Head of Mission

  • Contractor
  • Remote
  • TBD USD / Year
  • Médecins Sans Frontières en Suisse profile




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Médecins Sans Frontières en Suisse

Field-based position with visits to the headquarters in Geneva

Mission

This position will provide additional capacity to the MSF OCG Operations Teams, allowing for the swift deployment to missions for Emergency Response, Assessments, Exploratory Missions, gap filling in critical locations and on request the participation to strategic reviews (i.e. on security or context analysis).

Tasks and Responsibilities

The majority of responsibilities of this position are those of a Head of Mission (see below), but will be adapted to each separate mission according to the needs, the type of activity and the local context.

  • Initiating and leading the mission-wide operational strategy; including country policy, annual plan, budget and policy frameworks. Leading the management team translating the strategic objectives into operational activities. Monitoring developments in MSF’s general policies and strategies and adapting the annual plan of the mission accordingly.
  • Monitoring and analyzing the political, humanitarian and medical situation in the country and in the region. Identifying potential fields of intervention and determining response strategies.
  • Representing MSF towards external actors (national authorities, NGO’s, donors, military organizations, media, etc.) to create commitment and negotiate terms and conditions for field operations.
    • Integrating an internal and external communication policy for the mission to advocate for change.
  • Leading the implementation of medical-humanitarian activities in the mission.
    • Coordinating with other MSF sections to initiate, coordinate and develop short- and long-term strategies in-country.
    • Evaluating the progress and outcomes of activities to ensure that objectives are achieved and reporting to Headquarters
  • Being responsible for the planning and coordination of all human, material and financial resources to ensure the overall performance of the mission
  • Leading the mission and its staff, providing a clear vision for the direction of the mission and bringing staff together across functional and geographical lines to achieve the mission’s objectives
    • Managing, coaching and developing direct reports in line with human resource policies
    • Implementing Human Resources-policy and ensuring that MSF acts as a responsible employer in terms of working conditions and reduction of security and health risks.
    • Ensuring staff and management team are aware of mission strategies, ambitions and implementation plans
    • Ensuring the associative character of MSF is reflected in the briefing of all MSF staff.
  • Ensuring the internal and external flow of information.
    • Keeping staff and HQ informed and updated of context and security related issues.
    • Producing all required planning and program performance reports in line with the HQ reporting cycle.
  • Being responsible for all security aspects of the mission.
    • Defining and ensuring the implementation of the security framework in the country, in order to ensure safety of staff and visitors across the mission.
    • Ensuring the implementation of the Inter-operational directorate Security Agreement (ISA) in the mission, both in spirit and letter, promoting a culture of pro-active information sharing and collaboration.”

Your Profile

Education

  • Tertiary Degree, preferably Medical, ParaMedical, Public Health or International Relations.

Experience

  • At least 2 years in a management position with a humanitarian organization.
  • MSF experience is a prerequisite.

Languages

  • Fluent English and French.
  • A 3rd language is an advantage.

Professional competences

  • Strategic Vision,
  • Leadership
  • Networking
  • Computer literacy (Word, Excel . . . )

Personal Abilities

  • Dynamic and Flexible
  • Capacity to work with multicultural teams
  • Ease of communication and representation skills
  • Stress management

Terms of Employment

  • Fixed-term (”Flying”) contract, 12 months
  • Full-Time, 100%
  • Working place : Field-based position with visits to the headquarters in Geneva
  • Practical working conditions in the field are in accordance with the MSF OCG volunteer manual.
  • Ideal start date: As Soon As Possible
  • Gross monthly salary: CHF 5’500.- based on 100%
  • Benefits: Health insurance and living expenses in the countries of intervention and at headquarters, paid according to internal regulations.

How to apply

Candidates submit their application following the requirements: CV 2 p. max. – letter of motivation 1p. max. – in French or English.

Deadline for application is August 7th, 2022

APPLY HERE

The applications will be treated confidentially.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

At MSF, we are committed to an inclusive culture that encourages and supports the diverse voices of our staff members. We strive to create workplaces where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, perspectives, ideas and experiences work together for the social mission of MSF to create better outcomes for our patients and the communities we work with.

We welcome applications from individuals of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, races, background, religions, beliefs, ability status, and all other diversity characteristics.

MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of discrimination or harassment, including sexual harassment. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo reference checks.


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