Introduction

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is an international independent medical humanitarian organisation that provides assistance to people affected by conflicts, epidemics, and natural or human-made disasters and excluded from healthcare. We provide this assistance without discrimination, irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.

About MSF Eastern Africa

MSF Eastern Africa is the regional institutional office of MSF. It focuses on representation and networking, recruiting and supporting staff from the region, communications and fundraising, as well as working on other dossiers of importance to MSF such as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Data Protection, mutualization, training, medical operational support and environmental health.

Rationale/Objective for Position

The Full Stack Web Developer is responsible for developing, maintaining, and continuous evolution of web platforms and applications that support MSF’s operational and medical-humanitarian activities.

This position will be hierarchically and functionally accountable to the Applications and Development Specialist.

Tasks & Responsibilities

Technical and Operational Responsibilities

• Web Development
  • Develop, configure, and deploy web applications following industry best practices and MSF standards.
  • Build and maintain full-stack solutions.
  • Develop and extend websites and applications based on October CMS (Laravel/PHP) and Drupal.
• System Maintenance and Evolution
  • Maintain, upgrade, and optimize existing web platforms to ensure reliability, security, and performance.
  • Implement responsive UI, reusable components, and integration layers aligned with MSF requirements.
  • Contribute to the evolution of the web architecture and technical stack.
• Technology Assessment & Integration
  • Investigate and evaluate web technologies, frameworks, and CMS capabilities as part of product lifecycle management.
  • Propose solutions and design integration approaches to fit within MSF’s wider IT ecosystem.
• Collaboration & Strategic Input
  • Collaborate with IT teams, product owners, and subject matter experts to refine requirements and deliver robust solutions.
  • Provide input to long-term digital strategy, roadmaps, and architectural decisions.
  • Contribute to documentation, guidelines, and coding standards to support consistency and knowledge sharing.
• Operational Support
  • Support incident responders for web applications-related issues to ensure system reliability and availability.
  • Assist in change implementation and deployments in collaboration with DevOps engineers.

Other Responsibilities

• Integrate EDI & Safeguarding aspects in area of work responsibility, including policies and practices.
• Recognize, respond, and document any form of abuse or inappropriate behavior and alert the safeguarding unit of any suspected potential abuse.
• Proactively participate in the individual performance management process including objective setting, performance monitoring and performance evaluation.

Qualifications

Education

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• English is essential and other languages an asset.
• Knowledge of the software development lifecycle and best practices is essential.
• Knowledge of web technologies is essential.
• Knowledge of internet protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP and DNS is essential.
• Strong knowledge of responsive design, accessibility, and secure coding practices.
• Knowledge of modern application development techniques and programming languages is essential.
• Knowledge of database design, development and SQL in general is desirable.

Experience

• Solid experience in full stack development, including:
  • Python (Django) for backend development.
  • JavaScript-React for modern front-end interfaces.
  • WordPress CMS & Integration to payment gateways.
  • October CMS (PHP/Laravel) and Drupal (PHP/Twig).
  • C# Experience will be a plus.
• Experience developing and maintaining complex web ecosystems.
• Experience with REST / SOAP APIs, web services, and integration patterns (essential).
• Experience with Docker, Linux, CI/CD tools, and version control systems (desirable).
• UI/UX Experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of NGINX/Apache, caching, and web performance optimization (desirable).
• Experience in NGO or humanitarian IT contexts is an asset.
• Experience in Azure (desirable).
• Experience in Dynamics Business Central (desirable).

Competencies

Technical Competencies

• Familiarity with project management concepts and methodologies is desirable.
• Familiarity with documentation systems and collaborative tools is desirable.

Behavioral/General Competencies

• Autonomous, self-organized, pragmatic, flexible, and a team player.
• Adaptable to changing circumstances, contexts, tasks, responsibilities, and people.
• Active listener capable of challenging given situations with adequate methodology, and with a strong ability to synthesize, and good at communicating.
• Curious and a fast learner; open to share ideas.
• Good generalist.

Conditions and Benefits

• Job Location: MSF Eastern Africa office in Nairobi (Kenya).
• Contract: Open Ended, full-time contract.
• Start date: ASAP.
• Salary: An annual salary of EUR 23,296 at HQ Grade 7 based on a full-time appointment with an annual increment of 2% every year up to a maximum of 10 years.
• Work-life balance financial benefit: Ranging between EUR 247 to 295/month based on individual & administrative status. This amount may be used to cover accommodation and utilities, transportation, etc.
• Other benefits include: 25 days of annual leave, Employer Pension contribution and medical insurance cover (staff and family) based on MSF EA terms/conditions.

Application Process

• The vacancy closing date is: 12th June 2026.