Rania Yehia Aboahmed
Logistics Team leader
Cairo
Summary
I am a competent well organized and hard worker who gives attention to details, enjoying the challenge of working across a broad range with experience of working within fast paced entities. Very passionate with all the challenges I encounter while maintain a high level of Communication among teammates and stakeholders. My current objective is to continue my grow within the humanitarian field to a coordinator position where I can contribute in strategy planning and analytical decision making in order use my capacity for a positive impact on the field.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Logistics Team Leader
IMS, MSF Belgium
05.2025 - Current
- Lead the logistics team in daily operations, including outreach activities and support to health facilities and hospitals in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH).
- Manage, coach, and train the logistics team, ensuring adherence to MSF logistical procedures and standards.
- Oversee security follow-up for all team members and field activities.
- Collaborate with the Project Coordinator and PMR to align logistics objectives with the medical strategy of the project.
- Coordinate and manage Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with partners, with a focus on supporting the COJAS MOH team in capacity building.
- Supervise fleet management, construction works, maintenance, solar installations, repairs, biomedical activities, and IT operations.
- Contribute to the preparation of the annual budget plan and draft the logistics narrative and strategy for the following year in coordination with the medical strategy of the project.
Emergency Lock Team Leader
IMS, Emergency Cell MSF Spain
01.2025 - 03.2025
- Led an exploratory mission as part of the emergency team for Syria and Damascus.
- Conducted road assessments to evaluate accessibility and logistical feasibility.
- Assessed health facilities in Daraa and Homs to identify needs and operational capacity.
- Developed a plan for donation kits, hygiene kits, dock kits, and other logistical support for targeted facilities.
- Established security guidelines, base setup plans, and security rules for Damascus.
- Carried out context analysis for Syria with a focus on the Damascus area.
Logistics Team Leader
IMS, MSF WaCA
09.2024 - 12.2024
- Coordinate WatSan activities in the Touloum Sudanese refugee Camp and Iriba hospital.
- Coordinate the construction of hospital waste zone for correct safe waste management at project level.
- Coordinate the construction of health facilities at Touloum clinic, pharmacy, hospital and base vie.
- Ensure good cohesion of logistics, watsan and supply team with other departments to provide support for operations.
- Facilitate the transition from the emergency cell to the regular mission in Chad.
- Ensure continuity of energy supply and installation in Touloum clinic, Iriba hospital and pharmacy and base vie.
- Coordinate supply activities for the project, improve current set up and having solution for delivery time to project.
Project Coordinator
IMS, MSF France
03.2024 - 06.2024
- Lead activities proposal and manage MoU between Syria Al GAD NGO with MSF France to provide support for refuges communities.
- Define the legal situation and existing social support for refugees and migrants (Arab nationalities).
- Based on the clinic assessment, identified the existent Staff Health policy for the LHS in the regular mission, which services can be proposed and payment mechanism.
- Support the services mapping for stakeholders who provide support services for refuges.
- Formulate a proposal for needed resources (HR/Financial/logistics) with defining the roles.
- Become the focal point between official representatives (Gov, embassies...) and MSF legal unit for needed assistance.
- Define a welcome process to ease arrivals for people exiting with clarify all needed steps to do.
Logistics Team Leader
IMS, MSF France
10.2023 - 02.2024
- Establish good network with relevant actors and contribute to negotiations for partnership agreement.
- Provide a road assessment for Arish movement and security briefings for IMS entering Gaza.
- Launched the Arish road SOPs in collaboration with the Ops for MSF staff assigned to work in Arish.
- Collaborate with logisticker, ERC and other organizations to understand common strategies and possible solutions.
- In charge of reception and offloading of MSF IO cargos at Arish airport with collaboration with ERC and WHO.
- Follow up on the truck's location and status to make sure it has crossed or rejected and follow up with Jerusalem coordination and Gaza team for reception.
- Manage team fleet management vehicles with their contract and coach log team.
- Focal point for communication and logistical request from Base and Gaza 3 teams (sim cards management, ICT equipment.).
Facility Logistics Team Leader
IMS, MSF Belgium
08.2022 - 08.2023
- Plans, coordinate, and assure follow-up of activities related to Facilities Management through ensuring functional supporting systems, processes and procedures.
- Assures an overall and integrated vision of all Job Requests ensuring and redirecting where appropriate to teams (maintenance/Energy/HVAC/BioMed/ICT) and the EH Manager.
- Ensure follow-up on implementation of building maintenance with clear maintenance plan in place and administered.
- Ensure follow-up on implementation of the Fire and Safety plan for all facilities and ensures training plan is followed.
- Plans structural installation work, by analyzing activity volume with the management team and its occurrence in the installations in order to propose solutions for integration and inclusion in strategy.
- Responsible for structure and installations maintenance strategy. For the purpose of assuring service, continuity and quality required during the project life, and ensuring appropriate Coaching, Mentoring and Training of National Team.
- Responsible for facilities construction, rehabilitation and installation for the project (Hospital and Outreach PHUs)
- Ensure an adequate environment for patients and staff in accordance with their activity and volume.
- Ensure fleet team and all movement activities are running smooth and standard security rules are respected.
- Ensures that a fire hazard study is done, develops and implements a firefighting plan (putting in place fire extinguishers, trained staff, structure evacuation plan, contact with external fire-fighting resources, dangerous materials).
Logistics Manager
Handicap International
01.2021 - 07.2022
- Steer Logistics/procurement Department through the active promotion of HI's policies and optimization of resources.
- Ensure cost-effective delivery of quality logistics, procurement and IT at mission level.
- Set up indicators and internal controls for the implementation of procurement and logistics procedures.
- Train HI staff in HI and donor procurement procedures, regulations applying to the programme and to partners, in compliance with the legal framework.
- Work closely with project managers on defining and planning project logistics needs and scheduling plan to launch these services in order to meet deadlines.
- Develop a Mission logistics plan combined with all projects procurement and services schedules to be delivered.
- Assist with drafting donors' financial reports, funding proposals and budgets/budget revisions for aspects concerning equipment management.
- Supervise the management and use of the vehicle fleet and other means of transport in compliance with internal regulations and the security plan.
- Supervise stock and equipment management for the mission.
- Supervise the management of facilities services (expatriate staff accommodation, offices and storage facilities)
- Manage Logistics team at Egypt mission level (Cairo – Asyut)
Logistics Manager
Doctors without Borders
07.2019 - 12.2020
- Manage LOG department team for Maadi project, follow up with their activities and support needed from their side.
- Plan and manage the annual LOG budget of the project, control and monitor.
- Planning, coordinating and monitoring all logistics related activities in the project or capital and providing support to medical assistance activities, according to MSF protocols and standards to ensure an optimal running of the project.
- Facility Management Identify the needs of the base in terms of non-medical investment equipment and maintenance procedures.
- Management of Workplace Safety implement maintenance principles/tools in the facilities.
- Implement and review SOP and analyze data about fuel consumption.
- Supervise the management and usage of the project fleet and related equipment according to MSF standards and deployment conditions.
- Vehicle Fleet Management, Measure and adjust the size of the project fleet and related equipment according to MSF standards and deployment conditions.
- Identify the need and supervise the construction work for the project building, making sure civil and electrical work are according to MSF safety and quality standards.
- Sanitation, Explain and implement the principles of medical waste management (categories & equipment)
Logistics Supervisor
Doctors without Borders
02.2019 - 07.2019
- Monitoring maintenance activities of infrastructures, management of non-medical stocks, ICT and equipment according to MSF standards.
- Compose objectives and evaluate the performance based on job description and objectives for each logistics team member and creating common understandings of logistical tasks and responsibilities for the coordination staff in order to ensure efficient and clear cooperation with all other departments.
- Coordinating and leading the logistics team which includes daily supervision, monitoring of the quality of work and the definition of each person's task, drawing up their working schedules; organizing and leading team meetings; participating in the recruitment of team personnel and attending logistics meetings and accounting for his activities
- Ensuring the vehicle fleet maintenance which includes planning and overseeing timely preventive and curative maintenance of all project vehicles according to MSF standards and instructing and monitoring drivers on correct driving habits and standard checks
- Ensuring the check and follow-up of facilities and rehabilitation work according to MSF standards; checking that premises observe security norms.
Logistics Assistant
Action Against Hunger
08.2017 - 11.2018
- Supervise procurement process: procurement planning, quotation requests, supplier purchasing order, price monitoring, contracts etc. for various projects and follow up on their delivery.
- Support and monitor the installation and use of water stations, well digging together with the service providers, the water- sanitation officer, the water authority and the public places responsible as final beneficiaries.
- In charge of Cairo fleet management and coordination for the mission and manage the drivers.
- Contribute to context analysis and risk analysis follow up on security measures, incidents and reporting in the field.
- Ensure an optimal state, proper maintenance and repair for equipment (computers, printers, etc.).
- Manage the mission inventory; do a regular checkup and update the inventory list and equipment list.
- Preparing and submitting the quarter procurement reports to donors
- Support as the mission focal point for communication, collect stories, interview, photos, and data updating AAH Egypt website and supporting the regional office with the required information about our projects and activities.
Office Manager
Bahrain Pharma Egypt Company
11.2015 - 05.2017
- Maintains office and secretarial support by organizing office operations and procedures.
- Designing filing systems; reviewing and approving supply requisitions; assigning and monitoring clerical functions.
- Makes sure that all functions of an office are being coordinated and that office needs are being fulfilled.
Outbound Customer Service Agent
DU Emirates Telecommunications Outbound
01.2014 - 04.2015
- Contacting the current customers to welcome them to our service and provide them with any help they need.
- Telesales for new offers to help the customers with monthly target.
Education
Postgraduate Studies Diploma - Non-governmental Organization Management
Faculty of Economics And Political Science, Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt 04.2001 -
Bachelor's degree - Commerce
Faculty of Commerce - Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt09-2013
Secondary School -
Atef Barakat Language School
Cairo, Egypt05-2008
Skills
Active, well organized, self-development
Good presentation skills
Highly adaptable to new challenges
Organizing and planning, critical thinking skills
Ability to work under pressure, ability to take on responsibilities
Able to work as part of a team, Guiding and supporting others to accomplish bigger targets
Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Searching Apps, Social Networking
undefinedTrainings & Certifications
- People Management training in Ivory coast with MSF Belgium June 2023
- Logistics Risk Management Course in Belgium with MSF October 2022
- Introduction to Humanitarian Logistics February 2022
- Basic Management - Handicap international December 2021
- OCB eBriefing Logistics January 2021
- ICT Week Training in Uganda with MSF September 2019
- Community –Based Psychosocial Support at Egyptian Red Crescent December 2018
- Warehouse & Inventory Management Workshop at Career advancers April 2018
- Project Management and M&E Workshop for Development November 2017
- Supply Chain Basics workshop at Career advancers January 2017
- BSCM Certificate (Basic supply chain management) at TASK March 2016
Interests
Traveling, Diving, Language Exchange, Sports, New Adventures, Challenges, Reading, playing Music, Theater and Volunteering work
Timeline
Logistics Team Leader
IMS, MSF Belgium
05.2025 - Current
Emergency Lock Team Leader
IMS, Emergency Cell MSF Spain
01.2025 - 03.2025
Logistics Team Leader
IMS, MSF WaCA
09.2024 - 12.2024
Project Coordinator
IMS, MSF France
03.2024 - 06.2024
Logistics Team Leader
IMS, MSF France
10.2023 - 02.2024
Facility Logistics Team Leader
IMS, MSF Belgium
08.2022 - 08.2023
Logistics Manager
Handicap International
01.2021 - 07.2022
Logistics Manager
Doctors without Borders
07.2019 - 12.2020
Logistics Supervisor
Doctors without Borders
02.2019 - 07.2019
Logistics Assistant
Action Against Hunger
08.2017 - 11.2018
Office Manager
Bahrain Pharma Egypt Company
11.2015 - 05.2017
Outbound Customer Service Agent
DU Emirates Telecommunications Outbound
01.2014 - 04.2015
Postgraduate Studies Diploma - Non-governmental Organization Management
Faculty of Economics And Political Science, Cairo University
04.2001 -
Bachelor's degree - Commerce
Faculty of Commerce - Cairo University
Secondary School -
Atef Barakat Language School
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