OPERATIONAL ASSISTANT CELL
Local Work Rights Required
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Role Summary
Join Médecins Sans Frontières as an Operational Assistant in Abidjan, providing vital administrative support for humanitarian operations.
About the Organisation
You are preparing to become a member of the MSF family, with over 50 years of emergency medical action that earned the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.
We are an inclusive organization that considers social and professional well-being a right for all and provides an environment that considers the diversity of each member.
- *MSF WaCA claims an African anchorage that considers the local expertise with which it contributes to the implementation of its activities and makes each member, a key actor of the new dynamics of the humanitarian action in the world.
Key Responsibilities
o Planning and organising the unit staff’s travel schedule (field visits, holidays, etc.)
o Coordinate with the administration department to schedule briefings and debriefings for international staff and ensure they are welcomed and guided during their time at the unit in Abidjan
o Prepare and organise internal and external meetings for the units and ensure that decisions and actions are followed up.
o Support the organisation of major events and operational exercises (MYR, ARO, etc.)
o Take minutes and draft reports of unit meetings, major events and operational exercises.
o Manage the filing, archiving and updating of unit documents, whilst ensuring they remain accessible and that sensitive information remains confidential.
o Assist with proofreading, rewriting and formatting reports, presentations, proposals and other written outputs.
o Coordinate with GIS specialists to produce cartographic materials for the units.
o Translate documents as required
o Draft the unit’s official correspondence and arrange and follow up on external meetings with various institutions in Abidjan.
o Field visits: provide support to missions by being physically present in countries of operation as required and at the request of the missions.
o Carry out documentary research relating to the unit’s activities (sociology, history, politics, etc.) and at the manager’s request.
- Administrative organisation and support for the units
Eligibility Criteria
This position requires existing legal authorization to work in Côte d'Ivoire and does not offer sponsorship.
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