Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or exclusion from healthcare. MSF’s actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of impartiality, independence, and neutrality.  

Benefits of working with MSF Australia

• Flexible & hybrid working arrangements  
• Salary packaging plus insurance benefits & allowances 
• Annual salary review
• Annual performance review
• Annual personal training budget & LinkedIn learning Licence
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Meditation & wellbeing classes & Headspace membership
• Strong culture of diversity and inclusion
• Career growth & development opportunities
• Additional leave & purchased leave options 
• Novated lease & flair benefits
• Monthly Friday afternoons off!
• Plus more!

Responsibilities of your role

Reporting to the Head of International HR, this new role will design, implement and evaluate training and development programs for Australian and New Zealand Internationally Mobile Staff (IMS) and will build tailored learning solutions that cover the complex operational and developmental needs of MSF.   

Your expertise in workforce development will enhance the capacity of our IMS to operate in various global projects, foster motivation, promote professional autonomy and create mobility opportunities. Accountabilities will include strategy, annual planning and budget management; Learning plan development and delivery; people development through career path and mobility; and engagement across the MSF movement.

As a champion for L&D, this management position will work closely with internal IHR team members and liaise with L&D focal points across APAC and MSF Operating Centres globally to integrate best practice and share resources.

What you will bring

To be successful in this collaborative role, you’ll enjoy innovating with training delivery methods and prioritising learning needs in a low resource environment.   You will thrive in the humanitarian aid sector and ideally can demonstrate: 

• Qualifications in HR, Education or Business Administration
• Experience in L&D strategy and expertise with both L&D design and implementation preferably in a not-for-profit or NGO.  
• Knowledge of training delivery methods and adult learning principles.
• Proficient understanding of the needs of IMS, and MSF experience will be highly regarded.
• Proven ability to build relationships and manage expectations and navigate the challenges of a cross-cultural, multilingual environment.
• High level of organisation and competency managing projects, priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal communications and presentation skills.

Applications

Select the Apply button and upload your resume and cover letter via the MSFA Careers Portal. Applications will be reviewed on receipt.

For more information, see the link to the Job Description or contact the MSFA Talent Acquisition team with any questions via MSFAOfficeRecruitment@sydney.msf.org   

At MSF Australia, we believe the following five values form the foundations of our culture – Transparency, Respect, Understanding of Diversity, Stepping In and CollaboraTion. 

We value T.R.U.S.T as an essential element to how we operate and believe that these organisation values flow from this trust that we build. 

MSF Australia (MSFA) is committed to developing diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace and fostering a culture of belonging for all our staff. We believe that a diverse workforce helps us better achieve our social mission of providing aid without agenda. We strongly encourage First Nations peoples, people from LGBTQIA+ communities, people from diverse cultures and language groups, and people who live with a disability to apply. We invite all requests for a reasonable adjustment to the recruitment process if this will support your application. For more information, call or email MSFA Human Resources on +61 2 8570 609   MSFAOfficeRecruitment@sydney.msf.org

MSF Australia has a Child Protection Policy and COVID-19 vaccination policy in place, all employees are required to comply with these policies. 

In support of the Child Protection Policy, a criminal background check will be required during the recruitment process for selected candidates. A criminal record will not automatically preclude anyone from the position they have been selected for.