Regional Technical Referent (RTR) Motorized Fleet Manager

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Introduction

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is an international independent medical humanitarian organisation that provides assistance to people affected by conflicts, epidemics, and natural or human-made disasters and excluded from healthcare. We provide this assistance without discrimination, irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation. 

About MSF Eastern Africa

MSF Eastern Africa is the regional institutional office of MSF. It focuses on representation and networking, recruiting and supporting staff from the region, communications and fundraising, as well as working on other dossiers of importance to MSF such as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Data Protection, mutualization, training, medical operational support and environmental health.  

Position

The Regional Technical Referent (RTR) Motorized Fleet Manager position is based in MSF Eastern Africa office in Nairobi.

This position will be hierarchically and functionally accountable to the MSF OCP Technical Support Manager.

Tasks & Responsibilities

1.    Participate in defining the technical policies:

• Participate with the POS Technical Referent in the definition of technical policies by providing knowledge of your specialty according to the department's strategy and policies.
• Monitor the application of the procedures of your specialty in the missions of your geographical coverage.

2.    Be the guarantor of techniques and tools for their specialty:

• Draft land procedures adapted to the mission environment and ensure their application.
• Participate in R&D for new equipment or practices.
• Research innovative practices and techniques.
• Keep abreast of technical developments in your specialty.
• Take into account the needs and constraints of local users.

3.    Provide advice and support to field and cell teams:

• Be the first line of support for OCP missions.
• Advise and support Cell Coordinators and Logistics Managers in making decisions relating to their technical specialties.
• Carry out field visits according to a frequency defined in the technical policies.
• Participate in the budgeting of missions in their specialty.

4.    Be responsible for monitoring and analyzing your activity:

• Participate in defining the referential required for monitoring and reporting tools.
• Analyze the components of your activity for all missions at least once a year.
• Monitor activities in the field and maintain the Basics of the missions in your geographical coverage, in particular through frequent technical visits.

5.    Contribute to the development of cross-functionality:

• Share information and knowledge, develop the ability to work with other departments on cross-functional projects.

6.    Contribute to skills transfer:

• Contribute to training modules in your field.
• Train teams of field specialists.
• Maintain a high level of competence in your field among its employees, especially the Logistics Coordinators.

7.    Framing:

• Participate in the recruitment of country specialists.
• Monitor the progress of country specialists' technical objectives.
• Participate in the annual evaluation of country specialists.

Qualifications

Education:

• University degree or equivalent certification in a technical field.

Experience:

• MSF experience of at least 2 years in your specialty.

Languages:

• Fluent French and English.

Skills:

• Master the technical skills of your specialty.
• Master project management.
• Mastery of the Office pack (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Power BI skills would be an asset.

Core Competencies:

• Ability to cooperate, negotiate, adapt and work as part of a team.
• Proactive. Sense of dialogue, excellent interpersonal skills.
• Analytical and synthesis skills. Thoroughness.