing healthcare and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies.

Those working for this independent organisation do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations.

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 Yemen

Yemen remains one of the world’s most complex and severe humanitarian crises, driven by years of protracted conflict, economic collapse, climate-related shocks, political fragmentation, and persistent access constraints. An estimated 19.5 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, including 11.5 million who require urgent, life-saving aid. The healthcare system is under immense strain, with approximately 15 million people lacking access to adequate medical services, compounded by widespread cholera outbreaks and systemic challenges across the health sector.

The operational context remains volatile, where localized tensions, service disruptions, and economic pressures, such as currency depreciation and delayed public sector salaries, contribute to periodic unrest and operational constraints.

MdM’s strategy in Yemen is structured around :  

• Providing primary healthcare services, including OPD, vaccination, nutritional care, and sexual and reproductive health and rights in 3  directly supported health facilities.   

• Ensuring a community-based approach to provide an equal access to healthcares.   

About the role

In a context of strengthening our activities in Yemen, you will be specifically in charge of ensuring high-quality programming in compliance with donors’ requirements and MdM national and global strategies. In addition, you will be responsible for the communication aspect of the mission and will represent the mission in the relevant forums.

What you’ll do

Under the supervision of the deputy general coordinator in charge of programs, you are responsible of the following :

Management and capacity building

• Coordinate the recruitment of the national grants officer
• Line manage the grants officer, ensuring day-to-day supervision, clear objective setting, regular feedback and performance evaluations
• Implement a structured capacity-building approach to progressively strengthen technical skills and autonomy in grants management, reporting and donor compliance
• Contribute to the strengthening and sustainability of the grants & communication department
• Facilitate co-creation and inter-area coordination processes in the preparation of proposals and technical documents
• Ensure full coordination between the mission and headquarters for all matters related to grants and subsidies

Comprehensive formulation and design of proposals

• Lead the identification, structuring and drafting of large-scale proposals aimed at multilateral organisations, bilateral cooperation agencies and private sector actors committed to social investment
• Review, adapt and strengthen proposals submitted by field coordinators, adjusting technical language, strategic alignment and compliance with donor guidelines
• Coordinate key information gathering processes with technical, finance, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and operations areas to consolidate data in an accurate and verifiable manner
• Coordinate the dissemination and application of methodological standards in all formulations, ensuring alignment with donor guidelines and institutional strategy

Advanced writing of reports and strategic documents

• Oversee the preparation of high-quality narrative and analytical reports for donors, presenting results, impacts and lessons learned with a focus on evidence and accountability
• Oversee and draft concept papers, strategic notes, project profiles (concept notes) and framework documents that position the organisation

Context analysis and strategic design

• Conduct in-depth research on political, socio-economic and sectoral contexts at the local, national and regional levels to identify trends, opportunities and programmatic risks
• Systematize quantitative and qualitative evidence from primary and secondary sources to substantiate the relevance and significance of proposals

Research and development of funding sources

• Develop a pipeline of opportunities and comparative financing analyses, evaluating feasibility, competitiveness, and institutional relevance
• Implement a strategic monitoring system for international calls for proposals, cooperation programmes, emerging donors and private social investment trends. Update the donor tracking table

Development and management of donors relationships

• Manage donor relations processes through constant communication, timely delivery of reports and development of visibility products
• Lead the planning of donor engagement strategies, establishing long-term relationships of trust that allow for the expansion and diversification of financial partnerships

Partnership agreement

• Lead the development of needed operational MoU, partnership agreements or amendments (e.g.: Ministry of Health, UNICEF, other INGO/local NGO or UN agency)
• Ensure proper and effective communication and collaboration with partners when included in a consortium

Communication

• Contribute to the development and implementation of the mission’s communication and visibility strategy
• Ensure donor communication and visibility requirements are integrated into project design and reporting
• Support the production of high-quality communication materials highlighting program achievements and donor contributions
• Build staff capacity on communication standards and visibility obligations, in coordination with the HQ communication department
• Ensure consistency and compliance of all visibility materials across projects and platforms

Who you’ll work with

You will directly manage the grants officer who is to be recruited.

Requirements

You are the right match if you:

• Have a minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar role or significant experience as a grants officer
• Experience with MdM
• Have a high level of expertise in writing proposals/reports
• Have a strong understanding of the humanitarian emergency operating context, including the humanitarian system, donors landscape
• Speak English fluently, Arabic is highly appreciated

This role may not suit you if you:

• don't have any experience in coordinating and preparing strong narrative and financial reports for a variety of donors
• don't have knowledge of donor compliance, especially for GFFO, ECHO, CDCS and UN donors
• don't have any experience in developing and working with project budgets
• Are not aligned with MdM’s values

Recruitment process

If shortlisted, you will first meet with our HR team. Technical and managerial interviews, which may include practical case studies, will follow.

Please note: as part of our anti–money laundering and counter-terrorism policy, international background checks may be conducted. Data is processed confidentially and securely. More info: https://www.medecinsdumonde.org/en/working-internationally/
All successful candidates must provide a criminal record extract (B3).

Ready to apply?

We only need your CV and a cover letter.
If this role sounds like the right fit for you, apply now – we’d love to hear from you!

Benefits

Employment conditions

Contract & status:

• Gross monthly salary: 3 359 €
• Fixed-term contract of 6 months starting second half of May 2026
• Trial period : 2 weeks
• Single posting

Work environment:

• Position based in Sanaa, Yemen

Benefits:

• 13th month salary (paid in 2 installments after 6 months of service)
• Expatriation allowance: 10% of gross monthly salary
• Coverage of travel (home – mission), visas, and vaccinations
• Guesthouse
• Health insurance (50% covered by MdM and 50% by the employee)
• Repatriation insurance
• MdM promotes training and internal mobility

Essentials:

• 5 weeks paid leave + 22.5 RTT days per year
• Strong commitment to inclusion and fighting all forms of discrimination
• More info: https://www.medecinsdumondeh.org/en/working-internationally/

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

MdM is committed to the inclusion of people with disabilities and to fighting all forms of discrimination.
If you are officially recognized as a person with a disability and/or require workplace accommodations, please let us know.