Humanitarian Affairs Specialist
1 week ago
At Medecins Sans Frontieres, we are seeking a skilled Humanitarian Affairs Officer to join our team. As a key member of our humanitarian affairs department, you will play a crucial role in exposing and advocating for the impact of conflict and neglect on the communities we serve.
Responsibilities
- Conduct research and gather information from various stakeholders, including communities, patients, and staff, to inform our humanitarian response.
- Provide strategic advice on how to effectively communicate our voice and principles to deliver critical humanitarian medical care.
- Advise on how to operate and communicate in situations where access to medical assistance is threatened.
- Use the 'witnessing' component of our mandate to advocate with and for people we work with and assist.
- Document the human impact of disasters and conflicts through testimonies and stories.
Requirements
- Master's degree in a relevant field, such as anthropology, social or political science, law, or gender studies.
- Relevant work experience in data collection, qualitative research, human rights monitoring, and humanitarian advocacy.
- Minimum one year of experience in a humanitarian context similar to where we work.
- Excellent writing and research skills, as well as analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience in managing staff in a multicultural team.
- Excellent command of English, as well as French (level B2) or another language (Arabic, Spanish).
Assets
- Previous experience with international nongovernmental organizations, 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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