Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to support a major Information Lifecycle Management and Digital Preservation project aimed at strengthening how the humanitarian organization manages, protects and preserves information.
The position offers an opportunity for an experienced business analyst, information systems specialist or technical consultant to contribute to an international humanitarian organization while helping modernize information governance across MSF’s operational centers.
Business Analyst Opportunity at MSF
The role is part of MSF Operational Centre Geneva (MSF OCG) and will contribute to a project involving the harmonization of Information Governance between MSF’s operational directorates in Amsterdam, Geneva and Paris.
The project focuses on:
- Information Lifecycle Management
- Digital Preservation
- Information security
- Compliance
- Institutional memory
- Enterprise information management
- Reducing information fragmentation
- Improving organizational efficiency
- Reducing storage requirements and the organization’s carbon footprint
The successful candidate will work closely with the project manager, project team, stakeholders and eventually the selected technology vendor.
Key Job Details
- Job title: Business Analyst
- Organization: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Operational Centre Geneva
- Location: Geneva, Switzerland or Paris, France
- Contract: Fixed-term, 12 months
- Employment rate: 80%–100%
- Expected start: September 2026
- Career area: Information Management
- Deadline: August 30, 2026
MSF may close the vacancy earlier if it receives a sufficient number of suitable applications.
What Will the Business Analyst Do?
The Business Analyst will play an important role throughout the development and implementation of MSF’s technical solution for Information Lifecycle Management and Digital Preservation.
Requirements Analysis
The successful candidate will:
- Develop a functional and technical requirements catalogue.
- Identify and document business and technical requirements.
- Engage stakeholders to understand their needs and challenges.
- Validate use cases and process models.
- Coordinate requirements reviews and sign-offs.
- Prepare functional and technical specifications.
- Research solutions available on the market.
- Assess potential solutions against MSF’s requirements.
- Contribute to analysis of the value that proposed solutions could deliver.
Strong analytical and stakeholder-management abilities will therefore be particularly important.
Supporting the RFP Process
The Business Analyst will also contribute to the Request for Proposal (RFP) process.
Responsibilities include:
- Supporting the preparation of RFP documentation.
- Helping establish evaluation criteria and metrics.
- Reviewing vendor proposals.
- Participating in vendor and service-provider selection.
- Ensuring proposed solutions meet defined requirements.
Design and Implementation
Once a solution has been selected, the Business Analyst will work with the project team and vendor to help develop an Information Governance blueprint.
This will cover areas such as:
- Information Lifecycle Management
- Information Security
- Data protection
- Governance
- Digital preservation
The position will also contribute to User Acceptance Testing (UAT), solution validation, training, rollout and implementation of a Minimum Viable Product.
Project Management Responsibilities
The role also includes project-management support.
The successful candidate may contribute to:
- Business cases
- Monitoring and evaluation frameworks
- Project schedules
- Budgets
- Strategic monitoring reports
- Project dashboards
- Maintaining Asana and SharePoint project platforms
- Knowledge transfer and operational handover
This makes the position particularly suitable for professionals who can operate comfortably between business, technology and project-management functions.
Who Can Apply?
MSF is looking for candidates with a university degree or comparable education in:
- Computer Science
- Business Administration
- Information Science
- A related discipline
Additional education or training in Records Management, Archival Information Systems or Digital Preservation would be an advantage.
Professional Experience
Applicants should have:
- At least five years of experience implementing information systems solutions.
- At least five years of experience as a Business Analyst, Technical Consultant, Information Systems Project Manager or Enterprise Architect.
- Experience working in an international environment is desirable.
- Experience with Information Lifecycle Management, Records Management, Digital Preservation, Archival Information Systems or Enterprise Content Management is an advantage.
- Experience with AI-assisted taxonomy building, metadata creation, classification or archiving is also an advantage.
Technical Skills
Candidates should demonstrate strong knowledge of the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, particularly:
- SharePoint
- Microsoft Teams
They should also understand:
- Information security
- Information lifecycle management
- Data protection
- Compliance
- Business requirements analysis
- Solution design
- Project management
The role requires someone who can translate complex business needs into practical technical solutions while communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues.
Language Requirements
Language ability is an important requirement for this position.
Candidates must have fluency in English and French, with minimum requirements of:
- French: B2
- English: B2
Strong written and oral presentation skills are expected.
Personal Qualities
MSF is seeking professionals who can work effectively in a multicultural environment and demonstrate commitment to diversity, inclusion and non-discrimination.
The ideal candidate should be:
- Highly organized and autonomous
- An excellent team player
- Comfortable managing multiple workstreams
- Adaptable to changing priorities
- Strong at stakeholder management
- Analytical and creative
- Comfortable working across technical and non-technical teams
- Committed to MSF’s principles and values
MSF also encourages people to apply even if they do not meet every qualification listed, particularly candidates who believe their experience makes them a strong match for the position.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through MSF’s recruitment platform.
The application should include:
- CV – maximum 2 pages
- Cover letter – maximum 1 page
Documents must be submitted in English or French.
The application deadline is August 30, 2026, although MSF reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier if sufficient quality applications are received.
Why This Opportunity Matters
This is more than a conventional Business Analyst position. The successful candidate will contribute to a strategic information-management transformation within one of the world’s best-known humanitarian organizations.
The project sits at the intersection of technology, information governance, digital preservation, cybersecurity, compliance and humanitarian operations.
For an experienced Business Analyst with an interest in digital transformation and international development, the role offers an opportunity to help build systems that can improve how critical organizational knowledge is protected, accessed and preserved.
Final Takeaway
Professionals with 5+ years of business analysis or information-systems experience, strong Microsoft 365 knowledge, French and English proficiency, and an interest in information governance should consider applying.
Deadline: August 30, 2026
Location: Geneva or Paris
Contract: 12 months
Start: September 2026
Employment rate: 80%–100%
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