We are looking for a new People Director

Læger uden Grænser / Médecins Sans Frontières Denmark (MSF) in Denmark is looking for a new People Director with consolidated experiences within HR Leadership in an International Organization.

Main purpose

The main purpose of the People Director position is to support, develop and help MSF Denmark to take tangible steps towards our goal to “become the best place to work” by working actively with our One-office mindset, our intention to keep a truly flexible workspace with focus on hybrid, and a strong commitment to developing hands-on tools and support to people managers.

The People Director acts as a role model and supports our aim to strengthen MSF Denmark’s people’s leadership in being:

• Understanding of the individual- and team needs (empathic).
• Visible, accessible, transparent, and communicative.
• Empowering and strengthening the individual & the team competencies.
• Willing to address conflict and other difficult situations in and out of the team.
• Visionary and able to rally the cause/subscribe to the common vision.
• Inclusive in the decision-making processes whilst able to take difficult decisions when needed.
• Able and encouraging to lead and work autonomously, by ensuring a high level of knowledge regarding our overall strategy and our values.
• Displaying a high level of trust in colleagues.

Core responsibilities and tasks

As a member of the Management Team (MT)

• Responsible for the People strategy and plan.
• Responsible for the development of a new learning and development plan for staff and volunteers in the DK office.
• Ensures a match between people’s (development) and the organization’s needs to reach its social mission.
• Actively support MSF Denmark’s efforts to increase equity, diversity, and inclusiveness.
• Actively contribute to transversal discussions, and actively support transversal decision-making.

As Director of the HR Department

• Putting the development of people and the development of new areas at the centre.
• Responsible for the overall running of the HR department; including the Field HR and Psychosocial support, HR admin, HQ and volunteer staff, hosted positions, etc.
• Ensures MSF Denmark guidelines, policies and protocols are in place accordingly to international regulations and Danish labour law, with support from the HR Advisor, to ensure that MSF Denmark acts as a responsible employer.
• Designs and co-designs, implements, and adopts the People and HR strategies, in alignment with the MSF DK strategic plan as well as the HR strategies of the international MSF movement, ensuring its contribution to overall objectives and alignment with the values and principles of the organization.
• Has the ability to support the recruitment of International Mobile Staff as well as Office staff.
• Ensure a strong and complete induction and onboarding of all staff, as well as debriefings and off-boarding of all staff.
• Addressing the challenges of supporting individual needs in a way that supports a high level of cooperation.
• Actively working with collaborative and transversal support, as well as the development of people’s leadership in a truly Hybrid workspace.
• Has the competencies and interest to lead process optimization of HR administrative tasks as well as system optimization.
• Defines the Organizations’ policies in terms of salary, retribution, social benefits, and salary grid and post classification.

At international level

• Collaborates with HR Directors of other MSF sections.
• Participates in regular meetings with HR Directors from other sections.
• Ensures the representation of the HR department in international HR working groups.
• Participates in HR Directors coordination meetings across countries to proactively support major processes for the full HR management cycle and take part in specific HR projects.
• (Co) Leads international HR project(s) together with the international HR coordinator and other HR Director(s) in the movement.

Qualifications

Education:

• University degree. Post-degree in human resources or equivalent theoretical education would be a plus.

Experiences:

Essential:

• Consolidated experience with HR leadership positions in an international organization (including a strong capacity for human resources management).
• Previous Cross-cultural experiences and transversal competencies.

Desirable:

• Consolidated experience in humanitarian aid (minimum 3 years) will be desirable, preferably with Médecins Sans Frontières.
• Knowledge and experience in change management.
• Knowledge of Danish labour law is an asset.

Skills:

Fluent in English is a requirement, Danish and/or French is an added advantage.

Desired competencies

• Builds team and collaborative spirit and promotes changes, which favor integrating behaviors.
• Ability to set frames and lead by example.
• Strong experience and knowledge in value-driven leadership.
• Has a long-term perspective on servicing the organization and stakeholders.
• High flexibility and resilience with the ability to cope in stressful situations.
• Analytical and strategic thinking to set priorities, interpret data and best practices, and analyze and facilitate decision-making.
• Humanitarian motivation and commitment to MSF and taking actions to promote principles and social action.

You can expect:

To be a part of a highly motivated and well-functioning management team, where we aim to work truly transversal, with a strong focus on something we call the “One-office” mindset.

Why? Because we have learned that sharing competencies and discussing how we use our resources on an overall level, rather than on a departmental level, creates a high degree of efficiency in everything we do. Your department consists of 5 strong professionals, responsible for the full palette of HR tasks, such as recruitment, development, administration, and payroll. A dedicated group of volunteers works with specially assigned tasks, on a daily basis.

Your base will be in our office at Strandlodsvej, Copenhagen S, but as we work with a high degree of flexibility, we welcome applicants from different areas. Close vicinity of Copenhagen is not a top priority.

How to apply:

To apply please send your CV and a cover letter to [email protected].

Any questions you may have, please call our General Director, Malin Palmér +4526219937.

We would like you to start as soon as possible, and therefore we will arrange interviews with relevant candidates on a first come basis.

Ansøgningsfrist / Application Deadline: 30. april 2023

Send din ansøgning til / Send your application to: [email protected]

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We go where the need is greatest, regardless of who our patients are and where they come from. We are committed to our principles of neutrality, impartiality and independence and bear witness to what we see while providing medical care to the people we assist.

In 1999, we received the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of our work.

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