Application Guide

How to Apply for Flying Pediatric Trainer

at Médecins Sans Frontières en Suisse

🏢 About Médecins Sans Frontières en Suisse

Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) is unique as an independent, neutral medical humanitarian organization that provides care in crisis zones regardless of political, religious, or ethnic affiliations. Working here means directly contributing to life-saving interventions in some of the world's most challenging environments, where medical needs are greatest and resources are scarce.

About This Role

As a Flying Pediatric Trainer, you'll travel to MSF project sites to assess training needs, develop pediatric-focused educational content, and deliver hands-on training to medical staff in resource-limited settings. This role directly impacts child survival rates by strengthening local healthcare capacity in neonatal care, pediatric emergencies, and malnutrition management across diverse humanitarian contexts.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve conducting needs assessments with local medical teams at an MSF project site, adapting pediatric training materials to local resources and protocols, then delivering hands-on sessions on neonatal resuscitation or malnutrition management. You'd document skills transfer, provide individual coaching, and prepare recommendations for ongoing pediatric capacity building.

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🎯 Who Médecins Sans Frontières en Suisse Is Looking For

  • A pediatrician with 3+ years of hands-on MSF field experience across multiple projects involving neonatal, pediatric, and nutritional components
  • Someone with proven adult education skills who can adapt training methods to different cultural contexts and varying resource availability
  • A medical professional experienced in newborn care in maternity/neonatology settings and management of severely malnourished children
  • Fluent in French/English or English/Arabic, with the flexibility to deploy frequently to different MSF project locations

📝 Tips for Applying to Médecins Sans Frontières en Suisse

1

Quantify your MSF field experience by listing specific projects, locations, durations, and pediatric caseloads you managed

2

Include concrete examples of training you've developed or delivered, especially in low-resource or cross-cultural settings

3

Demonstrate your language proficiency with specific examples of using French/English/Arabic in medical training contexts

4

Highlight any experience with MSF's specific protocols for neonatal care, pediatric emergencies, or nutritional programs

5

Show understanding of MSF's operational constraints by mentioning experience adapting training to limited resources

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your direct MSF field experience with pediatric populations in humanitarian settings', 'Specific examples of developing or delivering medical training to adult learners', "How you've adapted pediatric care approaches to different cultural contexts and resource limitations", "Your motivation for MSF's humanitarian mission and willingness to deploy frequently as a 'flying' trainer"]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → MSF's specific pediatric and nutritional protocols used in field operations
  • → Current MSF pediatric projects and their locations/contexts
  • → MSF's approach to capacity building and local staff training
  • → Challenges MSF faces in neonatal and pediatric care in different operational contexts
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Describe a time you identified and addressed a pediatric training gap in an MSF project
2 How would you adapt newborn care training for a maternity unit with limited equipment?
3 Share an experience training local staff with different cultural approaches to pediatric care
4 How do you measure the effectiveness of skills transfer in resource-limited settings?
5 Describe your approach to developing training content for malnourished child management
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Focusing only on clinical pediatric experience without demonstrating training/education skills
  • Presenting as unwilling to deploy frequently or adapt to different field conditions
  • Showing limited understanding of MSF's neutral, impartial humanitarian principles

📅 Application Timeline

⏰ Deadline: March 8, 2026

We recommend applying at least a few days early to avoid last-minute technical issues.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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