Médecins Sans Frontières, an international humanitarian medical association founded in 1971, provides medical assistance to populations whose lives are threatened: primarily in cases of armed conflict, but also epidemics, pandemics, natural disasters, and even exclusion from healthcare.
As part of a maternity leave replacement, the OCP Logistics Department is looking for a WASH Technical Advisor in charge of waste management.
Context :
The growth in volume and increased specialization of our activities, as well as the commitments made to reduce their environmental impact, present our organization with new organizational and technical challenges.
Activities:
Under the hierarchical responsibility of the OCP Technical Support Manager;
Participate in the definition of technical policies
- Participate with your hierarchy in defining technical policies by providing knowledge of your specialty based on the department’s strategy and policies
- Follow the application of the procedures of his specialty
- Represent and promote the interests of MSF France and OCP in defining the movement’s policies
Be the guarantor of techniques and tools for their specialty
- Write procedures and guidelines and ensure their application
- Participate in R&D of new equipment or practices
- Research innovative practices and techniques
- Maintain a watch on technical developments in your specialty
- Take into account the needs and constraints of land users
Provide advice and support to the fields and cells
- Advise and support the Coordinators and Logistics Managers in the Unit in their decision-making relating to their technical specialty
Be responsible for monitoring and analyzing your activity
- Participate in defining the framework required for monitoring and reporting tools
- Analyze the components of its activity for all missions at least once a year
Contribute to the development of transversality
- Share information and knowledge, develop the ability to work with other services or departments in the context of managing cross-functional projects
- Share technical advances, develop practices, ensure product referencing and coordinate its activity and certain substantive files with counterparts from other sections
Contribute to the transfer of skills
- Participate in defining training content
- Provide training to all field logistics personnel in their area of ​​expertise and participate in the management of the pool of logisticians
- Ensure that a level of competence in their field is maintained among their head office colleagues, particularly the Logistics Managers in the Unit
Profile sought:
Qualifications and Experience:
- Formation : BAC+2 minimum
- Experience in the field of environment, waste treatment, and/or Health, Safety and Environment (HSE).
- 2 years of experience in a humanitarian/cooperation mission is a prerequisite.
- Previous experience with MSF is an asset.
SKILLS :
- Master the technical skills of your specialty.
- Master project management.
Aptitudes :
- Ability to cooperate, ability to negotiate, adapt and work in a team
- Be proactive. Sense of dialogue, excellent interpersonal skills
- Analytical and synthetic skills. Rigor.
Languages: French (B2) and English (B2)
How to apply
Please apply on our website, via the following link:Â Technical Advisor EHA – Waste Management | Doctors Without Borders