Epicentre is a non-profit organization created in 1986 by Médecins Sans Frontières, whose activities include research, field epidemiology and training. Epicentre is a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Response to Emerging Diseases. Epicentre follows its activities from Paris, Geneva, Brussels, Barcelona, New-York, Cape Town and from research centers in Uganda and Niger.
Mission and responsabilities
Under the responsibility of the Study Coordinator (on the field) and the Logistic Coordinator (based in Blantyre), the logistician will be in charge of the logistics supervision of a HIV population surveys in Nsanje, Malawi . He/she will work with the study investigators in Malawi and Cape Town and will collaborate with the MSF teams in Nsanje and Blantyre.
Main activities
Transportation
- Take in charge the selection of renting cars
- Organise the planning of vehicle movements and the follow-up of drivers
- Follow-up team members travels, applying the security guidelines
- Check that communication procedures are followed correctly
Cold chain
- Ensure regular production of ice packs and distribution to field team on a daily basis
- Ensure the repatriation of samples to Nsanje every day
- Responsible of the transport quality when sending the samples to the different laboratories following the SoPs
Field support
- Ensure that daily schedules are respected
- Ensure the installation of the study investigators in their study cluster
- Ensure daily logistic support (water, food and sanitation facilities)
Base and houses
- Set up the study team base
- Follow-up of hygiene and domestic needs
- Check-up that medical waste is disposed of correctly in the different facilities and waste treatment installations are properly maintained and used
Order and purchase
- Draw up logistics orders
- Follow up orders in progress and outstand balances
- File and archive orders
- Check the smooth reception of orders
- Check the application and control of procedures
- Carry out local purchasing
Admin: Handover from the Admin (who will stay 2/3 months) after his/her departure
- Continues to guarantee the quality, reliability and transparency of accounts
- Continues to manage the cash flow for the field.
- Responsible for the field’s accounting in general, including the management of safes and bank accounts and validating field accounts.
HOW TO APPLY:
Candidate requirements
Work experience
- MSF experience (at least 12 months)
- At least one experience in a vaccination mission and cold chain
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Fluent English speaking
- Knowledge in accountability and contract follow-up
- Working experience with Word and Excel
- Rigorous, dynamic and able to work within a team
Conditions
Position based in Nsanje. Malawi
Expatriation MSF/Epicentre or secondeed employees MSF
5 months contract starting 01/08/2016
Applications should be made online, before 4th july 2016 by completing the form available from the following link : http://www.epicentre.msf.org/en/job-opening
