ASSOCIATION NETWORK MANAGER

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.

We Are Looking for: ASSOCIATION NETWORK MANAGER

Department: General Directorate

Direct Manager: Board President

Functional Manager: Board President

Working %: 100%

Position Based in: Abidjan, HQ

Mobility: All WaCA’s Interventions Zones

Type of Contract: Fixed-Term Contract under Ivorian law; Renewable

Position to be filled: As Soon As Possible

Main responsibilities

Association Life and Dynamics

§  Responsible for the stimulation of associative dynamics within the region.

§  Build and strengthen regional associative networks to achieve strong associative connections with local communities, peers and other MSF entities.

§  Identify members and manage membership database in accordance with legal and institutional requirements.

§  Lead and manage efficiently a well-established network of representations of MSF – WaCA Association in the region, including working with Asso Dynamic Managers, other MSF entities (Associations and missions) and the overall MSF Movement.

§  Develop and implement all Associative engagement related strategies and plans.

§  Jointly responsible for ensuring meaningful discussions through the organization and implementation of all associative events.

§  Foster meaningful membership engagement encourages members to take ownership of the Association and take part in the governance process in MSF.

§  Ensure that key activities, issues and development of the MSF Movement, MSF WaCA and local community are kept track of by the Association and the Board.

Responsible for organizing and animating Associative events

§  Event organization (implementation, planning, communication line, invitation drafting, link with other participating MSF departments or external entities, etc.)

§  Draft articles or feedback on events – for TAG, website, newsletters or other

§  Management of event collaborators and participants

§  Provide statistics and overall analysis on the organized event yearly

§  Associative events budget controlling

Other responsibilities

§  Develop online exchanges on the MSF-WaCA Association channels: creation of content, webinar organization

§  Participates and provides support to MSF-WaCA General Assembly and Board meeting organization

§  Conducts associative briefings / debriefings – awareness and understanding of MSF

§  Translation of texts, proofreading of texts for associative communication (French, English)

§  Participating in the organization of FADS

§  Support of other departments through the associative network

Education

§  Bachelor’s degree

§  Communication and interpersonal skills.

Competencies

§  Genuine interest in, understanding of and commitment to the humanitarian principles, social mission, operations, and challenges of MSF

§  Excellent communication skills including public speaking, networking, cross-cultural awareness and sound knowledge of using communication tools

§  A self-starter with stress tolerance, flexibility ability to handle large volumes of work, and track multiple projects and support multiple groups or activities at any one time

§  Flexibility to work additional/out hours as necessary to fulfil the requirements of the role and willingness to travel

§  Knowledge of, and interest in volunteers’ engagement and the values of non-governmental organization

Professional experience required

§  5 years working experience in NGO preferably in database management, internal communications or relevant areas; including 3 years MSF experience mandatory

§  2 years experiences as mandatory project/activity manager

§  Active experience as MSF Asso Member (any Asso entity) is mandatory

§  Proven experience in international event planning and technical support to meetings and events

Languages Skills

§  Working proficiency in English and French (Mandatory)

Computer Skills

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

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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: February 03rd 2025 18:00 GMT
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.