Médecins Sans Frontières, founded in 1971, is an international medical humanitarian organization that provides emergency medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or exclusion from health care. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of medical professionals, logistics, administrative and various other professions, all guided by our medical ethics and our principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality.
MSF WaCA, created in 2019, is the first MSF headquarters in Africa, and responds to the desire to reinvent the MSF movement after 50 years of humanitarian actions in the world, for more access to care, more reactivity and proactivity for greater medical coverage of affected populations in the world.
Why join us?
You are preparing to become a member of the MSF family, with over 50 years of emergency medical action that earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.
We are an inclusive organization that considers social and professional well-being a right for all and provides an environment that considers the diversity of each member.
MSF WaCA claims an African anchorage that considers the local expertise with which it contributes to the implementation of its activities and makes each member, a key actor of the new dynamics of the humanitarian action in the world.
We Are Looking for : ADMINISTRATION & HR POLICIES REFERENT
Department : Field Human Resources
Direct Manager : Head of Human Resources Operational & Administration Field Tools & Policy
Functional Manager : Head of Human Resources Operational & Administration Field Tools & Policy
Working (%) : 100%
Position Based in : Abidjan, HQ
Mobility : All WaCA’s Interventions Zones
Type of Contract : Fixed-Term Contract under Ivorian law; Renewable
Position to be filled : As Soon As Possible
Objectives
MSF Waca’s HR objectives are to harmonize our policies to promote the empowerment of our field teams. The objective of the Administration & HR Policies Referent position is to help our field teams to achieve their objectives. HR policies(staff by-laws, internal regulations and associated documents, HR policies, management of HR contracts, management of complex disciplinary cases or collective claims / strikes and anticipation of individual and collective disputes in liaison with the Legal Unit) is to maintain and develop coherent, effective HR management in the field, taking into account the organization’s various imperatives (operational, social, financial, international, legal, etc.).). It is part of the dynamic of the Field HR Tools and Policies unit, whose role is to provide technical support to the field teams, in addition to the RHOPs, whose strategic role is to support and coach the CORHs in their missions. The unit’s objectives are as follows :
Main responsibilities
The Administration & HR Policies Referent must independently :
Field Visit :
As this position is intended to provide support for missions, travel is required for missions or to provide decentralized training.
Provide HR technical support for missions
Operations support :
Technical support and knowledge transfer
Employee support :
Ø Conduct briefings for new HRop department staff at headquarters and for people in charge of HR / FIN management in the field (project administrators & deputy HRCo, HRCo, deputy Fin / HRCo and Fin / HRCo, …), for HR policies, HR administration management & related HR legal aspects.
Ø Design and revision of HR training modules on HR policy, management of HR administration & legal aspects, management framework for field employees (WaCA or intersection training, according to planning).
Ø Revision of field monitoring tools (…)
Ø Development of simplified HR Sheets & Guides for field HR administration and regular updating of existing tools (HR management Guideline).
Internal technical reference and intersection within its perimeter
HR department support :
Communication
Other
Contributes to other cross-functional projects at the request of the Unit Manager
Participates in the life of the unit (back-up, background files…)
Job requirements
Education
Competencies
Professional experience required
Languages Skills
Computer Skills
MSF offers equal recruitment and development opportunities without any form of discrimination based on gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, geographical origin, physical disability or any other discriminatory ground.
Female candidates who meet the requirements are strongly encouraged to apply.
N.B. : This job description provides a framework for the main responsibilities and primary activities of the position. It is not exhaustive. Therefore, the responsibilities and activities of the position may differ from those described in this job description due to organizational and operational needs.
Deadline : April 25th 2025 18 : 00 GMT
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.