Flying Construction Manager - Fribourg, Schweiz - Médecins Sans Frontières Suisse

Médecins Sans Frontières Suisse

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Fribourg, Schweiz

vor 2 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Schneider

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

Field-based position with visits to the headquarters in Geneva_

**Context

***: Construction and shelter activities are part of the logistic department. Because of the growth of complex construction projects requiring presence of specialists, the Geneva logistic department has requested for the position of a flying construction manager.

Mission:

The responsibility of the flying construction manager is to provide technical and organisational support for implementation of construction activities with the objective of optimizing the methodologies and technical solution related to construction and shelter implemented by the logistics in MSF programs.

The job is structured around 4 main tasks:

Direct technical support to field operations (regular missions and emergencies)
Audit and recommendation to missions
Training, coaching and Onboarding
Validation of products and local suppliers and contractors.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

_ Direct technical support to field operations _
Flying construction manager, on demand of the operation will intervene in the mission to:

Promote and implement construction activities of the mission based on the construction project cycle (implement or facilitate) and its related document.
Support the construction team (especially Planning and Design Officer) in:
Technical Assessment and feasibility phases
Program support visits
Assume the position of construction team leader or Coordinator, where and when appropriate, in emergencies.

_Audit and recommendation to missions _

Evaluates
Construction activities needs through the implementation of basics and processes
Pertinence of specific construction activities within projects,
Construction activities proposed.
Provides recommendation to improve quality of construction activities.
Followup and monitoring of construction emergency activities.

_Training, coaching, on-boarding _

Provides support for the choice and development of construction or logistic staff in accordance with his expertise.
Provides coaching to construction and logistic teams both local and international staff.
Participates in presenting of MSF training modules.
Onboarding new construction manager.

_Validation of products and local suppliers._
In every mission dedicates time to support Supply teams to:

Validate technically sensitive product or tools,
Validate local suppliers.
Clean up stock and Eprep stocks (especially on shelter) if required.

When the Flying construction is not on mission and after enjoying R&R / holidays, they will support the construction team in its usual activities.

They can be asked to do the temporarily backup of some member of the construction team.

**_
Education_**- Construction work engineer / architect

_ Experience and Skills_

Experience in technical drawing.
They shall have expertise in some and interest in all of the following topics:
Construction in low-income countries
Construction of health structure / hospital
Construction in short lead time
Construction in remote area
Construction with specific standards
MSF experience in construction project is essential.

_Languages_

English and French fluent.
Knowledge of other languages an asset.

_Personal Abilities_

Result and quality driven
High communication skills and capacity to interrelate with people.
Teaching skills.
Teamwork
Adaptability and flexibility.

Terms of Employment:

Fixedterm contract, 24 months
Parttime, 80% (32h/week)
Working place : Fieldbased position with visits to the headquarters in Geneva
Practical working conditions in the field are in accordance with the MSF OCG volunteer manual.
Ideal start date: April 3rd 202
Gross monthly salary: CHF 5'500. based on 100%
Benefits: Health insurance and living expenses in the countries of intervention and at headquarters, paid according to internal regulations.

How to apply:

At MSF, we are committed to an inclusive culture that encourages and supports the diverse voices of our staff members. We strive to create workplaces where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, perspectives, ideas and experiences work together for the social mission of MSF to create better outcomes for our patients and the communities we work with._