Procurement Human Resources Project Manager at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

POSITION BACKGROUND

In recent years, there has been a significant development in MSF’s medical and operational activities that has been sustained by an upsurge in MSF’s operational budget and complexity. Every year, approximately half of MSF’s budget is spent in procurement (services and goods).

In line with the MSF Organizational Supply Strategy’s (OSS), the MSF Strategic Procurement Program (MSPP) has been launched in order to intensify collaboration between the different MSF entities and streamline the existing MSF procurement set up, in order to achieve optimal operational efficiency by avoiding duplication, waste and operational complexity.

The ultimate goal of the program is to develop and implement a global, common approach to strategic procurement across all entities (OCs, ESCs and PS) at international, regional and national level.

In parallel MSF is developing ambitious programs to promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) across all entities and at all levels of the organization.

In this frame, and taking into account the recent evolution of the procurement function within MSF, the MSPP will contribute to the development of the MSF procurement workforce able to respond to the increasing operational challenges faced.

PLACE IN THE ORGANISATION

The Procurement HR PM will:

• Report hierarchically to the MSPP manager;
• Collaborate closely with the MSPP team members and the procurement teams in the OCs and ESCs;
• Collaborate closely with the Human Resources departments (administration, recruitment, pool management) and Learning and Development teams of the OCs and ESCs.

OBJECTIVES OF THE POSITION

The objective of the Procurement HR PM is to develop a diverse procurement workforce able to respond to the need for procurement support of our operational activities.

Specific Objectifs:

• Define the competencies dictionary;
• Define the recruitment strategy;
• Design and implement learning & development strategy;
• Design and implement the pool of procurement professionals.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Define the competencies dictionary for Procurement

• Support the HR and procurement teams in defining the requirements for procurement positions;
• Identify the required technical skills and responsibilities per type of position according to the MSF HR function grids and practices;
• Define career path for the MSF procurement community;
• Define the recruitment strategy in close collaboration with the HR departments of the OCs
• Based on the mapping of the current procurement resources and the projections of our future needs, identify the required procurement resources to be hired or developed;
• Define a recruitment strategy which promotes inclusive and equitable recruitment policies and practices in order to hire and develop a diverse procurement workforce and respond to the future procurement needs of MSF;

Design and implement learning & development strategy

• Identify the need of new training to be developed internally or to be sourced outside to build a global procurement training catalogue;
• Identify EDI learning and development tools (for eg. trainings on the impact of unconscious bias and discrimination on supplier diversity);
• Support the design of learning solutions using various methods like e-learning, webinars, on the job training, video learning etc.;
• Ensure accurate deployment of learning solutions as well as implementing and monitoring evaluation of the learning solutions in close collaboration with the learning and development teams of the OCs.

Design and implement the pool of procurement professionals

• Collect the operational needs in short and long term and work out short and longer-term solutions in terms of quantity and competencies in collaboration with pool managers and HR recruitment teams;
• Ensure the diffusion of the field HR demands towards the different actors concerned (Recruitment, Learning and Development teams) and collaborates with them to develop adapted solutions.

Job requirements

Education:

• Master degree in the field of adult learning, social science or equivalent experience.

Experience:

• Over 3 years of experience in human resources roles;
• Experience in Learning and Development including instructional design, learning styles and delivery of web-based content;
• Experience in Human Resources and recruitment in a complex international organization;
• Work experience in MSF is a strong asset.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong Project management skills, ability to handle multiple priorities at one time;
• Excellent analytical skills, strategic thinking and problem-solving skills;
• Proven ability to design, implement, and monitor strategies or processes;
• Able to interact effectively at all levels through excellent communication and negotiation skills;
• Commitment to and evidence of advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in the workplace, and ability to work in a multi-cultural and cross-functional environment.

Languages:

• Fluent spoken and written English, other language(s) (Spanish, Arabic or French) is an asset

Please submit your application by 6th April 2022