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Marwan Al Samao, MSF logistic supervisor in Idlib, visiting the camps for internally displaced people in Idlib, to assess the situation as these camps are receiving new arrivals, who were affected by the recent earthquakes, and are coming to find shelter in these camps.
Marwan Al Samao, MSF logistic supervisor, visiting the camps for internally displaced people in Idlib to assess the situation as new people arrive after recent earthquakes. Syria, February 2023.
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Logistics Coordinator

Marwan Al Samao, MSF logistic supervisor, visiting the camps for internally displaced people in Idlib to assess the situation as new people arrive after recent earthquakes. Syria, February 2023.
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Our logistics coordinator defines and implements all supply and technical logistics strategies, ensuring the relevance and coherence of logistics and supply programmes. They ensure that our projects are equipped with everything needed to handle emergencies.

From collecting supplies off an MSF plane on a makeshift runway, to working with the medical team and forecasting medical supplies months in advance, the work of a logistics coordinator is far reaching and vital to the whole team.

As a logistician with MSF, you are integral to the smooth functioning of our projects, ensuring the efficient implementation of technical and logistical strategies alongside the head of mission and logistic advisor.

Your responsibilities will range from participating in the planning and budgeting processes to monitoring logistics activities on the ground, ensuring compliance with MSF standards and protocols. You'll play a crucial role in managing logistics staff, providing technical guidance, and maintaining essential facilities and equipment.

This is an exciting and diverse role involving some or all of the following:

Responsibilities:

  • Participating in the definition and implementation of technical and logistics strategies with the head of mission and logistic advisor.
  • Assisting in the development of annual project planning, budgets, and the emergency preparation plan.
  • Monitoring logistics/technical/supply activities and ensuring compliance with MSF standards and protocols.
  • Participating in the recruitment, training, and performance evaluation of logistics staff.
  • Providing technical reference and coaching to logistics staff.
  • Ensuring functional office and lodging facilities and maintenance of equipment.
  • Implementing technical aspects of risk reduction rules and security plans.
  • Establishing and maintaining communication means within the project.
  • Providing reports on project/programme evolution from a technical/logistics perspective.

    In this dynamic role, your duties may vary depending on the mission's requirements, allowing for adaptability and growth in response to specific project demands. You'll find support and collaboration from a diverse team of MSF members, offering technical assistance and comprehensive guidance to navigate challenges effectively.

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Requirements:

  • Technical degree/diploma.
  • At least two years of relevant working experience, preferably with MSF or other NGOs in low- and middle-income countries.
  • Proficiency in the programme language.
  • Mandatory fluency in English or French.
  • Essential computer literacy (Word, Excel, and internet).

Assets:

  • Experience in people management and development.
  • Commitment to MSF principles.
  • Behavioural flexibility.
  • Results and quality orientation.
  • Teamwork and cooperation skills.
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Work with MSF

In 2024, 67,000 people worked with Médecins Sans Frontières and contributed to giving lifesaving medical assistance to people who would otherwise be denied access to healthcare, clean water and shelter.

A large majority of MSF staff, about 90 per cent, are locally hired in their country of residence, working for MSF assistance programmes in proximity with the people and communities we support, or in MSF offices around the world.  

About 10 per cent of people working for MSF are internationally mobile staff, specialists or senior managers hired on fixed-term contracts to carry out assignments in countries of intervention.  

MSF doesn’t employ only doctors and nurses. To fulfill our social mission, we recruit employees from a large range of professions in the medical, finance, logistics, IT, administration, human resources, and communications fields, and in other areas.  

If you would like to work with MSF, you will find information about our behaviour commitments, minimum requirements, our recruitment processes and our current international job vacancies.  

To know more about MSF’s remuneration policies, you can also visit msf.org/rewards.

MSF has section offices in 24 countries and 18 MSF branch offices. View the worldwide map of MSF offices.

Our behavioural commitments

The integrity of our organisation is upheld by the good conduct of each individual staff member, in any location, with full respect for the communities we serve.

When you join us, we expect you to commit to our social mission and Charter; helping to deliver medical assistance to populations in distress and to people affected by natural or man-made disasters. 

For us, this means not tolerating any behaviour from our staff that exploits the vulnerability of others, or of employees taking advantage of their position for personal gain. 

We do not tolerate any physical or psychological abuse against individuals, sexual harassment, sexual relations with minors, or any behaviour that does not respect human dignity. 

MSF promotes a working environment free of harassment and abuse. Our leadership has unequivocally committed to fight abuse and to reinforce mechanisms and procedures to prevent and address it. 

Depuis janvier 2014, MSF travaille dans le centre de santé de Mamadou M’Baiki - situé dans le quartier de PK5, à Bangui - où nous offrons des soins de santé primaire aux enfants âgés de moins de 15 ans. Pendant le pic annuel de paludisme, le centre de santé de Mamadou M’Baiki peut recevoir jusqu'à 800 enfants par semaine. En 2014, sur nos différents projets menés dans le quartier de PK5 (centre de santé + dispensaires mobiles à la grande mosquée et à Kpéténé), nous avons dispensé près de 40 000 consultations (29% de cas de paludisme). <br/> 

Since January 2014, MSF has been working in Mamadou M'Baiki health center - located in the PK5 district in Bangui - where we offer primary health care to children under 15. During the annual malaria peak, Mamadou M'Baiki health center can receive up to 800 children a week. In 2014, on our various projects in the PK5 area (health center + mobile clinics at the Grand Mosque and Kpéténé area) we have provided almost 40,000 consultations (29% for malaria cases).
 *** Local Caption *** En RCA, le contexte sanitaire  est catastrophique, les indicateurs particulièrement dégradés : le paludisme (1ère cause de morbidité et mortalité) est endémique, chaque enfant âgé de moins de 5 ans fait en moyenne deux crises par an. La couverture vaccinale est très basse. Le pays possède la plus haute prévalence de VIH-Sida des pays d’Afrique Centrale (entre 5 et 10% suivant les zones). Le système de santé offre un accès aux soins limité et coûteux, les ressources humaines qualifiées manquent, les problèmes d’approvisionnement en médicaments sont récurrents. Dans ce pays à l’Etat fantôme, les opérations menées par MSF se substituent à celles du ministère de la Santé.<br/>

In CAR, health situation is catastrophic, indicators particularly degraded: malaria (first cause of morbidity and mortality) is endemic, every child under 5 years has an average of two attacks per year. Vaccination coverage is very low. The country has the highest prevalence of HIV-AIDS among the countries of Central Africa (between 5 and 10% depending on the area). The health system offers limited and expensive access to care, skilled medical human resources are lacking, drug supply problems are recurrent. In this country without State, MSF operations substitute those of the MOH.
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