MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES



Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) provides life-saving emergency relief and longer-term medical care to some of the most vulnerable and excluded communities around the world. As an independent medical humanitarian organisation, we deliver care based only on need, regardless of ethnic origin, gender, religion or political affiliation.

MSF relies on donations from private individuals and organisations for the majority of its income. This private funding gives MSF the freedom to respond where needs are greatest and to speak out publicly, free from any political interference.

MSF has around 40,000 local and international staff working in over 70 countries, in some of the most challenging places in the world. Our medical humanitarian projects are supported by teams in 32 countries, including the UK, spread across Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa and Australasia.

At MSF UK/IE, we support MSF's operations by building relationships with our supporters, increasing awareness of our work, raising funds, providing specialist medical expertise, catalysing change on medical humanitarian issues, and recruiting field staff. MSF UK/IE personnel are dynamic, hard-working, enthusiastic and committed to MSF's values and aims. In addition MSF continues to build upon its presence in Ireland to become a widely recognised, accepted and respected humanitarian organisation among Irish audiences, and within the Irish humanitarian and political sector.

Hours: 40 hours/week (open to flexibility)

Location: Dublin Office

Duration: Permanent

Salary: € 49,784.83 per annum

HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT UK/IE

The HR Function is responsible for attracting, selecting, developing, and retaining high-quality medical and non-medical staff for MSF operations and for the MSF UK and Ireland office. The department is in a period of transition in its structure to support an increased workload. Currently the department consists of 3 units and 18 UK based staff, and 4 team members based remotely in Ireland, Jordan, and Tunisia.

The activities of the department focus on two main areas:

a) Secondment of field staff to MSF's field operations worldwide. This includes on the sourcing of staff profiles required for field operations, active recruitment, selection, development, retention, and all related administrative aspects. This also involves management of the recruitment & career management function in Tunisia and Jordan as well as support for the HR function in Dublin.

b) HR support includes HR planning, recruitment, contracting, reward and benefits, staff development and retention, HR policy development, management support and all related administrative aspects. In addition, the department plays an active role in the MSF Operational Centre Amsterdam (OCA) partnership of which MSF-UK is a member. Together with partner sections in Holland, Germany, and India, MSF-UK is responsible for implementing the staff and support goals as defined in OCA's Strategic Plan. Last but not least, there is an international MSF HR community, where wider HR discussions take place and where the overall MSF HR agenda is set.

JOB CONTEXT

As part of an overall restructure within the HR department based in the UK, the HR Advisor position has been created to bring HR generalist advice and support “in-house” to Dublin and provide all required HR support to the Irish office staff and working collaboratively with the HR London office.

The HR Advisor will be responsible for contributing to strategic level input on HR related topics for the Irish office. The postholder will act as the key advisor to the Executive Director and Irish Board on Irish employment law and best HR practice on (but not limited to) issues related to employee relations and case management.

The position is expected to take a primary role in the development of HR solutions which addresses the complexity of an organisation that works within a federated structure and needs to be someone who thrives in a setting with at times a high level of ambiguity and last-minute changes.

FOR FULL DETAILS OF THE ROLE PLEASE SEE BELOW LINK TO FULL JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION.

MSF UK/IE is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from all sections of our diverse community.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply on our website by submitting a copy of your CV together with a letter of motivation by the closing date.

Recruitment timetable:

• Closing date for applications: 29 October 2021, 11.59pm
• Interviews: to be confirmed