🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) – 2 Positions
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is recruiting to fill the following positions:
1.) Electrician
2.) Specialized Technician
See job details and how to apply below.
1.) Electrician
MSF BELGIUM VACANCY
(Internal/ External)
ELECTRICIAN
Médecins Sans Frontiéres (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. MSF is therefore guided by the principles of neutrality and imperiality. These principles must apply to al/ MSF staff.
Job Details
Title of position: | ELECTRICIAN |
Status of position: | Full Time |
Number of positions: | 1 |
Location: | Hangha (Kenema District) – MSF Hospital |
Salary: | Based on the organization scale |
Main responsibilities of the position:
Performing autonomously, complex / advanced installation and maintenance of electrical and other energy systems in all MSF facilities across the mission (offices, houses, health structures, warehouses, etc., according MSF standards and procedures, in order to ensure a proper functioning and maintenance of MSF equipment and installations.
Accountabilities:
- Ensuring all electrical installations in MSF facilities comply with MSF standards and performing autonomously and ensuring, all necessary complex / advanced electrical installations, maintenance and repairs, according to the supervisor’s instructions. This includes the following tasks
- Carrying out critical rehabilitation tasks and corrective maintenance interventions and the coordination and execution of required tasks as well as installation of needed electrical equipment as defined by each project. Elaborating the necessary documentation for carrying out energy installations projects (plans, list of materials, etc.)
- Carrying out and updating the electrical installations inventory in MSF missions’ facilities and performing annual maintenance procedures and safety checks across facilities in the project. Executing any needed tests after any repair or maintenance.
- Identifying local technical actors, and organizing their participation in the project (training of technical staff, establishing relations with local companies, contractors and suppliers, quotations, contracts, etc.)
- Making suggestions regarding any repair or maintenance work needed in MSF electrical installations and equipment and assisting logistics department with any urgent support/advice or any relative work needed
- Managing the stock of consumable items related to electrical installation, repairs and maintenance, filling in the stock cards, carrying out physical stock inventories, executing orders necessary for renewing stock, avoiding any shortage
- Responsible for the equipment and tools (including extinguishers), checking they are correctly and safely used, maintaining and renewing them when necessary and keeping the inventory updated.
- Keeping working area clean and tidy.
- Ensuring that all record sheets and books related to maintenance are always completed and prepares needed reports before and after any repair or required maintenance.
- Following any activities or tasks which given by supervisor and give proper feedback and report.
Under the supervision of energy team manager to ensure the well-functioning of the hybrid solar energy installation Ensure the well-functioning of the generator synchronization setup
- Under the supervision of energy team manager and as advised when needed to follow the HVAC system service, maintenance and ensure all the HVAC equipment of the project is properly managed
- Following up on maintenance contracts with external contractors upon request by Energy team manager.
- Collaborate where needed or advised by energy team manager to ensure HVAC spare part stock is properly managed Collaborate where needed to ensure New HVAC equipment installation
- Collaborate and ensure any further installations/ activities or assessments are carried out in MOH hospitals or CHCs where MSF is cooperating or operating through the outreach team
Required Criteria:
Education: Essential Electrician diploma or recognized formal training
Experience: Previous working experience as an electrician required (minimum 2 years’ experience), Experience of HVAC PM & CM added advantage
Languages | Essential, English and Krio |
Knowledge | Essential basic knowledge on mathematics, mechanical, electronic principles |
Competencies | Results and Quality Orientation |
- Teamwork and Cooperation
- Behavioural Flexibility
- Commitment to MSF Principles Stress Management
Application Details:
Applicants should submit: Application letter, CV, certificates/diplomas, copy of labour card, work certificates from previous employment & minimum one letter of reference. no original documents to be submitted
Applications can be submitted to: MSF Kenema Hospital (Hangha), MSF Kenema Base (Tissor), MSF Belgium office or sent to [email protected]
Application deadline: January 27th, 2025 — no late applications will be accepted
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for further recruitment process.
Please note that MSF does not reimburse transportation cost if applicants are asked for a test or interview.
Please indicate ELECTRICIAN- KENEMA on the envelope.
MSF does not charge fees for receiving any application participating in any recruitment process
2.) Specialized Technician
Médecins Sans Frontières – Belgium (MSF – Belgium)
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF – Doctors without Borders) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. MSF is therefore guided by the principles of neutrality and impartiality. These principles must apply to all MSF staff.
Job Details
Title of position: SPECIALIZED TECHNICIAN
Status of position: Full Time Position
Location: MSF Coordination, Freetown
main objective and responsibilities of the position
Performing autonomously, specific complex / advanced installation, maintenance works and repairs depending on technician’s specialization (requiring special/qualifications/training), according to supervisor’s instructions and MSF standards and procedures, in order to ensure a proper functioning and maintenance of MSF equipment, installations and infrastructures
- Performing autonomously, all necessary complex / advanced installations, maintenance and repairs (i.e. requiring special qualifications/training), according to the supervisor’s instructions and executes any needed tests after any repair or maintenance. Including the following functions:
- Qualified Electrician
- Qualified Mechanic
- Biomed Technician
- Making suggestions regarding any repair or maintenance work needed in MSF electrical installations, equipment and/or vehicles and assisting logistics department for any relative work needed.
- Managing the stock of consumable items, filling in the stock cards, carrying out physical stock inventories, executing orders necessary for renewing stock, avoiding any shortage.
- Responsible for the equipment and tools, including extinguishers, checking they are correctly and safely used, maintaining and renewing them when necessary and keeping the inventory updated.
- Keeping working area clean and tidy.
- Ensuring that all record sheets and books related to logistical maintenance are always completed. Preparing needed reports before and after any repair or required maintenance.
- Immediately informing the line manager of any problems that arise during the work, particularly with regard to damage, loss, theft or attempted break-ins
Working in collaboration with other specialised technicians and workers, if necessary, or managing a small team of workers.
Additional responsibilities:
- Carrying out tasks directly related to the EH activities such as construction and maintenance of infrastructures in the project according to MSF protocols and standards concerning the operation of water supply, waste management and excreta disposal, hygiene and infection control.
- Ensuring the cleaning and maintenance of the EH structures and when applicable, of the medical facilities;
- Identifying, recruiting, training and supervising daily labourers or hygiene agents for EH activities.
- Informing the Logistics Supervisor of any difficulties, anomalies and problems that may affect the normal functioning of activities and tasks in his/her area of responsibility;
- Assisting the Logistic Supervisor in EH data collection and reporting, as well as maintaining updated files and records of assigned project activities
Being responsible for equipment, tools, and consumables, verifying that they are safely used and maintained. Reporting to the supervisor any need of renewal and the weekly/monthly consumption
Electrical accountibilities:
- Ensuring all electrical installations in MSF facilities comply with MSF standards and performing autonomously and ensuring, all necessary complex / advanced electrical installations, maintenance and repairs, according to the supervisor’s instructions. This includes the following tasks :
- Carrying out critical rehabilitation tasks and corrective maintenance interventions and the coordination and execution of required tasks as well as installation of needed electrical equipment as defined by each project. Elaborating the necessary documentation for carrying out energy installations projects (plans, list of materials, etc.)
- Carrying out and updating the electrical installations inventory in MSF missions’ facilities and performing annual maintenance procedures and safety checks across facilities in the project. Executing any needed tests after any repair or maintenance.
- Identifying local technical actors, and organizing their participation in the project (training of technical staff, establishing relations with local companies, contractors and suppliers, quotations, contracts, etc.)
- Making suggestions regarding any repair or maintenance work needed in MSF electrical installations and equipment and assisting logistics department with any urgent support/advice or any relative work needed
- Managing the stock of consumable items related to electrical installation, repairs and maintenance, filling in the stock cards, carrying out physical stock inventories, executing orders necessary for renewing stock, avoiding any shortage
- Responsible for the equipment and tools (including extinguishers), checking they are correctly and safely used, maintaining and renewing them when necessary and keeping the inventory updated.
- Keeping working area clean and tidy.
Ensuring that all record sheets and books related to maintenance are always completed and prepares needed reports before and after any repair or required maintenance
Minimum Requirements and Competencies
Education | Essential diploma or recognized formal training in the assigned technical area |
Experience | Demonstrate experience in his/her technical area (minimum 2 years’ experience) Essential at least two years previous working experience. Desirable in MSF or other NGOs |
Languages | Local language essential, mission language desirable |
Application Details
Applicants should submit: Application letter, CV, copy of certificates/diplomas, National ID, work certificates from previous employment – No original documents to be submitted
Email: [email protected]
Applications can be submitted to following MSF Belgium Office Locations: | |
FREETOWN: MSF Belgium Office, 49k Ronsab Drive, Off Spur Road, Freetown. | KENEMA: MSF Hanga Hospital, Main gate watchman post |
Please indicate “Vacancy Specialized Technician” on the envelope
Application deadline: 20th January 2025 – 5 pm – no late applications will be accepted
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for further recruitment process.
Please note that MSF does not reimburse transportation cost if applicants are asked for a test or interview.