Vacancy: Logistic Supervisor @ Medecins Sans Frontieres Belgium Closing: 30/Sept/2021

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Logistic Supervisor
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.

www.msf.org/belgium

Vacancy No: 160921_2

Section/Unit: MSF Belgium - El Damazine

Grade Level: 6

Supervisor: Logist Team Leader

No. of Post: 1

Duty Station: El Damazine

Duration: n/a

Closing Date: 30 Sept 2021

Background:

In May 2020 MSF signed for 06 moths a Technical agreement with MoH authorities to work in DAMAZIN hospital, specifically in the Nutrition ward and do possible intervention outside of the city, considering that the population is quite vulnerable to Malaria, Malnutrition and lack of access to health services. Due a delayed arrival of MSF TEAM members in the project and short TA assignment, only part of objectives has been delivered. MSF also changed the intention from a short assignment in BNS to a long term commitment for 2022/2023 and 2024.

Considering that there are conflicts along the Ethiopian border and clashes in Kassala and Red Sea state to the north-east, so there are chances to have some refugees in Blue Nile state but unlikely inside of Damazin area. The military actors signed a peace agreement in BNS, except SPLM-N. This situation brings no access to BNS’s south part, where it is expected to have a huge movement of IDPs/Refugees from Maban Area – South Sudan. As this Maban area is still assisted from South Sudan access and there is an uncertainty about when SPLM will sign the peace agreement, MSF team in DAMAZIN can find more areas to make assessments, especially areas around Kirmuk (Sudan’s side), according to the permission given by authorities and local leaders. One of biggest challenge is to access the areas during the raining season, when the needs are higher.

Duties and responsibilities:

Supervising the daily logistics activities and providing maintenance to the MSF equipment, facilities and infrastructures, according to MSF standards and protocols in order to maintain the facilities in perfect conditions and collaborate in the development of the mission.

Monitoring maintenance activities of infrastructures, management of non-medical stocks and equipment according to MSF standards
Ensuring the check and follow-up of facilities under the line manager's supervision through daily visits to the facilities and reporting any anomalies or problems, evaluation of the rehabilitation needs and following up minor building rehabilitation work according to supervisor's instructions; checking that premises observe security norms and monitoring the consumption of mechanical and electrical vehicles/machines/devices
Planning together with the line manager the required checks and maintenance activities of energy systems/set-up according to MSF standards
Coordinating and leading the logistics team under his/her responsibility which includes daily supervision, monitoring of the quality of work and the definition of each person's task, drawing up their working schedules; organizing and leading team meetings; participating in the recruitment of team personnel and attending logistics meetings and accounting for his activities
Ensuring the vehicle fleet maintenance which includes planning and overseeing timely preventive and curative maintenance of all project vehicles according to MSF standards and Instructing and monitoring drivers on correct driving habits and standard checks
Managing and following up orders which includes collecting logistics orders coming from different departments or health facilities; drawing up and following up orders according to the procedures in force; providing technical support to the storekeeper, makes local purchases according to MSF supply procedures and ensures reception conditions of freight or arriving material as well as the organization and setting up of materials before its shipment

Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:

Education	Essential secondary education and formal technical training
Experience	At least one year in MSF or 2 years in a similar post out of MSF
Languages	Arabic and English essential
Knowledge	Essential computer literacy (word, excel)