France: Environmental Project Manager

Sep 19, 2021 | Médecins Sans Frontières
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian medical association, created in 1971, which comes to the aid of sick or injured populations in the context of armed conflicts, epidemics, natural disasters or the exclusion of healthcare. . Today, MSF is present in more than 60 countries around the world.

The Paris Operational Center (OCP) is a group made up of the following 4 MSF sections: American, Australian, French and Japanese.

The OCP is responsible for operations carried out in around 100 projects in 33 countries and for actions linked to these operations: testimony, communication, human resources management, financial management of operations, search for private and institutional funds. The 4 sections coordinate and each provide specific support to the group's operations.

Mission

Mission: Develop the integration of environmental issues within OCP, at all levels: strategic, tactical, operational and cultural.

Your main responsibilities: Under the supervision of the Deputy CEO, initiate, coordinate and support all strategies and tactics related to the implementation of the environmental commitments of the Group Committee, and contribute to the definition of strategic visions and associated work plans . Participate in the construction and implementation of OCP's environmental roadmap.

Context of the function: OCP's awareness of the environmental crisis has increased in recent years. Its 2020-2023 strategic plan contains numerous references to its environmental responsibility and the need to act to reduce its negative external effects and to integrate environmental aspects into its operational and institutional policies. The declaration of the Group Committee voted in January 2020 by the board of directors was the first concrete step in this direction. In June 2021, the first measurements of OCP's carbon footprint were presented to the OCP Group Committee, and the decision was taken to set a reduction target of 50% by 2030.

Description of the main activities:

  • Support to the General Management in the definition of the environmental strategic vision and the roadmap. 
  • Support of all departments in the implementation of their aforementioned roadmap.
  • Internal animation and advocacy
  • Collaborate with the communication department and the GUPA (associative support team) to design, implement and maintain an adequate and sustainable internal communication system (Info point, MyMSF, Souk, newsletters, interviews, etc. )
  • Collaborate with the “Learning and Development” service of the HR department and with the CRASH (internal think tank) to develop and implement content (videos, e-learning, etc.) and events (webinars, conferences, etc.) aiming to raise the level of knowledge within OCP on the subject of the environmental crisis in general, and on its links with humanitarian action.          

Environmental impact audit

  • Carry out the necessary efforts to assess the environmental impact of OCP, in coordination with all the partner departments and sections concerned.
  • Responsibility for creating and updating appropriate reports and dashboards for monitoring results.


Information platform and network

  • Ensure adequate centralization of key information to facilitate access to stakeholders.
  • Share information on environmental issues with the rest of the humanitarian community, through participation in webinars, conferences and direct networking.

Professional skills

  • Masters or higher scientific diploma.
  • Experience in the field of the environment.
  • Field experience with a humanitarian organization.
  • Experience with MSF is preferable.
  • Ease and taste in working in a network with various specialists.

Languages: French and English required.

Specifics of the position

  • Status: Fixed-term position for 1 year, based in Paris, at MSF headquarters, Jaurès metro station.
  • Position to be filled: October 2021.

Type of Contract: CDD

Contract length: 12 months

Salary (€): 44.3K € gross annual over 13 months.

Advantages

  • Restaurant tickets face value 9 € covered at 60% by MSF
  • Mutual 100%
  • 50% transport costs
  • 22 days of RTT per year

Deadline for submitting applications

September 28, 2021

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