Vacancy: Radio Operator @ Medecins Sans Frontieres Belgium Closing: 15/March/2026

Radio Operator
Medecins Sans Frontieres Belgium

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) translates to Doctors without Borders. We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff - bound together by our charter. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality. We are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organisation.

MSF was founded in 1971 in Paris by a group of journalists and doctors. Today, we are a worldwide movement of nearly 65,000 people.

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Vacancy No: 052026

Section/Unit: Logistics and Supply

Grade Level: Level 3

Supervisor: Logistics Manager / Technical Logistics Manager

No. of Post: 1

Duty Station: Damazin

Duration: 6 Months with 3 months trial period

Closing Date: 15 March 2026


	Background: Opera􀆟ng and overseeing the communication channels used in the project. Ensuring that all communications are in accordance with the MSF security protocols and rules, and to ensure quality and confidential communications for the operational needs of the mission/projects.
	Duties and responsibilities: Operating communications channels relating to and monitoring and registering any movement of people, vehicles, and cargo, (departure, arrival, number of passengers, route taken, standard contact points) and informing line manager of any delays. • Ensuring that messages are well copied/passed to all people concerned and recording the messages on the radio logbook. • Supervising and monitoring the mobile phones allocation book and registering the loan of handsets to all staff, following it up on a regular basis. • Installing, operating and performing preventive maintenance checks on assigned communication equipment, checking that the equipment is working properly and immediately informing the line manager of any damage/loss/theft. Maintaining the equipment, communications room and premises in clean and tidy conditions. Maintaining and supervising mobile phones used for movement communications, including battery health is good. • Providing basic training when necessary to MSF staff. Project-specific accountabilities: • Monitoring and supporting follow-up of all project movements, via text and voice messages. Project movements include medical team movements within Damazin and the broader Blue Nile Region, as well as inter-state / interproject movements to and from Damazin. • Ensure that mission- and project specific communication and security protocols are followed by all persons involved in movement communications • Contacting reference bases (capital and/or project) according to communication rules /schedules and forwarding all information concerning the security of the teams to the Project Coordinator /security focal point. • Focal point for the organization of the driver roster with the support and oversight of Log Supervisor Base. • Mentor project staff on movement communication procedures to ensure rules are well followed.
	Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required: Education: - Literacy Essential. - Completion of secondary education - Desirable - Experience creating and managing staffing rosters - Desirable. Experience: - At least 6 months’ work experience as radio operator /position with similar accountabilities - Desirable - At least 6 months’ experience working with MSF or other NGOs in a similar position - Desirable. Knowledge and Skills: - Arabic Language – native - Essential - English Language – proficient - Essential
	Interested candidates should send their applications with documents; (Updated CV, Educational certificates, work experience certificates, previous employers’ references and copy of their national ID) by hand delivery to the Labour Office, Damazin or online via SudanJob. NOTE: Please note that MSF will Only accept applications and CV submitted in English language and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for written test or interview.
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