Humanitarian Affairs Specialist

3 days ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Medecins Sans Frontieres Full time
Humanitarian Affairs Officer

About the Role

As a Humanitarian Affairs Officer with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), you will play a critical role in exposing and advocating for the impact of conflict and neglect on the communities we serve. Based in the capital city, you will travel frequently to MSF projects, gathering information from various stakeholders, including communities, patients, and staff. Your primary responsibility will be to use the 'witnessing' component of MSF's mandate to advocate with and for people we assist.

Key Responsibilities

  • Document the human impact of disasters and conflicts through testimonies and stories
  • Collate, analyze, and use data to draw unbiased reports on various issues, including the efficacy of humanitarian responses and war crimes committed against civilians
  • Develop sensitive advocacy strategies and write reports on exclusion from medical care

Requirements

  • Master's degree in anthropology, social or political science, law, or gender studies
  • Relevant work experience in data collection, qualitative research, and human rights monitoring
  • Minimum one year experience in humanitarian advocacy in a context similar to MSF's
  • Excellent writing and research skills, with experience in managing staff in a multicultural team
  • Proficiency in English and French (B2 level) or another language (Arabic, Spanish)

Assets

  • Previous experience with international NGOs, UN agencies, human rights organizations, or protection

MSF Core Competencies

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

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