LOGISTICS MANAGER- EMERGENCY POOL

Médecins Sans Frontières, founded in 1971, is an international medical humanitarian organization that provides emergency medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or exclusion from health care. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of medical professionals, logistics, administrative and various other professions, all guided by our medical ethics and our principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality.

MSF WaCA, created in 2019, is the first MSF headquarters in Africa, and responds to the desire to reinvent the MSF movement after 50 years of humanitarian actions in the world, for more access to care, more reactivity and proactivity for greater medical coverage of affected populations in the world.

Why join us?

You are preparing to become a member of the MSF family, with over 50 years of emergency medical action that earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.

We are an inclusive organization that considers social and professional well-being a right for all and provides an environment that considers the diversity of each member.

MSF WaCA claims an African anchorage that considers the local expertise with which it contributes to the implementation of its activities and makes each member, a key actor of the new dynamics of the humanitarian action in the world.

We Are Looking for: LOGISTICS MANAGER- EMERGENCY POOL

Department: Operations

Direct Manager: Emergency Project Coordinator

Functional Manager: E-Logistics Coordinator

Working %: 100%

Position Based in: Field

Mobility: All WaCA’s Interventions Zones

Type of Contract: Fixed-Term Renewable

Position to be filled: As Soon As Possible

Objectives

The primary function of the Logistics Manager- Emergency Pool is to assist the emergency pool in its logistics activities focused on the response to emergencies and specific projects. His/her experience and understanding of operations make him/her an important member of the emergency team that participates in the management of interventions and in the monitoring of security and safety management on the intervention sites where he/she is deployed.

Main responsibilities

As a member of the MSF WaCA emergency Pool:

·       He/she participates in putting in place validated intervention strategy, guaranteeing technical and logistical feasibility.

·       He/she ensures the smooth running of supplies (in collaboration with the supply team member) in emergency interventions.

·       He/she supervises technical and logistical activities and ensures the application of basic logistical principles in emergency interventions.

·       He/she participates in the planning and implementation, together with the e-team, the HR associated processes (recruitment, training, briefing/debriefing, evaluation, detection of potential, development and communication) of the logistics staff in the project / capital to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required to correctly perform all logistics activities

·       He/she promotes and facilitates the implementation of technical activities aimed at improving the impact of medical programs on beneficiaries (EHA, distribution, construction, etc.).

·       He/she supports the missions according to the peaks of activities which require a reinforced support to the operational logistics:

ü  Emergencies managed by the mission

ü  Exploratory missions requiring special monitoring

ü  Vertical activities generating a heavy workload (construction, distribution, programmatic EHA activities, cargo monitoring, etc.).

·       He/she participates in the development of response strategies and intervention plans for water and sanitation, including resources, in collaboration with medical and supply teams.

·       He/she participates in the analysis of the context and risks and proposes technical adaptations to the risk reduction policies of the intervention contexts.

·       He/she plays an active role in drawing up and implementing the unit's action plans and budgets, in collaboration with other members of the emergency team.

·       He/she is responsible for ensuring the availability, implementation and management of all technical and logistical resources and the associated human resources within the intervention approach.

·       He/she guarantees the application of non-medical technical policies and quality standards, as well as the availability and reliability of items and systems within the emergency team in the contexts in which he/she intervenes.

·       The logistics manager is responsible for ensuring the adequacy and reliability of the telecommunications resources required for an emergency intervention. 

·       He/she ensures that the emergency team's communications policy is properly applied.

·       He/she capitalizes on logistical experience within the emergency team.

·       He/she produces logistical activity reports (Chronogramme activités) on a monthly basis.

Education

·       High school education minimum. Technical training a plus.

·       Experience in technical project management and management it’s a strong asset.

Competencies

·       High availability & flexibility in working hours

·       Ability to manage a team and delegate

·       Analytical skills

·       Good negotiation skills

·       Organizational skills

·       Good stress management, flexibility, resourcefulness, ability to work with multidisciplinary and multicultural people

·       Speed of decision and action, open-mindedness, curiosity

Professional experience required

MSF :

·       Minimum 2 years' experience with MSF in logistics management positions

·       2 years' experience in MSF or similar NGO logistics

·       Good knowledge of field logistical operations & MSF logistics basics

·       Experience in volatile security contexts.

Not MSF:

·       Good ability to analyse emergency situations and propose logistical strategies

·       Good understanding of the political mechanisms of conflicts and emergencies

·       Good communication skills

·       Ability to plan and implement logistical support.

·       Experience in coaching and managing teams.

Languages Skills

·       Working proficiency in English and French

Computer Skills

·       MS Office suite (mainly MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint)

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

Female candidates who meet the requirements are strongly encouraged to apply.

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.

Deadline: February, 08th 2025 18:00 GMT
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.