GENERAL CONTEXT
Médecins Sans Frontières is an international independent medical-humanitarian organization, which offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and irrespective of race, sex, religion, creed or political affiliation.
MSF is a civil society initiative that brings together individuals committed to the assistance of other human beings in crisis. As such MSF is by choice an association. Each individual working with MSF does it out of conviction and is ready to uphold the values and principles of MSF.
The MSF movement is built around six operational directorates. MSF OCBA is one of those directorates. The operations are implemented by field teams and the mission coordination teams, together with the organisational units based in Barcelona and decentralised in Nairobi, Dakar and Amman. The field operations are guided and supported by five Operational Cells, the Emergency Unit and other departments supporting operations.
GENERAL OBJECTIVE AND JOB ENVIROMENT
MSF OCBA works in operating environments characterised by violence and conflict and has a very strong emergency mind-set. The operational Cell 5’s portfolio has a strong focus on, but is not limited to, Eastern Africa and the Greater Horn of Africa, and the missions managed by the cell currently include: Sudan, South Sudan and Somalia.
The DRECO role provides continuous and consistent support to the Head of the Operational Cell (RECO), to ensure the implementation of the portfolio’s plans in high quality standards and secure and safe environment. The DRECO will support the development of strategic planning that takes full account of the MSF OCBA strategic orientations and priorities. The DRECO will support the RECO and the missions to deal with key operational challenges.
The DRECO provides the supervision of the portfolio’s logistics and finance activities and ensures those activities are in coherence with portfolio’s strategic planning. S/he provides the support to the Operations Manager and missions in the different approaches of the emergency preparedness and implementing the emergency interventions.
The DRECO will build effective working relationships with different MSF OCBA technical referents and advisors. S/he will also support the Operations Manager in the engagement and the coordination with different MSF regional offices and entities. As part of the portfolio team, the DRECO will play a key facilitative role within the portfolio in organizing the portfolio’s information management and organizing the key planning moments. As part of the operations Department, the DRECO will participate in the different department’s meetings and will take active role in contributing to the MSF OCBA’s strategic orientation and strategies.
The DRECO is a full member of the operational Cell 5 based in Nairobi. S/he works closely with the Cell 5 members and Heads of Missions and Emergency Response Teams (ERT) in the missions. The DRECO reports hierarchically and functionally to the RECO.
MAIN RESPONSABILITIES
1. Applied security management
2. Support of emergency preparedness and response
3. Supervise and support some departmental functions in the portfolio (preferably, logistics and financial functions)
4. Operations management and support
5. Coordination and information management
SELECTION CRITERIA
CONDITIONS
To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter:
https://careers.msf-applications.org/job-invite/7618/
Closing date: December 14th, 2022, 23:59 CET (Central European Time).
MSF is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, race, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. We are committed to achieving a balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply.
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. MSF provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo reference checks.
Médecins Sans Frontieres, as a responsible employer, under article 38 of “Ley de Integración Social del Minusválido de 1982 (LISMI)” invite those persons with a recognized disability and with an interest in the humanitarian area to apply for the above-mentioned position.
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