Responsable Cellule 4 F/H

The Responsable Cellule 4 F/H is responsible for managing their team and the operations of their cell under the hierarchical supervision of a Deputy Director of Operations. The role involves contributing to strategy and policy definition, supervising missions and thematic areas, managing teams, piloting budgets, and representing MSF within their scope.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the definition of strategy and operational policies of MSF-OCP, including participation in CA and Group Committee meetings.
• Develop regional and/or thematic strategies.
• Establish project justification and define objectives.
• Supervise missions and thematic areas of the cell ensuring relevance, quality, and proper implementation of field projects.
• Analyze intervention country contexts (medical, political, security, taxation, labor law, etc.) and propose adapted operations.
• Define and continuously adjust organization and resources for mission deployment and implementation steps.
• Adapt team composition unless otherwise advised.
• Provide support to Mission Chiefs including politicization of technical dossiers and negotiation of intervention space.
• Make decisions based on constraints and risk assessment.
• Ensure compliance with team security procedures in the field.
• Ensure application of policies (abuse, medical-social personnel, HR, etc.) and deployment of tools.
• Ensure proper information flow between Operations Directorate, other departments, field, and within teams.
• Conduct briefings, debriefings, and assessments within the cell.
• Act as a key interlocutor with support department heads.
• Propose public communications.
• Report to the Deputy Director of Operations.
• Manage teams hierarchically including recruitment, supervision, support, motivation, and skills development.
• Set orientations and define individual and collective objectives, evaluate work.
• Ensure cell contribution to transversal projects.
• Validate coordination post assignments with HR support.
• Participate in defining and delivering training and evaluations.
• Manage and monitor the cell's operational budget.
• Ensure institutional fundraising, achievement of objectives, and compliance with donor contracts.
• Represent and promote MSF interests within their scope.
• Ensure coordination and information flow with all internal and external actors.

Requirements

• Experience significant as a Chef·fe de Mission or Coordinateur·rice Médical·e as well as experience as a Responsable de cellule Adjoint·e.
• Very good mastery of project management.
• Very good mastery of team management techniques.
• Leadership skills.
• Sense of dialogue.
• Listening quality.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Anticipation quality.
• Ability to identify strategic and operational priorities.
• Ability to find solutions and make decisions.
• French and English at minimum C1 level.

Skills

• Project Management
• Team Management
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Operational Planning
• Decision Making
• Budget Management
• Mission Coordination
• Policy Development
• Stakeholder Representation

Languages

French, English