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Participating in an information session is mandatory for all applicants.
The information session is designed to answer your open questions and to help you identify the right moment for your application. The online information session is hosted by members of the Austrian recruiting team, together with an experienced field staff member. Our goal is to give you a comprehensive insight into the professional and personal skills needed to work with MSF. 

At the end of the info session, you will receive the details to our online-application tool Click through our self-assessment to check whether you meet all the requirements. We'll be happy to receive your application three to six months before you're available.

Within one month after the confirmation of receipt, the recruiting team of MSF Austria will contact you.

Our selection process includes an interview and several individual and group tasks. Applicants from non-medical professions must first pass a professional test.

After successfully completing the assessment center, we plan your participation in a preparation course. There you will receive a general, practice-oriented insight into the field work as well as comprehensive information about the structures and processes of Médecins Sans Frontières as an international, humanitarian organization.

Depending on the needs in the areas of operation, your time availability and your professional profile, the search for a suitable project position can take different lengths of time. This is where your flexibility is put to test once again!  As soon as you have a concrete offer from us and agree to it, preparations for the departure (visa, vaccinations, briefings, etc.) can begin. 

After comprehensive briefings about your assignment country, the project, your specific area of responsibility on site as well as current safety precautions, your assignment can start.  

Details about contract and insurances can be found here.