Job Description
Coordination – BIOMED MANAGER
Position status: Fix term contract for 1 year
(Renewable based on Budget availability and performance)
Location: Sana’a – Coordination office.
Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is
an international, humanitarian, non-governmental organisation providing
assistance to people in need as a result of natural and man-made disasters,
irrespective of race, religion, ideology or politics.
Main Purpose
Planning, coordinating and monitoring all logistics
activities in the mission related to Biomed equipment according to MSF
protocols and standards in order to ensure an optimal running of the projects
Accountabilities
- Participating
in the definition of the objectives and planning of the biomedical
activities including reviewing its annual budget in order to identify and
give a response to the needs of the mission and the targeted population
- Monitoring
and ensuring the implementation of the biomed activities in the project
ensuring compliance to MSF standards, protocols and procedures, and
reporting to the Project Coordinator on the development of the ongoing
programmers. This includes the following:
- Monitoring
and ensuring the implementation of biomed equipment management procedures
in the mission (installation, disposal/renewal, correct use and
maintenance) and ensuring a good follow up of the different maintenance
contracts
- Prepare
together with the medical coordinator the international or local orders
for consumables and the spare parts for biomed equipment’s
- Ensuring
that the preventive and curative maintenance, fault diagnosis, annual
diagnosis and certification are performed for those items of equipment
for which specialized training has been received
- Coordinating
and organizing between projects for equipment/support exchange (repair
returns, installation and replacement) to help ensure that as few items
are out of service on the mission at any given time. This includes the
packing, shipment and contact with service providers or after sales
service to the MSF Supply Centre for the repair of equipment that cannot
be done locally
- Organizing,
planning and ensuring an appropriate stock management including
inventories of spare parts and back up equipment. Ensuring good following
and quality assessment of company in the process of local purchase
- Managing
the biomed technicians and elaborating their activities planning
- In
collaboration with the Project Coordinator, Logistics Coordinator and the
HR Coordinator, participating in the planning and implementation of
HR associated processes (recruitment, training, briefing/debriefing,
evaluation, detection of potential, development and communication) of the
staff under his/her responsibility in order to ensure both the sizing and
the amount of knowledge required to correctly perform all logistics
activities pertaining to his area
- Providing
technical support and training to staff on the use, control, preventive
maintenance and basic repair of most common equipment. Managing the
training of medical staff about hygiene on biomed equipment following the
result of a regular assessment of medical services on these question
- Participating
in monthly reports according to management guidelines and following up,
analysing and reporting on the maintenance activities and on technical
aspects of the work
MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities
- Participating
in the assessment, evaluation and validation of local suppliers (purchase
and repair) and ensuring a good performance
- Acting
as a technical referent and providing assistance to project Biomedical
Technicians when maintenance work requires further assistance,
documentation or additional tools. Taking the lead in organizing user
training where required
- Ensuring
the proper documentation, filing and the compilation of the installation
and maintenance done or required as well as defining functioning standards
and monitoring systems
- Taking
a lead on biomed activities during the opening of new projects or during
the assessments
- Temporary
gap filling of a position of Biomed technician in projects in case of need
- Regular
field visit of projects
- Participating
in monthly mission reporting and following up/analyzing projects reports
received from project’s biomed technicians. This includes a regular
feedback.
- Defining
the timetable/timeframe of replacement of medical equipment used on the
mission according to its lifespan, use and reliability (including budget)
- Based
on workload and other aspect possible support to other MSF sections regarding
biomed activities
- Performing
additional responsibilities related to management of biomedical activities
in the mission according to mission needs
Requirements
Education
- Diploma
as Biomedical technician, biomedical engineer, electronic technician,
electronic engineer
- Demonstrable
technical skills and understanding.
Experience
- Experience
as a biomedical or electronic technician/engineer. (Minimum 2 years'
experience)
- Pedagogical
skills are an asset.
Languages
- Fluency
in Arabic and English is essential.
Knowledge
- Computer
literacy
Competencies
- People
Management
- Commitment
to MSF Principles
- Behavioral
Flexibility
- Result
and Quality Orientation
- Teamwork
and Cooperation
- Stress
Management
How to Apply
Application Information
Interested and qualified candidates can apply for the
position through the following link:
https://forms.gle/eyvaJz7yvw2b88Yx7
If you have questions or are facing problems with the
online application process, please contact
Applications that do not have enclosed a valid copy of the
ID card, qualifications, relevant Work experience certificates will NOT BE
CONSIDERED!
Deadline for the submission of Applications is on Tuesday
14th April 2025 at 5pm
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted!
“MSF does not charge fees or accept any money during the
entire recruitment process