Radio Operator job at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Vacancy title:
Radio Operator

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Social Services & Nonprofit ]

Jobs at:

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, June 25 2023 

Duty Station:
Within Tanzania , Lindi, East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, June 23 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
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. MSF is therefore guided by the principles of neutrality and impartiality. These principles must apply to all MSF staff.

Required Criteria:

Minimum Educational Qualification:
· Literacy. Desirable secondary education.

Experience:

· Desirable work experience as radio operator in related jobs.

Knowledge

· Essential basic knowledge on mathematics, mechanics, electronic principles.

Competencies

· Results and quality orientation.
· Teamwork and cooperation.
· Behavioural Flexibility.
· Commitment to MSF Principles.
· Stress Management.

Languages:

· English and Swahili (fluent, oral & written) required.

Main purpose:
Operating the VHF and HF radios, in accordance with the MSF security protocols and rules, in order to ensure quality and confidential radio communications for the operational needs of the mission/projects.

Main Responsibilities:
• Operating the HF and VHF radios, avoiding using any sensitive or security related information and following the MSF security rules. Ensures radio frequencies’ (HF and VHF) quality and transmission capacity. Installs and programs frequencies in all type of radios when necessary.
• Ensuring that messages are well copied/passed to all people concerned and records the messages on the radio log book. Responding to radio contacts from other approved organizations and forwarding it on the information via this channel.
• Making radio contacts with reference base (capital and/or field) according to communication rules / schedules and forwards all information concerning the security of the teams to the Project/Capital Coordinator.
• Monitoring and registering any movement of people, vehicles, helicopters, airplanes and cargo, (departure, arrival, number of passengers, route taken, standard contact points) and informs line manager of any delays.
• Supervising and monitoring the VHF radio allocation book (handsets) and registering the loan of handsets to all staff, following it up on a regular basis.
• Installing, operating and performing preventive maintenance checks on assigned equipment, checking that the equipment is working properly and immediately informing the line manager of any damage/loss/theft. Maintaining the equipment, communications room and premises in clean and tidy conditions. Maintaining and supervising HF VHF batteries status in good maintenance conditions.
• Providing basic radio training when necessary to MSF staff.

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education:
High School

Job application procedure
All interested candidates shall submit their motivation letter, CV and copy of relevant professional certificates not later than Sunday, June 25th, 2023 at 4:00 PM. Please quote the job title on the email subject “RADIO OPERATOR”.
Please send your application to the email address MSFCH-Tanzania-Recruitment@geneva.msf.org The applications can also be submitted at MSF offices situated at Warioba RD, Mikocheni B, Plot 100, Daima Street House no 16, Dar Es-Salaam or To MSF Project Admin in Nduta Refugees Camp, Kibondo District, or MSF Office – Liwale

• Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
• People living with disability and minorities are highly encouraged to apply.

The protection of your personal data is important to MSF. By submitting your application, you consent to MSF using your data only for the recruitment process to have all the information and documents necessary to proceed with the recruitment, validation of your application and selection of the most suitable candidate. Your data will be treated confidentially. Only people part of the recruitment process have access to your data. MSF does not sell your data under any circumstances. If you have any questions or requests, you can contact MSFCH-Tanzania-HrManager@geneva.msf.org 


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Job Info
Job Category: Engineering jobs in Tanzania
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Sunday, June 25 2023
Duty Station: Lindi
Posted: 23-06-2023
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 23-06-2023
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 23-06-2077
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