Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organisation. Our teams provide medical care to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters and other humanitarian crises. Depending on the context, our teams provide basic and specialised medical care, treat injuries, run vaccination campaigns, train local staff and support or establish medical facilities. In longer-term projects, we also respond to diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS and sleeping sickness.

HR/Finance Manager

tasks and responsibilities

As an all-rounder for the areas of personnel, administration and finances, you will make a significant contribution to the success of our medical projects by ensuring that necessary financial and human resources are available and well managed.

You will be responsible for all areas of day-to-day human resources management. This will include diversified tasks such as: recruitment, onboarding new staff, ensuring performant personnel planning and administration, giving support to line managers in terms of planning and management, strategic HR planning for the project, liaison with local partners in the health structures, learning and development and disciplinary measures. A hospital project might have up to 600 staff of different categories (e.g. daily workers, permanent MSF staff and staff from the local health structure). You will also lead the administrative team of the project which usually consists of 2-4 staff.

On the financial side you will ensure the projects liquidity, correct bookkeeping, contract management, timely payments for staff and suppliers, and the enforcement of safe money procedures. Together with your technical supervisors from the country management, you will do the strategic planning and revisions for HR and Finance. Last but not least, you will be responsible for the management of the living quarters and housekeeping staff.

Our Requirements

• A completed vocational training or a degree in the field of management or business administration
  
• 3-5 years of relevant working experience in at least 3 of the following areas: recruitment, administration, HR management, bookkeeping, project management including HR and finance, handling disciplinary measures, staff development, controlling, management of cash box, management of guesthouses
• Ideally some first experiences as a team leader
• Ability to prioritise under pressure and interest to work on very diversified tasks
  
• Minimum availability for 12 months, we particularly welcome candidates who aim at a longer-term engagement
  
• Fluency in English (C1) and the ability to communicate confidently in French in a professional environment (approximately B2). Willingness to work in a French-speaking environment is essential. Additional languages can be an asset. 
• Travel or work experience in African, Asian or Latin American countries
  
• Ability to work in a team, cultural sensitivity, organizational and improvisational skills as well as high mental and physical resilience
  
• Willingness to work in accordance with humanitarian principles as well as the Médecins Sans Frontières charter and mission statement
  

What do we offer

• A diversified job in an international team which will allow you to ‘have an impact’
• An employment contract covering the duration of the assignment, with a gross monthly salary based on the position and relevant professional experience, starting at approximately €2,125 at entry level
• A comprehensive insurance package, including health and emergency evacuation insurance
• Coverage of all project-related costs such as preparatory course, health checks, visa, travel and accommodation in the country of assignment
  
• Accommodation during assignment
  
• Minimum 24 days of paid holiday leave per year

We strongly recommend that you attend an online info event about working with MSF to learn more about responsibilities and requirements before you apply.

As an international organization, we support diversity, openness and mutual respect. In line with our values, incoming applications are only evaluated for their professional qualifications and are considered regardless of ethnic and social origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age.

We look forward to your application.