Position: Humanitarian Representative to the European Union and NATO
Location: Brussels
Contract: Permanent position - Full-time
Starting date: ASAP
Deadline to Apply: 25 April 2023
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 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. Registered in Switzerland, MSF International provides coordination, information and support to the MSF Movement, as well as implements international projects and initiatives as requested.
II. POSITION BACKGROUND
The Humanitarian Representation Team (HRT) provides support to the MSF operations through linkages and actions to and from external networks (political, humanitarian, medical, and civil society). It is managed by the International Operations Coordinator and Head of Humanitarian Representation (IOHRC) and the deputy Head of HRT. The HRT maintains active relations with its network and continually informs the MSF operations of the relevant analysed information. The HRT influences its network through specific actions for the benefit of the MSF programs and MSF operations’ goals. In carrying out its actions, the HRT responds to direct requests from the operational program managers (desks).
The HRT maintains active and effective internal links to co-ordinate its work. These include the reflection and advocacy centres of the operational sections, the Access campaign and partner sections (regarding their relations with their own host governments and regional networks – eg Canada, Germany, China, Australia, etc.), International President, Secretary General, International Medical Secretary & Medical Co-ordinator, medical working groups and others as necessary. The HRT may interact with the field missions of MSF (HoM-level) in order to improve the overall quality of the support to operations at the request of desks.
II. PLACE IN THE ORGANISATION
Part of the MSF International Office Humanitarian Representation Team (HRT), the Representative to the European Union works under the coordination and supervision of the IOHRC and the Deputy Head of HRT as well as in close link with operations departments of the six MSF operational directorates (Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Geneva, Paris and West Africa), other key advocacy resources of the International Office and the MSF movement.
IV- OBJECTIVES OF THE POSITION
The main objective of this position is to define and implement a strategic, coherent and efficient advocacy & humanitarian diplomacy action towards the European Union institutions, including EU Member States Permanent Representations, European Council, Parliament and NATO in support to MSF's operations. This includes providing relevant analysis on the EU and NATO policies and decisions which could have an impact on MSF’s operations, anticipating potential risks and opportunities.
A second objective is to develop and lead a dialogue with third countries missions to the EU and NATO, as well as with representatives to the EU of non-state actors and opposition groups, UN, ICRC, NGOs/Think-Tanks.
A third objective is to contribute to the MSF’s operations intersection dialogue and as such, the HRT EU representative facilitates, for several agreed countries, regular meetings between MSF’s sections operations managers (“Interdesk meetings”).
V. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Representation to EU
Based on operational realities and under the responsibility and guidance of the IOHRC and the direct line management of the Deputy Head of HRT, the Representative's main function is to define and implement MSF's advocacy/humanitarian diplomacy towards the EU system at large: relevant EU institutions (European Commission, European External Action Service, Council of the EU, European Parliament), third countries diplomatic missions to the EU, representatives to the EU of non-state actors and opposition groups, UN, ICRC, NGOs/Think-Tanks.
Main tasks
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