Logistics Learning & Development Advisor at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

General Objective and  Job Context 

The person will be responsible for the development, sustainability, and quality of the logistics learning offered/provided to the field staff of MSF OCA. He or she will be the go-to person within the logistics department for learning related topics.

The Logistics Learning & Development  advisor reports hierarchically to the Head of Department for Learning and Development (L&D), and functionally to the Coordinator Technical Logistics in headquarters. 

He/she is a member of the L&D and the Field Support Unit (FSU) back office teams in Amsterdam. Due to proximity to the African-based missions and the international training centres, the position is based in the MSF regional hub in Nairobi.

Main Functions of the role

Strategic:

•  Definition and development of the long-term vision for the logistics learning and development path, in line with the MSF OCA Strategic Plan and the L&D Vision

Tactical:

• Provide guidance to the development of the logistics learning- and development path for logistics field staff
• Regular analysis of learning needs, in order to identify potential gaps between the existing learning offer and the actual (and evolving) needs in the field
• Where needed, lead on the improvement of content in existing trainings and learning solutions
• Lead the development of new learning solutions in order to answer the identified needs, and ensure these new solutions match the L&D vision for learning
• Plan- and prioritize logistics learning offer during the yearly planning cycle
• Oversee temporary project managers and content developers
• Collaborate/Exchange with the other MSF sections’ Logistics Learning Advisors
• Collaborate/Exchange with external learning providers
• Monitor- and analyse the compliance level of the logistics learning offer

Operational:

• Course coordination of identified courses within the logistics learning offer
• Organization of the planning and deployment of field-based trainings (e.g. Supply Chain Week)
• Organization of the facilitation of identified courses or modules within the logistics learning offer:
  • Courses owned by the logistics function
  • Logistics modules in courses organized by other functional departments
• Promotion- and communication of the logistics learning offer to the field teams
• Advise on fit of trainings (e.g. to HR pool managers and career managers)
• Pedagogical support to colleagues in the Logistics Department

Requirements & Competencies

• Work experience in the humanitarian sector, within Logistics and/or Supply roles is a requirement. Experience with MSF is an asset.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical Field in Logisitics/Supply. Master’s degree is desirable.Experience as a trainer, and demonstrated affinity with learning & development activities.
• Knowledge of, and experience in, the design of learning solutions is a strong asset.
• Ability to combine a creative mind-set with analytical thinking.
• Excellent interpersonal- & communication skills.
• Demonstrated Project Management skills.
• Fluency in written & spoken English is required; French is a strong asset.
• Occasional travel to the field (approximately 10-30%)
• Ability to travel approx. 3 times a year to HQ Amsterdam for 2 weeks, for networking- and collaboration purposes.

Conditions:

• Position based in Nairobi, Kenya at the Médecins Sans Frontières Nairobi Branch Office
• Full time position.
• Annual gross salary of KES 2,974,271, and applicable Secondary benefits, based on MSF Nairobi Branch Office reward policy.
• Starting date: Immediately