The various tasks of an administrator are divided into three main areas. These are finance, human resources and administration. Ensuring the proper accounting, budget planning, as well as project controlling are all tasks which belong to the field of finance. In the area of human resources and personnel, the administrator is responsible for the entire personnel management of a project. In particular, it involves adhering to the labour and social regulations of the project country, as well as the payroll and the recruitment and advancement of local staff. Additionally, the administrator is responsible for the following administrative matters: rent, lease or purchase agreements, insurance, travel management, travel, residence and work permits. Typically an administrator is supported by a small team.

Special requirements:

• Completed vocational training and expertise in finance, law or business studies.
• Knowledge in financial matters, controlling, accountancy and budgeting, human resource management.
• Improvisational and negotiating skills.
• Fluency in English and/or French.
• Availability of at least 9 to 12 months.

Based in the capital of the project country, the finance coordinator guarantees that the funds intended for MSF’s medical-humanitarian programs benefit the population. They are responsible for the proper accounting of each project, budget planning, project applications, and for technical finance reports. 
Additionally, the finance coordinator supports the project administrators in financial matters, and is also responsible for human resource management in smaller projects. The finance coordinator works alongside a local team.

Special requirements:

• Completed vocational training and expertise in the area of finance (e.g. business studies).
• Competency in financial matters, controlling, accountancy and budgeting.
• Experience in human resource management.
• Improvisational and negotiating skills.
• Fluency in English and/or French.
• Availability of at least 9 to 12 months.

In the countries where our medical-humanitarian projects take place, we work with a variety of local employees. In particularly large or complex countries, the human resources coordinator ensures the smooth administration and high quality of human resource management. In addition, the human resources coordinator is also responsible for administrative matters, such as rent, lease or purchase agreements, insurance, travel management, and travel, residence and work permits. They are responsible for adherence to labour and social regulations, implementation of MSF internal human resources guidelines, contracts, payroll, preparation of recruitment and advancement plans, contacts with the council and local authorities, implementation and updates of compensation plans, and support to the administrators in their projects. The human resources coordinator works alongside a local team.

Special Requirements:

•  Completed vocational training and expertise in the area of human resources.
• Knowledge of human resources management including labour law, benchmarking, payroll, recruitment, employee development.
• Improvisational and negotiating skills.
• Fluency in English and/or French.
• Availability of at least 9 to 12 months.