Logistics Manager at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

About Us

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization that provides assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare.

In Kenya, MSF-Switzerland has a project in Dagahaley refugee camp and a project working to improve access to healthcare for Young/Adolescent and Key vulnerable populations in Mombasa County.

MSF- Switzerland also responds to emergencies in the North-Eastern and the Coast regions of Kenya.

• Assisting the Project Coordinator or Deputy Logistics Coordinator in the definition and follow-up of logistics activities in the project or capital, in conjunction with other medical project managers in order to identify and give a response to the needs of the targeted population
  
• Ensuring and monitoring the implementation of logistics/technical activities in the project / capital including the following:
  
• Logistics: (construction, transport of goods and staff, communications, water and sanitation, vehicles and engines, equipment/installation and infrastructures, communications, installation and maintenance of functional office space(s) and lodging facilities for international staff in adequate living conditions)
  
• WHS: implementation of water, health and sanitation activities
  
• Supply: implementation and maintenance of an appropriate supply chain for the project
  
• Implementing all administrative related activities linked to logistics (orders, insurances, vehicle contracts, etc.).
  
• Participating in the planning and implementation, together with the Deputy Logistics Coordinator, the Project Coordinator and the HR Coordinator, the HR associated processes (recruitment, training, briefing/debriefing, evaluation, detection of potential, development and communication) of the logistics staff in the project / capital in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required to correctly perform all logistics activities.
  
•  Ensuring technical reference for all logistics/technical issues in the project and providing coaching to logistics staff under his/her responsibility. Ensuring all staff in the Project is properly briefed about use of communication tools (handsets, HF/VHF, etc.).
  
• Defining and monitoring technical aspects of the project risk reduction policy, transport, communication, protection, identification and preparation of the technical aspects of the project security policy and guidelines, evacuation plan and contingency plan, performing day-to day monitoring of the application of security rules and reporting to the Project Coordinator any problem that may arise. For this purpose, the Project Logistics Manager will have to create an appropriate environment to facilitate security exchange of information.
  
• Participating in monthly reports according to guidelines

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