Carrying out assessments and ensuring the implementation, maintenance and monitoring of the Biomed activities including repairs, maintenance of equipment and planning of biomed orders according to MSF protocols and standards to ensure the correct use and efficient functioning of the Biomed equipment of the mission.

• Defining procedures and managing the implementation, monitoring, maintenance and correct functioning of the biomedical workshop, including spare parts, technical documentations, tools, etc., including the following tasks:   
  • Organising and participating in the installation and replacement of the equipment and following up the different maintenance contracts (propose renewal before they expire)
  • Identifying the equipment requiring after sale services and ensuring their return in medical services. Performing fault diagnosis, curative and preventive maintenance, annual diagnosis and certification for those items of equipment for which specialised training has been received
  • Participating in the assessment of local suppliers and ensuring a good supply of spare parts from them
  • Managing inventory of spare parts and back-up equipment at mission level and checking and advising on international orders for consumables and spare parts. 
• Managing the biomed technicians at the level of the project and elaborating their activities planning and in close coordination with HR department, planning and supervising the associated processes (recruitment, training, performance evaluation, development and internal communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility
• Acting as a technical referent and helping project Biomedical Technicians when maintenance work requires further assistance, documentation or additional tools. Taking the lead in organising user training where required
• Ensuring the proper documentation, filing and the compilation of the installation and maintenance done or required as well as defining functioning standards and monitoring systems
• Performing delegated tasks as defined in his/her job description and according to the line and functional manager.
• Train and support the different biomedical focal points of all OCB projects in Sudan.
• Execute complex installation and repairs of medical equipment in the projects.
• Ensure the availability of the spare parts for preventive and corrective maintenance in the central stock for all OCB projects in Sudan.
• Define a Local Medical Equipment Standard List with local suppliers after having done a market assessment in Khartoum and in Port Sudan.
• Implement the maintenance module of Track my Stuff (Computerized Maintenance Management System).
• Report regularly on activities and challenges to the hierarchical and functional manager.

Education:      

• Diploma as Biomedical Engineer or Electronic Engineer.
• Demonstrable technical skills and understanding.

Experience: 

• Experience as a biomedical technician/engineer. (Minimum 2 years’ experience).
• IT proficiency is a strong asset.
• Pedagogical skills are an asset.

NB: Candidates from the humanitarian sector, including MSF, whose experience does not meet the

requirements outlined in this job description will not be considered.

Interested candidates are requested to send the applications with documents; (Updated CV, Educational certificates, work experience certificates, previous employers’ references and copy of their national ID) to: To apply online here at the following link: Sudanjob.net

OR

Via hand delivery of the application through MSF Belgium office in Khartoum House No. 263, Block No.48, Arkawit, Khartoum, Sudan.