Head of Advisory Unit Human Resources Management

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is a private, non-governmental, humanitarian organisation that provides medical aid in over 70 countries worldwide. Our head office is in Berlin. Here, you will work with over 350 employees in various departments every day to support people in need. Our organisational culture is based on diversity, cooperation and accountability - regardless of ethnic origin and nationality, gender and gender identity, physical and mental abilities, religion and ideology, age, sexual orientation and social background or marital status.The purpose of the Head of Unit position is to provide leadership and managerial direction to the unit within its given mandate and to actively contribute to the leadership of the organisation. Together with the other Heads of Units, the Head of Advisory Unit and the Head of Department, the incumbent forms the Department Management Team responsible for planning and achieving our social mission contribution and the departmental strategic goals as effectively and efficiently as possible. You Will As a team member, you will support our projects on site - without actually being there. You will be responsible for the following tasks:Contribute in developing and implementing the department's strategy, setting annual objectives, plans, budgets, and resource allocations to align with MSF’s strategic goalsHelp to drive innovation, and develop strategies leveraging new methods, technologies, and approachesLead projects with strategic impliations within the department and/or across the organisationDrive the transition towards data-informed HR practices, developing and maintaining systems, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms that provide actionable insights for strategic workforce planning and organisational decision-makingOptimise processes, knowledge management and info sharing, oversee development of needs assessment framework for operational unitsGive strategic guidance and supervise the further improvement of HR policies and changes with high impact for MSF-Gernany officesDevelop the skills of employees through regular feedback, conduct development dialogues and annual employee appraisalsCreate a healthy working atmosphere in the team through your leadership behaviour You Have The following professional qualifications and personal qualities are important to us:Significant experience within the area human resources, change management and/or project managementA minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar position with leading teams, and guiding and providing support services to peer group unitsExperience supporting strategy development, its revision as well as translation into annual plans and concrete measuresAbility to implement and advance process and knowledge management and appreciation of existing structures and achievements, while driving their further developmentWell-developed communication and interpersonal skills with proficient communication in either English or GermanGood understanding how process and information and knowledge management can be implemented to advance services to be efficient and effectiveGood understanding of digitalization processes or interfaces of different systems, experience with IT projects is an assetAffintiy to work with data, experience in HR controlling is an advantage Our Offer Hard factsFrom 4.740 € to max. 5.999 € starting salary (for full-time employment) + 13th monthly salary30 days holiday plus days off on 24. and 31.12.Life BalanceFlexible working hours and part-time modelMobile working with presence in our office depending on work requirements incl. technical equipmentWork from another European country for up to 6 weeks a yearSabbaticalNice to haveOffice: kitchens, fruit/snacks, drinks, modern equipmentJob ticket or Deutschlandticket subsidyUrban Sports MembershipBicycle cellarand much moreTrainingsChoice of various further training opportunitiesAccess to e-learning platformsOffers/topic weeks on mental health, well-being and EDICoaching Does that sound good? Then become part of our team. We look forward to receiving your application.