About the Role
Humanitarian affairs officer
Caption A humanitarian affairs officer speaks to rescued people as they come on board Ocean Viking, a search and rescue ship jointly operated by MSF and SOS MEDITERRANEE. © Faras Ghani/Al JazeeraWorking as a humanitarian affairs officer (HAO) with us can be tough but hugely rewarding.
HAOs help Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to expose the impact that conflict and neglect have on the people we serve and to advocate for them. They also ensure we maintain access to our patients. From carefully building a sensitive advocacy strategy to writing reports on the exclusion of certain communities from medical care, the role of an HAO is incredibly varied.
Responsibilities
Our HAOs are usually based in the capital city with frequent travel to our projects and are responsible for gathering information from all actors involved in the situation they are working in.
They then use this to strat...
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