Field-based position with visits to headquarters in Geneva
Context & Mission
Doctors Without Borders is an independent international medical and humanitarian organization that provides care to people in need, to persons affected by natural or man-made disasters and victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and without regard to race, religion, religion, religion, religion, or, beliefs or political affiliation (MFD Charter).
He/she is under the hierarchical responsibility of the Medical Learning Partner of the’unity Learning & development and under the functional responsibility of the referent in hospital management of the medical department. He/she works closely with the L&D on the pedagogical and deployment of training, the logistics department and more particularly with the/a logistician with whom he/she will lead these ForHOP workshops.
Main responsibilities
In collaboration with the referent and the trainer in hospital management, the logistics trainer in hospital management :
- Participate in the’ identification of training needs
- Adapt the themes related to the logistics of the existing ForHOP workshop to the specific needs of each hospital project before delivering it on the identified grounds.
- Organizes workshops for identified areas
- Participates in defining the training implementation strategy
- Animate the workshops on the identified grounds
- Analyzes its activity in order to propose some avenues of’improvement.
Profile sought
Education
- Diplomatic training in humanitarian logistics or other technical field related to one of the technical families of humanitarian logistics
- Diploma in hospital structure management, a plus
- Training of desired trainer
Experience
- 12 Months of’ experience in a position of logistics manager of hospital structures
- Experience in waste management, hygiene, WASH and Biomedical material management highly appreciated
- Experience in highly valued adult education
Technical Skills
- Educational skills : facilitation and evaluation of’training workshops
- Knowledge in adult education and principles of’apprentissages
- Knowledge of MS Office, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Languages
- English: C1
- English: C1
- Other languages a plus
Personal qualities
- Excellent communication and relationship skills
- Spirit of’team
- Excellent organizational capabilities
- Analytical ability
- Sense of initiative
- Creativity
- Flexibleness
- Diplomacy
Working conditions
- Field-based position with visits to headquarters in Geneva.
- The practical working conditions in the field are in accordance with the volunteer manual of the OCG MSF.
- Duration of 4 months, gross monthly salary : CHF 5’500.- for a 100% position (proportional to the occupancy rate)
- Ideal start date : Early September 2024
- Employee benefits : Health insurance and living expenses in the countries of intervention and at headquarters, paid according to the internal regulations.
How to apply
Candidates submit their application in accordance with the requirements : CV 2 p. max. – motivation letter 1p. max. – in French or English.
The deadline to apply is August 25, 2024.
We reserve the right to close the position in advance if we believe that the quantity and quality of applications received are sufficient.
Applications will be treated confidentially.
Only shortlisted individuals will be contacted.
Only applications submitted on our recruitment platforms will be considered.
Please note that we do not wish to use the services of recruitment or placement agencies.
At MSF, we are committed to having an inclusive culture that encourages and supports the diverse voices of our staff members. We strive to create workplaces where teams of people of diverse origins, with characteristics, perspectives, ideas, ideas, different experiences work together for MSF’s social mission; their goal is to achieve better outcomes for our patients and the communities we work with.
We welcome applications from people of any gender, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, belief, ability, and any other characteristic of diversity.
MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, nor any other form of discrimination or harassment, including sexual harassment. All selected candidates will be subject to a reference check.
