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The HR / Finance Project Manager sets up and oversees the management systems for resources used within the mission project.
EXPERIENCE
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience (excluding internships or apprenticeships) in: management control, financial management, accounting, human resources, or labor/social law
- Team management experience is mandatory
- Experience in training is an asset.
AVAILABILITY
- Minimum of 6 months
LANGUAGE
- English level B2
SKILLS
- Ability to organize and prioritize workload
- Good command of Microsoft Office
- Knowledge of HR and/or financial/accounting management software is an asset
- Ability to work in multicultural and multidisciplinary teams
Médecins Sans Frontières is launching its recruitment campaign for Human Resources and Finance profiles from April 7 to May 5, 2026. By joining MSF, you are choosing much more than a mission: you directly contribute to the smooth running of field projects by ensuring rigorous and people-centered resource management. At the heart of demanding and stimulating environments, you will work alongside committed, multidisciplinary teams where quality, transparency, and collaboration are essential to the impact of our actions. Are you ready to put your HR or financial expertise to work for those who need it most? This campaign is your opportunity to take the next step.
ACTIVITIES
The Human Resources / Finance Project Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, and ensuring the effective implementation of HR and Finance activities within the project.
In this role, he/she manages the team responsible for carrying out tasks and activities in compliance with legal requirements and MSF protocols, standards, and procedures. The objective is to provide the organization with high-quality, reliable, and transparent information on the use and allocation of resources, while assessing the HR capacities required to achieve project objectives.
Within their areas of responsibility, he/she ensures:
The adequacy in number, competencies, and allocation of human and financial resources for project activities and compliance with MSF rules and procedures applicable in the country.
Budget Management / Accounting / Cash Management
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Translate all operational needs into budget terms: consolidate and develop budgets in collaboration with team members; produce and analyze general and specific monthly budget follow-ups; raise alerts where needed and propose corrective actions; implement tools to monitor the use of financial resources
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Ensure compliance with cash security rules, proper application of procedures, and transparency of project expenditures
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Maintain sufficient cash flow to ensure smooth operations
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Ensure high-quality accounting in line with legal requirements and MSF protocols, standards, procedures, and tools
Human Resources Management (National and International Staff)
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Ensure compliance with administrative HR rules for both locally recruited staff and international mobile staff, and ensure these rules are understood and applied by all
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Support and work closely with team members (operational, medical, and paramedical) on HR management within the project (recruitment, team composition, planning, individual appraisals, disciplinary processes, management of dysfunctions, prevention of abuse, staff development, etc.)
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Collaborate with the Project Coordinator to ensure quality HR management aligned with the project’s medical and operational activities
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Report relevant information to the HR and Finance Coordinator to support the proper functioning of the mission and rely on their guidance
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Share information with staff about the association, the MSF movement, and the mission; organize staff meetings
Management of the HR and Finance Team
- Recruit and supervise the project’s HR and Finance team (direct support, individual appraisals, etc.)
Institutional Funding
- Contribute, in coordination with the mission team, to ensuring compliance with commitments made to institutional donors
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