Legal Project Manager - Administrative Framework of Missions at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

OBJECTIVES OF THE POSITION

The objectives of the position are to provide general legal support, advice and guidance to the OCs (HQ and field teams) with regards to contracts, construction, relation with suppliers, project MOU and insurance, as well as to support the OC legal advisors within the ILD.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide general legal support, advice and guidance at intersectional and OC levels on issues regarding its perimeter of activities;
• Alert the ILD director regarding challenges and obstacles in the implementation of the strategies and provide solutions;
• Guarantee the elaboration and implementation of legal strategy in its domain of activities;
• Contribute to the coherence and synergy between its domain activities and those managed by the Project Manager Legal and Administrative framework of mission;
• Ensure the development and implementation of tools in support of the desks, field teams and HQ teams (template, guidelines, memos, etc.)
• Lead and be a force of proposal in the implementation of legal projects;
• Actively participate to appropriate MSF platforms in link with his/her domain of activities (working groups, steering committees…);
• Recruit, manage, advise, support, federate the team and develop the skills of the legal advisors within Unit 4, in close collaboration with the other 
• Unit 4 Project manager;
• Ensure the team's contribution to cross-units and intersection projects;
• Train the desks and field teams of the different OCs in its areas of expertise.

Job requirements

• Qualified lawyer in commercial/business law (at least Master degree)
• Experience (more than 5 years) in commercial/ contractual matter in the humanitarian/private sector at international level.
• MSF or humanitarian experience is a clear asset
• Rigor and ability to adapt to different legal systems, sense of priorities and of organization;
• Solution-oriented and ability to translate an operational negotiation in legal language;
• Strong ability to manage and federate multicultural team, and very good communication skills;
• Capacity for autonomy and force of proposition;
• French and English speaking.

Deadline to apply: 16 October 2022