Vacancy Announcement – Logistics Supervisor

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, non-profit medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, pandemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from healthcare. MSF started working in Yemen since 1986 and have been present in the country continuously since 2007. Today, MSF works in 23 hospitals across the country, and provides support to more than 17 health facilities across 13 governorates, in line with our principles of independence, impartiality and neutrality. For more information, visit our Arabic website, www.msf-me.org

Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium in Yemen mission is looking for Yemeni nationals to recruit for the Logistics Supervisor position:

Location: Mocha Project 
Contract Duration – 1 year, renewable.
Contract type: Fixed – Term 
Reporting to: Logistics Manager

MAIN PURPOSE

Supervising the daily logistics activities and providing maintenance to the MSF equipment, facilities and infrastructures, according to MSF standards and protocols in order to maintain the facilities in perfect conditions and collaborate in the development of the mission

Accountabilities

• Monitoring maintenance activities of infrastructures, management of non-medical stocks and equipment according to MSF standards
• Ensuring the check and follow-up of facilities under the line manager's supervision through daily visits to the facilities and reporting any anomalies or problems, evaluation of the rehabilitation needs and following up minor building rehabilitation work according to supervisor's instructions; checking that premises observe security norms and monitoring the consumption of mechanical and electrical vehicles/machines/devices
• Planning together with the line manager the required checks and maintenance activities of energy systems/set-up according to MSF standards
• Coordinating and leading the logistics team under his/her responsibility which includes daily supervision, monitoring of the quality of work and the definition of each person's task, drawing up their working schedules; organizing and leading team meetings; participating in the recruitment of team personnel and attending logistics meetings and accounting for his activities
• Ensuring the vehicle fleet maintenance which includes planning and overseeing timely preventive and curative maintenance of all project vehicles according to MSF standards and Instructing and monitoring drivers on correct driving habits and standard checks

Managing and following up orders which includes collecting logistics orders coming from different departments or health facilities; drawing up and following up orders according to the procedures in force; providing technical support to the storekeeper, makes local purchases according to MSF supply procedures and ensures reception conditions of freight or arriving material as well as the organization and setting up of materials before its shipment.

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• Ensuring all roasters are ready on time, up to date and submitted to Log Manager and LTL for validation then Finance for payment.
• Ensuring good follow up of daily workers under his responsibility to perform specific tasks.
• Ensuring management of the team (Specialized Technician, Maintenance Agent, Drivers, and Guards).
• Following up closely fuel consumption and report any discrepancy.
• Ensuring weekly and monthly reporting of outreach activities

Requirements 

Education

• Essential secondary education and formal technical training

Experience

• At least one year in MSF or 2 years in a similar post out of MSF

Language: 

• Essential Fluency in Arabic; English is desirable