PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION MANAGER
Medecins Sans Frontieres Holland


Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) translates to Doctors without Borders. We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff - bound together by our charter.  Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality. We are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organisation.


MSF was founded in 1971 in Paris by a group of journalists and doctors. Today, we are a worldwide movement of nearly 65,000 people.


 Vacancy No: 042026
 Section/Unit: HR & Admin
 Grade Level: Level 10/ USD 2,343
 Supervisor: Human Resources Coordinator
 No. of Post: 1
 Duty Station: Port Sudan
 Duration: 6 Months with possibility of extension
 Closing Date: 08 Feb 2026

 
 Background:

Is responsible of ensuring that MSF is a Responsible employer in the mission, supports proper management of HR across the board and assumes full responsibility of all Administrative and legal issues in the Mission.



 
 Duties and responsibilities:

  • Know labour legislation in force in mission country; keep her/himself informed of any amendment made in labour legislation by regularly checking legislation sources and/or regularly meeting with lawyer, other local authorities at this level; 
  • Know all MSF policies, procedures, tools, standards and principles regarding all staff’ (national, international, regional, etc.) working conditions, benefits and remuneration, job profiles and function grids, health coverage, etc., adapts them to the Mission reality and ensures an equitable, efficient, transparent, fair and accountable implementation by all relevant staff throughout the Mission. 
  • Is responsible for the proper implementation and follow up of internal regulations and terms of employment contracts of all national staff, ensuring that all staff is employed in the frame of fair labour conditions, and according to local legislation, MSF HR vision, values and principles. 
  • In close collaboration with HRCo, ensures regular administrative meetings with all staff throughout the mission take place in order to ensure they are aware and respect their rights and duties and to inform them of any change in Labour legislation and general employment framework which may affect them (i.e. legal amendments, changes in local practices, new HR-Admin policies or procedures, amendments to Internal Regulations, etc.). 
  • Is responsible to ensure that all functions and job profiles at Mission level meet with the Mission’s function grid approved by HQ and are aligned with MSF Standard Job Profiles and Function Grid, and that any new function or amendment to an existing one (including significant changes in responsibilities and/or mixing existing functions) are requested in advance to HRCo and HRO/REHUCO for previous validation by HQ. Identifies deviations and shares them with HRCo in order to draw an action plan in case corrections are needed/convenient. 
  • Is responsible to ensure that National Staff remuneration (salary, post adjustments, compensations, final settlements, etc,) and benefits (holidays, leaves, social coverage, health coverage, etc.) meet with the Mission’s salary grid validated by HQ, Internal Regulations and HR policies, ensuring MSF acts as a responsible employer at any time.
  • In close coordination with the Financial Coordinator, ensures fulfillment of national legislation regarding employees’ taxes and social security at Mission level, checks that monthly declaration forms for taxes and employee/employer social security contributions are correct and sends them to the Financial Department. 
  • Informs HRCo in case a legal risk is detected within her/his area of responsibilities and suggests actions to take in order to prevent it. Follows up employees’ claims and keeps HRCo informed at any time. 
  • Ensure that MSF, as an employer, as well as all MSF employees comply with safety and risk prevention measures as stated by local legislation and/or MSF standard policies and procedures.
  • Ensure an efficient filing system (physical and electronic files) of all administrative files at Mission level, granting strict confidentiality of employees’ personal files and other administrative private documents upon request of HRCo, and ensuring preparedness in case of evacuation. 
  • Upon request of the HRCo, maintain regular contact with ministries, national administrations, other MSF sections and other NGOs to improve/keep up to date with administrative practices. 
  • Knows Homère in depth and ensures a proper parameterization, use of the system and quality of data throughout the Mission, being her/himself the Missions’ technical reference in absence of a person specifically in charge of the system. 
  • Ensure, in close collaboration with HRCo and Logistics department, that all international and internal movements in the Mission are properly managed (visas, tickets, per diem when necessary, dates of arrival/departure, etc.), and ensures proper accommodation conditions (i.e. room, food, etc.) by informing all relevant people/departments.
  1. People management 
  • Undertake regular evaluation of the staff under his/her direct supervision if any
  • Ensures accurate diffusion of information to all staff under his/her supervision
  • Being a focal HR person in coordination 
  • In order to ensure the coverage of the human resources needs and maintain high standards of quality, organise and coordinate the activities of team supervised (week’s schedule, annual leave, absences, etc.), communicate with the HR Admin department all relevant information in due time, evaluate performance, define and ensure the needs for training
  • Give regular feedback to the line managers and supervisors, and report directly any issue or incident
  1. Administration and policy implementation 
  • Ensures that all HR and administration staff promotes and maintain confidentiality regarding human resources and administration case and records
  • Full responsible of the monthly mission salaries revision and proper sending of all salaries files to Dep HRCo/ HRCO/ FINCO and HQ database.
  • Coordinates and follow up between the HRCO and the HR Assistants related the arrival of the new arrival and  HR packages related
  • Keeps informed and help spreading information about news or changes in HR policy among capital and HR fields.
  • Upon Dep HRCO/HRCo request, organize and participate on regular staff meeting related administrative issues
  1. Legal
  • Follow up the legal issues occurring between MSF and the employees, seeking external expert upon HRCO request when needed
  • Follow up the update of the litigation file if any
  • Anticipate and / or helps managing potential labour conflicts and conflicts among the team members.
  • Inform the staff of any change in labour legislation and general employment framework
  • Liaise with MSF legal consultant court case related and represent MSF in court if any
  1. Teamwork and others
  • Perform hands on tasks as part of the team whenever required or needed in order to optimize the resources and to contribute with his/her knowledge and experience.
  • Participate in monthly reports according to guidelines.
  • Perform any other HR admin tasks requested from MSF. 

 
 Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:

Education: Degree in administration, Economics, Human Resources, Law, or related studies.

 

Experience: Working experience of at least two years in administration (Manager) and knows

                      salaries/payroll preparations and people management is preferable.

 

Languages: Essential English & Arabic language.

 

Competencies: 

  • People Management.
  • Commitment.
  • Flexibility.
  • Results.
  • Teamwork

 

 


 Interested candidates are requested to send their CV & copy of educational and experience certificates directly to (www.sudanjob.net). Or MSF- Holland- Port Sudan- Hay Almatar- First Degree- Squire 36, Plot# 5.

Required Documents: Motivation letter, updated CV and national ID must be uploaded directly to your application via (www.sudanjob.net). 




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