Interim Head of Manson Unit Resources

Medecins Sans Frontieres; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 68,000; Full time

Job summary

A humanitarian organization is seeking a Head of Manson Unit Resources to lead strategic initiatives and team development. This full time role involves managing a £4 million budget and collaboration across teams, requiring strong qualifications in Business Administration and extensive experience in senior management roles. The position is hybrid based in London, emphasizing organizational demand and communication skills. This diverse and inclusive workplace also offers a commitment to staff welfare and organizational values.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Business Administration at senior management level.
• Ability to identify key issues and adapt solutions.
• Previous line management experience.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic planning and implementation of activities.
• Manage business portfolio and partnership management.
• Lead capacity management and team development.

Skills

Business Administration experience

Budget planning and financial management

Event management experience

Fluent English communication

Competency with MS Office suite

Attention to detail

Personal organization and self-management

Education

Qualification in Business Administration

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Company Description

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) provides life‑saving emergency relief and longer‑term medical care to some of the most vulnerable and excluded communities around the world. As an independent medical humanitarian organisation, we deliver care based only on need, regardless of ethnic origin, gender, religion or political affiliation.

MSF relies on donations from private individuals and organisations for the majority of its income. This private funding gives MSF the freedom to respond where needs are greatest and to speak out publicly, free from any political interference.

MSF has around 67,000 local and international staff working in over 70 countries, in some of the most challenging places in the world. Our medical humanitarian projects are supported by offices in 44 countries, including the UK and Ireland. These teams recruit staff, organise fundraising, and raise awareness on the humanitarian crises our colleagues are witnessing, as well as running different and diverse support activities. MSF offices are spread across Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa and Australasia.

At MSF UK/IE, we support MSF's operations by building relationships with our supporters, increasing awareness of our work, raising funds, providing specialist medical expertise, ensuring MSF staff have access to relevant higher education programmes, catalysing change on medical humanitarian issues, and recruiting field staff. MSF UK/IE personnel are dynamic, hard‑working, enthusiastic and committed to MSF's values and aims. In addition, MSF continues to build upon its presence in Ireland to become a widely recognised, accepted and respected humanitarian organisation among Irish audiences, and within the Irish humanitarian and political sector.

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Position

A great opportunity to join a dynamic team and be the person who brings clarity, calm, and great teamwork to MSF UK's everyday medical operational support.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Mon‑Fri

Duration: 12‑months FTC

Location: London – hybrid, 2 days per week in London office (to include Wednesdays)

Salary: £67,505.20 per annum

Job Purpose:

The Head of Manson Unit Resources (HoMU) will support the DoMU and Deputy DoMU with strategic planning and implementation of activities. The HoMU will lead on the vision and strategy of the Manson Unit to include capacity management and team development.

Working collaboratively with the DoMU and the DDoMU, the HoMU will manage business portfolio and partnership management and contract negotiation; financial forecasting, management, and reporting, with a budget of £4 million.

Please download the full job and person specification below for further details.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• A recognised qualification or equivalent experience in Business Administration.
• Extensive experience of Business Administration working at senior management level in a complex, international and geographically dispersed organisation, to include knowledge of general business practices.
• Demonstrable experience of budget planning and financial management.
• Ability to proactively identify key issues, think ahead, anticipate needs, and use judgement to adapt solutions to meet situational needs.
• Demonstrable event management experience – in person and virtual.
• Fluency in written and spoken English with ability to communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing, face‑to‑face and over the telephone at all levels.
• High level of competency with the MS Office suite (e.g. Outlook SharePoint, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and experience in the practical use of personal IT equipment. The ability to effectively collaborate and communicate within a hybrid working environment utilising Teams, SharePoint, One Drive and Yammer.
• Experience of drafting correspondence and other documents on behalf of senior executives.
• Excellent attention to detail to ensure high quality work.
• A high degree of personal organisation and self‑management with proven ability to work under pressure and across time zones.
• Previous line management experience.
• Good understanding of people management, policies, and procedures in order to effectively partner with the people departments.
• A general understanding of external trends affecting the sector in which MSF works.

Desirable

• A degree or qualification in Business Administration or equivalent.
• Previous experience or understanding of the NGO sector.

Other information

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply on our website by submitting a copy of your CV together with a letter of motivation (please upload as one document) by the closing date.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Recruitment timetable:

• Closing date for applications: this is a rolling vacancy; we reserve the right to close applications early once a qualified candidate has been identified.
• First round interviews: interviews will be held on a rolling basis.
• Projected Start Date: ASAP

Accessibility

We are committed to removing barriers for people with specific accessibility needs. If you need an adjustment to the recruitment process to be considered for the role, please let us know by contacting [email protected]

Examples of adjustments we can make:

• offering you an alternative if you are unable to use our online application system
• providing necessary information, such as the job description or assessment materials, in an alternate format
• allowing you to have someone with you during an interview, for example, a Sign Language interpreter.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We are a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive organisation. MSF UK thrives when everyone feels comfortable bringing their best self to work. We celebrate difference, whilst striving to create an environment where colleagues feel respected and valued for their unique potential. We are committed to our values on equity, diversity, and inclusion. Please read our Equality & Diversity policy for more information.

MSF UK is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from all sections of our diverse community.

Safeguarding

MSF UK/IE is dedicated to safeguarding everyone who comes into contact with the organisation, for whatever reason and however brief. All posts are subject to safer recruitment processes which include robust reference requests, scrutiny of employment history and, where applicable, criminal record and barring checks.

Our safeguarding commitment is underpinned by policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the organisation. On joining MSF UK/IE you will be required to attend safeguarding training to ensure responsibility for and maintaining safe working practice and to safeguard our teams, beneficiaries, and communities.

Right to work in the UK

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Employment sponsorship may be considered for this role Please click here to check whether you have the right to work in the UK.

For questions, issues or further information, please contact [email protected].

We look forward to receiving your application!