ABOUT THE COURSE

It is essential that HR employees who are new to MSF or to their role have the information needed to navigate their new job and work environment. In this self-paced course, participants explore the HR departments’ structure, responsibilities, and activities and learn about the key tools, processes, procedures, and policies that exist to guide their day-to-day work. They are also introduced to their role and the performance expectations for the job and examine the learning resources and internal network that they can leverage to thrive in their new role.

TARGET AUDIENCE

• New MSF staff joining the HR departments.
• Existing MSF staff starting a new position within the HR departments.
• It is recommended that HR staff such as managers, supervisors, and N+1 with onboarding responsibilities complete this self-paced training and use it to complement their onboarding activities.

DURATION FOR SELF-LEARNING ACTIVITIES

•  4 hours

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of this self-paced course, you will be able to:

• describe the setup of a classical MSF structure
• describe the vision and responsibilities of MSF’s HR department
• identify the HR roles (functions and responsibilities) within the HR  department, how they are distributed in the field & at HQ level, and the supervision lines
• explain their interaction with their HR  team members, other departments, and external stakeholders
• identify their roles and main challenges in their new position
• in specific HR domains, describe the main tools that you will use as a HR team member and the key processes, procedures and policies that exist to guide your day-to-day work
• explain the HR software specificities, and use essential HR functionalities
• identify the resources and learning opportunities available at MSF that will help you navigate their role, responsibilities, and new work environment.

LIST OF CONTENTS

• Your onboarding objectives & plan
• MSF structure, resources and project cycle
• Get to know the HR department
• The 4 HR domains

METHODOLOGY

You will learn about your role and the HR  department's through a combination of multimedia materials (video, text, animations, quizzes, scenario-based activities, etc.).

PREREQUISITES & CERTIFICATION

This activity is the first part to the HR onboarding program. You are highly recommended to complete it before the live online classes.

Please note that your participation and progress is not tracked or evaluated. Consequently, there will be no certificate at the end of this training.