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MSF International

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Home Office, Schweiz

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Geschrieben von:

Lena Schneider

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Beschreibung

Title:
International Operations and Humanitarian Representation Coordinator

Location:
MSF office in CET time zone, geographic proximity to Operational Directorates preferred

Contract:
Permanent, full-time (expected commitment minimum 3 years)

Start date:
May 2023

Deadline to apply:5 February 2023

Reporting to:
Secretary General
I. MSF INTERNATIONAL

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, healthcare exclusion and natural disasters.

MSF offers assistance to people based only on need and irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation.

MSF International is the legal entity that binds MSF's 24 sections, 25 associations and other offices together.

II. POSITION BACKGROUND

The MSF International has five key roles: to promote coordination between MSF entities and international platforms; to ensure transparent exchange of information and intentions for informed decision-making and accountability; to facilitate and promote coherent common representation towards external actors and institutions, donors and the general public; to provide visibility and ensure accountability of international projects, activities and decisions; to act as the Secretariat to the International Board.

The role of the International Operations and Humanitarian Representation Coordinator (IOHRC), makes a strategic contribution to the roles related to Coordination between MSF entities and platforms, and external representation.

The international platforms are places where strategic discussions occur on the evolution of MSF, the challenges and opportunities we encounter and how to address them collectively.

Among them, the MedOp (platform of Medical Directors and Directors of Operations), the DirMed (platform of Medical Directors) and the RIOD (platform of Directors of Operations) play a key role in leading and coordinating the medico-operational practices across the Operational Directorates (ODs).

The RIOD aims at ensuring a relevant and coordinated leadership of field operations and overall strategic orientations of the MSF Movement.

It is the core international platform for sharing and debating operational practices, positioning and perspectives, as well as proactively providing leadership and guidance on MSF operational challenges.

The IOHRC chairs the RIOD on behalf of the Secretary General (SG).

Together with the Secretary General (SG) and the International Medical Secretary (IMS) they play a central role in ensuring strategic coordination between the international platforms.

The IOHRC also leads the International Humanitarian Representation Team (HRT) Secretariat and network, providing support to the MSF operations through linkages and actions to and from external networks (political, humanitarian, medical, and civil society).

In the context of the MSF movement's transformation, increasing complexity and growing number of stakeholders, the role of the IOHRC will become key in ensuring the RIOD's leadership strategic engagement with internal stakeholders and international platforms, on relevant institutional processes and initiatives and in driving discussions on larger, long-term strategic initiatives, often leading their adoption and implementation.

III. PLACE IN THE ORGANISATION

The IOHRC reports to the Secretary General of MSF International and is a member of the MSF International Management Team.

S/He chairs the RIOD and leads the HRT global team, directly managing a team composed of:

Deputy IOHRC, with delegation to directly manage the HRT Secretariat, composed of the Humanitarian Representatives to Geneva, UN, EU/NATO, AU/Africa CDC, ASEAN, East & Central Africa, MENA, UK and US.
The Inter-OD Agreement Security Project Manager
RIOD Officer
HRT Assistant
For HRT staff based in partners sections, the IOHRC will take a collaborative approach to their management with relevant interlocutors in those sections.

The IOHRC will maintain close functionality with the International President (IP), the International Medical Secretary (IMS), the International Medical Coordinator (IMC), the International Communication Coordinator (ICC) and other International Office Coordinators.

And works in tandem with the SG and IMS to ensure coherence with key platforms, including, but not limited to the Core ExCom, and the MedOps

IV. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The IOHRC is a connector and bridge-builder on strategic issues and stakeholders.

1) Chair of the RIOD

The IOHRC will prepare and chair meetings of the RIOD in order to reach the objectives as defined in the TORs of the platform in the Executive Governance.

This includes but is not limited to:

In consultation and collaboration with other members, leads in the agenda and priority setting of the RIOD, and in doing so coordinates with other key platforms, to ensure topics are d