Store-Keeper at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) - Holland

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international, private, non-governmental, non-profit humanitarian organization. Our organization offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters, to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation. We have been working in Nigeria since February 1996. A Memorandum of Understanding between Medecins Sans Frontieres and the Federal Government of Nigeria facilitates this. We are at present co-operating with the Federal Ministry of Health, State and Local Government departments of health on various health projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Store-Keeper

Location: Sokoto
Employment Type: Full-time (40 hours per week)
Duty Station - MSF OCA, NOMA Project - (based in Sokoto town)

Main Objective and Responsibility of the Position

• Executing the stock management activities (receipt, storage, and issuance to projects or other departments of medical supplies, food items, spare parts, tools, equipment, and/ or other logistics materials), according to the line manager’s instructions and MSF standards and protocols, in order to ensure the overall functioning of MSF activities

Description of the Responsibilities/Activities

• Supervising materials and goods orders and dispatch in order to ensure its rational use.
• Receiving orders and deliveries, identifying and reporting potential discrepancies against cargo manifest or others. Stores materials in accordance with the system in force in order to ensure continuous availability.
• Updating and/or creating stock cards for all stock items immediately after the reception of goods. Checking the received cold boxes and controlling the cold chain-monitoring card
• Storing materials in accordance with the system in force in order to ensure continuous availability ensuring that all items are well organized and correctly stored, well protected, fully identified, and easily accessible (cleanliness, security, access, etc.).
• Monitoring the store temperature and ensuring Cold Chain items are stored at an adequate temperature. Keeping a special control of “sensitive” goods: numbers of lots, expiry dates, packaging, and special storage conditions
• Preparing orders on time before sending goods, and packs (according to transport means) weighs and labels freight with corresponding shipping number, destination, number of shipping units, waybill number, weight, and mode of transport in accordance with the line manager’s instructions
• In conjunction with the line manager, performing physical stock counts in accordance with the frequency previously defined. Following up stock levels with regards to alarms thresholds, stock out, and expiry dates.
• Controlling warehouse limited access to authorized personnel and ensuring doors and other exits are secured. Immediately informing the line manager of any problems arising in the course of the work, particularly with regard to damage, loss, attempted break-ins, or theft in the warehouse
• Assisting the line manager with the preparation of the stock reports.
• Assist in monitoring shipment coming into the warehouse and going out of the warehouse using Unified to track and update items directly received into the warehouse and process accordingly.

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities:

• Ensure that all items shipped out from the warehouse and delivered to the requester are acknowledged by signing delivery order partially met).
• Supervise daily workers as required

Requirements (Qualifications)
Education:

• High school diploma
• Desirable warehouse or supply management related studies

Experience:

• Previous experience as storekeeper desirable

Languages:

• Fluent Hausa and intermediate English language essential

Knowledge:

• Essential basic mathematics and use of measuring equipment
• Desirable computer literacy (word, excel)

Desirable: 

• Use of basic stock management software

Competencies:

• Results and Quality Orientation - L1
• Teamwork and Cooperation - L1
• Behavioural Flexibility - L1
• Commitment to MSF Principles - L1
• Service and Orientation - L1
• Cross-cultural Awareness - L2

Application Closing Date
15th July, 2021.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should Submit Application Letter, the latest Curriculum Vitae (CV), and photocopies of all necessary credentials with telephone contact details (daytime) in an envelope (specify on the envelope - Application for the post of Storekeeper– Noma Project) to the address below:

BENUE
Human Resource Manager, 
Medecins Sans Frontieres- Holland,
No 15 Padre Pio Street, Judges's Quarters, 
Makurdi - Benue State.

SOKOTO
Human Resource Manager, NOMA Project,
Médecins Sans Frontieres – Holland,
Garba Duba Road,
PMB 2346, 
Opposite Runjin Sambo Jumaat Mosque,
Sokoto State.
OR
Human Resource Manager, NERU Project,
Médecins Sans Frontieres – Holland,
No. 26 Agaie Road, Behind State CID, 
Sokoto State.

ANKA
Human Resource Manager,
Medecins Sans Frontieres -Holland,
Gidanwire Along Bagega Road, 
Anka, Zamfara State.

ABUJA
The Human Resource Coordinator,
Medecins Sans Frontieres -Holland,
No. 11, First Avenue, 
Gwarinpa - Abuja.

OR 
Send applications via e-mail to: [email protected] with “Application for Storekeeper NOMA” as the subject of the mail.

Note 

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• MSF is an equal opportunities employer and promotes diversity within the organization.