Médecins du Monde Vacancy for a Human Resources Coordinator

Médecins du Monde (MdM) is an international humanitarian organization whose mission is to provide medical care for the most vulnerable populations, the world over, including France. It seeks to stimulate voluntary commitment from doctors, other health care providers, and from those whose expertise in other fields is needed for its activities, to enlist all competent support required for the achievement of its projects, and to seek at all times to encourage close working relationships with populations in its care. We are recruiting to to fill the position below: Job Title: Human Resources Coordinator (M/F) Location: Maiduguri, Borno Background For more than 30 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home and abroad. It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in accessing health care and has secured sustainable improvements in healthforall policies. Those working for this independent organisation do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations. MdM currently works in more than 40 countries across all continents where it focuses on 5 priority areas: emergency and crisis, sexual and reproductive health, harm reduction, migrants and displaced populations (health rights), health and environment. Violence in the northeast of Nigeria has caused massive displacement and at the same time restricted movement. It has disrupted food supplies, seriously hindered access to basic services, and limited agricultural activities. Since February 2016, as humanitarian access is increasing, extreme food insecurity and malnutrition conditions have been revealed in Borno state. As of 3rd August, 1.82 million people are estimated to be displaced within/from of Borno state, 1.63 million of them actually stayed within the state. Most of them (more than 1.2m) are living in Maiduguri with the host community and others in formal and informal camps. MdM has started since October 2016 an emergency response to this crisis, in the Borno state. In 2018, MdM strategy in Borno state focuses on improving access to:

Free comprehensive primary healthcare services
Quality nutrition treatment for malnourished children
Mental health and psychosocial support
Lifesaving medical care, holistic referral services for survivors of gender based violence

Job Description

Under the direct responsibility of the general coordinator, you are in charge of the overall Human Resources (HR) Management of the projects in order to guarantee rigorous and transparent procedures and to fulfill the objectives of the mission in the respect of MdM guidelines.

More specifically, your responsibilities are to:

Contribute to the development of organizational charts
Update the classification and salary grid and ensure its strict implementation on the bases
Develop job profiles templates in the respect of the classification grid
Develop contract staffs templates and ensure the strict implementation at field level
Develop HR tools and supervise the implementation by all field teams
Take part in disciplinary procedures and investigations
Supervise the overall recruitment of national staffs
Train the HR national team on the general administration procedures in place
Develop and conduct HR management training on specific topics
If needed, propose relevant adaptation to the national staff organisational chart
Manage and support technically the HR officer
Liaise with international NGOs HR coordinators incountry
Elaborate HR reports and contribute to all other reports by providing relevant data related to your position
Participate to the definition of HR needs in terms of writing project proposals and any amendments
Update yearly evaluation template, explain and monitor its implementation
Define and followup training plans for the national staff
Supervise the administrative and payroll procedures and support the finance team to ensure timely accurate salary payments
Ensure the accurate implementation of the conditions of employment and internal rules

Conditions of Employment

Position based in Maiduguri with regular movements to Abuja
Fixedterm contract: 9 to 12 months
Starting date: as soon as possible
5 weeks of paid leaves per year
Break policy
Health insurance (60% covered by MdM)
Insurance (repatriation…)
Single posting
Médecins du Monde promotes trainings and internal mobility
Salary: 2 763 euros gross monthly salary on 13 months
Expatriation bonus (10% gross salary per month)
Transportation cost (homework), vaccines and visas covered
22.5 RTT per year

Profile

Diploma in Human Resources Management or similar education
Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in human resources
Organisational skills, capacity to take initiatives, diplomacy
Ability to provide training
Ability to work under stressful situation
Languages: English fluent
You are committed to MdM’s values as an organisation and motivated by its nonstatutory, NFP model.
Experience of 1 year minimum in a similar position with an I.NGO
Experience in negotiation and relationships with authorities in a moving and difficult legal context
Excellent computer skills (Excel particularly)