Jobs at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION:

Perform repair/maintenance/construction works, according to the supervisor’s instructions and MSF standards, in order to ensure proper operations and prevent faults/deterioration of MSF equipment/installations/infrastructures.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Carry out all minor works (construction, repairs, etc.) requested by the line manager, as well as any task identified by the employee and approved by the line manager.
• Perform regular maintenance of MSF installations/equipment/infrastructures (Coordination office premises and Braeside gardens premises, as well as all other residential premises managed by Coordination Base Log), particularly in line with a preventive maintenance plan (procedures to follow, schedule, etc.).
• In the event of faults/deterioration, diagnose the problem and propose possible solutions to the line manager and/or technical adviser.
• Perform any necessary tests/checks to confirm the proper operation of the installation or equipment after repair.
• Ensure effective management, protection and care of work tools (including site installations under the employee’s supervision) and keep the work area tidy.
• Control the water quality of the swimming pool at least once daily and after each specific chemical treatment – pH, free residual chlorine
• Perform weekly checks and cleaning of sand traps and other wastewater manholes around the office premise.
• Ensure that there are adequate stocks of consumables and materials for minor repairs and manage those stocks; placing orders in time.
• Keep all documents related to installations/equipment/infrastructures in order and update them regularly.
• Immediately inform the line manager of any problems that arise in the course of the work, particularly with regard to damage, loss, theft or attempted break-ins. Support in loading and offloading, pitching tents and assist logistics department for any related work needed.

REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

• Plumbing Certificate mandatory Literacy and Basic maths (BoQs, quotations) mandatory

Knowledge & Experience: 

• Mandatory
• At least 2 years proven all-round maintenance experience
• At least 2 years proven plumbing technician experience
• Proven experience in pool maintenance
• Ability to plan, budget and carry out common housing infrastructure repairs
• Proven carpentry skills

Languages: 

• Fluency in English and Kiswahili

Competencies: 

• Commitment to MSF principles
• Behavioural Flexibility
• Stress Management
• Teamwork & Cooperation, Service Oriented

Deadline for application: 7 November 2022 

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MAIN PURPOSE

Organizing and ensuring medical consultations to the target population providing treatment to patients within the scope of his/her medical competencies and referring them when appropriate, according to MSF protocols, procedures and the universal hygiene standards in order to guarantee quality and efficiency of the service provided.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Ensuring the implementation and standardization of MSF clinical policies, tools, and hygiene protocols in order to minimize clinical risks and to guarantee the quality of patient care management. Promoting and maintaining confidentiality regarding all patient cases and records
• Implementing diagnosis, prescription and prevention procedures that fall under the scope of his/her competencies applying medical knowledge, asking appropriate questions to patients and following protocols in force as well as using laboratory services when necessary, in order to ensure a correct implementation of the medical treatments and to refer patients when appropriate.
• Participating in the planning and supervision, in close coordination with other supervisors, the HR processes (sizing, staff shifts, recruitment, training, evaluation, development and communication) of the team in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required, improve people triage capabilities, their motivation and commitment and their active participation in teaching the targeted population on therapeutic and preventive protocols.
• Ensuring that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained. Ensuring cleaning and minor maintenance tasks are performed according to the protocols. Reporting any malfunction to the project biomedical service. List item o In cases of emergency, carrying out first aid care and treatment according to protocols in order to reduce mortality rates
  • Recording in the individual patient’s card and registration books, all performed medical activities (drugs prescribed, lab results, vaccination status, epidemiological activity, doses, etc.) keeping data traceability in order to ensure patients treatment continuity.
  • Participating in data collection and reporting when required o Knowing and implementing Patient Therapeutic Education (PTE), i.e. keeping contact with all patients, providing them information regarding their health state and responding to their questions.
  • Knowing and promoting the proper application of Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Kit and Sexually Gender Based Violence (SGBV) protocol
• Use appropriate personal and protective equipment (PPEs) provided by the facility while in the clinical setting and when attending to patients.
• Ensure proper triaging and timely consultation of patients in the clinical setting (health post, ER, OPD or ward) giving priority and prompt attention to patients in critical state first. Seek the support of the doctor assigned to department for review of challenging or severely sick patients.
• Ensure all patients under-5 years (or less than 60months) old are consulted using the eCARE system in the health post.
• Ensure all patients sent to ER for admission (or directly to the isolation ward, in the case of an epidemic or pandemic) meet the admission criteria; good information and proper health education is provided to all patients to enhance adherence.
• Actively participate in the projects quality of care activities such as CMEs, morbidity reviews, Mortality audits & rational prescription audits.
• Emergency preparedness team member: attend to any mass emergency in the project area. Notify the Hospital director/project medical referent whenever a mass casualty arrives at the ER or is anticipated to arrive.
• Offer clinical support & on job training for other clinicians, nursing team members in collaboration with the Hospital Director/departments Doctor/nursing team supervisor /MAM. Actively participate in dis-ease surveillance and reporting by ensuring timely reporting of diseases of outbreak potential or any abnormal disease pattern.
• Ensure all patients seen in ER, OPD are timely tallied i.e. OPD patients are tallied in morbidity tally sheets while those admitted are tallied in the admission tally sheets.
• Perform minor procedures such as stitching for small cut wounds, exploration of foreign bodies which can be done under local anesthesia in ER.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor

REQUIREMENTS

Education: 

• Essential - Clinical Officer Diploma

Experience: 

• ​Desirable previous clinical supervision experience of at least one year,
• Experience with MSF preferably or with other INGO.
• Essential: Experience in working with AYPs
• Languages: Excellent command of English and Swahili. Somali Language
• Knowledge:  Computer literacy (word, excel and internet)

Competencies:  

• People management & development,
• commitment to MSF principles,
• behaviour flexibility,
• results and quality orientation and Teamwork.

Deadline for application:  16 November 2022