About MSF USA | Doctors Without Borders

 

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international organization that provides medical care to the people who need it most. The organization cares for people affected by conflict, disease outbreaks, disasters, and social exclusion in more than 70 countries. MSF offers medical humanitarian assistance solely based on need, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, or politics. Our international project teams include medical, logistical, and administrative staff, most of them hired locally and working with their own communities. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of independence, impartiality, and neutrality. We also bear witness and speak out about the experiences of our colleagues and patients.    MSF USA is one of 24 sections supporting the global movement, primarily through staff recruitment, fundraising, advocacy, and communications. We welcome candidates who bring a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences to join us in working toward MSF’s social mission.  

Role Overview 

The People & Culture Recruiter is responsible for supporting organizational hiring goals by filling open positions with talented and qualified candidates. This role researches, develops, and implements effective recruiting and staffing strategies to attract a diverse pool of qualified and capable talent.

This position is a fixed‑term appointment established to provide leave coverage and is anticipated to conclude on or about December 31, 2026, with responsibilities aligned to ongoing hiring priorities and operational needs during this time.

Department Accountabilities

Organizational Culture & Create a Safe Space

Set and drive transparent goals, targets and ADEI&B initiatives that yield the most significant, scalable, quantifiable, and sustained impact for a more human-centered, engaged, and productive workplace.; building a culture that fosters trust, collaboration high performance, respect, and belonging  among diverse  teams and peoples.

Performance Management & Talent Development-  

Develop and implement policies and processes that provide an integrated, structured approach to individual development planning, performance goal setting, performance feedback, and formal appraisal to meet business needs and to support individuals in realizing their potential. The review is done one time per year after which decisions are taken on whether the employee's pay should be changed or increased.

Employee Engagement  

Create a workplace culture that is engaging and motivating for employees. This involves creating opportunities for employees to connect with each other, providing professional development opportunities, and creating a positive work environment.

Compliance and HR Operations 

Execute and manage P&C operations using predetermined protocols and procedures to achieve specified operational performance standards.

Compensation & Benefits Review 

Designed and administered compensation and benefits packages for staff. This includes setting salaries, providing health insurance and other benefits and managing payroll.

Talent Acquisitions  

Fill permanent or temporary positions within an organization by attracting, shortlisting, selecting, hiring, appointing, and integrating the best-qualified candidates in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Roles Specific Outcomes 

Recruitment 

Work on attracting, shortlisting, selecting, and appointing suitable candidates for mid-level jobs (either permanent or temporary) within an organization. Ensure the hiring and integration of the new employees to the organization.

Candidate Pipeline 

Develop and maintain a candidate pipeline for specialist and management roles, developing a variety of talent attraction and engagement processes and tools. 

Recruitment Campaigns 

Contribute to the creation of recruitment campaigns; identify the characteristics of key candidate target groups; propose channel and media selections and messaging content; design events; draft communications content and agency briefings. 

Screen Candidate Applications 

Carry out online research and telephone interviews and review career histories to validate applications for senior management and executive roles and to screen out those that do not meet key criteria. 

Advance Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion 

Contribute to the management of diversity, equity, and inclusion (D, E, and I) initiatives and research within the organization, providing hi