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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), an international medical humanitarian association founded in 1971, provides medical assistance to populations facing life-threatening crises, mainly armed conflicts, but also epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF's French section is present in some thirty countries.
We are looking for a Regional Technical Referent - Biomed.
Mission
Reporting to the OCP Technical Support Manager.
Activities :
Participate in defining the technical policies
Participate with the POS Technical Referent in the definition of technical policies by providing knowledge of your specialty according to the department's strategy and policies.
Monitor the application of the procedures of your specialty in the missions of your geographical coverage.
Be the guarantor of techniques and tools for their specialty
Draft land procedures adapted to the mission environment and ensure their application.
Participate in R&D for new equipment or practices.
Research innovative practices and techniques.
Keep abreast of technical developments in your specialty.
Take into account the needs and constraints of local users.
Provide advice and support to field and cell teams
Be the first line of support for OCP missions.
Advise and support Cell Coordinators and Logistics Managers in making decisions relating to their technical specialties.
Carry out field visits according to a frequency defined in the technical policies.
Participate in the budgeting of missions in their specialty.
Be responsible for monitoring and analyzing your activity
Participate in defining the referential required for monitoring and reporting tools.
Analyze the components of your activity for all missions at least once a year.
Monitor activities in the field and maintain the Basics of the missions in your geographical coverage, in particular through frequent technical visits.
Contribute to the development of cross-functionality
Share information and knowledge, develop the ability to work with other departments on cross-functional projects.
Contribute to skills transfer
Contribute to training modules in your field.
Train teams of field specialists.
Maintain a high level of competence in your field among its employees, especially the Logistics Coordinators.
Framing
Participate in the recruitment of country specialists.
Monitor the progress of country specialists' technical objectives.
Participate in the annual evaluation of country specialists.
Professional skills
Profile required:
Education and experience:
University degree, BAC +5 or equivalent certification in a technical field.
Experience of at least 2 years in BIOMED.
Experience in MSF
Languages: Fluent French and English (mini B2)
Skills:
Master the technical skills of your specialty.
Master project management.
Mastery of the Office pack (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Power BI skills would be an asset.
Qualities
Ability to cooperate, negotiate, adapt and work as part of a team.
Proactive
Sense of dialogue
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Analytical and synthesis skills.
Thoroughness
Position's specificities
Position to be filled : Start mid-January 2025
Status: 12 months contract - Full time - with possible extension. Position based in Nairobi, with frequent travels (more than 50% of the time) between the missions in Middle East (Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, Syria and Palestine) and the office in Dubai. Visits to MSF missions outside the Middle East are also possible. Work contract with Nairobi office.
Salary conditions: Basic salary: EUR 27,145 + previous relevant experiences. Eligibility to a consolidated work-life balance benefits, school fees, 25 working days of annual leave per year, MSH International Insurance for both medical and disability cover, relocation allowance for non-Kenyan or non-resident staff and annual ticket to home country.
It is important to note that MSF values diversity and encourages applications from people from all backgrounds . We also aim to improve the representation of people with disabilities in our workforce.
Please send your application (cover letter and CV) to our website up to and including 29/11/2024.
Only successful applicants will be contacted.
Contract type
Fixed-term contract
Contract duration
12 months
Salary (€)
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Deadline for submission
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