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Regional Personnel Development Manager
Doctors Without Border -Asia Unit
GENERAL
Number of posts available: 1 full-time
Location: Local position based in Thailand/India with 50% Travel in region
Starting date: Oct/Nov
Availability: 1 year with extension Possibility.
Salary: According to local scale an equivalent to 58,107 Thai Baht (Non-Negotiable) per month with other benefits as per applicable policies (13th Salary, Annual leaves, Relocation allowance etc)
Is responsible for ensuring the HR capacity required, sizing and improving people capabilities, contribution and active participation in order to achieve the Asia Unit missions (India, Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines) goals effectively. This will be done according to DWBT human resources vision and values Responsibilities/Accountabilities
Knows MSF recruitment and development policies, procedures and tools, adapt them to the Mission’s context and ensure an equitable, fair, transparent, efficient and accountable implementation throughout the Mission by all relevant people in the mission
Provide expertise to all people involved in recruitment process on how to lead it properly with the aim of recruiting professionals and people with potentials to be developed.
Ensures alignment with existing policies and provides expert support to coordinators, activity managers and supervisors in recruiting and developing people under their supervision: first screening of CVs, interview methods, content, detection of potentials, best practices, PMS, alignment of development with operational objectives, etc.
Knows MSF induction policies, procedures and tools, adapt them to the Mission’s context and ensure its proper implementation for all newly recruited/arrived staff and for previously hired staff in the Mission who had no access to them when being recruited.
Ensures (together with the coordinator/supervisors/activity manager) that pre-established specific preparation or specific briefings for newly recruited/arrived staff on the basis of the profile sheet received or development plan are properly done in due time.
Ensure that all newly recruited/arrived staff receive a briefing agenda upon recruitment/arrival and that they are properly briefed by her/his hierarchical and functional supervisor (if applicable) and receive all the due information according to the established procedures standard briefing content.
Follow up the quality and impact of whole briefing and induction processes, collects data and suggest improvements to HRCo/Dep HRCo if advisable.
Suggests career paths and support plans for specific persons to HRCo/Dep HRCo and line managers, ensuring a proper liaison with the Operational needs and objectives set, the results of PMS, the training possibilities (local, international, intersectional, regional, etc.) and the potentials identified.
Together with HRCo/Dep HRCo and Training Unit in HQ, contributes to create and implement a mission training policy adapted to each Mission/project in order to respond to the needs identified among the staff, prioritizing those needed to ensure the Operational objectives set.
Together with HRCo/Dep HRCo and Training Unit in HQ, contributes to the identification of training options at local / regional / international / intersectional level, and provide expertise upon request to line managers with regards to the assessment of training needs within the teams they supervise.
In close collaboration with HRCo/Dep HRCo and Training Unit in HQ, ensures proper implementation of the Training Policy, procedures and tools in each Mission/project and support and develop training for Coordinators/supervisors/activity managers (i.e. HR Management, PMS, etc.)
Support and empower administration managers and HR/administration staff of each Mission/project in her/his area of expertise (i.e. recruitment, development, induction, detection of talent, training, etc.)
Provide expertise and support to all coordinators/supervisors/activity managers on how to implement PMS (tool , method, setting up objectives, follow up of action plan and best practices) with the aim to evaluate and develop competencies of the staff they supervise.
Look for synergy/exchanges with other MSF sections and other NGOs in terms of trainings, coachings and other development tools
Shares with HRCo/Dep HRCo all information/suggestions/activities which may have an impact in planning, budget or HR strategies (i.e. suggested career path, requested trainings, development events, mobility, etc.), and does not implement them without previous authorization of HRCo.
Collaborate with HRCo/Dep HRCo in building/updating the annual plan and budget, with regards to her/his area of work and responsibilities.
Contextual Roles and Responsibilities:
Manages for Regional recruitments processses.
Defines, plans and carries out the recruitment and induction program for new projects in the region.
Implements or promotes the use of Tembo in the region.
Responsible for promoting and focal point for regional detachments
Researchs for training opportunities and delivers institutional trainings in the region.
Travels frequently (around 50% of the time) to the project sites in India, Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines.
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Please send your CV and cover letter (in a single PDF file only), with the subject Ref:
Regional personnel Development Manager to msfe-asia-recruitment@barcelona.msf.org latest by September 18, 2022
We are an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women and minority group candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Closing Date : 19 April 2026 (11:59 PM, Bangkok Time)