EMERGENCY LOGISTIC COORDINATOR

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  • Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire
  • TBD USD / Year
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Médecins Sans Frontières

Médecins Sans Frontières, an international medical humanitarian association founded in 1971, provides medical assistance to populations whose lives are threatened: mainly in cases of armed conflict, but also epidemics, pandemics, natural disasters, or exclusion from care.

MSF WaCA (West and Central Africa) was created in 2019 and aims to bring a change in the dynamics of the MSF movement. WACA is driven by doctors and humanitarians of MSF from West and Central Africa who wish to be heard, to contribute and above all to proactively assume responsibility for the humanitarian mission of the organization. WACA reflects an identity of humanitarians, an aspiration for MSF, a truly inclusive movement of people who share the values of empathy for others. Its strength is based on associative fiber is amplified by concrete operational objectives.

We Are Looking for: Emergency Logistic Coordinator

Department: Operations

Direct Manager: Emergency Coordinator

MSF Interactions: MSF International, Others MSF Sections Partners

Working %: 100%

Type of Contract: Field-based contract, fixed-term for one year, renewable

Context:

To fulfill its mission of assistance to victims of conflicts, epidemics or natural disasters, MSF WaCA is about to set up an Emergency Pool, of which members are experienced individuals capable of evaluating a situation, opening and coordinating projects.

The candidate is expected to:

  • work in all contexts set by the emergency cell;
  • have the flexibility to work in different positions depending on his/her profile;
  • work in emergency contexts with regular cells and fill gaps in regular projects if needed.

Duty Station:

All countries requiring an urgent response. On call, the Emergency Logistics Coordinator should be available between 24 to 48 hours for rapid and short interventions. He/she is part of a core group of medicals, para-medicals and support staff responsible for responding to:

  • Epidemic outbreaks;
  • Nutritional crises;
  • Displaced populations and/or refugees’ camps;
  • Conflict context;
  • Natural disasters;
  • Exploratory missions;
  • Short gaps filling in the field on regular missions.

Responsibilities/Activities:

  • Implementation and participation in exploratory missions and evaluations, on the request of Emergency Coordinator;
  • Assessment, definition, implementation of an adequate logistic strategy (including a global supply chain) according to the main objectives of the emergency intervention;
  • Identification and management of the necessary means for the logistic implementation of an emergency intervention respecting MSF WaCA standards for the medical structures in terms of rehabilitation/construction, water supply, sanitation and vector control, fleet, radio-telecoms, biomed and asset management;
  • Restriction of risks taken by the teams, by checking the presence, reliability and good use of the methods and means settled for the security;
  • Participation to the implemented tools supporting the teams for the mission’s follow-up and decision making (assets management MEMO, sitrep, logistic activity report, security guideline, specific report);
  • Depending on the assignment, the Emergency Logistician can be asked to work as field logistician or Logistic Team Leader and/or to fulfill tasks and responsibilities of a Logistic Coordinator;
  • During standby at home, the Emergency Logistician can be asked to work on specific dossiers.

Why join us ? You will find yourself a rich multicultural environment embellished with many relaxation areas to exchange or just create. The opportunity to test and learn. Every idea is welcome, your comments and opinions will be appreciated at all levels of the organization. The chance to be a key player in a growing and highly qualified team . And most importantly, great colleagues in a healthy work environment… (yes, yes..)

Job Profile

Education:

  • Degree related to logistics activities or equivalent experience.

Soft Skills:

  • An excellent technical working knowledge of MSF logistics families;
  • Able to set up, recruit and train a functional logistic team (in close collaboration with Admins);
  • Capacity to identify priorities in an emergency context;
  • Proven skills in negotiation, diplomacy and decision-making skills;
  • Proven capacity for coordination and organization;
  • Capacity to work in a volatile, insecure context and deal with stress;
  • Ability to work as part of a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team,
  • Availability, Flexibility, mobility,
  • A medical clearance for missions is required.

Professional experience :

  • Significant experience in Logistic with MSF in emergency context, at field and coordination level.

Languages:

  • Fluency in both French and English is essential.

Terms of Employment:

  • Duration of the direct interventions on the field: from 4 weeks to 3 months (certain flexibility is asked in the event of needs);
  • Perdiem in the field during assignments.

N.B.: This job description provides a framework for the main responsibilities and primary activities of the position. It is not exhaustive. Therefore,the responsibilities and activities of the position may differ from those described in this job description due to organizational and operational needs.

In a dynamic work environment, MSF offers equal recruitment and development opportunities without any form of discrimination based on gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, geographical origin, profile, physical disability or any other discriminatory ground.

The deadline for applications is 20.09.2022 à 5pm.

The applications will be treated confidentially.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

How to apply

Please bellow to this link to apply: EMERGENCY LOGISTIC COORDINATOR (recruitee.com)


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