Activities
- Organisation of the project‘s infrastructure: small-scale construction and refurbishment works, basic water, hygiene and sanitation activities.
- Supervising and training logistics teams and locally employed and/or international personnel: watchpersons, drivers, hospital logisticians, technicians, etc.
- Management of the supply chain required by the project: stock management, local and international procurement, monitoring and warehousing deliveries of supplies and equipment, and procurement.
- Management of equipment including procurement, installation, maintenance and supervision of equipment used for IT, radio communications, vehicles, generators, etc.
- Implementation of safety management procedures, in collaboration with the project coordinator and the coordination in the capital, providing logistical support to medical teams.
- Working with medical teams and project coordinators to define operational strategies and logistical objectives of a project.
- Administrative responsibilities associated with the above tasks including tendering, contracts, rosters, and evaluations.
REQUIREMENTS
ESSENTIAL
- Compliance with the essential criteria for all potential candidates.
- Secondary education and preferably a technical certificate/diploma or technical university degree, e.g. as an engineer.
- Practical skills and experience in at least two of the following: mechanics, energy and electricity, procurement and supply chain management (including cold chain), construction, water and sanitation, IT systems management/radio and communications equipment, warehousing and stock management.
- Technical experience – ability to understand technical requirements and solutions and able to quickly learn the basics of all technical domains/trades; as examples:
• Has technical hobbies / DIY (bike mechanic, vintage vehicles, web master, house renovation, radio amateurs, member of a repair café)
• Curiosity to understand how things work and find the adequate expertise
• Interest and general understanding of different trades
• Understand the interdependency between different technical domains/trades - At least two years of experience in organising a multidisciplinary activity and/or managing a team running technical or support activities. Below are some examples (not exhaustive):
• Generalist engineers with experience leading technical projects (that includes management of teams)
• Event organiser/manager/worker (festivals, media, camps, scouting, group travels, etc.), experienced in coordinating large teams
• Owners: people who have set up and managed their own company/business (managing people) with tech background
• General managers: hands-on, small/mid-size company where people had to deal with a variety of problems and issues (administration, bookkeeping, staffing, equipment breakdown, emergency situations requiring action)
• Workers/volunteers in emergency or risk-averse settings (ambulances, firefighters, mountaineering,
scuba diving, organizing emergency services, military service, etc.)
• Workers/volunteers working in remote settings (farming, oil platforms, submarines, scientific expeditions, offshore sailing or certified professional sailors, etc.) - Professional experience in people management, supervision and administration
- Computer skills including Microsoft Office applications (in particular excel, word)
- Available for assignment for a minimum of nine months or longer
DESIRABLE
- Administration experience in finance, human resources, project or event management
- Experience with pump and generator maintenance
