Flying Logistician/Electrician - DRC

19/07/2010 - 30/07/2010

Werkaanbiedingen voor het terrein

 

Médecins Sans Frontières is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, healthcare exclusion and natural or man-made disasters. To respond to our fields’ demand, we are now recruiting an Electrician.

 

 

 

1.   CONTEXTE

 

 

 

 

 

·         Updating electrical installations on the missions for MSF-OCB. 

 

 

 

 

 

2.   DESCRIPTION

 

2.1. Objectives

 

·         Ensuring the implementation of all technical means necessary to get the electrical installations in accordance with the general requirements for safety and liability.

 

·         Provide local technical personnel training techniques and methodology necessary to ensure proper operation and maintenance of these facilities

 

 

2.2. Responsabilities

 

 

·         The field missions will be under the responsibility and supervision of logistics and technical coordinator of the mission.

 

·         The activities required to achieve the objectives will be implemented in coordination with all ongoing activities on the projects visited.

 

·         The technical choices are made in accordance with the provisions defined by the technical support unit of MSF-OCB.

 

·         The field missions will be organized in close relationship with the technical support unit that will ensure the technical follow-up in collaboration with the technical coordinator and logistics of the mission.

 

 

2.3. Activities

 

 

·         Make the necessary expertise to complete the inventory of electrical tasks MSF-OCB (bases, hospitals and health centers, homes.)

 

·         Make recommendations and carry out urgent restoration work.

 

·         Establish project files for full and permanent facilities compliance (maps, lists of supplies.)

 

·         Identify local technical players, and organize their participation in the project - training of technical staff, relationships with local companies, contractors and suppliers (quotations, contracts.)

 

·         Ensure coordination and execution of work required, and the installation of necessary equipment, as defined for each project.

 

·         Improve conditions for use of equipment, empowering users.

 

·         Organize technical support facilities and electrical equipment (crew, maintenance and repair procedures, tools and accessories, workshop, storage technique.)

 

 

 

 

3.   REQUIRED SKILLS

 

3.1. General

 

·         Skills and experience in the general organization and conduct of projects.

 

·         Skills and experience in the design of power projects:

 

o        analysis and reporting of technical conditions of an existing electrical system.

 

o        Ability to propose, with the support of the technical unit, a complete description of rehabilitation work necessary to ensure the safety of persons, protection of equipment and continuity of service.  

 

o        Ability to produce comprehensive plans of implementation, as necessary for the definition and implementation of an electrical installation project.

 

·         Skills and experience in training technical staff.

 

 

3.2 Technical Skills

 

 

·         Skills and experience in electricity site supervision

 

o        Ability to establish and follow up the orders of equipment and facilities necessary for the proposed work.

 

o        Ability to plan and coordinate the work.

 

o        Ability to organize and lead a team.

 

o        Ability to provide any guidance to ensure a quality performance

 

·         Skills and experience techniques.

 

o        Knowledge of general techniques in other fields (mechanical, hydraulic, construction ...)

 

o        Knowledge of generators.

 

o        Knowledge of battery backup systems.

 

o        Knowledge of three phase distribution systems.

 

o        Knowledge of systems of protection against lightning.

 

 

3.3      Other qualities, skills and special experiences:

 

 

• Ability to handicrafts.
• Skill trainer.
• Communicator / coach.
• Sociable, open character and spirit.
• Open to local culture.
• Listen and diplomacy.
• Autonomy.
• Availability.
• Organization, rigor and discipline.
• Good analytical skills.
• Knowledge of English and French