Biomed Specialist 

Open Recruitment 

Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières France

Biomed Specialist 

CONTEXT:

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is a private, non-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in crisis, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation. 

MAIN PURPOSE: 

Carrying out assessments and ensuring the implementation, maintenance and monitoring of the Biomed activities including repairs, maintenance of equipment and planning of biomed orders according to MSF protocols and standards in order to ensure the correct use and efficient functioning of the Biomed equipment of the mission

Starting date            :  13/03/2022

No of Jobs                 :  1 full time  

Working Hours        :   from Sunday to Thursday 08:00-16:30

Contract Duration   :  6 months contract (with 3 months’ probation period) and  possibility of renewal.

Required Travel        : No travel will be required but mobility across Gaza can be requested based on operational need.

ACCOUNTABILITIES: 

• Defining procedures and managing the implementation, monitoring, maintenance and correct functioning of the biomedical workshop, including spare parts, technical documentations, tools, etc., including the following tasks:  
• Organising and participating in the installation and replacement of the equipment and following up the different maintenance contracts (propose renewal before they expire)
• Identifying the equipment requiring after sale services and ensuring their return in medical services. Performing fault diagnosis, curative and preventive maintenance, annual diagnosis and certification for those items of equipment for which specialised training has been received
• Participating in the assessment of local suppliers and ensuring a good supply of spare parts from them
• Managing inventory of spare parts and back-up equipment at mission level and checking and advising on international orders for consumables and spare parts. 
• Managing the biomed technicians at the level of the project and elaborating their activities planning and in close coordination with HR department, planning and supervising the associated processes (recruitment, training, performance evaluation, development and internal communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility
• 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 organising 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 
• Performing delegated tasks as defined in his/her job description and according to the line manager

Context Specific

• Based on the Project. Biomed spare parts and backup equipment are managed at project level.
• Follow-up all Biomed work orders for preventive and curative maintenance in Memo and perform regular inventories of all Biomed equipment in Gaza Project. Update maintenance planning, . Record new Biomed equipment in Memo with all relevant technical and administrative documentation.
• Advise medical and supply departments on Biomed equipment and spare parts. and orders
• Assess regularly the good practice of the user and support the medical team for the good practices follow-up.
• Provide a monthly activity report
• Contengency plan for critical equipment (which can not be backed up) to avoid medical gap
• Biomed Market assessment (if the situation allows it
• Preparing the International Order for Biomed consumables and spare parts
• Reception of Biomed equipment and spare parts from local suppliers directly in the field (in most projects/mission equipment and parts come from Bordeaux or Coordo so the technical reception has already been done) 
• Be pro-active by offering solution to medical team for follow up of biomed equip

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REQUIREMENTS:

Education  :  Diploma and Certification as Biomedical technician, biomedical engineer, electronic technician, electronic    

                      engineer

                   :  Demonstrable technical skills and understanding 

Experience:  Experience as a biomedical technician. (minimum 2 years) 

Languages  : Mission Language( Arabic) and English is essential   

Knowledge : Desirable computer literacy (word, excel and internet)

Competencies 

• Results and Quality Orientation L2
• Teamwork and Cooperation L2
• Behavioural Flexibility L2
• Commitment to MSF Principles L2  
•  Stress Management L3

Applicants must show their willingness by submitting an updated CV with Motivation Letter both in English, Diploma and Certifications attached, deadline for the applications is 20- February 2022 at 4:00 pm to the following email address

[email protected]

stating the job title in the subject line: 

‘BIOMED Specialist  - Gaza Project’

ONLY APPLICATIONS IN ENGLISH AND WITH THE ABOVE MAIL TITLE WILL BE CONSIDERED VALID