Regional Technical referent (Middle east) Biomedical Engineer M/W
Detail de l'annonce :
Médecins Sans Frontières, an international medical and humanitarian
association founded in 1971, provides medical assistance to
communities faced with crises endangering their survival. These crises
typically take the form of armed conflict but also include epidemics,
natural catastrophes and even exclusion from healthcare. The French
section of MSF is present in some thirty countries worldwide.
For a new position, we recruit a REGIONAL TECHNICAL REFERENT (MIDDLE
EAST) BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER.
Mission
You are the first technical support for the MSF Coordination’s teams
based in the Middle East, where MSF runs medical programs (i.e in
Yemen, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories). As a
RTR biomedical engineer, you are the first responder to questions
coming from Coordination Teams and MSF Projects on the field about
biomedical activity.
You also are the warrant of the respect of MSF logistic policy,
guidelines and procedures.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES OF THE POSITION:
ACTIVITIES:
ON COLLABORATION WITH THE HEADQUARTER BIOMEDICAL TECHNICAL REFERENT
AND THE LOGISTICS COORDINATOR OF MIDDLE EAST, THE RTR:
* Conducts scheduled visits in the countries within Middle East
region, according to the terms of reference established by the
Logistics Coordinator of the requesting country;
* Is the central point for technical support requests, and answers
questions coming from the Logistics Coordinators in Middle East
region, if necessary, with Technical Advisor’s help;
* Helps develop the visit schedules and proposes any modifications
to the original schedule, as required by operational needs. Final
validation of schedules and/or modifications is the responsibility of
the host country Logistics Coordinator working with the Technical
Advisor;
* Is available to participate in emergency operations in Middle East
Region;
* Along with the Technical Advisor, helps define the policies
related to Biomedical specialty area by providing feedback;
* Participates in R&D on equipment and/or practices in biomedical
specialty by taking part in testing campaigns and offering feedback on
the projects in Middle East Region.
* Analyses the components of biomedical activity for all missions in
Middle East region at least once a year;
* Drafts visit reports and annual activity reports.
UNDER THE DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LOGISTICS COORDINATOR FOR THE
INTERVENTION COUNTRY, THE RTR:
* Responds to one-off missions at the request of the Logistics
Coordinators for Middle East region;
* Helps recruit national technicians;
* Contributes to continuing education for the teams;
* Evaluates the technical level of (national and international)
specialists, helps define career paths and offers _ad hoc_ training;
* Validates service providers and product-supplier pairs;
* Advises and supports logistics coordinators in decision-making
related to biomedical specialty.
Compétences professionnelles
Minimum of Biomedical Technician diploma required.
EXPERIENCE:
2 years of professional experience in Biomedical technician or
engineer
One field experience on logistic and Biomedical with NGO is required.
MSF experience is an asset.
SKILLS: Good technical knowledge in biomedical activities
Good management skills and project follow up.
Qualités requises
Flexible and well-organized.
Works well with others, rigorous, analytical and good at synthesizing
information.
Good interpersonal, communication and listening skills.
Spécificités du poste
Hierarchical: Cell Logistics Manager based in Dubai.
Technical: Headquarter Technical Referent based in Bordeaux, France.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
1 year contract – full time.
Based in Amman (Jordan), with frequent travels (more than 50% of the
time) between Middle East missions (Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen and
Palestine) and Dubai office.
Salary according to the MSF salary grid and previous relevant
experiences.
POSITION TO BE TAKEN: 01st of February 2022.
Type de contrat CDD
Durée du contrat 12 mois
Date limite de dépôt de candidatures 23 janvier 2022