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Works closely with the campaign’s medical supervisor.
- Participates in developing the activity timetable.
- Trains and supervises the logistics teams:
- Evaluates needs and participates in recruitment of logistics teams.
- Writes the job description for members of his team (logisticians, storekeepers, security guards, drivers, technicians, etc.).
- Participates in team training (theoretical and practical).
- Supervises his teams’ work.
- Participates in campaign organization, planning and monitoring meetings.
- Manages supply:
- Identifies and sets up the central storehouse.
- Organises storage and sets up management tools.
- Evaluates needs and prepares and tracks orders.
- Oversees stock management.
- Coordinates equipment preparation for the sites.
- Organizes and checks deliveries at the sites.
- Organizes and oversees the cold chain:
- Evaluates cold chain needs and sets up the active (refrigerators and freezers) and passive (cold boxes, vaccine carriers and ice packs) cold chains.
- Ensures the safety and reliability of electrical equipment.
- Makes sure that equipment is operating correctly: temperature monitoring, maintenance.
- Ensures rigorous management of the cold chain (incoming and outgoing supplies).
- Evaluates the ice needs for the campaign and organizes ice pack freezing.
- Organizes and monitors the cold chain at the sites.
- Coordinates the creation of vaccination sites:
- Participates in the selection of vaccination sites.
- Evaluates the supply/equipment needs.
- Coordinates site set-up and organization.
- Oversees the proper organization of the site.
- Ensures that the sites are cleaned up at closure.
- Organizes waste collection, storage, transport and disposal:
- Visits (or selects) the central waste disposal site.
- Evaluates needs (volumes and means) and defines the collection, transport and disposal strategy.
- Supervises the set-up and operation of the central waste disposal site.
- At the vaccination sites: supervises waste collection, temporary storage, and transport to the central disposal site (or on-site waste disposal, depending on the strategy chosen).
- Makes sure that storage and/or disposal at the sites are safe: protection of sites and personnel.
- Organizes transport:
- Evaluates needs (teams and supplies).
- Coordinates vehicle fleet organization (number, type, schedule, personnel, etc.).
- Organizes the staff briefing.
- Procures and manages fuel, lubricants and spare parts.
- Supervises vehicle maintenance.
- Organizes the communications circuit and equipment:
- Evaluates equipment needs.
- Organises the staff briefing.
- Organises communications equipment management and maintenance (telephones, radios, walkie-talkies, etc.).
Other duties
- Organises and supervises the inventory and storage of materiel after the campaign.
- Participates in the final campaign evaluation and writing the final report.
- Organises safety for the logistics and medical teams: guidelines, briefing, etc.