Transport & Customs Officer Job
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
Attractive
Job Deadline: 08 March 2026
Number of Jobs: 01
Hiring Entity: Médecins Sans Frontières
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| Médecins Sans Frontières |
Location: In Uganda
Job Details:
BACKGROUND:
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an International independent medical humanitarian Organization that delivers 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.
Medecins Sans Frontieres – Support Unit Kampala (SUKA) is looking to recruit a suitable candidate for the position below.
Job Title: Transport & Customs Officer
Level: 05
Duty Station: Kampala
Number of Positions: 01
Supervisor: Transport & Customs Manager
Contract Duration: 1 year (Renewable)
Expected Start Date: 1st May 2026
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:
Performing the day-to-day activities and administrative processes for the clearance and transportation of medical and non- medical goods for Support Unit Kampala Office according to MSF protocols and standards to ensure the optimal running of the mission.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Managing and planning, in collaboration with the line Manager and the Warehouse Supervisor, the shipment of goods between the projects and/or from the capital to the projects.
- Responsible for the reception of international freight and its forwarding to the field, plus all customs administrative related
- Regularly assessing the local transport market (companies, prices, services, delays…) and proposing different third-party providers for validation.
- Responsible to follow up in person all cargo clearance and authority formalities in the field (ie change ice packs at the airport, deposit and exit units at URA, hand deliver all necessary documents when needed to the different external offices, airport cargo clearance).
Supervise all loading and offloading of cargo and support customs agent in clearing all MS Cargo upon request.
- Responsible for ensuring the correct and timely settlement of all transport and customs service providers invoices in accordinace with Support Unit Kampala internal procedures.
- Encode raw transport and customs data in the transport monitoring tool and ensure the tool is up-to-date and available on Sharepoint at any given time.
- Preparation of letters for tax exemptions to MOFA,URA & and other authority bodies.
- Process contracts before cargo is sent to the supported missions and ensure all parties have signed contracts before cargo departure
- Update and maintain accurate cargo follow up tools i.e Soft copy of transport follow up and cargo boards.
- Any other duty as may be assigned by your supervisor from time to
- Committed and adhere to MSF Principles.
REQUIREMENTS:
Education: Degree in Transport & Logistics Management;
Procurement & Logistics Management; Customs Clearing & Forwarding Management; or Higher Diploma in Customs Clearing & Forwarding. A certificate in East African Customs Freight Forwarding Practice is an added advantage.
Experience: Two (2) years’ experience in similar role. Previous working experience with MSF or other INGO is an asset.
Competences/Skills: Must be computer literate (word, outlook, excel). High level of organization and planning skills. High level of integrity and accountability. Results and Quality Oriented; Teamwork;
Flexibility; Mobility. Able to work with Multi-disciplinary and Multicultural
Language: English is essential. French is an added advantage.
Application procedure
Interested candidates are invited to submit their application letter and a detailed CV merged in a SINGLE PDF or WORD document via email: msfch-kampala-recruitment@
Only pre-selected candidates will be contacted. If you have no news within 4 weeks from the deadline, you can consider that you have not been pre-selected.”
Shortlisted candidates contacted for interviews will be required to come with original copies of academic documents, previous work certificates or a letter of introduction from the current employer.
At MSF, we are committed to an inclusive culture that encourages and supports the diverse voices of our staff members. We strive to create workplaces where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, perspectives, ideas, and experiences work together for the social mission of MSF to create better outcomes for the patients and the communities we work with. We welcome applications from individuals of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, ethnicities, background, religions, beliefs, ability status, and all other diversity characteristics.
MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of discrimination or harassment, including sexual harassment. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo reference checks By submitting your application, you consent to MSF staff using your data only for the recruitment process to have all the information and documents necessary to proceed with the recruitment, validation of your application and selection of the most suitable candidate.
Please note that applying to MSF is free of charge, MSF does not charge applicants to consider their application
Posting Date: 2026-03-03
