Deputy Director
Site
Switzerland, Geneva, Geneva
Sector:
Nonprofit/Community/Social Services/International Cooperation
Role:
Other
Date of last update: 2026-05-22 (Expiry date: 2026-05-29)
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Role: Deputy Director (based in Geneva, Switzerland)
International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) is a not-for-profit non-governmental organization dedicated to guaranteeing all individuals the right to competent legal representation, the right to be protected from cruel and unusual punishment, and the right to a fair trial. IBJ seeks an experienced, results oriented and effective leader able to work with the President and CEO (CEO) and senior staff to implement the organization's vision. This individual must be able to develop and maintain the organizational structure while leading the organization's expansion. The Deputy Director position is full-time, working out of the organization headquarters located in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Deputy Director reports directly to the CEO of IBJ, ensuring organizational efficiency and coherence and assisting the CEO to develop and oversee the growth and evolution of the organisation. IBJ's efforts to propel the digital transformation of the justice sector will continue to be a key area of focus, working across the global IBJ network. The Deputy Director will oversee broad operations and supervise the directors leading different aspects of IBJ's work: international programming, finance and accounting, compliance / administration, communications and development. The Deputy Director will be responsible for carrying out IBJ's strategies and supporting the CEO with other duties, as required. The Deputy Director will also have the following responsibilities:
- Working closely with the CEO to implement the vision, mission, and strategy of the organization;
- Working with the CEO to support strategic and lead operational planning processes and set organizational priorities;
- Contributing to the fundraising strategy and overseeing and leading all fundraising and development efforts, including the drafting of proposals;
- Working with CEO and other Directors, overseeing and coordinating the work of all international offices of IBJ consistent with the organization's mission;
- Managing expansion of the organization, including new projects and initiatives;
- Leading the team on initiatives to integrate technology, including artificial intelligence, into IBJ's access to justice programmes, including overall supervision of the technology team;
- Managing outreach and communication channels;
- Developing new networks of supporters (legal and non-legal) and coordinating them to facilitate the organization's outreach and impact;
- Developing and managing organizational and operational systems and processes;
- Overseeing program and organizational budgeting, financial planning, and accountability and compliance with grant agreements;
- Supervising the Finance Director throughout the audit process, payroll, benefits, insurance and administrative and project accounting, as well as the production of IBJ's financial statements, narrative and financial reports to donors, financial reports to the Finance Committee of IBJ's Board of Directors, and tax returns;
- Supervising IBJ staff, volunteers, and interns, and managing human resource systems, including the recruitment of staff, volunteers, and interns to work in IBJ's offices worldwide, and management of IBJ's performance review process; and
- Monitoring and leading risk management, including risks from emerging technologies.
Salary will be commensurate with experience, subject to a non-profit organization range.
Applications must be submitted by 23:59 CEST on 29 May 2026. Please note that applications may be reviewed on a rolling basis, and IBJ reserves the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised deadline.
To apply, submit statement of interest, curriculum vitae (including references), via email to: opportunities@ibj.org (please type "Deputy Director Position" in the subject line to make sure your application is filed correctly).
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Vacancies: 1
Working hours (%): 80-100% / 100%
80-100% / 100%Will manage other people: Yes
Type of contract: Staff (Permanent and Fixed Term)
Education level: Master's degree
Macro-area: Switzerland
Level of experience: Executive Level
Area of work Definition: Democracy, Governance, Human Rights, Law, Public Administration
Type of organisation: NGOs
Telecommute: No
Skills required
Required Qualifications and Competencies:
- At least 10 years relevant experience;
- Exceptional written communication skills in English;
- Graduate Degree (in particular: JD, MBA or MPA)
- Demonstrated leadership, management, and organizational competency;
- Demonstrated success in operations and project management, including in managing all aspects of large donor-funded projects;
- Demonstrated success in development and fundraising in the non-profit sector;
- Experience in supervising and motivating a diverse group of professionals in multiple disciplines, including lawyers, and working in a multicultural environment;
- Good working knowledge of technological solutions in a legal environment;
- Strong interpersonal skills;
- A high level of responsibility and accountability;
- Integrity, professional discretion, and an ability to handle confidential matters;
- Experience in operational growth and development of an organization;
- Strong planning, time-management and delegation skills;
- Entrepreneurial creativity and flexibility in meeting challenges;
- Optimistic and hopeful personality with pragmatic can-do attitude;
- Unwavering commitment to the protection of the rights of the accused.
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Operations & Organizational Management
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Turn complex needs into clear, practical operational solutions, enabling stakeholders to understand roles, tradeoffs, risks, and implementation considerations so they can make confident, well-aligned decisions.
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Stagiaire comptabilité siège
Geneva, Geneva
Job Offer
(strictly no recruitment agencies)
Rejoignez MSF OCG en tant que Stagiaire comptabilité siège !
Nous cherchons des personnes passionnées et prêtes à contribuer à notre mission humanitaire.
Découvrez ci-dessous les détails du poste et les qualifications que nous recherchons.
Ce stage s'inscrit dans le cadre d'un programme de formation académique, professionnelle ou d'insertion socioprofessionnelle, et doit répondre aux [conditions](https://www.ge.ch/engager-personne-stage/stages-formation-insertion-reconnus) fixées par le Conseil de surveillance du marché de l'emploi (CSME). La durée du stage, fixée par la convention tripartite, est de 6 à 9 mois à 100 %.
Inclusivité et Diversité chez MSF
Vos qualifications et votre expérience ne correspondent pas exactement à toutes les exigences ?
À MSF OCG, nous nous engageons à promouvoir une culture inclusive qui soutient et amplifie les voix diverses de nos collaborateurs. Nous nous efforçons de créer des environnements de travail où des équipes de personnes aux parcours, caractéristiques, perspectives, idées et expériences variés collaborent pour faire avancer la mission sociale de MSF et améliorer les résultats pour nos patients et les communautés avec lesquelles nous travaillons.
Nous comprenons que certaines personnes peuvent hésiter à postuler si elles ne répondent pas à toutes les exigences du poste. Les recherches montrent que cela est particulièrement vrai pour les femmes. Si vous pensez que votre profil correspond bien à ce poste, nous vous invitons à postuler, même si vous ne remplissez pas toutes les qualifications listées.
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Médecins Sans Frontières est une organisation médicale et humanitaire internationale indépendante qui fournit des soins aux personnes dans le besoin, aux personnes touchées par des catastrophes naturelles ou causées par l'homme et aux victimes de conflits armés, sans discrimination et sans tenir compte de la race, de la religion, des croyances ou de l'appartenance politique (Charte de MSF).
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Principales responsabilités
L'intervention du stagiaire est orientée sur l'apprentissage autour de projets précis récurrents, et en priorité autour du traitement complet du cycle des factures fournisseurs, dont notamment :
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Finance Officer for the Department for Theology, Mission and Justice (DTMJ)
Place of assignment: Geneva, Switzerland
Starting date: ideally 1 September 2026
Contract period: open-ended contract
Work time: 80 %
Average travel days per year: little with less than 7 days per year
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Fluency in English. Working knowledge of French or German is an asset.
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LWF Core Skills
Analytical thinking - Level resource
Initiative – Level advanced
Achieving results - Level resource
Accountability - Level resource
Working effectively with others - Level resource
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LWF Required Skills
Financial reporting and audit – Level resource
Communication and stakeholder coordination – Level advanced
Systems and data management (Sage, Excel) – Level resource
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Resource development support – Level advanced
Budget management and monitoring – Level resource
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Financial Reporting
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Resource Development Support
Prepares accurate, well-narrated financial data to support grant applications and donor proposals, in collaboration with Program Executives and in support of LWF's broader resource mobilization initiatives.
Monitors funding trends and gaps across DTMJ programs and provides the Director and Management Team with forward-looking financial intelligence to inform fundraising strategy and donor engagement.
Provides costing support for new project and program budget development, including overhead recovery calculations, personnel cost estimates, and identification of funding gaps.
Administrative Finance and Organizational Development
Manages monthly income coding and reconciliation across all DTMJ programs and projects, ensuring alignment with donor agreements, exchange rates, and bank confirmations.
Reviews and approves departmental payments in the Mammut banking system, verifying compliance with LWF policy, supporting documentation, and payee accuracy.
Provides orientation and capacity support to DTMJ program staff on donor financial policies, compliance requirements, and financial reporting. Promotes improved financial systems and procedures within the department.
Annual Financial Closing and Compliance Support
Supports the DTMJ annual closing process (January–March), including review of unspent balances, carry-forward compliance, suspense account clearance, and closure of cost centers, in coordination with the OGS Finance Team.
Provides technical support during preparation of audit schedules and financial documentation for external audits and addresses observations raised in audit management letters.
Supports interim audit processes, including uploading Sage trial balances and general ledger data, and providing supporting documentation for payment vouchers and journal vouchers.
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Geneva, Geneva - médecins sans frontières suisse
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Inclusivity and Diversity at MSF
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.
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).
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).
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Testing and Quality Assurance
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- Execute tests scenarios as needed
- Log the relevant tickets during the Testing phase and monitor/track their resolution by our provider.
Training and Support
- Contribute to the training effort (review material, facilitate trainings and demos)
- Provide support to the end users and the SME's.
Meetings and Collaboration
- Contribute to team meetings and ad hoc committees.
- Coordinate with transversal internal teams including HR Operations, Finance, IT Business Analyst, HRIS program team, Change and Communications Manager, and HR Transformation team.
Your profile
Experience
- Required: recent MSF OCG experience, ideally in the field
- +2 years of MSF experience a must
- Preferred: Previous experience in similar project or IT Tool implementationt.
Languages
- English and French are the working languages of MSF Switzerland.
- Fluency in both English and French is required for these positions (oral and written)..
- Ability to translate technical complexity into clear, actionable decisions for non-technical stakeholders.
Behavioral & Managerial Competencies
- Strong interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to foster collaboration and build trust with colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
- Ability to work autonomously.
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- Active listening and influencing skills.
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- Decisive and concise
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Geneva, Geneva - Union for International Cancer Control
Job Title: Senior Manager, Health Economics & Financing
Reports to: Head of Partnerships Development and Fundraising
Type of contract: Permanent
Location: Geneva (with international travel as required)
Summary of the position
The Senior Manager, Health Economics & Financing will provide technical expertise to support national governments in strengthening the financing of their national cancer control plans. The role will focus on creating, convening, and facilitating a global and regional network of health financing and health economist experts to support countries in developing credible, evidence‑based investment cases for cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and palliative care, directly linked to the countries participating in UICC's Cancer Planners Forum.
Working closely with the UICC team, UN agencies, partners and members, the postholder will help establish a network of health economists to support cancer planners in framing, justifying and negotiating financing requests to parliaments, ministries of health and finance, and international donors.
The role combines technical depth in health financing and economics with strong convening power, diplomacy, and systems thinking, ensuring that cancer control financing is embedded within broader health system and UHC financing frameworks.
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Network development
- Design, establish, and manage a multistakeholder network of health financing and health economics experts to support cancer control financing at global, regional, and country levels
- Identify, engage, and sustain relationships with experts from multilateral organisations, development banks, academia, civil society, and the private sector
- Convene expert working groups, technical consultations, and advisory platforms to generate shared analysis, guidance, and peer learning on financing cancer control
- Liaise with Cancer Planners Forum participants to encourage the exchange of best practices across the community
Network activation for country support and investment case development
- Through the network, provide technical support to countries to develop and refine cancer control investment cases, aligned with national health strategies and fiscal realities
- Support Cancer Planners Forum participants in framing funding requests for cancer control to ministries of health and finance, parliaments and central budget authorities, translating technical evidence into policy‑relevant narratives
- Advise planners in countries on engaging international donors and development partners, including the articulation of funding gaps, co‑financing strategies, and sustainability pathways
- Identify global funding opportunities which could support the delivery of NCCPs in LMICs
Health financing and economic analysis
- In close collaboration with UICC's COO, oversee analytical work on health financing, resource allocation, and fiscal space for cancer control within broader health systems
- Ensure that economic analyses and financing proposals are methodologically robust, policy‑relevant, and adapted to country contexts
- Help translate complex health economics evidence into clear, decision‑oriented messages for senior policymakers and non‑technical audiences
Partnership building and institutional engagement
- Build and manage high‑level partnerships with multilateral agencies (e.g. WHO, World Bank), bilateral donors, private sector and global health initiatives to align financing efforts for cancer control
- Represent UICC in global and regional forums on health financing, UHC, and noncommunicable diseases, strengthening institutional visibility and influence
- Facilitate coordination across partners to reduce fragmentation and promote coherent financing approaches for cancer control
Knowledge products and thought leadership
- Oversee the development of policy briefs, guidance notes, analytical reports, and knowledge products related to cancer financing and health systems strengthening
- Contribute to global thought leadership on sustainable financing for cancer control, including links to governance, efficiency, and accountability
- Support dissemination and uptake of knowledge products through UICC's and other global platforms, high‑level meetings, and country engagements
Management and delivery
- Manage workplans, budgets, and deliverables related to health economics and financing activities
- Coordinate internal and external contributors to ensure timely, high‑quality delivery of outputs
- Provide regular advice and updates to UICC's CEO and COO on risks, opportunities, and emerging trends in cancer financing
Education and experience
- Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in health economics, health policy, public health, economics, or a related field
- Minimum 10–12 years of progressive experience in global health, with a strong focus on health financing, health economics, or health systems strengthening
- Demonstrated experience working with multilateral organisations and development banks
- Experience working with the World Health Organization would be an asset
- Proven track record in convening and facilitating expert groups and multistakeholder initiatives
- Hands‑on experience supporting countries with investment cases, funding proposals, or budget negotiations in the health sector
- Experience related to cancer, NCDs, or complex health system priorities is a strong asset
Skills and competencies
- Deep technical expertise in health financing and health economics, with strong analytical skills
- Excellent ability to translate technical analysis into policy‑relevant messages
- Strong convening power, diplomacy, and stakeholder management skills
- Strategic thinker with proven project and programme management capabilities
- Credible and confident at senior policy levels
- Collaborative, inclusive, and able to work across institutional boundaries
- Results‑oriented, with a strong sense of delivery and accountability
- Comfortable operating in complex political and institutional environments
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Fluency in English, working knowledge of French and other languages is an asset
- The role is based in Geneva, Switzerland and the applicant should hold a Swiss working permit
Applications
Send your CV and a motivation letter explaining how you think your skills and experience make you a strong candidate for this position to careers@uicc.org
Deadline for external applications: 31 May 2026.
Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier when we have received a sufficient number of quality applications.
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2026-05-19 2026-05-31
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