Career Manager (CM) - International Human Resources Team

Applications will be accepted until 09:00am EDT on Friday, September 11, 2026

At the core of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Canada’s identity is a commitment to medical ethics, independence, neutrality, and impartiality. We go where people’s medical needs are greatest. These ideals have driven every aspect of our work – from medical care and logistical coordination, to finance and communications – since MSF was established in 1971.

As a key member of the International HR Unit, the Career Manager is a human resources specialist that creates value to MSF operations and is central to the International Mobile Staff (IMS) experience. Occupying a partner-oriented position, this role is dedicated to the career development of a pool of 75 to 100 active professionals who occupy various international operational positions as specialists, team leaders and country-level senior managers.

Each Career Manager provides IMS with career development counselling, training options, tools, and support to reach their full potential within the organisation. They also research and coordinate work opportunities for IMS in alignment with the strategic plan of MSF Canada, vision of the Human Resources Department, and HR needs of the MSF Operational Entities (OEs).

Career Managers work in collaboration with Recruiters, OE Pool Managers, OE Learning & Development units, HR Administrators and various other counterparts across the MSF movement.

Our values:

Our work is guided by the humanitarian principles of impartiality, neutrality, and independence, rooted in universal medical ethics.

We bring these principles to life through the way we treat each other, work, and relate to the global MSF movement:

• Respect, Integrity, Inclusion – fostering a workplace grounded in equity and belonging

• Discovery, Learning, Boldness – embracing curiosity, innovation, and courageous action

• Impact, Transformation, Shared Responsibility – driving meaningful change and collective accountability

These values shape our culture and guide everything we do to uphold MSF’s social mission.

MSF Canada is looking for someone who will be responsible for the following:

• Plan, support and advise on the professional development and individual growth of Canadian International Mobile Staff (IMS) within the global MSF organisation

• Assert the Duty of Care of the organisation toward IMS in all aspects and steps of their career with MSF

• Build and maintain a healthy HR pyramid that fulfils the organisation’s needs of today and tomorrow

• Provide support and guidance to other MSF Canada and OE departments involved with IMS employee life cycle management

• Participate actively in the induction of newly recruited IMS

• Participate in the maintenance of MSF Canada International HR tools, policies and procedures pertaining to the management and development of IMS and develop new ones when required.

• Analyze and scale IMS external work experiences according to the MSF International Grading Framework

• Ensure compliance of our contracts and procedures for IMS with MSF-Canada and MSF International HR policies

• Promote connectiveness to the social mission among MSF Canada employees; by identifying and facilitating access to IMS with relevant experiences for BBLs, webinars, communications, media or fund-raising purposes

• Participate in the International HR department reporting and planning

• Contribute to a healthy working environment at MSF Canada and in MSF’s mission

A detailed job description is available HERE.

The successful candidate will bring to MSF Canada:

Talent Management & development skills

• Possess a keen eye for spotting high potential talents

• Understand the IMS deep motivations and ambitions in their career

Ability to build trust and relationships

• Understand the mechanic of interactions between key stakeholders in the placement process, considering the inherent international dimension (cross-cultural, time zones, several level of decision-making)

Emotional intelligence

• Demonstrate capacity to be aware of, control and express one’s emotions and the ability to recognize emotions in others

• Handle interpersonal relationship judiciously and empathetically to forge trusted & sustainable relationships with IMS at individual levels

Comprehensive vision of MSF structure

• Understand the inner workings, various structures, cultures and distribution of powers within MSF as a whole, and apply this knowledge to best support IMS and to address the many HR challenges of the movement

• Be able to explain MSF structure, culture, and values in a clear and understandable way

• Understands the mechanics of the interactions between MSF entities (missions, projects, OEs & partner sections)

Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum 2 years of MSF (or similar INGO) international experience, ideally in Coordination roles

• Prior experience in talent management, preferably in an international setting or with a diverse team

• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate, understand, and empathize with others

• Demonstrated computer skills, including MS Office applications

Education, Certifications, and Languages

• Fluency in French and English is required

• University Degree/Diploma in Human Resources Management or related work experience

Working conditions:

• Hybrid model: a minimum 40% presence in an MSF Canada officer per week.

• Regular hours Monday to Friday (9 a.m.–5 p.m., core hours 10 a.m.–3 p.m.); occasional evenings or weekends.

• Open-concept office environment with modern workspace.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive group insurance (health, dental, life, AD&D, prescriptions, etc.)

• 5% RRSP contribution (no matching required)

• 4 weeks’ vacation annually

• Health Spending Accounts

• Flexible work hours

• Annual Professional Development budget

• Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada; MSF Canada is not able to support or relocate candidates from outside Canada.

Vacancy notice

This posting is for a an existing position and is not intended to create an ongoing candidate pool for future openings. Qualified applications will be individually assessed for this role only.

AI disclosure statement

We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically screen or select candidates for interview. AI may be used in the hiring process to assist our recruitment team by:

· Summarizing recruiter or hiring manager notes, and

· Conducting limited keyword searches for specific job‑related criteria.

However, every application is reviewed by a qualified human to assess transferable or similar experience, regardless of any AI‑assisted preliminaries.

Safeguarding

MSF is committed to preventing abuse, inappropriate behavior, lack of integrity and financial misconduct in its work and care spaces. MSF expects all staff to share this commitment and promote an environment where abuse and misconduct is not tolerated.

Accessibility

Any questions or concerns regarding accommodation and accessibility may be addressed to Human Resources.