Base and Facilities Officer

Base and Facilities Officer

Work Location: Nairobi

Duration: 12 Months (starting with 3 months’ probation period) renewable based on performance

Start Date: 10.08.2026

The selected candidate will be reporting to the Supply Coordinator for SKID (Supply Kenya Intersection Department) which is an intersection entity supporting the 2 MSF missions (OCG and OCP) with operations inside Kenya.

Main Purpose

Carrying out or supervising all maintenance logistics activities in the base (vehicles, fuel consumption, and local infrastructure) according to MSF standards and protocols in order to have the material, infrastructure, and vehicles in optimal running conditions.

Accountabilities

• Planning vehicles movements, tracking individual trips, and ensuring implementation of security measures.
• Tracking consumption of supplies, fuel, lubricants, used in different facilities (office, house, store, etc.).
• Checking the maintenance of the various open spaces (courtyards...) and ensuring that domestic waste is correctly discarded.
• Checking and ensuring the maintenance of MSF premises and facilities, as well as the general water supply, electrical, walls, ceilings etc. and security conditions. In this sense, making inspection visits to assess the rehabilitation needs of facilities.
• Following up the maintenance of logistics equipment for cold chain, energy, IT and radio communications with the OCG technical referents.
• Support the SKID pharmacist for all licenses related works that have to be done to ensure that SKID is a licensed distributor & transporter of pharmaceutical products.
• Support the SKID HR team for all works needed to be done as per the OSH recommendations.
• Preparing orders for her.is sector activity, do the follow‑up, and checking their proper reception and state.
• Carrying out local purchases and ensuring that the line manager is aware of any problems linked to the quality or availability of the items to be purchased.
• Doing all related administrative works (contracts, FWAs’, purchase files) of her.is area of responsibility.
• Participating in trainings at the request of the line manager.

SKID Specific Accountabilities

• The base and facilities officer of SKID is responsible to order the supplies needed to run the SKID