Electrician
The electrician carries out the necessary assessments of electrical installations in MSF's programs (compounds, warehouses, hospitals, health centres, and accommodation) and will carry out or supervise all electrical maintenance of logistics equipment for cold chain, energy, IT and radio communications.
Duties include drawing up documents to ensure full and definitive compliance of the installations (diagrams, lists of supplies) in a project, supervising and coordinating any works that are carried out and installing equipment.
Activities
- Management of the electrical equipment required by the project: procurement, installation, maintenance and supervision of electrical equipment.
- Organisation of the project‘s electrical infrastructure: construction and refurbishment works.
- Ensuring safety compliance of electrical supply for project facilities and structures such as medical clinics.
- Supervising and training logistics teams and locally employed and/or international personnel.
- Working with medical teams and project coordinators to define operational strategies and logistical objectives of a project.
Profile requirements
Essential requirements
- Compliance with the essential criteria for all potential candidates
- Qualification and license as electrician or degree in electrical engineering
- Experience in planning and leading energy related projects (including Financial and HR aspects is a strong asset)
- Relevant experience in one or more of the following domains:
• electrical design/implementation works for domestic/office/industrial set-ups
• building electrical constructions
• mechanics (generators, pumps, diesel motors)
• renewable energy
• industrial programming (PLC) - Professional experience in supervising and training staff/teams
- Available for assignment for a minimum of six months or longer
Desirable requirements
- Microsoft Visio and/or AutoCAD skills (highly desirable)
- Ability to implement processes that ensure availability and quality of locally purchased electrical supplies
- Experience with the installation and maintenance of medical equipment
- Experience with solar panels installations and maintenance
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SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
Please apply if your skills and experience match the requirements above and the essential criteria for all international staff. Allow approximately 1 hour to complete to application.
Before starting the application, please prepare the following:
- CV
- Motivation Letter
- Electrician Skills
Note: Please see MSF CV Guide for guidance on how to write a CV for MSF purposes.
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