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 individual training budget & LinkedIn learning licence  
• Employee Assistance Program   
• Wellbeing support & Headspace App   
• Strong culture of diversity and inclusion  
• Career growth & development opportunities  
• Additional leave & purchased leave options   
• Novated lease & retail discount benefits 
• Monthly Friday afternoons off!  
• Plus more!  

Responsibilities of your role  

Reporting to the Head of Domestic HR this newly created role will manage the outsourced payroll function and ensure the effective administration of the Payroll module in the HR Information System (ELMO) for MSF Australia.  

As the operational owner of payroll, you will maintain employee and payroll data integrity and controls, manage payroll processing and review, and support the resolution of payroll and cross-system issues to ensure accurate, compliant and efficient payroll delivery and HR administration throughout the employee lifecycle for approximately 200 domestic and international staff. 

This collaborative role will partner with other managers on strategic systems enhancements, projects and technology improvements, as well as working with other departments on payroll related interfaces with Salesforce and NetSuite.  

What you will bring  

To succeed in this key 3 days per week part-time role you will be confident interpreting employment conditions, payroll requirements and organisation policies to ensure compliant payroll outcomes and escalating complex matters when required.   You are inspired by the opportunity to contribute to a humanitarian organisation and ideally can demonstrate:  

• Tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Business, Commerce or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.  
• Demonstrated experience in HR Operations, payroll administration, or HR advisory/management roles.  
• Experience managing end-to-end employee lifecycle administration, HR records, and HRIS/payroll systems (ELMO HR Core and Payroll highly regarded).  
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment legislation, National Employment Standards, awards, and payroll compliance requirements, including PAYG, Superannuation and Single Touch Payroll.  
• Experience coordinating outsourced payroll providers, including vendor management, performance monitoring, issue resolution, compliance oversight and stakeholder engagement.  
• Proven ability to investigate and resolve payroll and data discrepancies across HR, payroll and finance systems.  
• Sound understanding of payroll data integrity, reconciliations, HR systems, and data governance principles.  
• Demonstrated experience developing procedures, improving business processes, and driving operational efficiencies.  
• Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams. 
• High attention to detail and accuracy in your work 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities 
• An understanding of and alignment with MSF’s mission and values.   

Applications  

Select the apply button and upload your resume and cover letter to be considered for this position.   

Applications will be reviewed on receipt.    

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

In MSF Australia, the following four values form the foundations of our culture: Courage, Integrity, Inclusion and Pragmatism. They guide us in our work every day, driving our behaviour as we approach delivery of our social purpose and vision.   

MSF Australia 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, please call or email MSFA Human Resources on +61 2 8570 2609   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 as part of the  recruitment process for selected candidates. A criminal record will not automatically preclude anyone from the position they have been selected for.