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Regional Logistic Support for Southern Africa
Posted in Logistics
3 years ago
Médecins Sans Frontières
Job Type
Full Time
Location
Zimbabwe
Description :
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. We work in over 60 countries, offering assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. MSF Operational Centre Brussels is looking for a: Regional Logistic Support for Southern Africa.
OPERATIONAL CONTEXT
Mid-2019, OCB (Operational Centre Brussels) launched a reform in support of the projects aiming at providing more autonomy to the projects. Southern Africa missions (Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South-Africa) have been chosen as first pilot and an innovative and transformational approach will be implemented in 2020 in the region.
This unique set up will promote more autonomy for the projects by:
- increasing responsibility and competences at the project level
- reducing the responsibility of the today’s national coordination teams who will transition towards ad-hoc National Support Teams.
- Provide support to the Project Log teams (and to national Log Support Functions) by adopting the posture of a coach rather than a supervisor
- Promote and maintain the autonomy of the Log team at the project’s level
- Animate the network of Logs in the region
- Identify the needs and constraints of the Log activity in the region
- Build and monitor a broad overview of logistics EPREP needs in the region both in terms of People and Technical solutions
- Adapt kits and strategies when necessary and assist the Supply functions in identifying appropriate suppliers and contractors
- Act as the main link between the Log Support Unit in Brussels and the Project Logs
- Promote a network approach within the Logs in the region (use virtual meeting tools) linking the projects together and linking similar roles in the region
- Assist in logistics related strategy developments
- Mentor and coach the National support and Project Logs
- Map share and mobilize logistics related skills in the region
- Be the Log rescue role: to ensure continuity of services to operations only when necessary
- Ensure optimal use of community of practice/ Sherlog platforms for technical troubleshooting and problem solving
- Optimize regional sharing of information, experiences, ideas, successes and failures
- Advise promote and encourage creative and diverse solutions
- Advise the Operations department on necessary Logistics implications. Act as auditor and quality control advisor
- Essential degree and specialization in Logistics desired
- Minimum 5 years MSF experience
- Minimum 2 years of successful experience as a Logistic Coordinator
- Work experience in the Southern Africa region is an asset
- Coach style posture capacity and service oriented
- People Management and Development
- Excellent Teamwork and Cooperation capacity
- Excellent capacity to synthesize and communicate the role of Logistics in medical humanitarian operations
- English proficiency is mandatory; Portuguese is an asset
- Expected starting date: July/August 2020
- 2 years contract (extendable)
- Position based in Harare (Zimbabwe)
- Proximity with the projects and hence travel within the SnA region is required
- Family position
- Adhere to the MSF principles and to our managerial values: Respect, Transparency, Integrity, Accountability, Trust and Empowerment
- Adhere to the MSF Behavioral Commitments
- To agree with the philosophy and principles behind the Field Recentralisation programme of OCB
To apply
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HOW TO APPLY?
Online applications by 26 May 2020 latest via our online application tool.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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