Polyvalent Recruiter (m/f/x)

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian aid organization that provides assistance in more than 60 countries to populations in distress, to victims of natural or manmade disasters and to victims of armed conflicts, without discrimination and irrespective of origin, religion, creed or political affiliation.

Polyvalent Recruiter (m/f/x)

CONTEXT

According to the MSF Belgium (OCB) HR Strategic Orientations 2020/2023 and in line with the OCB networked OC statement in July 2020, the Recruitment Unit in OCB HQ has for 2022 among others the ambitions and objectives to 1) increase the focus on HR Marketing/Talent Acquisition strategy and related activities; and 2) be closer to operational needs in the field and strengthen field capacity building.

The aim of this temporary Recruiter position is to support the Recruitment Unit in Brussels in main regular recruitment activities, with main focus on HQ Staff Recruitment (and as well on Internationally Mobile Staff Recruitment when needed) and support the Unit to reassess and review the HQ Recruitment policy and process in order to reinforce their efficiency and the respect of OCB Recruitment principles.

The position reports to the Head of OCB Recruitment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Mission/Raison d’être**:**

To contribute to operational needs by providing quality HR to the Operational Centre of MSF Brussels (OCB).

In compliance with OCB recruitment principles, criteria, policies and procedures, you are:

§ responsible to support HQ Staff Recruitment;

§ responsible to recruit the future International Mobile staff for the OCB;

§ active team member of the Recruitment unit, contributing to the team dynamic and objectives;

§ active in HR marketing activities for any profiles according to the needs: info session, webinars, etc.

HQ Staff recruitment support:

As main responsibility, you support and take part in the recruitment for the HQ positions:

· You check that documents received for opening and publication of an HQ position are completed, and if needed, contact and discuss with the relevant line manager and assistant of Department to complete and/or adapt the documents before publication;

· You support, collaborate and discuss with the relevant line manager and assistant of Department regarding the recruitment process and steps adapted to the HQ position to be recruited, in order to ensure coherence and transparence in the implementation and follow-up of the HQ recruitment policy;

· You support the preparation of the interviews (interview guideline, scoring grid…) with the line manager and other possible relevant referents;

· You participate in the interviews with the line manager and other possible relevant referents;

· You participate in the debriefing and selection discussions as member of the interview panel;

· You do the reference check;

· You write a short recruitment report on the selected candidate.

Internationally Mobile Staff Selection & Recruitment:

Selecting candidates to work abroad:

§ You implement the selection process and recruit any International Mobile Staff profile according to the needs;

§ You manage all steps of the related recruitment process for the profiles you’re responsible of;

§ You carry out a pre-selection of candidates who have applied through our Applicant Tracking System (HERO) according to the criteria laid out by the technical and HR departments;

§ You ensure a qualitative applications follow-up, meeting deadlines for contacting the candidates and providing them with appropriate information on their file status; by providing constructive feedback to all the candidates who have gone through the selection process, whether they are ultimately selected or not;

§ You ensure timely and qualitative fill-up of the Applicants Tracking System (HERO);

§ You write reports of the pre-screen interview and the Competence Based Interview (CBI) done;

§ Once an individual is recruited, you will conduct a qualitative debriefing of the interview with the candidate and you will then handover the file to the concerned Development Advisor (DA);

Is a an active Team member of the Recruitment Unit:

§ You collect monthly data for activity and workload follow-up;

§ You contribute with the team to the evolution of the HR marketing strategies; You participate to HR marketing activities for any profile according to the needs (info session, webinars…);

§ You participate actively to the team dynamic and meetings, providing updates on the HQ and International Mobile Staff recruitment activities on a regular basis.

REQUIREMENTS

Education

· HR degree or social sciences is an asset

· Education/training in Recruitment is an asset

Experience

· At least 2 years of professional experience in Recruitment, as well as in HR management and/or administration required

· Professional experience with MSF or similar NGO required

· Experience in recruitment in a multicultural and international environment is an asset

Competences

· Knowledge of competency-based selection process is an asset

· Excellent communication skills, ease of contact, “human touch” are key skills in this role

· Organized and flexible

· Good analytical and synthesis skills

· Able to work independently and as part of a team

· Good management of priorities and stress

· Respect for professional confidentiality

· Humanitarian motivation

· Able to work with Microsoft Office 365 tools, including Sharepoint, Teams

Languages

· Fluent English and French required

· Dutch is an asset

CONDITIONS

· Expected starting date: ASAP

· Contract type: Fixed-term contract (CDD) till end of 2022, full-time (100%)

· Location: Brussels (Belgium). Eventual other location (*) could be discussed.

· The contractual terms and conditions will be established according to the country to domicile/residence and place of work of the candidate and in respect of MSF standard function and salary grids, taking into consideration experience.

If Belgium: Salary according to MSF-OCB HQ grid – Meal vouchers – Hospital Insurance (DKV) – Pension Plan – 100% reimbursement for public transportation costs

· Adhere to the MSF principles and to our managerial values: Respect, Transparency, Integrity, Accountability, Trust and Empowerment

· Adhere to the MSF Behavioral Commitments

(*) To allow the qualitative collaboration needed, other location within a time difference of maximum 2 to 3 hours from Belgium can be exceptionally discussed. If the location is in another country than Belgium, please note that we can only contract in another country where we have an MSF office. The local contract and standard salary grid will then apply.

Deadline for applications: 20/04/2022