Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), or Doctors Without Borders, was founded in 1971 by a group of French doctors and journalists who sought to provide independent, impartial medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, natural disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Today, MSF operates in more than 70 countries, delivering lifesaving services—from emergency surgery and epidemic response to maternal care and mental-health support. Their work has earned global recognition for both medical innovation in crisis zones and their unwavering advocacy for vulnerable populations. For professionals drawn to high-impact humanitarian work, MSF offers a rare opportunity to apply their expertise where it is needed most, guided by principles of neutrality, independence, and medical ethics.
Here are some open vacancies at MSF:
Career Management Team Lead
Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Actively participate in the development, implementation, and execution of MSF EA’s Field HR strategy.
- Lead the development and implementation of the Career Management strategy with guidance of the Head of HR and Admin, ensuring that the CM strategy is well aligned to the vision of HR for MSF EA.
- Lead the development and implementation of annual and mid-year plans for the unit and proactively engage with all stakeholders in institutional reporting activities.
- Develop and implement MSF EA´s career management policy, procedures, framework, and tools.
- Oversee the pool of IMS coordinators and senior leadership positions and ensure they are matched the IMS to the right assignments.
- Support and advise IMS on their future growth and development.
Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Studies, Humanities, HR, or an equivalent qualification from a recognised institution.
- A Master’s degree is desirable.
- Knowledge of ERP is an asset.
- Knowledge of MS Office Tools (PPT, Excel).
At least five (5) years of experience in HR management in the non-profit making sector, international organisation.
- At least two (2) to three (3) years of experience in Career managment areas or Pool management areas in an international context.
- At least one (1) year of experience in managing or leading HR teams in career or pool management areas.
Data Integration Analyst
Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather and share integration and data analysis requirements
- Analyze existing or planned systems, processes, and workflows to identify integration and data optimization opportunities
- Collaborate on and monitor data integration projects, ensuring timelines, quality standards, and business objectives are met
- Document integration processes, data mappings, and system dependencies
- Support troubleshooting and resolution of integration-related issues
- Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and privacy standards
- Work closely with developers, database administrators, and product teams to validate integration logic and performance
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field
- Certifications in systems integration, data analysis, or project coordination are a plus
- Minimum 2 years working in positions with similar scope of work
- Strong understanding of data integration concepts, APIs, ETL processes, and database systems
- Proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI) and programming languages (e.g., SQL, Python, R)
HEAD OF COMMUNICATION (RE-ADVERTISEMENT)
Tasks & Responsibilities:
Define action plans aimed at meeting operational communication needs, seizing public communication opportunities vis-à-vis MSF’s prescribing audiences and promoting the adaptation of MSF communication formats and channels to the evolution of uses,
- Arrange and animate the communication department to guarantee its responsiveness and the complementarity of actions between the development of messages, the production of content and dissemination.
- Ensure the integration of the contributions of the speakers in the elaboration of the MSF speeches (other departments, movement)
- Organize reporting on MSF communication actions with WaCA and the rest of the movement,
- Manage certain projects on your own (campaigns, events, etc.)
Qualifications:
- Excellent Team & project management skills
- Strong in empowering team members by delegating appropriate works
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills based upon excellent skills in active listening, assertive communication, and negotiation.
- Analytical capacity & Identification of strategic priorities
- Agility and ability to use technology.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in one of those fields: public relations, media, communication, or marketing.
- Experience in the Humanitarian field is preferable
- In-depth knowledge of the media and political landscape of West & Central Africa
- Experience with MSF is preferable
HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES & ADMINISTRATION
Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Ensure proper management and quality of personnel administration services.
- Guarantee the integrity, validity and confidentiality of contracts and contractual documents.
- Ensure that contracts under Ivorian law comply with local legislation.
- Set up and monitor administrative mechanisms (job descriptions, probationary periods, evaluations, amendments, etc.).
- Check and validate the payroll for head office staff.
- Be the focal point for all insurance-related issues (renewals, competitive bidding, internal communication).
- Advise managers on team management, legal constraints and adaptation to new regulations.
- Contribute to social dialogue with employees and their representatives.
Qualifications:
Master’s degree in human resources management, Administration, Labour Law or a related field.
- Strong knowledge of the legal framework in West and Central Africa is a major asset.
- Proven experience in change management.
- Demonstrated experience in contract and payroll management.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in HR management, including at least 3 years in a similar role.
- 5 years of experience as an MSF Coordinator strongly desired, or within an international NGO (mandatory).
- Proven experience in administrative management, general services, and travel coordination.
- Excellent command of HRIS tools and the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel (advanced level).
Project Manager – MSF Academy For Healthcare
Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Oversee country-based project management of implementation of in-person learning programs in one or two countries
- Lead and organize the course management of one or two postgraduate diploma courses or online course
- Manage the country team-s (through the respective representative, pedagogical manager or clinical mentor leading the team-s) as well as Tutors & Mentors for the postgraduate diploma course-s
- Engage with MSF Country Coordinators, Medical Coordinators and Human Resources (HR) / Learning and Development (L&D) Coordinators for briefings and debriefings, as well as engage with the concerned stakeholders of the respective Operational Centers
- Engage with external stakeholders such as Ministry of Health (MoH), Medical Councils, Universities, and suppliers
- Work in close collaboration with the relevant MSF Academy technical referents (nursing, maternity and/or outpatient care, ward supervision, pediatrics, pedagogical approaches and Monitoring Evaluation Accountability & Learning (MEAL)
Qualifications:
Higher education in healthcare, Development or Humanitarian assistance
Minimum 5 years of Project Management experience, preferably with previous MSF experience
Experience in team management is mandatory
Good understanding of information knowledge management as well as ‘Monitoring & Evaluation’
Experience in medical learning or in curriculum development is an asset
Internal audit and risk management intern
Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Organise meetings with various stakeholders
- Assist with document collection
- Help define audit scope (pre-readings, financial pre-analysis)
- When required, assist with the selection of external providers and with contract management
- Complete basic audit tests
- Assist in drafting and formatting internal audit reports
- Conduct preliminary analysis to elaborate the annual plan for field audits
- Contribute to drafting the annual internal audit report
- Assist in the development and update of internal communication and training materials on risk management.
- Contribute to the mapping and documentation of risks across key organisational processes (supporting teams in identifying, describing, and recording risks in risk registers).
Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing higher education or completing a cycle of higher education (ideally end of a Master’s degree) in a relevant area (e.g. audit, internal control, risk management, finance or a related subject)
- Eligible for an internship agreement with a third party
- Fluency in English and French (oral and written) Excellent knowledge of Microsoft 365 environment, SharePoint, sway, teams etc. knowledge of Microsoft power platforms (BI, Automate, Flow) is an advantage
- Analytical and synthesis skills.
- Strong organisational skills and ability to shift between various tasks.
- Ability to multitask, work in Interest in the humanitarian sector and alignment with MSF’s values
- Ability to work in a multicultural environment
- Desired experience in associative and/or humanitarian environments
Pro Tip
Before applying, identify one specific MSF project that aligns with your technical skills—then read the organisation’s public field reports from that location. Referencing real operational challenges (e.g., supply-chain bottlenecks in remote missions or infection-control issues in outbreak settings) in your application shows you understand the realities of MSF’s work and signals readiness for field deployment.
MSF remains one of the world’s most respected humanitarian actors—effective, principled, and deeply committed to delivering care where it is least accessible. If you are motivated by meaningful, high-stakes work that demands both professional excellence and human compassion, MSF offers an extraordinary platform to make a tangible difference. Explore their current opportunities at MSF Careers Website and consider taking the next step toward joining a mission that saves lives every day.
