Watchman at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Main Purpose

• Carrying out surveillance and guarding activities in MSF facilities, according to MSF protocols and security rules, in order to ensure the safety and security of all mission personnel and premises.

Job Description

• Surveying the MSF premise's access and guiding people to reception within authorized hours.
• Contacts the administration team to authorize people access.
• Watching MSF premises and property's perimeter fence through regular patrols. Remaining on duty until another watchman comes to do a handover, never leaving the post unattended.
• Organizing traffic of vehicles within the premises and directs them in and out.
• Checking that the doors and windows are locked, and lights are off when people leave premises.
• Checking that security lights are working properly and informing line manager of any possible problems.
• Keeping area within MSF premises clean and tidy (ex. empty dustbins, sweep paths, etc.) and performing general maintenance activities of the garden (ex. cut grass, maintain flower beds, prune trees if necessary, etc.).
• Maintaining watchmen's torch and other lighting tools, returning used batteries and keeping the necessary supply of spare batteries. Maintaining communication equipment (radio) in working conditions and providing battery availability.
• Supervising diesel/petrol tank levels of fuel. Ensuring the correct functioning of generator and water pumps (starting, switching off, record sheet of operating hours and maintenance) as well as the correct use of extinguishers (being aware of their location.
• Informing line manager of the arrival of any materials before unloading and helping MSF staff carry heavy items, if necessary.
• Register all people and goods entering and exiting the premises in the register book.
• Update the board for expatriates’ movements.
• Manage expat movements from 9pm upward daily.
• Clean the generator(s) daily when on morning duty. 
• Clearing of grasses and trimming of overgrown trees branches with MSF premises.

Requirements
Essential:

• Basic Literacy Experience

Essential:

• MSF Experience as a Daily worker.

Languages:
Essential:

• Fluency in English

Desirable:

• Any local language.

Salary

• According to MSF salary scale plus 13th month allowance is equivalent to 1 month of gross salary.