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  • Date posted

    August 20, 2026

  • Closing date

    August 20, 2026

  • Location

    Kenya Mombasa

  • Career level

    Entry Level

  • Qualification

    High School

  • Experience

    0–2 Years

Description

 

Main Purpose

 

Carrying out tasks of checking, recording and storing as
well as preparing goods to be sent, according MSF standards and procedures
and the storekeeper’s instructions, in order to ensure proper orders’
reception and dispatch.

 

Accountabilities

 

            Performing tasks as per the Storekeeper’s
instructions. This includes but are not limited to the following:  

            Receiving goods arriving to the store, checking its
status/condition and amounts in the waybill

            Preparing outgoing items in a clean and optimized
way by appropriately packing, sealing and labeling goods, assisting with
recording the exits on stock cards and project form, and ensuring good
quality of cold chain when needed

            Ensuring that goods are well organized and stored in
a clean area to be visible and traceable i.e. assisting in the stock
inventory, storing items according to nature and use, and ensuring that the
temperature in the store is appropriate and items that require cold chain are
correctly stored

            Carrying out basic maintenance of the store,
ensuring security conditions (keeping unauthorized staff out, locking,
etc….)

            Ensuring cleanliness of common working areas

            Ensuring proper use, storage and maintenance of the
equipment and tools provided

            Informing superiors of any incident that may occur
in the course of his/her work

            Helping MSF staff carry heavy items, if necessary

 

 

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

 

            Goods reception: check goods received and confirm
compliance with packing list and freight manifests.

            Preparation of receiving area for cargo, offloading
of shipments and goods verifications as well as shelving.

            Support in inventory, spot checks as well as
archiving stocks reports.

            Outbound goods preparation, packaging and
distribution.

            Distribution of inventories by-weekly to clients
both in the Office, Guest House and MSF Facilities and updating stock cards.

            Flexibility in encoding data in the Supply ERP
database once requested. Ensure proper documentation for goods received and
dispatched.

            Housekeeping and good arrangement of the storage
spaces as well as proper use of basic warehousing tools and equipment.

            Using FIFO,FEFO rule to monitor and issue
inventories as well as reporting to the supervisor.

            Ensuring inventory storage is secured and report any
issue that requires attention to the supervisor.

 

 

Requirements

Requirements

 

 

Education

            Literacy is essential.

            Knowledge of basic mathematics and use of measuring
equipment is Essential

Experience

            As this role involves engagement with key and
vulnerable populations, familiarity with them is essential. Provided
candidates meet the essential qualifications, lived experience will be
considered an asset.

 

Languages                             

            Swahili
essential. English is desirable

 

Knowledge

            Desirable ability to do basic repairs

            Essential basic knowledge of mathematics

 

Competencies

            Commitment
to MSF Principles L1

            Behavioural
Flexibility L1

            Stress
Management L1

            Results
and Quality Orientation L1

            Teamwork
and Cooperation L1

            Service
Orientation L1

 

MSF provides a safe, respectful, and
stigma-free workplace where all patients and employees are treated with dignity
regardless of their race, nationality, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual
orientation, HIV status, disability, or other protected characteristics. MSF
brings together individuals committed to the assistance of other human. As such
MSF is by choice an association. Each individual working with MSF does it out
of conviction and is ready to uphold the values and principles of MSF.

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