Pakistan: Logistics coordinator (M/F) Pakistan - Islamabad

For more than 30 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home and abroad. It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in accessing health care and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies. Those working for this independent organisation do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations. MdM currently works in 40 countries across all continents where it focuses on 4 priority areas: caring for the health of migrants and displaced persons, promoting sexual and reproductive health, combating HIV and reducing the harm and risks associated with drug use, crises and conflicts.

MdM has been working in Pakistan since 1996. The organization currently implements 3 projects:

-A post emergency program focusing on access to health care for the populations afflicted by the conflict in KPK.

-Operation Smile: this project gives priority to the treatment of sequels of burns to women victims of violence. Plastic surgery operations are realized 2 times a year by an expatriate team coming from France.

-A long term program focusing on family planning and prevention of unwanted pregnancies for adolescents in Punjab province.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the supervision of the general coordinator, you lead the development of the logistics strategy providing logistics guidance, advice and support to all programme and field sites. You ensure that MdM’s policies, systems and guidelines are implemented by the logistics staff.

More precisely, you:

-Are member of the security coordination team. Under delegation of the general coordinator, you can be the country focal security point.
-Brief and support the team on the technical aspects of security.
-Contribute to collect all security information and ensure, with the field coordinator, the feasibility of evacuation plans.
-Monitor the security context and compile all security incidents in MdM area of intervention.
-Define/adapt, implement and follow-up the logistical activities. You ensure the good filling and follow-up of all the logistics tools for a good capitalization and ensure that everyone is trained and respecting the logistics process.
-Work with the coordination team to define mission objectives, strategies and budgets and ensure their day-to-day monitoring and management and provide input on logistics matters for proposal and report writing.
-Are responsible for all communication related to logistic issues with the emergency logistics advisor based in HQ.
-Responsible for the appropriate selection (in collaboration with the logistics advisor in HQ), installation, use and maintenance of equipment across the following technical disciplines: IT, communications, mechanics, energy & electricity, cold chain, etc.
-Develop and maintain good network of contacts to facilitate emergency responses (customs, suppliers, other NGOs, etc.) and provide logistics support to any emergency responses as per needed.
-In coordination with the administrative coordinator, you are in charge of the implementation, follow-up and respect of MdM’s procurement and supply chain procedures.
-Develop, in collaboration with the coordination team and the field coordinator, a coherent procurement strategy that takes into consideration MdM’s procurement policy, donor requirements, project duration and needs, lead time and delivery constraints.
-Responsible for the line management and technical support of specified logistics staff in accordance with HR policies and procedures, including recruitment and performance management.
-Responsible for the capacity building and training of all logistics staff to improve efficiency, awareness of, and compliance with, logistics systems and procedures.
-Implement and supervise the logistic aspects of the MdM security pack and guarantee the security of transport (passengers and goods).
-Represent MdM with relevant external organisations and networks at national level and actively networking.
-Consolidate logistics reporting and prepare monthly logistic report.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Status : Employee

Contract : Fixed-term contract

Duration : 6 months

Starting date: as soon as possible
Position including regular field visits.

Single posting

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED:

Humanitarian experience in logistics coordination and in security management
Ability to work in volatile security context and very good perception of security constraints, with high flexibility regarding the events
Ability to work in emergency, to set up a logistical base and build up an operation, to work under pressure, and with short deadlines
Capacity to manage priorities and to adapt them daily according to the context
Management and organizational skills
Experience in remote management is an asset
Good writing, communication and negotiation skills
Team player
Languages:
English fluent
Urdu, Pashtun, French is an asset
You are committed to MdM’s values as an organisation and motivated by its non-statutory, NFP model.

TELEPHONE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Médecins du Monde reserves the right to fill the vacancy before the closing date for applications.

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