Join MSF OCG as a Project Manager - TIC Energy Monitoring Platform!

We are looking for passionate candidates ready to contribute to our humanitarian mission.

Below, you will find the job details and the qualifications we are looking for.

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Context & mission

Médecins Sans Frontières is an independent, international medical and humanitarian organization that provides care to people in need, people affected by natural or man-made disasters, and victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and without regard to race, religion, creed or political affiliation (MSF Charter).

The Project Manager will spearhead the design, delivery, and oversight of the Smart Energy Monitoring initiative within MSF’s Transformational Investment Capacity (TIC) program. This flagship project seeks to transform how MSF manages energy across its operations by leveraging innovative technologies and sustainable practices to strengthen energy data collection, analysis, and governance. By enabling clearer insights into energy use, the initiative will support more accountable decision-making while laying the foundation for smarter, greener operational choices.

The project is driven by three core impact goals: improving transparency and accountability through streamlined, high-quality energy data; delivering measurable cost savings while reducing MSF’s environmental footprint through optimized energy consumption and increased use of renewables; and ensuring the system is scalable and accessible across all MSF operational centers. Implementation will follow a structured timeline, beginning with Phase 0 (2 months) for recruitment and onboarding, followed by Phase 1 (2 months) to define detailed requirements and protocols, and concluding with Phase 2 (7 months) focused on system development, pilot implementation, and final delivery.

Tasks & Responsibilities

Project Governance, Planning, and Delivery

• Oversee the planning, execution, and successful completion of the 11-month project (February–December 2026), managing all phases from recruitment and requirements definition to delivery of key milestones.

• Apply appropriate project management methodologies (Agile/Waterfall) in line with TIC guidelines and in coordination with the supporting PMO.

• Ensure alignment with MSF environmental objectives, operational efficiency standards, and accountability frameworks throughout the project lifecycle.

• Manage the incubator project budget, ensuring financial transparency, cost-effectiveness, value for money and compliance to reporting requirements for TIC and PMO.

• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, including challenges related to heterogeneous sensor data, limited energy expertise, and field staff availability.

• Support the sponsor in the governance of the project by preparing steering committee documents, logging key actions, decisions, and mitigations.

Team Leadership and Stakeholder Coordination

• Recruit, onboard, and lead a high-performing, multidisciplinary project team, ensuring clear roles, responsibilities, and effective collaboration.

• Provide ongoing training, performance feedback, and evaluation to support team effectiveness and delivery.

• Collaborate closely with key stakeholders, including the sponsoring OC (OCG), support OC (OCB), and other MSF operational centers (OCP, OCBA, WaCA, Ubuntu).

• Coordinate with teams managing related initiatives (e.g. TrackMyFleet and carbon footprint measurement) to ensure synergy, data interoperability, and strategic alignment.

Technical Design and System Implementation

• Lead the design and rollout of energy sensor installation guidelines and protocols, ensuring consistency across missions.

• Oversee the upgrade of the OCB Telemetry platform to support multiple sensor brands, manual data entry, and integration with solar energy systems.

• Coordinate the development of a centralized energy data warehouse, consolidating metrics such as fuel consumption, solar production, and grid electricity usage.

• Supervise the development of Power BI dashboards to visualize energy performance indicators and enable actionable, data-driven decision-making.

• Oversee the development of user-friendly interfaces enabling field staff to register sensors and manually input data where automation is not feasible.

Piloting, Adoption, and Scaling

• Manage pilot implementations in two missions, including deployment of smart energy meters and validation of system effectiveness.

• Actively support user onboarding, training, and self-service analytics adoption, ensuring tools are accessible and usable by non-technical staff.

• Promote energy reduction measures through sensitization materials, webinars, and training sessions.

• Ensure the scalability and accessibility of the Smart Energy Monitoring system across all operational centers beyond project completion.

• Manage the incubator’s project budget ensuring financial transparency and cost-effectiveness.

• Conduct cost mapping to identify cost-effective software, manufacturers, and IT license management strategies.

Your profile

Education

• Advanced degree in Project Management, ideally with orientation in IT infrastructure and/or Information Systems or Advanced degree in IT/Information systems or related field with longstanding experience in Project Management

• plus Project Management certification (PMP, Prince2, Hermes) or recognized Project Management curriculum

Experience

• Min 3 years of work experience as a project or product manager in IT area Experience in managing multidisciplinary teams and implementing field IT infrastructure is a strong asset

• Experience in an international environment and dealing with different humanitarian actors

• Experience at MSF is required

Languages

• Fluency in English and/or French is required.

Skills/ Technical competencies

• Strong organizational, planning, and execution skills.

• Champion of Subject Matter Experts: Empowers experts to design solutions while managing constraints, ensuring the best technical choices emerge.

Personal Abilities/Qualities

• Ability to manage cross-functional teams and coordinate with field staff.

• Empathy-Driven Leadership: Leverages emotional intelligence to detect burnout early and resolve conflict, fostering a culture of psychological safety.

• Facilitative Mindset: Prioritizes solution-finding over status reporting, ensuring quiet voices are heard and exchanges remain productive.

• Political Savvy & Navigation: Navigates organizational politics to build consensus across silos, resolving issues with key influences before official meetings.

• Impediment Removal: Acts as a protective shield, proactively removing organizational roadblocks to keep the team focused on delivery.

Terms of employment

• Part-time position 60% (24h/week)

• Fixed-term contract, 11 months

• Working place: Geneva, Switzerland

• Ideal start date: As Soon As Possible

• Gross monthly salary (for 60%): from CHF 5’533.- to CHF 6’311.- (salary commensurate with equivalent experience and internal salary grid)

• Paid vacation: 25 days per year, prorate temporis, plus any Swiss public holidays falling within the contract period.

• Pension plan: pension contribution covered 3/4 by MSF, 1/4 by staff member.

• Relocation package if moving from a different country to Switzerland.

How to apply

Candidates are invited to submit their application exclusively through our recruitment platform, following these guidelines:

• CV (maximum 2 pages)

• Cover letter (maximum 1 page)

• Documents must be submitted in either English or French.

The application deadline is March 1st, 2026.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if we receive a sufficient number of quality applications.

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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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