Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian aid organization that provides assistance in more than 60 countries to populations in distress, to victims of natural or manmade disasters and to victims of armed conflicts, without discrimination and irrespective of origin, religion, creed or political affiliation. To develop this work, the Human Resources is looking for a:
Tembo MSF Project Manager (m/f/x)
CONTEXT
Médecins Sans Frontières is an international independent medical-humanitarian organization, which offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.
MSF is a civil society initiative that brings together individuals committed to the assistance of other human beings in crisis. As such MSF is by choice an association.
Each individual working with MSF does it out of conviction and is ready to uphold the values and principles of MSF.
The MSF movement is built around five operational directorates supported by MSF’s 21 sections, 24 associations and other offices together worldwide. MSF Operational Centre Brussels (OCB) is one of those directorates.
In 2020, the Tembo Transformational Investment Programme was award the possibility to scale-up the successful early deployments of a personal learning and development environment (PLDE) – a learning approach and system that helps learners to take control and manage their own learning and, therefore, their own development (known as Tembo).
TEMBO helps MSF staff to solve their immediate needs, and at the same time offer effective means to boost their motivation and develop knowledge and competencies for their professional future, in a versatile way. This is being implemented across the organisation through cultural change and a mindful effort to diminish or eliminate those barriers that prevent our people from learning and developing themselves effectively. TEMBO offers staff a technical solution, strategies and tools to enhance their control over their own learning and development.
After almost four years of investments developing the grounds of the project and learning from the initial pilots, the program is in the middle of the phase of adoption and scaling-up the use of TEMBO in all operational centres (OCs) and their field projects.
JOB PROFILE
We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate who has experience in leading and managing projects, to work within the OCB People Development Hub and toghether with TEMBO program manager, who will build long-term positive relationships with Operational Centers (OCs), with the Tembo Program and promote and represent the needs of OCB.
The OCB Tembo Project Manager manages the coordination with parallel projects and inside and outside of MSF OCB.
• Defines, implements and adapts the Tembo OCB project strategy.
• Delivers and plans Tembo OCB project strategy in coordination with other OC key stakeholders.
• Coordinate OCB specific projects to ensure holistic approach to delivery.
• Coordinate OC key stakeholders to ensure they positively contribute to OCB Tembo strategic goals
• Coordinates interlocution with Operations and other support departments for the field deployment.
• Ensures that risks to OCB adoption of Tembo are identified, assessed and controlled, escalating them to TEMBO Program manager when needed.
• Ensures overall assurance of the project - which it remains on target and within budget that the project will be completed within its agreed tolerances.
• Contributes to the overall TEMBO program and coordinates with other TEMBO project managers.
• Build long-term positive relationships with OCs and Tembo as the reliable point of contact for OCB
• Facilitates and supports the chair for OCB Tembo Steerign Committee
• Assists with generating new ideas and identifies opportunities for greater engagement with Tembo and OCB.
• Addresses concerns and coordinates the response between the Program and OCB.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
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ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
• Experience in Project Management in humanitarian organization (at least one full cycle project; 3-5 years)
• Knowledge of MSF
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Problem-solving attitude and aptitude for fostering positive relationships
• Teamwork and leadership skills and a user-oriented mind-set
• English
• Adherence to MSF principles and to our managerial values: Respect, Transparency, Integrity, Accountability, Trust, Empowerment
• Adherence to the MSF Behavioural Commitments
DESIREABLE CRITERIA
• Humanitarian Field experience in coordination positions
• Experience in OCB
• Experience in change management
• Skills in the use of project management IT tools
• Experience in HR / L&D
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in technology enhanced learning projects
• Practical knowledge of process management and definition methodologies
• French
CONDITIONS
- Contract type: fixed-term contact (until December 2021 with possibility of extension until end of Program TIC 2) – full-time – Location: ideally Brussels
- Hospital insurance (DKV) - Pension plan - Canteen - 100% reimbursement for public transportation costs **
- Starting date: ASAP