Workoverseas
HR/Finance Administrators
Non-Medical. Posted 20 months ago
The role
You will provide administrative support to MSF's logistical and medical teams. You will oversee personnel records, help hire, train and supervise local staff, and manage the project's financial operations, including bookkeeping, budgets and monthly reporting.
What you will do
- Provide administrative management support to MSF's logistical and medical teams
- Oversee project personnel records
- Participate in hiring, training and supervising locally hired staff
- Implement HR policies within the project
- Manage administrative matters for all employees, including locally and internationally hired staff
- Coordinate and supervise financial tools and procedures
- Ensure appropriate use of financial resources based on MSF protocols, standards and procedures
- Supervise bookkeeping, budget development and monthly reporting
- Ensure compliance with local labor laws
- Manage hiring and payroll services and supervise and train administrative staff
Required qualifications
- College or university degree in finance, management (business, HR) or administration
- Minimum of two years experience related to the position's responsibilities
- Experience in HR management, especially recruitment, training, evaluation and professional development
- Experience in finance management, especially supervision of payroll procedures, bookkeeping and budget management
- Experience managing staff in a multicultural team (supervision and training)
- Relevant travel or work experience in contexts similar to MSF's work (armed conflicts, disasters, public health emergencies or healthcare exclusion)
- Available to work 9 to 12 months
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office software, especially Excel
- French (level B2) or another language (Arabic, Spanish)
Benefits
- Salary and benefits as MSF employees
- Opportunities for multiple assignments and professional growth within the organization
Before you apply
- Assignments may involve active conflict or post-conflict environments with inherent safety risks
- International staff are informed of the risks of a posting before accepting it
- Employment may be contingent on satisfactory reference checks and/or background screening
- All MSF staff must strictly observe security rules; failure may result in dismissal
About the company
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is an independent international organization providing medical care to people affected by conflict, disease outbreaks, disasters and social exclusion in more than 70 countries. MSF USA is one of 24 sections supporting the global movement, mainly through recruitment, fundraising, advocacy and communications.