The Ukrainian Ministry of Health has requested Expertise France to provide a Coordinator for Franco-Ukrainian Hospital Cooperation to participate in strengthening and developing partnerships between French and Ukrainian healthcare facilities. This position is part of a longstanding cooperation between hospitals in both countries.

The Coordinator for Franco-Ukrainian Hospital Cooperation will be based in Kyiv and will share his/her time between EF's shared offices and the Ukrainian Ministry of Health. The Coordinator will report hierarchically to the EF Project Leader and will be supported locally by the Deputy Project Leader, as well as shared support functions aligned with other projects implemented by Expertise France in the country within the CAM (Shared Support Unit). The Coordinator will functionally liaise with a Project Officer, a Project Assistant at headquarters, and a Healthcare Services Expert from Expertise France based in Paris (Health Department/DEPSAN).

The main responsibilities include:

1. Analysis and Centralization of Data on Hospital Cooperation:

• Centralize information on ongoing hospital cooperations, requests, and needs from French and Ukrainian hospitals to develop an overview of past, current, and planned activities.
• Review existing hospital cooperation agreements between French and Ukrainian hospitals to understand the main themes addressed and the commitments made by stakeholders.
• Participate in synthesizing and analyzing cooperation plans and identified needs from healthcare facilities in both countries to promote synergies with existing cooperations.
• Assist in understanding the health needs in Ukraine through information gathered from partners and the prism of hospital cooperation.
• Work with the Project Leader to ensure awareness and understanding of existing cooperations with other diplomatic representations, state ministries, or other development agencies.

2. Facilitation of Hospital Cooperation:

• Contribute to the facilitation of exchanges between French and Ukrainian healthcare professionals, facilitating if necessary, connections between French and Ukrainian hospitals when common requests or needs are identified, and encouraging knowledge and experience sharing.
• Participate, upon request, in ensuring the coherence and complementarity of ongoing hospital cooperation initiatives with other health initiatives in Ukraine, particularly in areas targeted by the project (especially mental health, physical and functional rehabilitation, and cancer care).
• Support, upon request from the Project Leader, the organization and facilitation of various coordination, exchange, and consultation meetings with all stakeholders (programming workshops, technical committees, project monitoring and steering committees, etc.), in close coordination with the national side (Ukrainian authorities).
• Engage in smooth and transparent coordination among all stakeholders involved in hospital cooperation, working closely with Ukrainian health authorities (Ministry of Health, regional health authorities, etc.), as well as French authorities (Embassy, French ministerial departments responsible for hospital cooperation, such as the General Directorate of Health (DGS), the General Directorate of Healthcare Services (DGOS), the Directorate of European and International Affairs (DAEI)).
• Monitor and support, upon request, the implementation of capacity-building programs related to hospital cooperation, including organizing visits, training sessions, and consultation meetings, ensuring their coherence with cooperation objectives.

3. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting:

• Take notes and minutes during internal and external meetings and events, especially during coordination meetings with all stakeholders.
• Establish a regular monitoring system to assess the progress of partnerships and cooperation activities.
• Evaluate the impact of implemented programs by collecting feedback and analyzing available data.
• Identify emerging needs and challenges to adjust strategies and action plans accordingly.
• Conduct strategic and sectoral health monitoring on issues related to relations with the country's administrations and alert the Project Leader in case of significant administrative changes.

4. Communication:

• Support the promotion of project activities in collaboration with the CAM Communications Officer, headquarters' dedicated services, and the Embassy of France's Communication Attaché.
• Contribute to developing messaging related to project activities requiring visibility.
• Contribute to the implementation of the project's communication and visibility plan.