Rik Vaassen

Human Resources Officer (Field Staff) at Ärzte ohne Grenzen / Médecins Sans Frontières
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Berlin, Berlin, Germany, DE
Languages
  • Dutch Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Professional working proficiency
  • German Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Polish Elementary proficiency

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Experience

    • Austria
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Human Resources Officer (Field Staff)
      • Feb 2017 - Present

      As a Human Resources Officer for field staff my core business is to deal with recruitment and placement of professionals needed in our medical humanitarian programmes in over 70 countries worldwide. My main task is to guide suitable medical and non-medical applicants through the international recruitment process to a suitable vacancy in the field. For more information on the recruitment process or general criteria visit: https://www.aerzte-ohne-grenzen.de/node/308

    • Rettungssanitäter (Paramedic)
      • Jun 2016 - Jan 2017

    • Switzerland
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Manager
      • Jan 2013 - Jan 2016

      As a project manager for MSF the work is about initiating and managing appropriate responses to various medical humanitarian emergencies. As a project manager, I worked mainly in responses to outbreaks of infectious disease: - Jan-Jul 2013 - measles and meningitis epidemic - Northern Nigeria- Sept-Nov 2013 - cholera epidemic and flooding - Northern Nigeria- Apr-Jun 2015 - meningitis epidemic - Northern Nigeria- Jun-Sep 2015 - measles epidemic - Democratic Republic of CongoMain responsibilities:- Project Cycle Management- Security Management- External representation; press, local actors and other agencies- HR and Financial Management

    • (Supply) Logistician
      • Mar 2012 - Jan 2016

    • Netherlands
    • Armed Forces
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Officer / Team Leader
      • Sep 2007 - Mar 2012

      I worked as a platoon commander (Lieutenant) with 13th Air Assault Infantry Battalion in Assen, the Netherlands. In this role, I was deployed from Dec '09 till Apr '10 to Uruzgan province, Afghanistan as part of the NATO led International Stabilization and Assistance Force (ISAF).A platoon commander in the Dutch Army is a healthy mix between personnel manager and (training) program planner under peace conditions, and military skills and leadership under operational conditions. Leadership and decision making under stress is a central aspect in this job.

Education

  • The University of Manchester
    Master of Science - MSc, Global Health
    2016 - 2019
  • NAW - Berlin
    Rettungssanitäter (paramedic)
    2016 - 2016
  • Koninklijke Militaire Academie Breda
    Commissioned Officer
    2004 - 2007

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