Career Manager at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Objective of the Position:

• The Career Manager is responsible for supporting International Mobile Staff (IMS) in their career development and job placements within MSF, maintaining close contact with recruitment colleagues to identify needs and trends.
• This position will be hierarchically and functionally accountable to the Career Management Team Lead.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Pool managers from different offices to identify personnel needs and proactively propose candidates for placements based on skills, experience, and availability.
• Regularly meet with the stakeholders to determine the best fit for mobile staff in the different MSF offices and identify high potentials and leaders. 
• Ensure that the staff in your pool going on their first mission are placed for the MSF preparatory training. 
• Oversee briefings and debriefings for departing and returning staff members and ensure they are linked with relevant colleagues.
• Discuss career management prospects with your staff members during briefings e.g. areas of strength and development and draft development plans according to ambition and capacity.
• Regularly contact the staff members regarding any career related topic and placement opportunities and advise on career opportunities within MSF. 
• Identify relevant learning and development tools and trainings to ensure your staff members have the capacity to take up new challenging roles.
• Highlight profile needs and priorities of the recruitment team and ensure a smooth handover of newly recruited staff members from recruitment to career management.
• Working with the Field HR Officer, ensure the staff members database is updated and share update with relevant stakeholders.

Other responsibilities

• Travel to national and international meetings as required.
• Contribute to HR activities and process improvements.

Qualifications

Education

• A bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business Studies, Psychology, Humanities, or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Knowledge of career management and staff development
• Fluency in English is required, and knowledge of French is an added advantage.

Experience

• At least two (2) to three (3) years of relevant working experience in placement and career management.
• Field experience with MSF or other humanitarian NGOs is an added advantage.

Competencies

Technical Competencies

• Excellent interviewing skills and networking skills.  
• Ability to engage or lead difficult/uncomfortable discussions.

Behavioral/General Competencies

• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong team player, ability to work independently.
• Flexible
• Ability to manage stress.
• Cross-cultural Awareness
• Strategic Vision
• Results and Quality Orientation
• Service Orientation
• Planning and Organizing
• Initiative and Innovation
• Teamwork and Cooperation
• People Management and Development
• Networking and Building Relationships
• Security awareness and Management.