Belgium

Candidate profile

• Knowledge and at least three years’ experience working in a national or international aid agency (NGO) , preferably both at headquarters and in the field is required;
• Advanced law degree;
• Minimum three, preferably five years’ experience working in a bilateral and/or multilateral context;
• Experience in employment law related issues;
• Practice of Belgium law is an asset;
• Rigor and ability to adapt to different legal systems, sense of priorities and of organization;
• Ability to translate an operational negotiation in legal language;
• Adhere to our managerial values: Respect, Transparency, Integrity, Accountability, Trust, Empowerment;
• French and English speaking.

We offer

• Long-term contract - Full time - Based in Brussels (Ixelles) with visits on the field
• Hospital insurance (DKV) - pension plan - canteen - 100% reimbursement for public transport costs
• Starting date:  January 2018.

Deadline for applications: 7 December 2017

Curriculum Vitae and covering letter to be sent by e-mail to Recruit-HQ-DG@brussels.msf.org  with “legal advisor” in the subject.

 

Context

Under the hierarchical supervision of OCB General Direction and the functional supervision of the Head of the International Legal Department, the Legal Advisor is responsible for assisting operations/field missions in managing and preventing legal risk in relation to: Human Resources, Duty of Care, Incidents (including road accidents, medical incidents, and other serious events), as well as manage mutualized legal resources and support the OCB HQ with various field-related issues.

As an organisation that employs over 35,000 national field staff, the legal advisor is responsible for assisting MSF operations/field missions in elaborating solutions in line with the Employment Law of the various countries of MSF operations as well as MSF’s Human Resources policies.

(S)he works in a team with other legal advisors of the Movement to ensure harmonious solutions and equivalent quality between the different sections. Based on his/her legal analysis, (s)he proposes an annual action plan tailored to the needs of the section and contributes to the identification and resolution of intersectional legal issues as a team with other legal advisors and with the International Legal Director.

(S)he is a member of the International Legal Department HR Working Group, of which (s)he is foreseen to take the lead.

Job Profile

S(he) will be charged with the following responsibilities

70% dedicated to the Prevention and Management of Legal Risk

• Employment Law and Field Human Resources, which includes
• Collective HR = Internal Regulations and field policies: updates and country openings, support for the definition / writing of HR field policies and contracts, development of tools;
• Individual HR = case management and litigation;
• Possible evolution: ‘Responsable de domaine RH’ for the entire International Legal Department ;
• Incidents / Road Accidents;
• Incidents / Attacks on property and persons: robberies, seizures of vehicles, etc.;
• Medical practice and incidents : medical registration, qualifications of medical personnel, management of medical incidents cases;
• Litigation: definition of legal strategies, follow-up of cases, assignment of legal resources, and provision of an annual overall assessment of the OCB missions’ litigation risk and prescription of mitigations measures.

15% dedicated to the management of shared field legal resources

• Field lawyers and litigation as ‘Responsable de domaine’ for the entire International Legal Department: validation, contractualisation, pooling of resources, data reporting and data analysis on litigation, creation and dissemination of monitoring tools;
• Management of OCB's pool of field legal advisors.
  

15% dedicated to HQ support

Focal point for HQ issues (such as HR, associative governance, admin/finance, etc.), the Legal Advisor is in charge of receiving the request, assessing the technicity of the issue to then either manage the issue directly or identify the right person inside the Legal team or the external pro bono lawyers to provide the service.

Others

• Provide timely legal support on topics assigned by the DG;
• Participate in crisis management teams;
• Participate in the definition of the Legal Department’s strategy and develop annual work plan and objectives in conformity with the Department’s goals.

• Bonne capacité d'analyse, de synthèse et de rédaction 
• Vision critique, sensibilité aux droits humains et à l’égalité des chances
• Intérêt marqué pour les secteurs d'activité de Midnimo (LGBT, Europe, Afrique) 
• Goût et talent pour la communication et l'organisation d'événements 
• Capacité à travailler efficacement dans l'urgence 
• Grande autonomie, rigueur et respect des délais 
• Maîtrise des outils Facebook, Twitter et autres outils de communication 
• Curiosité, humanisme, ouverture d'esprit et envie d'apprendre 
• Atouts : gestion d'un site internet (Wordpress) / connaissance du secteur LGBT 

Infos pratiques

• Stage non rémunéré (avec prise en charge de frais et autres avantages) 
• Disponibilité immédiate (ou rapide) 
• 4/5 temps 
• Durée : entre 3 et 6 mois 

Pour postuler

Pour postuler, nous vous invitons à nous envoyer (dimitriverdonck@gmail.com) :  

• un cv 
• 5 raisons pour lesquelles vous souhaitez nous rejoindre
• un avis sur notre site web (www.midnimo.eu) et/ou quelques lignes de commentaires à propos d’un article de votre choix (relatif à la question LGBT) 

• Rédaction (analyses, rapports, articles et communiqués) 
• Recherche, analyse, échange et traitement d’informations relatives au secteur LGBT bruxellois 
• Conclusion, suivi de partenariats (acteurs locaux bruxellois) et suivi régulier avec la Ville de Bruxelles 
• Organisation de rencontres et de séminaires au niveau local 
• Organisation de visites de travail à Lille, Paris et Montpellier 
• Recherche de financement 
• Mobilisation citoyenne 
• Toute activité liée au fonctionnement d'une asbl 

Candidate profile

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in HR management position
• MSF experience is a condition
• Experiences or strong interest in HR development programs.
• Analyzing, planning, organization and reporting skills
• Word, Excel are mandatory; HR.net & Homere are an asset.
• Good oral and written communication in English and French
• Behavioral flexibility: ability to work in team, high level of maturity in interpersonal relationships, flexibility.
• An interest in international and humanitarian issues
• Adhere to our managerial values: Respect, Transparency, Integrity, Accountability, Trust, Empowerment

Conditions

• Based in HQ (Brussels) with field visits (minimum twice a year)
• Open-ended contract, full-time, based in Brussels with travels to the field and in Europe
• Hospitalization insurance – Supplementary pension – Canteen – Reimbursement of 100 % public transport costs
• Available to start ideally by mid of January 2017

Deadline for applications before 1st of December 2017

Interested candidates should send a letter of motivation and curriculum vitae by e-mail to Delphine Evrard, Recruit-HQ-Operations@brussels.msf.org, with the following reference: “Hospital Management HR”

Context

The Hospital Management Unit (HMU) is a multidisciplinary, interdepartmental team, set up within the Operational Department. In order to manage hospitals in their proper context and in coherence with OCB strategic objectives, the HMU has a transverse role with respect to the different Cells making up the Operational Department, and therefore depends on each of them for guidance on strategy and context.

The HMU develops expertise in hospital management and, in close collaboration with supporting departments, provides operational support for the team managing the hospitals in its portfolio. For all these issues this Unit is the direct interface between HQ and the field. Each member has responsibility for a specific topic under the supervision of the Unit's coordinator (hierarchical link) with a functional link to the coordinator of the corresponding department (functional link). Within the Unit, the HR Department is represented by the Hospital Management HR Referent.

A Steering Committee, consisting of representatives of the Operational, Medical, HR and Logistic Departments, sets out the strategic and operational axes for the Unit's intervention (including hospitals for which it is responsible) and evaluates its operation.

The Hospital Management HR Referent (HMHRR) is responsible within the Unit for ensuring the development of HR management expertise in OCB's hospitals and providing support for HR management at the various hospitals in the portfolio. The HMHRR is moreover the guarantor of the coherence and quality of HR responses to the operational requirements of hospitals in the portfolio.

Job Profile

1. The HMHRR participates in the development of hospital management expertise in OCB, particularly as concerns expertise in HR management, in close collaboration with the HR Department at HQ.

The HMHRR participates :

• In the development of a horizontal hospital management policy : set up, organisation methods, evaluation mechanisms,...
• In the development, both at HQ and in the field, of HR with expertise in hospital  management, particularly by establishing training programmes, coaching and outside collaboration.
• Development and coordination of management and support tools (protocols, guidelines, specialised software, data management, etc …) for managers in hospitals.
  

2. The HMHRR participates in new pilot projects.

The HMHRR may, as the Steering Committee chooses, participate in establishing new projects, more specifically:

• (Pre)feasibility study, in collaboration with the Mission and the Cell.
• Support for the team implementing the new project.

3. The HMHRR has an operational role vis-à-vis hospital.

The HMHRR has a direct supporting role with the hospital's management team, particularly the hospital's HR Director, for problems connected with management and organisation:

• Development of HR strategy contextualised to the specific requirements of the hospital and its annual revision.
• Supervision of the quality of correct use of HR for movement and appropriateness of resources with the hospital. The HMHRR participates in the joint effort required to create the institution's appropriate HR pyramid for field posts.
• Supervision of the quality of set ups in hospitals.
• Development requirements at LnD level.
• Management of expatriates :
  • Guaranteeing the quality of post vacancies relative to expatriate positions.
  • Participating in the selection of expatriates for hospitals in the portfolio.
  • Contributing to national staff detachment initiatives.

• Management tools: respect and contextualised application of MSF HR principles, policies, procedures and tools with a view to optimal efficiency. The HMHRR is the guarantor of their coherence and sustainability. The HMHRR is responsible for having any exceptions or variations validated by the HRO coordinator or the Exception Committee.

The HMHRR is moreover responsible for:

• The HR budget of hospitals in the portfolio and guarantor of HR commitments at AROs.
• The quality of induction process for expatriates before they arrive at a mission as well as their debriefing at the end of the mission.

In coordination with other members of the Unit, the HHRM participates in the preparation of master plans, in collaboration with relevant people in the hospital, coordination and other HQ departments.

For all these issues and whenever necessary, the HHRM collaborates with, and is the interface of, key contacts in the HR Department.

Furthermore, for any issue having a legal and/or contextual impact, the HHRM reports to the HRCo of the mission concerned.

4. The HMHRR participates in the setting up and development of a Pool of HR profiles capable of having a specific responsibility in Hospital Team Management, in collaboration with Career and Pool Managers. The HMHRR therefore :

• Participates in recruitment to the Hospital Management Team and evaluation of its HR profiles.
• Identifies training requirements for these profiles.
• Increases mobility between resources of the various hospitals in the Unit's portfolio (national and international staff).

5. The HMHRR is responsible for HR information and data management at Unit level:

• The HMHRR ensures that HR information and reports on hospitals are compiled and distributed to the relevant bodies.
• The HMHRR ensures that such information is analysed and that any measures and actions to be adopted are followed up.
• The HMHRR participates in hospitals' budgetary analysis and follow up.

6. The HMHRR participates in the development of external partnership arrangements, in collaboration with the various supporting departments, so as to reinforce OCB's hospital management expertise.

7. The HMHRR participates in evaluation and control missions, in close collaboration with members of the Unit and HQ supporting departments. The HMHRR therefore participates in :

• Development of methodology, evaluation tools, and qualitative and quantitative indicators for hospital management.
• Organisation of visits to evaluate procedures and organisation at OCB hospitals.

Profiel en temperament: U bent jong, met minimum 2 jaar professionele ervaring. U bent gepassioneerd. U wil de uitdaging aangaan om het nieuwe platform op de sporen te zetten. U staat achter de filosofie van Echos Communication en u werkt graag in team. U bent autonoom, extravert en creatief, heeft interesse voor psychologie en antropologie en u beschikt over een goede algemene cultuur. Nederlands is uw moedertaal, en u bent tweetalig Nederlands/Frans. Kennis van het Engels en van sociale media zijn eveneens noodzakelijke profielvereisten.   U heeft een vlotte pen en beheerst schrijf- en webillustratietechnieken. U kan vlot overweg met videomontage om fragmenten via internet te kunnen verspreiden. Google Analytics en webreferentietechnieken hebben geen geheimen voor u. Een sterke aantrekking tot nieuwe technologieën en innovatie, nieuwsgierigheid, enthousiasme en een feilloze Nederlandse spelling, geven u een streepje voor. Echos Communication : Uw werkplek is in Louvain la Neuve, de maatschappelijke zetel van de ngo. De interne communicatietaal is Frans, maar alle teamleden begrijpen Nederlands. Voltijds contract van onbepaalde duur. Opleiding: webjournalistiek, communicatie of gelijkaardig Salaris: 2000€ bruto /maand + maaltijdcheques + DKV hospitalisatieverzekering APE-paspoort

Begin van het contract: zo snel mogelijk

 

Indien u geïnteresseerd bent, gelieve een motivatiebrief en CV te sturen naar Miguel de Clerck, Directeur, op het volgende adres: miguel@echoscommunication.org vóór  15 november 2017

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