Total Rewards Advisor

MSF is an international, independent medical humanitarian organization. We are a non-profit, self-governed worldwide movement of more than 63,000 people.

We provide emergency medical assistance during armed conflict, natural disasters, outbreaks of deadly diseases and assist those who are excluded from healthcare. MSF delivers care based on need and when we see injustice, we speak out. We are an organization that remains impartial, knowledgeable, and effective, and this is what makes the difference between life and death.

People are our priority. At Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/ ArtsenzonderGrenzen, we are committed to an inclusive culture that encourages and supports the diverse voices of our employees.   We encourage diverse applicants including individuals of all gender identities, ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, races, religions, beliefs, social and marital status, people with different abilities and all other diversity characteristics and how they work together.

With immediate effect, MSF-Netherlands is looking for a:

Total Rewards Advisor (100%)

8-month maternity leave cover

(Open to hire in countries with MSF contracting offices)

For a maternity leave cover, the Amsterdam office is looking for a The Total Reward Advisor. The candidate will closely follow the 2025 salary review of the MSF country programmes and will provide expert advice in the field of Rewards.

Main responsibilities: 

Strategic Reward Advice

• Influencing Senior Management on worldwide strategic decisions in the Total Reward area.

• Build-up the MSF Rewards strategy supported by operational insight, calculations, scenario assessment, risk/benefits analysis. 

• Define MSF Reward set-up, enable informed discussion on proposals, and support the decision-making process at the IDRH, ExCom, MT and other stakeholder platforms.

• Finding optimal solutions in the harmonization of MSF approach to different staff categories in line with the diversity and inclusion principles and the Global workforce goal. 

Technical Expertise:

• Forecast trends by performing macroeconomic and microeconomic analysis. 

• Being able to work with poor or missing economic data and finding coherent alternative solutions.

• Being able to balance data, law requirements and staff expectations.

• Finding optimal solutions in the event of economic and social crisis, in line with both economic data and the security contest of the country (shortage of local currency, hyperinflation, deflation, fall in exchange rate, etc).

• Revising Salary Grids, providing budget simulations, validate results of salary benchmarks.

Policy Process

• You will be responsible to propose and elaborate new guidelines, policies and procedures for MSF globally.

• You will be supervising the adaptation of approved regulations in local contexts and design contractual package for all staff categories.

Candidate profile:

• Minimum 3-5 yearsexperience in HR

• Abletoworkindependently

• Excellent organizingandcommunication skills  

• Professional HR qualification  

• Fluency in English bothverbalandwritten    

• Knowledge of modern HR challengesand best practices is essential (e.g. teleworking, change management)

Competences

• Analytical thinking

• Strategic vision

• Results and quality orientation

• Teamwork and cooperation

We offer   

An 8-month employment contract from February1st, 2024, based on 40 hours per week. 

A gross monthly salary range between4,085 and 5,624 euro depending on relevant work experience, based on a fulltime appointment (if based in the Netherlands).    

Other benefits include:  

• 30 days off (based on a full - time employment) 

• A premium free pension where MSF covers 100% of the monthly pension contribution 

• 8% holiday allowance paid out with the salary in May 

• Discounted daily lunch at the office 

• Commuting allowance (terms and conditions apply) & work from home allowance 

• An environment that fosters diversity, with colleagues from around the world representing various cultures and background 

• Annual personal development budget 

• L&D will support you with a variety of learning and development opportunities with internal and external trainings and courses