Job Title: Energy and HVAC Advisor
Organisation: Medecins Sans Frontieres
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from health care. MSF offers assistance to people based on need irrespective of race, religion, gender, or political affiliation.
Job Summary: You will conduct trainings on related MSF protocols and develop a pool of Electricians experts in the region. You will also advise on the career development of the Electricians experts.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide technical support to field operations on energy and HVAC systems through remote guidance and field visits, ensuring reliable and context-adapted solutions.
- Advise programs on system design, sizing, and implementation strategies based on needs and risk analysis, while supporting long-term planning and budgeting.
- Validate technical choices, including equipment, suppliers, and system configurations, ensuring compliance with standards and operational constraints.
- Contribute to the development of sustainable, efficient energy and HVAC solutions, promoting reduced environmental impact and resource optimization.
- Support project design and governance by proposing feasible and resilient technical approaches adapted to humanitarian contexts.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (logistics, medical, procurement) to ensure integrated project implementation.
- Contribute to technical guidelines, innovation initiatives, and continuous improvement within the domain.
- Build staff capacity through training, technical support, and contribution to recruitment and development of specialists.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
Essential
Fluent in French & English
- Master or Bachelor degree and Specialization on area of Energy
- 2 years minimum experience in energy project at international NGO field projects
- Dynamic, organized, rigorous, with strong analytical and synthesis skills while respecting existing structures and their evolution.
- Ability to collaborate, strong interpersonal skills, sense of dialogue, and good listening skills.
- Ability to communicate at different levels and maintain a global vision of the project.
- Considered as assets
- Field MSF experience (as Energy Manager / Flying Energy / Referent Energy)
- Electrical Design software (ProfiCad, Autocad, Qelectrotech…) knowledge
- Good understanding of sustainable building design (alt. low energy building design, energy efficient building design, or passive construction energy systems) and insulation techniques / solarization
- Experience in electric backup (generator, UPS, …)
- Experience in renewable energies energy efficiency & sustainable energy design
- Experience in HVAC
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Level of Education: postgraduate degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24