Human Resource Assistant At Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international, private, non-governmental, non-profit humanitarian organization.
Our organization offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters, to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.
- We have been working in Nigeria since February 1996.
- A Memorandum of Understanding between Medecins Sans Frontieres and the Federal Government of Nigeria facilitates this.
- MSF-OCA employees are guided by a Code of Conduct which aims to strengthen and support ethical cultures throughout MSF-OCA, based on the core values that guide our medical humanitarian mission.
We are looking to fill a HR Assistant position in our Gummi Emergency Nutrition Response Project, Zamfara State
Job title: Human Resource Assistant
Duty Station: Gummi, Zamfara State
Job Type: 12 Months Definite Contract (with possibility of extension)
Publication Date: November 2025
Deadline for Applications: 14 November 2025 (5:00PM)
Requirements (Qualifications)
To apply for this role, Applicants MUST meet the following criteria:
Education:
- Desirable finance, business or administration related Degree
Experience:
- 2 years experience minimum as HR Assistant. Desirable experience in MSF or other NGOs in developing countries.
Languages:
- Mission language and local language essential.
- Spoken Hausa is essential
- Main objective and responsibility of the position
Execute administrative, HR and legal related tasks to support the Project HR Manager following MSF standards and procedures, in order to ensure legal compliance and to realize the HR capacity required to achieve project objectives
General Accountabilities
Under supervision of the Project HR Manager managing personal files in order to ensure accuracy, compliance and on time payments.
- Updating the HR database and personal files to facilitate HR processes management.
Updating Social security Tax office files in order to meet legal requirements including specific amendments when necessary in order to ensure local labour and fiscal law compliance
- Preparing employment contracts in conformity with legal requirements including specific amendments when necessary in order to ensure local labour and fiscal law compliance.
- Preparing monthly pay slips for all staff, editing and updating the necessary data, in order to ensure the punctuality and accuracy of staff payroll.
- Following up of all expiring rental contract dates and inform the Administration Manager in order to leave enough time to arrange a renewal or look for some other alternative
Making all administrative information available to the staff (posting, meetings, etc.), supporting the Project HR Manager in translating documents into local language and assisting in meetings upon request.
- Cover the Finance Assistant when s/he on annual leave
- Additional HR/ Administrative tasks delegated by the Project HR Manager
- Supports the mission with the implementation of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)activities
- Ensures MSF colleagues in Gummi project are sensitized on DEI matters
In close collaboration with the HR Manager, plans supports all Learning aspects of the employee development cy-cle:, induction processes, individual and team development training plans, performance evaluations, rele-vant as-pects of recruitment, as well as communication about and upkeep of Learning tools and opportunities.
Application Process
Please use this link:
to submit your application form.
- To complete your application, please email your Cover Letter, latest Curriculum Vitae (CV) and photocopies of only
necessary credentials as one document with telephone contact details (daytime) to:
with the subject of the email – HR ASSISTANT
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