Ongoing Massive Recruitment at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Job Title: Interpreter

Location: Sokoto, Sokoto
Employment Type: Contract
Job Type: Short term Contracts with different end dates
Duty Station: Sokoto Mass vaccination campaign, Sokoto
Slot: 7 Openings

Main objective and responsibility of the position

• Perform oral and written translation, from the mission language to local language(s) or vice versa, in order to ensure simultaneous, accurate, friendly, respectful, objective and fluent communication between MSF staff and local population.
• General Accountabilities
• Translate documents from / to mission language into a local one upon request.
• Translate discussions / meetings as requested
• Always keep respect towards patients, collaborators, authorities, military factions and MSF staff participating in discussions.
• Ensure confidentiality of all translation is maintained as directed by the Mission / Project coordination team.
• Ensure neutrality and accuracy when translating.
• Declare any “conflict of interest” when asked to translate (e.g. personal involvement) which would necessitate using other staff members for translation.
• Inform international staff about local customs, tradition, etc., that will help understand better the context and better communicate.

MSF Section / Context Specific Accountabilities

• Support the facilitation of interviews and focused group discussion with community members
• Take notes and ensure accurate transcription into a notepad in the language of respondent (Hausa Language)
• Together with research team members, particicpate in weekly review and tool adaptation session
• Support in obtaining informed consent from research respondents in a respectful manner
• Work with team members to ensure triangulation and consolidation of notes after each working day
• Together with research team members participate in translating interview and FGD transcripts from Hausa Language to English
• Type up notes as required onto the computer.

Requirements (Qualifications / Experience / Knowledge)
Education:

• Essential: Secondary Education.
• Desirable: Official translator degree (Mission working language)

Experience:

• Previous working experience required. Desirable with MSF or other NGOs Previous experience in qualitative data collection is an added advantage.

Languages:

• Mission and local language essential.

Knowledge:

• Computer literacy (word), ability to read and write in both English and Hausa languages.

Competencies:

•  Results, Teamwork, Flexibility, Commitment, Service, Cultural.

Application Closing Date
11th May, 2024 (4:00 PM).

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Driver

Location: Sokoto
Slots: 4 Openings
Employment Type: Contract
Job Type: Short term Contracts with different end dates
Duty Station: Sokoto Mass vaccination campaign, Sokoto

Main objective and responsibility of the position

• Performing the tasks of transporting authorized goods and passengers in an MSF vehicle, ensuring its technical and safety conditions and respecting the country’s traffic rules and MSF security rules, in order to provide a safe, smooth and efficient service

General Accountabilities

• Checking daily, the technical conditions of the assigned vehicle (state of the tires, oil, fuel, brakes, radio equipment, spare parts, etc.), performing weekly check according to the MSF Logbook, refilling it when necessary, and keeping it clean to ensure it can be driven in perfect conditions. Carrying out a hand over if another uses the vehicle
• Ensuring the security of passengers in the vehicle, driving carefully, observing speed limits and traffic rules in the country as well as MSF security rules, in order to avoid car accidents.
• Ensuring all passengers have all necessary papers in order before travelling, and ensuring non MSF staff sign disclaimers of responsibility before using the vehicle
• Ensuring correct loading and unloading of the vehicle, submitting the documents to the receiver of the goods, checking the status of delivered goods, returning the duly completed documents to Logistics and ensuring that the goods have the necessary documents
• Ensuring that all vehicle documents and the driver’s driving license are valid and in the vehicle.
• Informing the line manager of any incident involving the transportation of passengers and/or goods.
• Knowing how to use all types of radios, codes, call numbers and radio alphabets by heart and communicating with base according to MSF communications policy to inform the driver’s position and any potential implications.
• Knowing and respecting the security rules related to vehicle movements, specifically those related to customs, checkpoints and roadblocks. Ensuring all passengers know and respect the security rules

MSF Section / Context Specific Accountabilities

• Supporting on supplementary activities related to MSF the vaccination program;
• Showing flexibility on the development of his tasks

Requirements (Qualifications / Experience / Knowledge)
Education:

• Essential literacy and driving license. Good knowledge of country roads

Experience:

• Essential 2 years minimum of previous driving experience
• Desirable experience with specific vehicles to use (4×4, boats, motorbikes, etc.)
• Desirable in MSF or other NGOs

Languages:

• English and local language essential

Knowledge:

• Desirable knowledge of basic mechanics
• Good knowledge of Sokoto area roads

Competencies:

• Results and Quality Orientation, Teamwork and Cooperation, Behavioural Flexibility, Commitment to MSF Principles, Stress Management

Application Closing Date
11th May, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Purchasing Officer

Location: Sokoto
Employment Type: Contract
Job Type: 8 Months Definite Contract (with the possibility of renewal)

Main Objective and Responsibility of the Position

• Performing the day to day purchasing activities in a particular supply office (coordination or project level) according to MSF protocols and standards in order to ensure an optimal running of the mission/ project

General Accountabilities

• Performing on a day to day basis the purchasing activities of a supply office, analyzing market sources and competitive pricing conditions among different suppliers in order to ensure an ongoing supply of goods, following the procurement procedures and according to MSF standards and protocols. Including the following activities:
  • Constantly assessing the local market, seeking products and suppliers that offer the best value for money and negotiating prices in order to guarantee the best quality and pricing for MSF goods and commodities. Regularly updating the supplier-item-price data on the supply office and informing the Supply (Activity) Supervisor / Logistics Supervisor of all information or modifications to the data i.e. price, address, items available
  • At the request of the line manager, obtaining different quotations from suppliers according to the MSF Purchasing policy and placing purchase orders to pre-selected suppliers with whom prices have been agreed
  • Requesting invoices or receipts, without delay, for all purchases, checking they are correctly filled and translating information written in local language before approval
  • Managing the administrative and accounting procedures related to purchases: completing purchase orders, checking delivery notes (against orders), managing advances issued by the Finance Department, etc. Updating information on purchase lists after purchases are made
  • Assisting in reception control process with the storekeeper
  • Performing delegated tasks according to his / her activity and as specified in his/her job description

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• Supporting on supplementary activities related to MSF the vaccination program;
• Showing flexibility on the development of his tasks;

Requirements
Educational Qualification and Experience

• Essential, secondary education; commerce related studies desirable
• At least 2 years’ experience in supply chain related jobs

Languages:

• Essential mission working language and local language

Competencies:

• Results and Quality Orientation, Teamwork and Cooperation, Behavioural Flexibility, Commitment.to MSF Principles, Service Orientation, Stress Management

Application Closing Date
11th May 2024 (4:00 PM)

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Supervisor – Medical Data Entry

Location: Sokoto
Employment Type: Contract
Job Type: 8 Months Definite Contract (with the possibility of renewal)
Duty Station: Sokoto Mass vaccination campaign, Sokoto

Main objective and responsibility of the position

• Ensure completion of all activities related to medical data entry and data management into the mission database. Supervise, organise and plan the activity of Data Entry officers/operators, as well as identify their training needs in order to provide a good service support and reliability of the data collected.

General Accountabilities

• Supervise, organise and plan the activity of Data Entry officers to have a reliable record of medical activity performed, as well as identify their training/technical support needs in order to provide a good service support and reliability of the data collected.
• Ensure collation and entry of all data identified by project managers for collection (e.g. morbidity, mortality, surveillance of diseases of epidemics, nutrition, psychological and women’s health, etc.) into the appropriate data management system while ensuring quality of data
• Do quality control data officers’ performance on regular basis
• Know and ensure proper use of software used for recording (i.e. Fuchia, Epi Info, etc.).
• Ensure accuracy of the medical data entered into the mission’s database on a regular basis, according to MSF protocols and carry out regular back-ups.
• Provide technical support to data entry officers/operators in project sites and give response to their training needs.
• Provide regular statistical reports for the medical team as well as informing the superior of any missing information, major changes or big differences in data.

MSF Section / Context Specific Accountabilities

• Support in the development and implementation of data process flows, from data collection, entry, analysis, and reporting.
• Ensure organization of data flow and processing of paper forms from a large number of data collection teams on a daily basis.
• Compile rapid daily and detailed weekly summary reports on vaccination activities for the Project Medical Referent and Medical Coordinator.
• Support training of registrars and data entry operators on use of relevant tools for data collection and entry, including supervision of data collection during medical activities.
• Provide technical support to staff involved with data collection in MSF-supported health facilities.

Requirements (Qualifications / Experience / Knowledge)
Education:

• Essential proven computer literacy, secondary education or qualifications either in administration, data entry or in statistics.
• A Degree in Information and Technology (IT) desirable

Experience:

• Essential working experience of at least one year with MSF or a similar NGO.
• Essential working experience of at least one year with data analysis or monitoring & evaluation.

Languages:

• Mission language (English) essential. Local language desirable.

Knowledge:

• Essential knowledge of use of computer including processing of documents (Word, Excel).
• Essential experience
• Desirable knowledge on medical statistics data bases)

Competencies:

• Results and Quality Orientation, Teamwork and Cooperation, Behavioural Flexibility, Commitment to MSF Principles, Stress Management

Application Closing Date
11th May, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Nursing Team Supervisor

Location: Sokoto
Slots: 25 Openings
Employment Type: Contract
Job Type: Short-term Contracts (with different end dates)
Duty Station: Sokoto Mass vaccination campaign

Main Objective and Responsibility of the Position

• Plan, organize, and evaluate the activities concerning nursing and the team associated, according to MSF values, policies and protocols and universal health standards, in order to warrant the quality and continuity of the health care and the development of the plan of action.

General Accountabilities

• Carry out the functions and tasks associated to nursing i.e. perform as a nurse or anesthetist, whenever required or needed, in order to optimize the resources, contributing with his/her knowledge and experience.
• Implement all the protocols and hygiene procedures, and supervise his/her team follow the same standards, in order to warrant the quality of the care and service in his/her speciality.
• Organize and coordinate the activities of his/her team (week’s schedule, annual leave, absences, etc.), evaluate their performance and define and ensure the needs for training of staff, in order to ensure the coverage of the human resources needs and maintain high standards of quality.
• Carry out and/or supervise the (decentralized) pharmacy and medical equipment management (drugs orders, follow-up of the stock, storage conditions, inventories, follow-up of expired drugs and their destruction, drugs consumption, etc.)in his or her department, in order to satisfy the needs of material with efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ensuring that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained. Ensuring that cleaning and minor maintenance tasks are performed according to the protocols. Reporting any malfunction to the project biomedical service.
• Carry-out and/or coordinate administrative (exit-paper, transfer-paper, etc.), information and data collection (patient files, forms, statistics, etc.) tasks, and elaborate regular reporting, in order to have updated and reliable information about the day-to-day activity in the project, output/ outcome and support decision-taking.
• Give feedback/ reports to medical focal point.

MSF Section / Context-Specific Accountabilities

• As a Nursing Team Supervisor for a large multi-antigen catch-up vaccination intervention, you will be responsible for overseeing multiple vaccination teams across different sites, close monitoring of the activity and ensuring quality service delivery. You will be working closely with Ministry of Health counterparts to ensure a strong collaboration.

Key Responsibilities
Preparation and team supervision:

• Participate in the development of the site planning and activity timetable, campaign organization
• Participate in health facility assessments as required
• Participate in developing the training plan and content for the vaccination team, including writing documents, simulation activities
• In collaboration with the MoH supervisor, lead and supervise multiple vaccination teams, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to ensure efficient and effective operation.
• Ensure end of day debriefings are done by the vaccination team leads to provide updates and address any challenges or concerns.
• Monitor team performance and provide feedback, ensuring every team member understands their role and performs duties according to established procedures.

Logistical Coordination:

• Ensure a well coordinate deployment of vaccination teams to different sites, ensuring the flow and circuit within the sites are well layed out
• Verify that the crowd control team is complete and effective
• Ensure a good management of cold chain in the vaccination sites
• Ensures rigorous management of stock movements (vaccines, traceability, medical supplies, modules and kits).
• Ensure waste management standard procedures and circuit are respected

Quality Assurance:

• Ensure adherence to vaccination protocols, safety standards, and infection control measures during all vaccination activities.
• Ensure mechanisms are respected for reporting adverse effects and needle-stick injuries.

Community Engagement:

• Work closely with the Health Promotion and Community Engagement team to ensure a strong engagement with stakeholders, including parents, caregivers, and community health workers, to promote awareness and understanding of the importance of childhood vaccination.
• Address community concerns, misconceptions, and barriers to vaccination
• Ensure vaccination teams have a respectful and welcoming attitude during vaccination activities

Reporting and Documentation:

• Ensure accurate data collection at all sites, including registration, doses administered and adverse events, in accordance with program requirements
• Participates in daily data analysis
• Maintain good communication with the nursing activity manager to update on progress, challenges, and achievements.

Requirements (Qualifications / Experience / Knowledge)
Education:

• Degree in Nursing

Experience:

• Essential 2 years of previous experience. Having worked in MSF or other NGO’s and in developing countries is desirable.

Languages:

• Mission and local language essential.

Knowledge:

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)

Competencies:

• Result, Teamwork, Flexibility, Commitment, Stress Management

Application Closing Date
11th May, 2024 (4:00 PM).

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Data Entry Operator

Location: Sokoto
Employment Type: Contract
Job Type: Short term Contracts (with different end dates)
Slot: 4 Openings

Main Objective and Responsibility of the Position

• Carry out all activities related to entry of medical data into the mission database, according to MSF protocols and maintaining confidentiality, in order to have reliable and up to date information.

General Accountabilities

• Enter medical data (e.g. patient data, dates of visit, content of prescription, viral load, etc.) in mission’s database on a regular basis and according to MSF protocols.
• Participate in compilation of data both from MSF structures and from collaborating health facilities.
• Participate in the search for missing data.
• Update files of existing patients and make any corrections needed.
• Make regular back-ups of all data processed.
• Look after all equipment provided and keep recording area clean and tidy, giving special importance to all patient files.
• Report any issue concerning data management to superior
• Elaborate statistical reports when required by the medical team.
• Ensure, promote and maintain confidentiality regarding all information registered.

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• On a daily basis, summarize reported data from vaccination teams to enter into the relevant databases.
• Ensure data submitted by the team is accurate and check for descrepencies
• If errors or anomalies are found in the data, proactively report to the data supervisor and investigate further with the nursing team supervisor
• Ensure a good communication with the medical team members
• Support in trainings on data collection tools as required
• Join the vaccination teams as required to ensure data collection in the vaccination sites is well managed

Requirements (Qualifications / Experience / Knowledge)
Education:

• Essential secondary education

Experience:

• None is required. Desirable experience with data entry.

Languages:

• Mission language (English) essential. Local language desirable.

Knowledge:

• Able to learn and use software used for recording (i.e. Fuchia, EpiInfo, etc.)
• Essential computer literacy (word, excel)

Competencies:

• Results, teamwork, commitment, flexibility, service.

Application Closing Date
11th May, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job title: Health Promoter, IEC Officer

Location: Sokoto
Job Type: Short term Contracts (with different end dates)
Employment Type: Contract
Slot: 16 Openings
Duty Station: Sokoto Mass Vaccination Campaign, Sokoto

Main Objective and Responsibility of the Position

• Implement Health Promotion/IEC (Information, Education, Communication)activities with patients and local population to raise their knowledge and skills on relevant medical topics

General Accountabilities

• Inform patients and communities about MSF and services it provides.
• According to medical priorities, deliver information to the patients and community on specific health topics
• Implement activities of health education and awareness (sessions in schools, churches, community), under the indications and supervision of the HP Supervisor.
• Under the guide of HP Supervisor, assess the impact of activities (with questions, verifications and behaviors observations), and report problems, success and constraints to him/her.
• Collect all type of information related to specific health and living conditions of the population, in particular to identify the most vulnerable populations to target.
• Report to HP Supervisor: activities, problems met, strengths and constraints.
• For OCBA: Establish and maintain contacts with social partners, including other NGO’s, governmental health services that can provide answers to social problems.
• For OCBA: Keep education and communication areas clean and tidy and professional materials available.
• For OCBA:Participate in creation of any material needed for the activities of information, education and communication

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• Participate in creating community and key Stake holder mapping in collaboration with the HPS and HP manager guided by community members.
• In partnership with the HP supervisor ,plan and organized the weeks awareness and community engagement sessions with key community members .
• Participate in daily planning and feedback sessions re daily activites,
• Collaborate with the anthro team on collecting data throght the different research methods.
• Plan and follow up visits with Community members according to planned community eengagement strategy , feeding back daily to the HPS.
• To work closely with multidisciplinary teams that will inform our practise.
• To perform quality admin dutuies in relation to recording and reporting of dats.
• Attend trainings and ensure effective communication skills are used when relating to Community groups/ individuals.
• Ensure a person centred and community based approach is incoprated in to all communication.
• Ensure all MSF protocols and principles are adhered to including confiendiality when gathering data.
• To adhere to details outlined in rapid assessment and the strategy.
• To report to HPS and HP Manager re challenges in the Community.
• Work with the teams to ensure approriate IEC materials are used and using clear language that will not be misiterpreted by the communities

Requirements (Qualifications / Experience / Knowledge)
Education:

• Educational Degree or Diploma in Social Science, Social Communication, Nurse or Teaching / Education

Experience:

• Preferable previous experience in teaching, nursing or social work, community mobilization

Languages:

• Local language essential, English language highly desirable

Knowledge:

• Computer literacy

Competencies:

• Results, Teamwork, Flexibility, Commitment to MSF principles, Service, Stress Management

Application Closing Date
11th May, 2024 (4:00 PM).

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Human Resources Assistant

Location: Sokoto
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Type: Indefinite

Main Objective and Responsibilities

• Execute administrative, HR and legal related tasks to support the Project HR Manager following MSF standards and procedures, in order to ensure legal compliance and to realize the HR capacity required to achieve project objectives.

Accountabilities

• Under supervision of the Project HR Manager managing personal files in order to ensure accuracy, compliance and on time payments.
• Updating the HR database and personal files to facilitate HR processes management.
• Updating Social security Tax office files in order to meet legal requirements including specific amendments when necessary in order to ensure local labour and fiscal law compliance.
• Preparing employment contracts in conformity with legal requirements including specific amendments when necessary in order to ensure local labour and fiscal law compliance.
• Preparing monthly pay slips for all staff, editing and updating the necessary data, in order to ensure the punctuality and accuracy of staff payroll.
• Following up of all expiring rental contract dates and inform the Administration Manager in order to leave enough time to arrange a renewal or look for some other alternative.
• Making all administrative information available to the staff (posting, meetings, etc.), supporting the Project HR Manager in translating documents into local language and assisting in meetings upon request.
• Additional HR/ Admin tasks delegated by the Project HR Manager

MSF Section/Context-Specific Accountabilities

• Ensure that the daily worker pool is updated and the relevant information are recorded accurately. Facilitate their work with each department. Additionally ensure that the paper work for daily worker use are accurate, updated and complete.
• Take care of national and international staff flights, accommodation, airport transport, visa, work permit, medical tests and any related transit work.
• Brief new arrivals both national and international in terms of the project, introduce them to the team and also their accommodation.
• Assist in recruitment technicalities such as sharing vacancy with coordination for announcement, making the recruitment tool, arranging and facilitating test locations between projects, informing applicants whether selected or not.
• L&D follow up (sending applications, facilitating trainings, follow up on reports, booking the venues, preparing perdiems, security money, travel, visa requirements etc. filling out L&D activity reports and following up with the L&D manager in the mission in terms of all L&D related activities.
• Keep abreast of the performance management requirements in the project, maintain an overview and follow up on staff appraisals and evaluations with supervisors and managers and record them in Homere in timely manner.
• Supervise the cleaners, cooks and cashier, take care of their administrative needs and ensure they carry out their day to day tasks effectively.
• Control the admin office supplies in terms of stationary and cleaning items in addition to drinking water, tea, sugar, milk and coffee etc. make sure that we have sufficient stock in the office. Liaise with the supply department and make sure we don’t run out of these items.
• Be flexible and open to work in a dynamic and ever changing work environment
• Be adaptable in terms of taking on new tasks and adjusting to ad-hoc requests
• Be friendly and welcoming to all staff, encourage having an open and safe environment in the office
• Cover for the Finance Assistant in case there are any needs as per the discretion of the manager.
• Flexibility in undertaking assigned tasks, due to the changing nature of MSF operations

Requirements
To apply for this role applicants MUST meet the following criteria:
Educational Qualification:

• Desirable finance, business, management or administration related degree/diploma.

Experience:

• Essential previous working experience of at least two years in relevant jobs.
• Desirable experience in MSF or other NGOs in developing countries.

Languages:

• Mission language and local language essential

Knowledge:

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel, internet)

Competencies:

• Results and quality orientation, team work and cooperation, behavioural flexibility, commitment to MSF principles and stress management.

Application Closing Date
12th May, 2024 (5:00 PM)

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Medical Coordinator Support

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Main Purpose

• Supporting the Medical Coordinator through delegated tasks and responsibilities including administrative tasks related to the coordination of work, ensuring good relationships with local and national authorities and ensuring adequate program management in the projects, according to MSF protocols, (para)medical standards, rules of hygiene and the standard precautions in order to ensure the delivery of quality medical care for patients and their communities as well as to improve the health conditions of the targeted population

Accountabilities

• Monitoring, supervising and evaluating the implementation of medical activities in the project, visiting projects according to pre-set schedule and participating in defining the human resources needs, materials and techniques. Assisting in the implementation of MSF protocols, (para) medical standards, the rules of hygiene and universal precautions in service.
• Assisting in the collection of information on national health policy (meetings, reports, articles, etc.), collecting and participating in the analysis of epidemiological data (meetings, reports, articles, etc.) from the projects
• Ensuring medical follow up of patients (treatment, improvement) in collaboration with the medical referent of the health structure and overseeing all medical expenses associated with the patient, in collaboration with the supervisors. Organize the administrative and medical information (reports, ongoing treatments), the discharge of patients and return to their homes
• Supporting and supervising the project teams and participating in the management of the medical team in the capital (recruitment, training, monitoring their work, vacation planning, assessments, etc.). Participating in briefings and debriefings of the (para) medical team members and promoting communication and active participation in the development of the project
• Applying the employee health policy and participating in the evaluation of hospital structures that can serve as reference structures for national and international staff. Participating in the medical monitoring of MSF personnel and overseeing all medical expenses associated with various consultations and hospitalizations in collaboration with the line manager
• Participating in the management of the central pharmacy, advising and guiding the logistics team in the mission of drug stock management. Organizing the start-up, inventory and management of operational medical library according to the classification plan
• Participating in the data collection and management from the projects as well as preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual reports and organizing · data archiving and medical reports in the project
• Performing other duties at the request of Medco (exceptional strengthening of a field team, involvement in evaluations, etc.)

Requirements

• Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field with 2 years work experience.

Application Closing Date
12th May, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online