Responsibilities
As a human resources (HR) coordinator, you will primarily be responsible for developing and implementing all HR-related policies across all Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) projects in a country or region of a country.
You will work in close collaboration with HR teams in headquarters and in the projects to ensure staffing needs of all projects are met.
You will support and advise on staff development as well as on a wide variety of HR issues as they arise. You will ensure MSF operates within the labour laws of the project country.
You will be responsible for management, training and supervision of locally hired HR staff. You will be part of the project management team.
You will be based in the country capital with regular visits to projects.
Requirements
- Relevant degree or diploma in HR management and administration
- Minimum two years relevant experience in a senior HR role
- Proven practical experience in HR management (including the development of HR policies and principles)
- Ability to understand and function in different legal environments
- Proven ability to work as part of a senior management team, including project planning responsibilities
- Experience in managing staff in a multicultural team (supervision and training)
- Excellent command of English, as well as French (level B2) or another language (Arabic, Spanish). Refer to this evaluation grid
- Relevant travel or work experience in contexts similar to where MSF works (armed conflicts, disasters, public health emergencies or situations of healthcare exclusion)
- Available to work nine to 12 months
Assets
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel
MSF Core Competencies
- Behaviour flexibility : Level 2 Adapts behaviour to the needs of the situation
- Teamwork and cooperation : Level 2 Shares information and coordinates with team and others
- Result and quality orientation : Level 2 Works towards objectives, preserving established standards
- Commitment to MSF principles : Level 1 Demonstrates knowledge of and accepts MSF’s principles
- People management : Level 2 Gives feedback and sets limits
- Cross-cultural awareness : Level 3 Demonstrates an integrating attitude
- Stress management : Level 2 Manages own stress
- Understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) : Level 1 Familiarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian context
Familiarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian context