INTERNAL CONTROL- FLYING

Médecins Sans Frontières, founded in 1971, is an international medical humanitarian organization that provides emergency medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or exclusion from health care. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of medical professionals, logistics, administrative and various other professions, all guided by our medical ethics and our principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality.

MSF WaCA, created in 2019, is the first MSF headquarters in Africa, and responds to the desire to reinvent the MSF movement after 50 years of humanitarian actions in the world, for more access to care, more reactivity and proactivity for greater medical coverage of affected populations in the world.

Why join us?

You are preparing to become a member of the MSF family, with over 50 years of emergency medical action that earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.

We are an inclusive organization that considers social and professional well-being a right for all and provides an environment that considers the diversity of each member.

MSF WaCA claims an African anchorage that considers the local expertise with which it contributes to the implementation of its activities and makes each member, a key actor of the new dynamics of the humanitarian action in the world.

Diversity, Inclusion & Safe Recruitment

MSF offers equal recruitment and development opportunities without any form of discrimination based on gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, geographical origin, physical disability or any other discriminatory ground.

Female candidates who meet the requirements are strongly encouraged to apply.

MSF is committed to applying Safe Recruitment principles, ensuring transparent, fair, and respectful recruitment processes that protect candidates, the organization, and its beneficiaries.

Objectives

The Internal Control "flying " (M/F) will contribute to strengthening controls over operational and financial processes in the field and to risk management in order to ensure that MSF's resources (funds, assets, human resources, information, reputation and time) are used optimally, while preventing fraud and complying with standards (policies, procedures, etc.), as well as laws, regulations and contracts.

The Internal Control actively promotes a culture of integrity, ethics and risk management (identification, treatment, documentation/training, monitoring, continuous improvement and communication). He/she raises awareness, encourages and supports coordinators to communicate effectively with all staff, through various means, about MSF's mission, values, major risks, and the importance of standard procedures and their application to reduce risks. He/she also ensures that their proper implementation is regularly monitored to guarantee the continuity of operations and the protection of people (Duty of Care), resources and MSF's reputation. 

Travel to all MSF WaCA missions and projects is necessary to support the implementation of the strategy defined by headquarters, raise awareness and carry out checks in the field. These visits enable close collaboration with local teams to assess the compliance of operations, identify risks specific to the context of each project and ensure rigorous implementation of MSF procedures, while considering the risks specific to each context.

Main responsibilities

In coordination with the internal control manager, during coordination and project trips, train teams from different departments, provide them with tools and methods, and support them in : 

§  Drafting/updating key specific procedures for managing resources specific to the context and associated risks, based on standard procedures,

§  Establish/update specific control lists (who controls what, how, how often) based on mission-specific procedures or points of non-compliance identified during audits, for example.

§  Regularly implement standard (fundamental) controls and specific controls, ensuring that controls are documented and archived

§  Identify, prioritise and implement improvement actions based on risk analyses, control results and incident analyses.

§  Brief staff on the risks of fraud and corruption, particularly managers on their role and the means of preventing, identifying, alerting and reporting cases of corruption.

§  Regularly and directly carry out spot checks on key processes and make recommendations.

§  Help detect and report cases of fraud to head office to propose and implement corrective measures with the relevant supervisors.

§  Monitor the implementation of improvement actions and other recommendations identified locally or addressed following visits from headquarters and/or audits.

§  Facilitate and encourage proactive consultation with the internal control manager and other specialists at headquarters, particularly in matters relating to legal issues, abuse, fraud or non-compliance with controls.

§  Regularly report the results of the various monitoring activities to the Head of Mission on the progress and level of control of key mission risks. He/she does the same with the Head of Internal Control at headquarters (ICM) for advice, support and continuous improvement.

Education

§  Master's degree in auditing, management, international relations, accounting, finance, or equivalent discipline

§  Certification in Internal Auditing (CIA) is a major asset

Competencies

§  Adherence to MSF principles

§  Ethical and professional rigour

§  Ability to write reports and propose solutions/actions

§  Excellent analytical and summarising skills

§  Ability to communicate effectively with the organisation's various stakeholders; diplomacy and teaching skills

§  Autonomy and proactivity, good time management

§  Ability to work within a multicultural and multidisciplinary team

§  Availability, flexibility, mobility

Professional experience required

§  Minimum 5 years of professional experience in an equivalent position

§  (auditor, financial coordinator), including 2 years as an Audit Officer, is required

§  Experience in the West and Central Africa region is required

§  Experience with MSF or any other international NGO is a significant asset.

Languages Skills

§  Working proficiency in English and French Excellent command of French or English with a professional level in the other language

Computer Skills

§  MS Office suite (mainly MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint)

§  Sharepoint

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N.B.: This job description provides a framework for the main responsibilities and primary activities of the position. It is not exhaustive. Therefore, the responsibilities and activities of the position may differ from those described in this job description due to organizational and operational needs.

Deadline: 25th January 2026 18:00 GMT
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.