Rewarding careers in humanitarian service

Use your skills to help people in need. We are looking for compassionate leaders to work worldwide in our country programmes and at our Headquarters.

Where career meets calling

At Medair, we help people in crisis live with hope and dignity by meeting their most pressing needs for health, shelter, and safe water and sanitation. Since 1989, we’ve provided emergency relief to over 50 million people in 43 crisis-affected countries.

Working for Medair is a unique and rewarding experience. If you are a skilled professional and motivated to care people in need and make a tangible difference in the world, then a career with Medair is for you.
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"Working with Medair has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career. Every day, I witness firsthand the positive impact we make in the lives of those in need. The dedication and compassion of our team are truly inspiring, and I am proud to be a part of such a committed organization"

John
Field Operations Manager

Apply to our Relief & Recovery Orientation Course

Medair’s Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC) is a one-week simulation course that will help determine if a humanitarian career with Medair is the right fit for you, and if you are a strong fit for Medair. After participating in the course, you will enter a “pool” of qualified candidates that are ready to be called upon to respond to humanitarian crises. When needs arise in our country programmes, we will offer you a position in line with your competencies and our needs. If you apply for an international position, the ROC will be mandatory for you to work in our country programmes.
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Highly experienced professionals with compassionate hearts

We are looking for compassionate leaders to work worldwide in our country programmes and at our various Headquarters. When you work with Medair, you have the unique chance to apply your training and skills in a way that aligns with your values and convictions. Here are the areas of expertise we regularly look for.

Senior Management

At Medair, we are fundamentally about people. That’s why our Senior Management staff are first and foremost servant leaders committed to living out our core values and providing spiritual leadership to their teams. They are also experienced leaders with previous humanitarian and intercultural overseas work experience who are highly skilled at managing and motivating diverse teams under tight budgets to ensure the highest quality standards.

Information Technology Services

Our Global Information Technology Services (GITS) department supports our field teams and Global Support Office by providing software, tools, and technology services that meet their unique needs. Our ITS staff often work in difficult contexts where infrastructure is underdeveloped or nonexistent. Together, they continue to implement new technologies that enable our field teams to deliver services more effectively and efficiently.

Monitoring & Evaluation

Our Monitoring & Evaluation teams play an integral role in ensuring our teams delivery only the highest quality aid. They are responsible for gathering and analysing project data, reporting on programmatic successes, and defining areas for improvement. They also regularly train staff in how to effectively gather qualitative and quantitative data and analyse the results.

Project Support

Project Support roles are available predominantly in our field programmes and occasionally at the Global Support Office. Our Project Support Staff play an important role in ensuring the smooth running of our field bases and projects. These roles typically include a mix of responsibilities in the areas of logistics, human resources, finance, and in-country security, and require a high-level of organisation and planning.

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

Nothing is perhaps more critical during emergencies than providing safe drinking water and sanitation. That’s why our WASH teams prioritise restoring these vital services for communities devastated by disaster or conflict. We also bring safe drinking water to communities where there is none, repair water points, build latrines, and teach people about healthy hygiene practices in particularly vulnerable or hard-to-reach places.

Shelter & Infrastructure

When disasters strike and conflicts force people from their homes, providing safe shelter is critical to protecting survivors and setting them on a path towards recovery. We provide immediate shelter to people affected by emergencies and work hand-in-hand with communities to help them build back better, restore community facilities and infrastructure, and safeguard themselves against future disasters.

Join our team at Medair

Are you an experienced professional motivated to care for people in the world’s most vulnerable and hard-to-reach places?
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Frequently Asked Questions

Explore answers to commonly asked questions about Medair's mission, operations, and how you can support our humanitarian efforts.
How do I apply for a job?

If there is a current job listing that interests you and you meet its qualifications, you can apply directly through our online portal. Once our team receives your application successfully, we will review your qualifications and experience and get back to you in a timely manner to let you know if we will proceed further with your application. If you wish to work in one of our country programmes, but do not see an open position that fits your qualifications at this time, you can also apply directly to our Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC) for consideration for future in-country positions.

Can I intern or volunteer with Medair?

We require those who work in our country programmes to have previous professional experience and be able to make a one-year commitment to the role assigned. Therefore, we do not offer internships in our country programmes, but would welcome you to apply upon completing your studies and gaining some further professional experience.

We do, however, sometimes offer internships at our International Headquarters in Switzerland, which you can learn more about here as well as welcome volunteers to support our various teams. Click here to learn more about volunteering with us.

Can I apply if I don’t have previous humanitarian sector experience?

Given the challenging contexts we work in, it is important that our staff be familiar and comfortable in their jobs before joining one of our country programmes. Therefore, we require our country programmes staff to have a minimum of one year’s work experience specific to their profession and/or studies.

In the case of someone who has just completed their studies, but has extensive previous experience through internships, we may make an exception on a case-by-case basis. You can learn more here about the essential criteria we look for in order to work in our country programmes.

Are there specific language requirements for working with Medair?

While our staff worldwide speak a multitude of languages, English is our unifying language within which we work together as a whole. Therefore, Medair requires that international staff who do not speak English as their first language possess 1st certificate-level English proficiency to work in our country programmes.