Belgium

Candidate profile

•  High school degree
• Bachelor in Social, Anthropological or Paramedical studies is desirable
• An official translator qualification is desirable
  

• 2 years working experience 
• Previous experience with MSF or other NGO is desirable
  

• English is essential
• Arabic or Dari/Pashto is essential
• French, Dutch and Other languages spoken by migrants are desirable

• Autonomous, proactive, flexible
• Good transversal competencies such as cultural awareness, networking and building relationships
• Good personal skill in working in team
• Belgian Driver’s License

Conditions

• 12 months contract - full-time – based in Belgium / Charleroi
• Hospital Insurance (DKV) – Pension Plan –  100% reimbursement for public transport costs
• Starting date : May 2017

Deadline for applications: 17^th of April 2017

Interested candidates should send a cover letter (in French or English) and curriculum vitae by e-mail to Steven Opsomer : Steven.OPSOMER@brussels.msf.org with « cultural mediator » in the subject

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

Context

MSF is planning a pilot project in Belgium targeting asylum seekers and newly arrived refugees (men, women and children) living in accommodation facilities or individual housing. The project aims to decrease morbidity and severity of mental health for the asylum seekers in Belgium with the specific objective to: Mobilise civil society and publicly demonstrate the need for mental health services for asylum seekers by piloting and documenting the efficacy of mental health and primary health services in a defined target population.

MSF plans to implement a Model of Care for mental health activities. The aim is to show that by intervening at an early stage, with not only specialized mental health staff, the mental health for asylum seekers and refugees can improve and reduce the burden of the primary and secondary health care. The project activities will be built on tree pillars: mental health activities – connection and networking with civil society – advocacy. The mental health activities will mainly consist of screening for mental health problems, and offering low threshold activities such as Psychological First Aid (PFA), Psychoeducation, Health Promotion, Group interventions and Individual counseling sessions (e.g. mental health assessment interview before referral). People who are in need of more specialized care will be referred to specialized care. Training and capacity building (e.g. on screening for mental health problems/detection and cultural briefing) will be given to staff at asylum centers, health care staff, schools and volunteers as part of the Model of Care. Care for staff and caretakers will be set up to prevent burnout due to emotional stress.

With a target population of 1000 people for the pilot project, MSF plans to have fixed and mobile teams to cover needs in collective and individual housing. The team composition will consists of Counsellors and Cultural Mediators with support from the Mental Health Manager. The Volunteer Focal Point will connect and network with volunteers from the civil society. The volunteers play an important part in organizing social activities/informing about psychosocial support for the individual and/or the family, in order to avoid worsening of people’s symptoms and stress.

Main purpose of the position

 Make the bridge between MSF and our beneficiaries with the aim to improve the quality of the services offered fostering the removal of linguistic and cultural barriers and improve the access to health care and different services.

Job Profile

• Raise awareness and promote mental health services among beneficiaries using the available tools and information transmitted by the supervisor
• Support the provision of quality services facilitating the communication between beneficiaries and staff (MSF and other) or volunteers by creating a trustful relationship with all counterparts.
• Provides proactively orientation and information to our beneficiaries with regards to the use of the available health care system and the provision of services by other actors.
• Provide health promotion messages on different topics according to the needs defined by the mental health supervisor.
• Provide updated information about the general situation according to the needs defined by the project coordinator. Reflect together with the mental health supervisor and team of MH counsellors to adapt messages to make them culturally acceptable, avoiding misunderstandings.
• Support and brief identified stakeholders in understanding specific aspects of the cultural background of the beneficiaries with whom you have cultural affiliations with the aim to improve the provision of qualitative services.
• Exchange with other cultural mediators and all MSF staff in order to approach each beneficiary in the most appropriate way.
• Share information on a daily basis with your supervisor about certain situations that have caught your attention during the day (stories about violence, ill treatment and particular problems).
• Support translation of MSF internal/external documents into the required languages.

Specific

• Assure the translation between the counsellor/MH supervisor and the client in his/her mother tongue making the words of the mental health professional understandable to the client and vice versa. The individual consultations or group sessions are driven by the counsellor/MH supervisor.
• Ensure that the beneficiaries understand the mental health support offered by the mental health team using the most appropriate vocabulary in order to avoid stigma and facilitating positive coping mechanisms.
• Perform in strict cooperation with the counsellor/MH supervisor, screening, psycho-education group sessions, group counselling as well as individual consultations for identified clients.
• Share with the mental health team, before or after the consultations, important aspects of the cultural background of the beneficiaries to be considered in order to improve the quality of MSF services.
• Apply proactively Psychological First Aid when encountering the beneficiaries in distress and refer to the counsellor/MH supervisor.
• Promote awareness on different health topics using the tools that were developed.
• Collect testimonies and carry out client survey, if requested by your supervisor.
• If requested, accompany clients in case of referrals or in case of follow-up mental health care in order to facilitate the provision of services.
• Collect and update information given and support the creation of Health promotion materials in collaboration with the mental health team.
• Ensure confidentiality and medical/psychological secrecy.
• Support the MH team with the Data Collection.
• Participates in team meetings, trainings and supervision with MH team.
• Participates in care for the caretaker’s sessions.
• Collects feedback from the beneficiary on the implementation and quality of the activity.

• A degree or advanced degree in a relevant field (or equivalent).
• Significant experience (10 years+) working on relevant nature-related policy & business issues.
• Proven experience in people management (5 years+).
• Experience with developing and implementing strategic approaches.
• Fluent in Dutch, French and English.
• A familiarity with working with politicians and business including those at the most senior levels.
• Excellent communication skills for both small meetings and large events.
• A track record of writing and delivering position papers, speeches, and presentations.
• Knowledge of federal & regional regulatory and legislative processes.
• A passion for the future of our Safeguard of our Natural World.

Context

WWF believes in a future where people and nature thrive, so we’re committed to safeguarding the natural world. WWF has teams of experts working in over 100 countries to protect the natural resources that sustain and inspire us: our forests, rivers, oceans, climate, food and wildlife. WWF harnesses the collective power of supporters around the world, communities, companies and governments to create real solutions for people and the planet. 

WWF employs knowledgeable, talented people who are passionate about engaging and inspiring others. People who share our optimism that it’s possible to change the world. People who are determined to make a difference.

Summary

The Policy Director is responsible for coordinating the Policy work of WWF in Belgium. He will be expected to develop the network of WWF with key stakeholders and decision makers and to further develop the positioning of WWF in Belgium by leading and shaping discussions in the Belgian public and create positive change for the Safeguard of our Natural World.

Your role

As Director of Policy, you’ll be member of the Executive team (SMT) and you’ll manage a team of 5+ people. You’ll be accountable for:

 

• developing the strategic approach to achieve WWF’s goals in policy;
• implementing the strategic approach through the development and execution of annual operational plans;
• managing the performance and development of your people and team;
• feeling motivated by the challenge and opportunity of managing people, and holding them accountable for delivery;
• prioritising, adapting and making decisions as necessary in a fast-moving context;
• being able to function as an organisational leader owning responsibility for organisation-wide goals, as well as focusing on the specific priorities of your own role;
• developing public policy positions in collaboration with the members of the team;
• representing WWF in meetings with government officials, companies, roundtables, etc;
• building a network and setting up collaborations with other organisations to advance the policy goals;
• the know-how to influence and persuade policy makers and business leaders.

 

 

  

We offer

• A full-time permanent contract
• An attractive salary package for the sector including meal vouchers, group insurance, health insurance, 100% reimbursement of the costs of public transport ...
• A pleasant working environment in the heart of Brussels, easily accessible by public transport
• The opportunity to contribute to the mission of WWF and to share our values

 

Interested?

Use this link to send us your application.
Deadline for applications: 19/04/2017 

VOTRE PROFIL 

• Formation de niveau universitaire dans les domaines de gestion RH, expérience confirmée de minimum 5 ans dans une fonction à responsabilités similaires.
• Connaissances en droit du travail et en législation sociale 
• Motivation pour le secteur associatif et ouverture aux spécificités de l’associatif
• Sens de l’écoute, facilités de contact et de communication avec la direction et les salariés, aptitudes à la négociation
• Grande probité, discrétion.
• Sens des responsabilités, rigueur et organisation.
• Autonomie et esprit d’initiative.
• Efficacité dans le travail, capacité à gérer plusieurs dossiers de front et à les faire aboutir dans un laps de temps réduit.
• Bonne connaissance "utilisateur" des logiciels informatiques usuels.
• La connaissance de l’anglais et l’espagnol est un plus
• Disposé à effectuer des missions à l’étranger si nécessaire

CONDITIONS ET DÉPÔT DE CANDIDATURE

• Ce poste est basé à Huy, berceau historique d’Iles de Paix. Il s’agit d’un contrat à temps partiel (entre mi-temps et 4/5 temps) à durée indéterminée. 
• Contrat subventionné par la Région wallonne. Ce poste est donc accessible aux candidat-e-s qui sont en possession d’un passeport APE délivré par le Forem (ou peuvent l’être)
• Pour postuler, veuillez envoyer CV, lettre de motivation ainsi que la copie de votre passeport APE à l'adresse suivante jobs@ilesdepaix.org pour le 16 avril 2017 au plus tard, avec pour objet : « Responsable RH + votre nom et prénom »
• Les entretiens sont prévus pour le début du mois de mai. 

2e APPEL à candidatures :

Iles de Paix engage un(e) Responsable des Ressources humaines

CDI –  entre mi-temps et 4/5 temps, basé à Huy

LA FONCTION

En tant que responsable des RH vous serez amené à :

• Développer et entretenir une politique de gestion des ressources humaines dynamique et motivante en adéquation avec les besoins et les moyens de l’association. 
• Concevoir des outils, des systèmes, des processus et veiller à leur amélioration permanente dans toutes les matières qui relèvent de vos compétences.
• Encadrer et former les collaborateurs du siège dans toutes les matières qui relèvent de vos compétences.
• Pour ces matières, représenter l’association auprès des fédérations sectorielles et patronales (groupes de travail Acodev, Feong, etc.)
• Appuyer, conseiller, former les responsables en matière de management

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Professional experience in an FP&A position (min. 5 years)
• MSF Field experience preferred
• Experience with IT systems for finance planning & reporting (ex: TM1, Tagetik) a strong asset
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Experience in project management an asset
• Excellent writing skills, excellent oral communication
• Organised, detail-focused, accurate, problem-solving skills
• Fluent English and French
• Open-end contract (CDI) – full time - Based in HQ (Brussels)
• Hospital Insurance (DKV) - Pension plan – Canteen – reimbursement (100%) for public transportation costs
• Starting : immediate

CONDITIONS

Deadline for Application: April 13th 2017

Interested candidates should send cover letter and Curriculum Vitae, by e-mail to   Recruit.HQ.finance@brussels.msf.org or to Kristina Presis, Finance Department, Rue de l’Arbre Bénit 46, 1050 Brussels

 

CONTEXT

The mission of the Finance Department is to ensure that financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of MSF Belgium and to ensure an optimal use of financial resources.

Within the Finance Department, the Financial Control & Risk Management Unit is responsible for the quality and coherence of the financial information. It is a unit composed by 6 persons who participate actively in the creation, diffusion and development of the management control function at different levels of the organization (HQ & Field). Among others this unit is in charge of developing tools and implementing processes to achieve this objective.

The Financial Control & Risk Management Unit is a key element in the strategy of the Finance Department to ensure an efficient use of resources. Its role is not limited to control only but should cover the promotion and implementation of corrective actions and good practices aiming at improving the performance and efficiency of MSF Belgium.

The Field Tools and Processes Referent reports to the Financial Control & Risks Coordinator. His mission is to ensure that a consistent set of tools and procedures is available to Finance Teams in the field.

To reach this objective, the Field Tools and Processes Referent works closely with the Operational Finance Team, the FAC team and the Risk Management Team in order to ensure that field needs are adressed adequately. He also interacts regularly with the Finance Tools Referent (in charge of field accounting systems and of the technical part of Excel tools) as well as with the Finance Learning Officer.

JOB PROFILE

• Takes part in the Business Intelligence / Corporate Performance Management Tool project for the definition of business needs / requirements

• Leads and coordinates the definition of field financial planning and analysis tools and processes

1. Defines together with the Operational Finance Team and Operational Finance Coordinator the policy, process and methodology for budgeting & forecasting
2. Defines functionalities of budgeting & forecasting tools (project, mission and consolidation of all missions) and ensures alignment of tools with processes; work as a team with the Finance Tools Referent in order to ensure the proper functioning of the tools; work as a team with the Operational Finance Team in order to ensure appropriation of tools by the missions and alignment of tools with needs
3. Liaises with other departments in order to improve collaboration & collection of data needed for financial planning & analysis

• Leads and coordinates the process of designing and updating a consistent set of financial management procedures for the missions

1. Leads the project of definition of minimum standards for field financial management
2. Liaises with the FAC, the Finance Officers and the Risk Management Team in order to ensure the overall consistency of procedures and tools to be implemented in all OCB projects
3. Writes, updates and adapts procedures when necessary

• Supports the Risk Management Team in designing internal control & risk management tools

1. Supports the Risk Management Team in the definition of the business needs / requirements and in the identification of a solution for the new Mission Risk Monitoring Tool

• Leads or provides ad hoc support to other projects and assignments of the Finance Department