MAIN ACTIVITIES

Organisational Logistician

• Supervising logistic aspects in the area.
• Organising and coordinating the use of vehicles, as well as the transportation of materials and staff.
• Train, supervise and coordinate national personnel in the logistic area.
• Managing material procurement, warehousing and stock management
• Supervising maintenance, rehabilitation or construction works.
• Supervising health facilities and equipment in order to identify any structural problems and intervene promptly.
• Ensure that adequate standards are maintained in staff houses.
• Supervising the management of means of communication
• Ensure the availability of all the documentation necessary for the reporting of expenses and activities and relating to the procedures followed.
• Ensure a correct management of purchases, applying adequate procurement procedures.

Maintenance Technician

• Technical supervision of maintenance and rehabilitation works.
• Coordinate, train and supervise the national staff in charge of maintenance of facilities and equipment.
• Supervising the facilities in order to identify and solve technical problems related to the electrical, hydraulic and solar systems.
• Ensure an adequate logistic and residential setting, preparing a plan for the routine maintenance of infrastructure and equipment, and planning and carrying out any extraordinary maintenance or rehabilitation work.
• Establishing and maintaining good relations with contractors and service providers, and monitoring their work on the field.
• Install new biomedical equipment and guide the health personnel in its proper utilisation.
• Elaborate timely technical reports.
• Ensure proper storage of materials and stock management.
• Ensure the availability of all documentation necessary for the reporting of expenses and activities and related procedures.

REQUIREMENTS

• Good knowledge of English, French or Portuguese (depending on the country of destination).
• Previous professional experience in logistics: transport, maintenance, small rehabilitations (for organisational logisticians).
• Previous professional experience in electrical and plumbing maintenance and rehabilitation (for the maintenance technician)
• Preferable previous experience working or volunteering in fragile or low income countries.
• Organisational skills and problem-solving aptitude.
• Dynamism, adaptability and flexibility
• Ability of adapting skills and competencies to contexts with limited resources and capacity to effectively cooperate with the national staff.
• Availability to stay in the field for 6-12 months.

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