Regional Technical Referent Energy M/F

Main objectives
He/she will be the first technical support for the coordination and field technicians, and he/she will be the first responder to questions coming from the coordination and the field. The RTR will monitor the implementation of MSF logistic policies, guidelines and procedures at field-level in his/her technical field.

Main responsibilities
In collaboration with Headquarter Technical Referent, Log Cell and Logistic Coordinators of the countries area, the RTR:

• Conducts scheduled visits in the countries within her/his geographic area, according to the terms of reference established by the Logistics Coordinator of the requesting country;
• Is the central point for technical support requests, and answers questions coming from the Logistics Coordinators in her/his geographic area, if necessary with help from her/his Headquarter Technical Referent(POS);
• Participates in planning visit schedules according to field needs and develops the TOR together with the Logistic Coordinator. Final validation of the schedules and/or modifications to them are the responsibility of the Cell Log, working with the Headquarter Technical Referent;
• Is available to participate in emergency operations in her/his geographic area;
• Along with the Headquarter Technical Referent, helps define the policies related to her/his speciality area by providing feedback;
• Participates in R&D on equipment and/or practices in her/his speciality by taking part in testing campaigns and offering feedback on the projects in her/his geographic area.
• Analyses the components of her/his activity for all of the missions in her/his geographic area at least once a year;
• Drafts visit reports for each visit and an annual activity report.

Under the direct responsibility of the Cell logistic Manager, the RTR:

• Responds to one-off missions at the request of the Logistics Coordinators for the countries in her/his geographic region;
• Helps recruit national technicians;
• Contributes to continuing education for the teams;
• Evaluates the technical level of the (national and international) specialists, helps define career paths and offersad hoctraining;
• Validates the service providers and product-supplier pairs;
• Advises and supports the logistics coordinators in decision-making related to his/her technical specialty.

Management

• Planning is drawn up by the POS then managed by the Cell logistic Manager.
• Planning decisions are made by:
  • the logistic coordinators of concerned countries
  • Cell logistic manager of concerned countries if necessary,
  • RLO when several cells are involved if necessary
• Administrative and health issues are handled by the host coordination team.
• Travel organization is coordinated by administrative teams of the countries and validated by the Logistic Coordinator.
• Over-arching line management is provided by the Cell logistic Manager, short-term line management is provided by the logistics coordinator of any country visited during the period of the visit.
• The functional aspects of the post are supervised by the Headquarter Technical Referent (POS).
• The annual review is carried out by the hierarchical and functional tandem (the Cell logistic Manager and Headquarter Technical Referent).
• The post is situated at level N12 of the function scale.

Experience required:

Field experience (at least 12 month) in logistics and significant relevant experience within the technical domain.

Experience with MSF is highly appreciable or another INGO.

Minimum 5 years of professional experience in a relevant field

Degree in the field of activity

Experience in Energy field (electricity and renewable energy)

Experience in the HVAC field would be a plus.

Languages: Fluent in English. French would be plus.

Skills:

Good technical knowledge in his/her specialty

Good management skills and project follow up.

Aptitudes: Flexible and well-organized

Works well with others, rigorous, analytical and good at synthesizing information

Good interpersonal, communication and listening skills

Ability to train technicians at field-level

Expected starting date: 02nd of May 2023