The organisation

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has a global team of over 50,000 people who deliver medical humanitarian care in 70 countries. Our international teams are made up of medical, non-medical and operational professionals to assist people in crisis, whether they’re affected by conflict, natural disaster, disease outbreak, or excluded from healthcare.

The role

The HR and Finance Manager role is one of the most diverse and challenging roles in our overseas project teams. The HR and Finance manager provides comprehensive project administrative management related to HR and finance, indispensable to MSF’s activities.

You will be based either in the capital city of countries in which Médecins Sans Frontières operates, with regular visits to projects, or based within the projects themselves. Examples of potential project locations include Afghanistan, Nigeria and South Sudan.

For large projects with more than 200 staff members, work may be divided between a human resources manager and a finance manager.

Responsibilities

HR Management:

• Recruit local staff, manage employment contracts (creation/renewal of job descriptions), and arrange post-employment training/skill development and evaluation
• Arrange leave, create work shifts, and manage movement and accommodation of staff
• Process payroll, confirm monthly salary calculation data (absence/leave, overtime, salary prepayment, etc.) for locally hired staff, and make use of a salary table appropriate to the employment environment of the country in question
• Manage human resources and labour compliance in accordance with the labour laws of the country in question
• Negotiate with related parties such as local authorities and process paperwork

Finance Management:

• Analyse personnel and finance-related needs for each project to allocate and manage an appropriate budget
• Predict required expenses and execute workflow (cash management, money transfer, prepayment, payment processing, payment approval, payment confirmation, bank account adjustment statement)
• Operate and manage financial transactions using human resources and finance software
• Report monthly/annual account settlement, personnel affairs, general affairs, and financial affairs

Requirements

• Compliance with all the essential requirements for international staff
• Degree in finance, management, HR or administration or relevant equivalent
• Minimum of three or more years professional experience in one or both of the following:

1. Accounting, budgeting, financial planning, financial control, financial reporting, cash flow
2. Human resource management and policy principles in areas such as recruitment, performance management, staff payroll, tax, labour law

• Professional experience in people management, supervision and administration
• Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Office applications such as Word and Excel
• Available for assignment for a minimum of nine months or longer

Learn more about MSF

Before you apply we encourage you to watch or attend at least one recruitment webinar and register for recruitment updates to learn more about working with MSF overseas.

submitting your application

Click "Apply Now". Before you submit your application, please prepare the following:

• an up-to-date CV
• a motivation letter
• the skills assessment form attached