Storekeeper at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from healthcare. 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. www.msf.org

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Storekeeper

Location: Awka, Anambra
Employment Type: Contract

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• 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.

Accountabilities

• 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 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 organised 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 in 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, way bill 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 preparation of the stock reports

MSF Section / Context Specific Accountabilities:

• An honest person,
• Works with Minimal Supervision
• Team player
• Up to date details on storekeeping
• Abide by MSF rules

Minimum Required Skills and Qualifications

• Education: Degree or Diploma or its equivalent in warehousing or supply related studies.
• Experience: Two years’ experience in Similar Role is desirable (Preferably working experience with MSF or other NGOS)
• Knowledge of proper bookkeeping and inventory management
• Familiarity with standard concepts and best practices in a stockroom or warehouse environment.
• Essential knowledge of basic mathematics and use of measuring equipment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Languages:

• Mission and local language (English, Igbo, Pidgin English) essential (high level command oral and written

Application Closing Date
20th February, 2026.

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

Note

• MSF is an equal opportunity employer. Both men and women are encouraged to apply.
• Candidates from Anambra State, and notably from AWKA preferred.
• Applications should ONLY be sent through the indicated channel, meeting all requirements, otherwise application will not be entertained.
• Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next recruitment steps.
• MSF reserves the right to cancel any step or whole of the process at any stage of recruitment.
• MSF Belgium takes this opportunity to thank all potential candidates for their applications.
• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.