General Director

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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.

Do your qualifications and experience not exactly match all requirements of the job?

At MSF OCG, we are committed to an inclusive culture that supports and amplifies the diverse voices of our staff members. We strive to create workplaces where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, perspectives, ideas and experiences work together to advance MSF's social mission and create better outcomes for our patients and the communities we work with.

We understand that some people may hesitate to apply for employment if they don't meet all listed job requirements. Research shows that this is especially true for women. If you believe your profile is a good match for this position, we invite you to apply even if you don’t fulfil every listed qualification.

We encourage applications from individuals of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, ethnicities, background, religions, beliefs, ability status, and all other diversity characteristics.

MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of discrimination or harassment, including sexual harassment. All selected candidates will undergo reference checks.

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).

MSF is a worldwide movement of 25 sections, 17 branch offices and 7 directorates which directly manage field operations. MSF is almost entirely funded by private donors;
In 2024, more than 7.1 million individual donors and private institutions (private companies and foundations) provided 95% of the €2.36 billion raised.

Today, OCG runs medical humanitarian programs in 32 countries through more than 60 field projects. With a 370 million CHF budget, it employs over 7,000 professionals worldwide, of which the majority are locally recruited and work in the projects while 450 are based in HQ hubs (Geneva, Zurich, Amman, Dakar and Mexico).

The General Director of MSF Switzerland / Operational Centre Geneva (OCG) is the organization’s highest executive authority and is responsible for implementing its medical-humanitarian social mission in line with MSF’s Charter, values and humanitarian principles, and with the orientations set by the General Assembly, Board of Directors and OCG Congress.

Reporting to the President of MSF Switzerland, who acts on behalf of the Board of Directors within the associative governance framework, the General Director provides overall executive leadership and is accountable for the organization’s strategic ambitions, operations, people, resources and risk management. The role includes leading the implementation of OCG’s multi-year strategic ambitions (SA 2026-31), ensuring alignment with MSF’s movement-wide strategic and resource frameworks (SPARC), and balancing competing priorities in support of medical operational needs, resilience and the social mission.

The General Director appoints the departmental directors and leads the Management Team, fosters a culture of integrity, accountability, inclusion and performance, and ensures effective collaboration between headquarters, regional hubs and field operations. Within MSF’s associative governance model, the General Director works closely with the Board of Directors, OCG Congress and President, ensuring coherence between associative governance and executive action while maintaining a clear separation between governance responsibilities and executive decision making.

As a senior leader within the MSF Movement, the General Director contributes actively to global strategy and policy via participation ot the Core ExCom and other forums. He or she works closely with other Operational Centres and partner…