Work with us
What it's like to work with MSF
MSF is a large team of men and women with different nationalities and work profiles that complement each other when it comes to providing humanitarian aid where it is most needed. These people, with enthusiasm for and commitment to MSF's work, carry out paid work with the possibility of undergoing training and continuing in the organisation, whether in the projects we carry out in the field, at our headquarters in Barcelona or in one of our regional offices in Spain, or in face-to-face fundraising on the street.
Work in the field
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Anaesthetists
To work with us as an anaesthetist, you must be flexible enough to work in isolated contexts and with other staff who often have little training. In addition to working in the operating room, our anaesthetists are responsible for studying the surgical needs, following up patients and training locally hired staff.
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Doctors
The work our doctors do is the backbone of MSF’s action. Their task is to meet the medical needs of the population, by providing direct care of patients and training and supervision of locally hired staff.
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Finance and Human Resources Managers (Administrators)
The administrative organisation of a project includes tasks ranging from managing employee contracts to writing job profiles. On the financial side, the Fin/HR manager is in charge of monitoring the accounts, treasury management and drafting the monthly financial report, among other things.
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Gynaecologists
Gynaecologists are increasingly in demand on MSF projects. To work for us as a gynaecologist, you need be prepared to work with limited resources, in isolated contexts and with other staff who sometimes have little training.
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Logisticians
The logistician is a key position for all MSF projects and entails a range of responsibilities that cover all the activities related to non-medical assistance. The logistician is in charge of the planning, coordination and supervision of all logistical activities.
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Midwives
Our midwives work in different cultural contexts and have to be able to adapt to the ways of the local community and the reality of the reproductive lives of women there.
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Nurses
Our nursing staff must be able to train and supervise a large number of people and work in very different types of projects: vaccination campaigns, mother-and-child health programmes, assisting displaced populations that are fleeing conflicts, etc.
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Paediatricians
Our paediatricians plan, organise and evaluate paediatric activities in close collaboration with the country's healthcare staff working at MSF intervention sites. These facilities can include primary healthcare centres, clinics or hospitals.
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Project coordinators
The project coordinator is part of MSF's coordination team in any of the countries where we operate. You will ensure the correct implementation and management of the activities and resources, in accordance with the objectives set out for each project, as well as their everyday management.
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Psychologists - psychiatrists - mental health specialists
Our psychologists, psychiatrists and mental health specialists work on both emergency and regular projects. The diversity of our projects calls for profiles with a wide range of skills and experience.
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Surgeons
Surgeons are increasingly in demand in MSF projects. Resources in operating rooms can be limited (in some cases there is not even an x-ray machine) and many of the operations we perform are on patients who have been victims of armed conflict and of violence, although we also work in other contexts.
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Pharmacists
Pharmacists ensure the best practices in managing medicines and medical equipment, as well as compliance with national rules. They are responsible for the quality, relevance and proper coordination of the drug supply chain, including the storage, distribution and ordering of medicines and medical equipment.
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Other professionals
Health promotors, community engagement specialists, anthropologists, epidemiologists, communications officers, humanitarian affairs specialists… at MSF we also look for these other professional profiles.