HUMAN RESOURCES COORDINATOR EMERGENCY UNIT POOL (1 YEAR CONTRACT)

GENERAL CONTEXT OF THE POSITION

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international independent medical humanitarian action-driven organization, which offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation. The MSF movement is built around six operational directorates supported by MSF’s 21 sections, 24 associations and other offices together worldwide.

GENERAL CONTEXT

Emergency responses fall under the responsibility of the Operations Department, specifically the Emergency Unit (EU).

The operational plan is channeling most of its energies and capacities to-wards providing lifesaving and comprehensive care for victims of acute and protracted conflict and violence, emphasizing high quality interventions and the safety and dignity of patients. In doing so, OCBA will have Emergency response to acute needs at the forefront of our organizational priorities and culture, in a range of 20 to 30% of our operational volume.

We will continue improving timely and appropriate emergency response in conflicts, to outbreaks and to acute nutritional crises.

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

Hierarchically accountable to the Head of the Emergency Unit (REUE), he is part of a team composed of around 20 people of MSF OCBA “Emergency Team”, or emergency pool. A typical intervention is composed of a General Emergency coordinator Or Field Coordinator depending mainly of the size of the emergency, emergency medical/logistic/financial coordinators and medical/logistic/financial technicians. (S) He will be responsible to support and manage all activities developed by the teams working for MSF OCBA in the field, ensuring a suitable response. Exceptionally and if timely adequate, (S) he will also be in charge of launching regular activities and/or projects in countries where MSF OCBA is not present.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Is an active member of the Mission Coordination Team (MCT), contributing to the mission’s objectives definitions and missions strategic plans.
• Is responsible for all human resources management and administrative issues of the whole mission, ensuring they are aligned with legal requirements, HR vision and Responsible Employer frame.
• Contributes to planning and definition of Human Resources in the Mission, analyzing local capacities and supporting on identifying the optimum team set-up to properly achieve Mission’s objectives and identifying key indicators in order to follow up the results, and revise the HR plan accordingly.
• Provides advice and technical expertise to the Mission Coordination Team, in order to design job profiles, organisational charts and decision-making channels.
• Defines HR strategies at mission level to ensure the mission counts with the capacities and competences needed, in the short, mid and long term (recruitment, remuneration, management and learning  development plans).
• Defines local policies defining or adapting MSF standard policies to the mission. Ensures implementation of all HR Policies and Management Guidelines.
• Ensure that local and regional staff in the Mission is properly recruited and that all staff is managed according to MSF HR vision, policies and values, and provides support and technical advice to MCT in order to grant fulfilment and coherence.
• Is the responsible and technical referent for HR and Administration related issues at Mission level (recruitment, management and development of teams, contracting of national and regional employees’, remuneration of local and regional staff, etc.).
• Ensure the proper implementation of the Performance Management System (PMS) throughout the Mission, providing technical support to the coordination team and the Administration Managers in implementing  and detecting training needs, in accordance to operational requirements, in evaluating people performance and in implementing the associated action plans in order to improve people’s capabilities and their end results contribution to mission goals.
• Supervise administrative processes for all staff and manage conflicts when they appear, in order to ensure labour legal compliance and to improve employer branding awareness.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Education and experience

• Degree in HR management or administration related studies or similar.
• Minimum 12 months MSF experience in Human Resources & Admin coordination positions is essential. Or 2 missions as Human Resources Coordinator or Finance & Administration Coordinator in emergencies contexts.
• Experience with other organisations will be taken into consideration.
• Fluent (master them as working language) in at least two of the three following languages: Spanish, English and/or French.
• Good IT knowledge: Microsoft Office package.

Others

• Availability to travel frequently and be based overseas.
• Availability to work in unstable contexts.

CONDITIONS

• Position based in field during interventions.
• Duration of position: Permanent. Minimum commitment of 1 year.
• Full time job.
• Annual gross salary: Salary defined by the MSF-Spain salary grid: IRFFG level 13 (pool UE conditions, IRP2).
• Starting date: As soon as possible.

HOW TO APPLY

• To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter to:

• Closing date: 4th February 2026  23:59 CET (Central European Time).

MSF is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, race, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. We are committed to achieving a balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply.

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. MSF provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo reference checks.

Médecins Sans Frontières, as a responsible employer, under the¨Ley General de la Discapacidad de 2013 (LGD)¨ invite those persons with a recognized disability and with an interest in the humanitarian area to apply for the above-mentioned position.