Specialized Technician at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, international organisation. The organisation is made up mainly of doctors and health sector workers and is also open to all other professions which might help in achieving its aims. Médecins Sans Frontières provides assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict. They do so irrespective of race, religion, creed or political convictions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Specialized Technician

Location: Akwa, Anambra
Contract Period: Definite period

Main Purpose

• Performing autonomously, specific complex / advanced installation, maintenance works and repairs depending on technician’s specialization (requiring special/qualifications/training), according to supervisor’s instructions and MSF standards and procedures, in order to ensure a proper functioning and maintenance of MSF equipment, installations and infrastructures.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Performing autonomously, all necessary complex / advanced installations, maintenance and repairs (i.e. requiring special qualifications/training), according to the supervisor’s instructions and executes any needed tests after any repair or maintenance. Including the following functions:
  • Qualified Electrician
  • Qualified Mechanic
  • Biomed Technician
• Making suggestions regarding any repair or maintenance work needed in MSF electrical installations, equipment and/or vehicles and assisting logistics department for any relative work needed.
• Managing the stock of consumable items, filling in the stock cards, carrying out physical stock inventories, executing orders necessary for renewing stock, avoiding any shortage.
• Responsible for the equipment and tools, including extinguishers, checking they are correctly and safely used, maintaining and renewing them when necessary and keeping the inventory updated.
• Keeping working area clean and tidy, ensuring that all record sheets and books related to logistical maintenance are always completed. Preparing needed reports before and after any repair or required maintenance.
• Immediately informing the line manager of any problems that arise in the course of the work, particularly with regard to damage, loss, theft or attempted break-ins
• Working in collaboration with other specialised technicians and workers, if necessary, or managing a small team of workers.

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• Ensuring that weekly checks are routingly carried out on all functional generators in accordance with the weekly checks check-list and documented afterwards.
• Perfom skilled and semi skilled craft work in the installation, maintenace and repair of plumbing, HVAC, electrical, electronics, carpentry and related facilities component
• Inspect water boilers, HVAC equipments, pumps, motors and similar mechanical/electrical equipments on a regular basis
• Perfoms routine maintenance activities around the building such as maintenance of all equipments (energy, watsan, biomed etc).
• Troubleshoot problems and carryout neccesary repairs as required.
• Carry out other task as may be directed by the functional line manager
• Keeping the asset inventory up to date in the managed technical families
• Reduce difficulties related to the use of standard MSF tools in technical activities;
• Supervise and support users of technical equipment (biomedical, electrical, cold chain, construction, etc.);
• Carry out inventories of electrical and biomedical stock in coordination with the Supply team;
• Train the Logistics team on best practices;
• Improve user autonomy in the operation and basic maintenance of biomedical equipment within the project;
• Ensure daily monitoring of breakdowns and maintenance of ITFC and ATFC biomedical devices;
• Implement standard biomedical management procedures and provide user training accordingly;
• Must have good knowledge in International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) guidelines
• Develop, implement, and regularly review the chronogram of technical activities.
• Must have good knowledge in construction and make the follow up
• Supporting the Log Supervisor in its daily routine task – also as back up.
• Must be proficient in all the microsoft office tools. Autocad proefieciency is a desired skill

Minimum Required skills and Qualifications

• Education: Essential: Degree or diploma in Electrical or related studies
• Experience: Must have strong knkowlege with a miniumum of two years prevuios experince in simailar positions in msf or other NGO is desirable.
• Language: Local language essential, mission language desirable. (E.g Igbo and English)

Application Closing Date
12th January, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Important Information and Notice

• Candidates should submit their application, including cover letter, resume and copy of relevant certificates and NYSC certificate/Exemption Letters using the link above.
• Please note only short-listed candidates will be notified and invited for interview; MSF Belgium takes this opportunity to thank all potential candidates for their application.
• MSF is an equal opportunity employer, both men and women are encouraged to apply.
• Dual Employment is considered gross misconduct as contained in MSF Belgium Internal Regulations (IR) guideline and hence not acceptable.
• Applications should be sent through the indicated channel else application will not be entertained.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next steps.
• MSF reserves the right to cancel any step or whole of the recruitment process at any stage.