Médecins du Monde
Médecins du Monde
1,001 – 5,000 Employees
HealthcareNon-profitSocial Impact
Médecins du Monde is an international medical nonprofit focused on expanding access to healthcare and defending human dignity. Working across 40 countries, the organization supports people facing precarious circumstances, with particular attention to migrant health, sexual and reproductive health, HIV, and harm reduction in settings affected by crisis and conflict. Alongside direct care, Médecins du Monde documents barriers to treatment, challenges rights violations, and advocates for lasting, equitable health policies.

Head of Employee Relations and Employment Law

Lead employee relations and employment law at Médecins du Monde, an international humanitarian organization. Manage a legal team, employee representation, labor disputes, social dialogue, and employment-law compliance.

Description

  • Set the strategic direction, priorities, and objectives for the Employee Relations and Employment Law department
  • Lead, support, and develop a team of two employment lawyers
  • Plan the department’s activities, resources, and budget
  • Build collaboration across the HR Directorate and with other departments
  • Track performance indicators and introduce corrective actions when needed
  • Lead or support cross-functional projects within the department’s remit
  • Advise senior management on employee relations matters and prepare related initiatives
  • Organize employee representative elections and manage key deadlines with representative bodies
  • Prepare, facilitate, and lead employee representative meetings and labor negotiations
  • Inform and consult representative bodies on significant organizational projects
  • Oversee agreement implementation and maintain communication with social partners
  • Promote constructive employee relations and effective social dialogue
  • Identify, evaluate, and monitor risks arising from French and international employment law
  • Maintain ongoing legal and legislative monitoring
  • Help the organization interpret and apply employment-law requirements
  • Review and strengthen HR processes
  • Give managers and HR representatives practical employment-law guidance
  • Support the resolution of sensitive individual employee matters
  • Protect the confidentiality and secure handling of case information
  • Manage and monitor individual and collective employment litigation
  • Evaluate related legal and financial exposure
  • Coordinate internal and external stakeholders
  • Select and oversee external service providers
  • Assess employee-relations implications of projects and organizational change
  • Develop communication approaches that support change adoption
  • Provide recommendations to senior management
  • Partner effectively with all HR functions

Requirements

  • Master’s degree equivalent to Bac+5 in employment law, labor law, or a related discipline
  • At least five years of employment-law experience, including work as a specialist employment lawyer or in a comparable legal position
  • Advanced understanding of employment law, individual and collective employee relations, and negotiation practices
  • Familiarity with employee representative bodies and trade union operations
  • Experience managing individual and collective employment disputes
  • Ability to identify, anticipate, and control employment and legal risks
  • Sound judgment when advising, negotiating, and deciding in complex circumstances
  • Discretion in handling confidential information and sensitive cases
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities
  • Diplomatic, responsive, proactive, and confident in making recommendations
  • Experience or capability in team management
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaborative work tools
  • Fluent written and spoken French and English
  • Successful candidates must provide a criminal record extract (Bulletin No. 3)
  • International sanctions and watchlist screening may be part of the background-check process

Benefits

  • Gross monthly pay of €4,644
  • Fixed-term contract running from November 24, 2026, through June 18, 2027
  • Management-level role
  • Hybrid-work arrangement allowing up to 110 teleworking days annually, with at least 5 workplace days each month
  • 13th-month salary for employees with over six months of seniority
  • €10 meal vouchers, 60% funded by Médecins du Monde
  • Health insurance paid in full
  • Support for professional development and internal mobility
  • Five weeks of annual leave plus 22.5 compensatory days off each year
  • Reimbursement of half the monthly public transport pass
  • Commitment to inclusion and opposition to all forms of discrimination
  • Workplace accommodations available for employees with disabilities

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