HR/Finance Administrator

Responsibilities

As a human resources (HR) and finance administrator, you will deliver support to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)’s logistical and medical teams by providing sound administrative management. You will oversee project personnel records and participate in the hiring, training and supervision of locally hired staff. You are responsible for implementing HR policies within the project and for the effective administrative management of all employees, including locally hired and internationally hired staff. You are also required to coordinate and supervise the implementation of financial tools and procedures and to ensure the appropriate use of financial resources for the project, based on MSF protocols, standards and procedures.

As HR and finance administrator, you will supervise the project’s financial operations, with particular emphasis on bookkeeping, budget development and monthly reporting. You ensure compliance with local labour laws and manage human resources, specifically hiring and payroll services while supervising and training administrative staff.

Requirements

• College or university-level education in a relevant field
• Minimum of two years experience related to the position’s responsibilities
• Experience in HR management, especially in recruitment, training, evaluation & professional development
• Experience in Finance management, especially in supervision of payroll procedures, bookkeeping, and budget management
• Experience in managing staff in a multicultural team (supervision and training)
• Fluency in English and French (Intermediate+, minimum level B2 in both). Refer to this

  Assets

  Familiarity with Microsoft Office software, especially Excel

MSF Core Competencies

• Behaviour flexibility: Level 2 Adapts behaviour to the needs of the situation
• Teamwork and cooperation: Level 2 Shares information and coordinates with team and others
• Result and quality orientation: Level 2 Works towards objectives, preserving established standards
• Commitment to MSF principles: Level 1 Demonstrates knowledge of and accepts MSF’s principles
• People management: Level 2 Gives feedback and sets limits
• Cross-cultural awareness: Level 3 Demonstrates an integrating attitude
• Stress management: Level 2 Manages own stress
• Understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI): Level 1 Familiarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian context

Familiarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian context