SPINCO Construction and Shelter Officer
Found in: beBee S KE - 4 weeks ago
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation.
JOB SUMMARY
The objective of this position is to have valid and updated article descriptions, and clarity on standards for construction and shelter articles.Job requirementsProfessional trainingTechnical background and training in construction.Work experienceAt least 2 years of working experience in construction.Work experience in one of the Operational Centers or supply centers is an asset.Specific skillsComputer skills are essential.Fluent in English (reading and writing) and French is an asset.Technical writing capacities.Coordination & organization skills.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Improve codification rules for groups of construction and shelter-related articlesFamiliarize with the existing code and label writing rules. Review the proposed set of rules for codification. Propose if needed enhancement on rules to improve the final result. Set up new draft rules for missing groups of articles and clean up existing group of articles.Enter these rules in UniData including related label blocks in the code & label generator.Apply these rules to articles (outside Unidata, i.e. in Excel), prioritizing standard articles.Apply the label writing rules to these articles in English and French.Share the proposed new codes and labels with the iWG and the ESC specialist for review before adapting them in UniData.Make sure codes and labels of construction and related- articles correspond with those in the attached descriptions of these articles.Write descriptions for Construction and shelter-related articlesFamiliarize with the existing descriptions and the guidelines for writing them.Review the existing valid descriptions and propose improvements (based on priorities).Review existing draft descriptions and edit them, if necessary.Create new descriptions for articles that don’t have them yet, prioritizing (standard) articles that were identified as needing a description. Collaborate on these tasks with members of the Construction and shelter iTWG or ESC data owners to complete the validation of these descriptions in UniData.Follow-up on questions and feedback related to descriptions for construction and shelter-related articles.Add relevant information that doesn't fit or belong in the label in the description.Enter relations between articles in UniData.Contribute to the clean-up process / outdating & archiving of articlesParticipate in discussions related to the clean-up process of construction and shelter-related articles.Follow up on outstanding feedback remarks in UniData.Follow up on data quality checks and make the necessary changes in UniData.Follow up of other tasks requested by the Spinco Logistical Data Steward and/or the Codification Project Coordinator.Contribute to improve standardization.Propose a clear and coherent set of standards articles and kits, corresponding to shelter, semi-permanent and construction family.Propose to archive outdated standards article.Contribute to propose new articles.Propose adding items that could be missing, and that are related, to the construction and shelter technical family.Propose clearer boundaries between working group portfoliosReview articles that are not within scope but have a direct impact on construction; i.e.: Water and Sanitation items such as plumbing faucets (tabs, activation system for tabs), sinks etc…Identify articles that are in several families; i.e.: cutters (depending on their end purpose)Advise on best practices for later implementation by Spinco (in consultation with related working groups)
REQUIRED SKILLS
Written communication, Decision making, Ability to coordinate, Collaboration, Communication
REQUIRED EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree
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