MULTIPLE JOB OPENINGS FOR NURSES AT ACF INTERNATIONAL

Action Against Hunger | ACF-International works to save lives by combating hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable communities, through nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:


1.
Job Title: Health Officer


Location: Borno, Maiduguri



Position Overview 

• Knowledge and understanding of Action Against Hunger mandate, humanitarian principles and current programs.
• With the program manager, develop coherent messages and send to the community about the missions’ mandate, program objectives and approach. Build trust between the mission and the community.

Specific Objectives: 

• Conduct community mobilization sessions for public health.
• Contact key leaders, community groups and community members and identify health needs in each community.
• Develop messages to the community members and other target groups according to various needs (mothers, fathers, youth, children etc.)
• Support the implementation of community approach through regular contact and exchange with community, gather information on the community organization and identify key persons for the building of case-finding and referral network, communication channels for sensitization.
• Under the responsibility of the Nutrition Deputy Program Manager and in cooperation with health facility staff, Community health mobilizers and village leaders, identify the community volunteers to be trained for acute malnutrition case identification and referral as well as public health promotion activities.
• Ensure gender balance in community volunteers as well as a mix of different specialties within the community (teachers, mothers etc.)
• Participate in the design and implementation of training workshops for the community volunteers.
• Conduct regular the supervision of volunteers in the field and evaluate the adherence of the trained volunteers to the correct nutritional screening, referral of cases and dissemination of public health promotion topics. This includes not only supervision but mentoring/coaching/on the job trainings.
• Ensure community sensitization on relevant topic related to the trainings.
• Continuous on the job training of community volunteers in public health related topics.
• Implement community health groups (CHGs) within the catchment population for each health facility targeted by CMAM.
• In collaboration with the Deputy Nutrition PM, plan the activities to be carried out by ACF’s community health team.
• Ensure close collaboration with the nutrition officers to ensure the community activities are linked to the capacity building activities at the health facility level.
• Provide timely coherent analysis of the community situation in relation to health situation to the Deputy Nutrition Program Manager.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor of Science with a major in Nursing, Pharmacy/or Medical Doctor with Primary health care Major or Nursing degree with solid experience in Management of childhood illness and CMAM.
• 1 year experience working in a Stabilization centre, IMNCI and CMAM approach.

Essential Skills and Experience: 

• Ability and willingness to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to screening sites
• Capacity to supervise and coach adult learners
• Ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt
• Commitment to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy.
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, flexible and culturally sensitive.
• Excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies.
• Proficiency with local languages (Kanuri, Fulani).

Preferred Skills and Experience: 

• Previous experience working for INGOs an asset, particularly health related INGOs
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word).
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in English.
• Previous experience with AAH.

2. 
Job Title: Nutrition Officer


Location: Maiduguri, Borno


Position Overview 

• Knowledge and understanding of Action Against Hunger mandate, humanitarian principles and current programs.
• With the program manager, develop coherent messages and send to the community about the missions’ mandate, program objectives and approach. Build trust between the AAH and the community.

Specific Objectives:

• Conduct capacity assessment of health facilities: baseline, progress and end line and to come up with reports of the same.
• Identify issues/problems and solutions as a result of the capacity assessment and progress assessment and in collaboration with the Program Manager, adequately implement solutions to resolve problems.
• Assist in the supervision and monitoring of the implementation of home visits of beneficiaries by community actors for follow-up of non-respondents, defaulters and potential defaulters
• In collaboration with the community volunteers and as needed the health facility staffs, mobilize the community for nutrition activities (detection of case, referral, follow-up
• Support the community volunteers in the building up community mobilization network system in communities and follow-up implementation of activities
• Under the responsibility of the Deputy Nutrition Program Manager, identify key areas of training for the community actors.
• Identify training needs of Health workers and Community Volunteers attached to facilities as well as conducting theoretical trainings if necessary followed by On Job Training (OJT).
• Participate in regular internal and external coordination for the program at LGA level and at state level when required.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's Degree in Health, Nutrition, Nursing or related field. Higher level Degree preferred.
• Minimum 2 years work experience in humanitarian contexts, with at least 1 year in conflict/insecure contexts.
• He/she must have experience in CMAM, IYCF and community mobilization.

Essential Skills and Experience: 

• Ability and willingness to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field.
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to screening sites.
• Capacity to supervise and coach health workers.
• Ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt.
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive.
• Excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies.

Preferred Skills and Experience: 

• Proficient in statistical and other softwares (Microsoft Office package, SPSS, SPHINX, STATA, EPI Info, ENA for SMART, GIS, etc.)
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in English.
• Commitment to AAH mission, values and policy.
• Proficiency with local languages (Kanuri, Fulani, Hausa)
• Previous NGO experience managing mobilization in different interventions (i.e. cash transfers, wash, Nutrition).
• Previous experience with AAH.

3.
Job Title: Health Assistant


Location: Borno, Maiduguri



Position Overview 

• Knowledge and understanding of Action Against Hunger mandate, humanitarian principles and current programs.
• With the program manager, develop coherent messages and send to the community about the missions’ mandate, program objectives and approach.
• Build trust between the AAH and the community.

Specific Objectives

• Assists in the supervision and monitoring of the implementation of home visits of beneficiaries by community actors for follow-up of non-respondents, defaulters and potential defaulters
• In collaboration with the community volunteers and as needed the health facility staffs, mobilize the community for nutrition activities (detection of case, referral, follow-up). Active screening in phase one of the project which proceeds to community volunteers implementing passive screening in the second phase of the project.
• Supports the community volunteers in the building up of the community mobilization network system in communities and follow-up implementation of activities.
• Supervise community volunteers conducting screening and home visiting in the centres and communities
• Under the responsibility of the nutrition program manager identifies key areas of training for the community actors
• Inform the Nutrition Deputy Program Manager on training needs.
• Implement community health groups (according to methodology)
• Ensure outlined participation in the CHGs by all registered participants.
• Draw an action plan after every CHG session, and follow up this action plan at the beginning of the next session.
• Involve community volunteers in the CHGs.
• Follow up the community volunteers to make sure that they follow up the communities to achieve the set action plans after the public health sessions.
• Listen to the community volunteers and give them any necessary support in the field and report this to the office.
• Follow up the community volunteers and be sure that they are conducting public health promotion in the community (a wide variety of activities according to the identified needs, for example one-on-one, bazaars, screening days, school groups etc.)

Qualifications 

• Diploma in Nursing, / Primary Health Care / or any related field with solid experience in Management of childhood illness and CMAM.
• 1 Year experience working in CMAM programme.

Essential Skills and Experience: 

• Ability and willingness to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to screening sites
• Capacity to supervise and coach adult learners
• Ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt
• Commitment to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy.
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, flexible and culturally sensitive.
• Excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies.
• Proficiency with local languages (Kanuri, Fulani).

Preferred Skills and Experience: 

• Previous experience working for INGOs an asset, particularly health related INGOs
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word).
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in English.
• Previous experience with AAH.

4.
Job Title: Community Mobilization Officer


Location: Borno, Maiduguri



Position Overview 

• Knowledge and understanding of Action Against Hunger mandate, humanitarian principles and current programs.
• With the program manager, develop coherent messages and send to the community about the missions’ mandate, program objectives and approach. Build trust between the AAH and the community.

Specific Objectives 

• Under the responsibility of the Health & Nutrition Deputy Program Manager and in cooperation with health facility staff, AAH Clinic Supervisor and village leaders, identify the community volunteers to be trained for acute malnutrition case identification and referral as well as public health promotion activities.
• Ensure gender balanced as well as a mix of different specialties within the community (teachers, TBAs, mothers)
• Under the responsibility of the nutrition program manager, participate in the design and implementation of training workshops for the community volunteers.
• Conducts regular supervision of volunteers in the field and to evaluate the adherence of the trained volunteers to the correct nutritional screening, referral of cases and dissemination of public health promotion topics. These includes not only supervision but mentoring/coaching/on the job trainings.
• Ensures the community sensitization on relevant topic related to the trainings.
• Continuous on the job training of the community volunteers in public health topics (case by case).
• Ensure community nutritional screening is functional and linked to health facilities.
• Work with community volunteers and provide support in the field and report this to the office.
• Follow up the community volunteers and ensure public health promotion in the community (a wide variety of activities according to the identified needs, for example one-on-one, bazaars, screening days, school groups etc.)
• Track, report and map all activities under community mobilization for all sectors (FSL, WASH and Nutrition).
• Participate in regular internal and external coordination for the program at LGA level and at state level when required.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's Degree/HND in Health Information/Health Education/ Community Health Extension Worker certificate or other related qualifications.
• Minimum 3 years work experience in humanitarian contexts, with at least 2 years in conflict/insecure contexts.
• Previous experience in CMAM and community mobilization.

Essential Skills and Experience: 

• Ability and willingness to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field.
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to screening sites.
• Capacity to supervise and coach health workers.
• Ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt.
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive.
• Excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies.

Preferred Skills and Experience: 

• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word).
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in English.
• Commitment to AAH mission, values and policy.
• Resident of community area (LGA) of work, networks within community.
• Proficiency with local languages (Kanuri, Fulani).
• Previous NGO experience in managing mobilization in different interventions (i.e. cash transfers, wash, Nutrition).
• Previous experience with AAH.

5.
Job Title: Community Mobilization Assistant


Location: Borno, Maiduguri



Position Overview 

• Knowledge and understanding of Action Against Hunger mandate, humanitarian principles and current programs.
• With the program manager, develop coherent messages and send to the community about the missions’ mandate, program objectives and approach.
• Build trust between the AAH and the community.

Specific Objectives 

• Identification of key community members and training of community health volunteers.
• Ensure the supervision and monitoring of the implementation of active screening activities by the health facility staffs in the first phase of the program (detection of cases, referral, and follow-ups). Once this phase is over the community volunteer will do passive nutritional screening.
• Assist in the supervision and monitoring of the implementation of home visits of beneficiaries by community actors for follow-up of non-respondents, defaulters and potential defaulters
• In collaboration with the community volunteers and as needed the health facility staffs, mobilize the community for nutrition activities (detection of case, referral, follow-up). Active screening in phase one of the project which proceeds to community volunteers implementing passive screening in the second phase of the project.
• Support the community volunteers in the building up of the community mobilization network system in communities and follow-up implementation of activities
• Implement community health groups (CHGs) (according to methodology)
• Ensure outlined participation in the CHGs by all registered participants.
• Draw an action plan after every CHG session, and follow up this action plan at the beginning of the next session.
• Involve community volunteers in the CHGs.
• Follow up the community volunteers and ensure public health promotion in the community (a wide variety of activities according to the identified needs, for example one-on-one, bazaars, screening days, school groups etc.)

Qualifications 

• National Diploma in Health Information/Health Education/ Community Health Extension Worker certificate or other related qualifications.
• He/she must have experience in CMAM and community mobilization.
• Minimum 3 years work experience in humanitarian contexts, with at least 2 years in conflict/insecure contexts.
• Previous experience in CMAM and community mobilization.

Essential Skills and Experience: 

• Ability and willingness to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field.
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating
• Working conditions like long distance walking to screening sites.
• Capacity to supervise and coach health workers.
• Ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt.
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive.
• Excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies.

Preferred Skills and Experience: 

• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word).
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in English.
• Commitment to AAH mission, values and policy.
• Resident of community area (LGA) of work, networks within community.
• Proficiency with local languages (Kanuri, Fulani).
• Previous NGO experience in managing mobilization in different interventions (i.e. cash transfers, wash, Nutrition).
• Previous experience with AAH.

6.
Job Title: Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Officer

Location: Maiduguri, Borno


Position Overview 

• Knowledge and understanding of Action Against Hunger mandate, humanitarian principles and current programs. With the program manager, develop coherent messages and send to the community about the missions’ mandate, program objectives and approach. Build trust between the AAH and the community.

Specific Objectives 

• Conduct Simple Rapid Assessment (SRA) of all mothers with children under 24 months that attend the OTP/SFP programme through the local Mobile clinics.
• Conduct detailed assessment of child feeding practices in women requiring additional support or reveal difficulties.
• Maintain clear communication with other CMAM programme staff regarding status of beneficiaries.
• Provide the Pregnant women with preparatory counselling for breast feeding and colostrum feeding, to ensure prevention of pre-lacteal feeds and bottle feeding.
• Counseling the mothers on good maternal nutrition during pregnancy and lactation.
• Provide tailored one to one counseling sessions, based on initial assessments, offering practical advice and education to mothers on the key issues of infant and Young child feeding practices.
• Utilize the provided education material on breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices, relaying accurate, practical and specific advice for the mother’s needs.
• Ensure a comfortable, calm environment for counselling sessions and maintain good relationships with the beneficiaries.
• Ensure strong communication links with all other CMAM staff, providing advice and support to all other staff members on IYCF issues as and when they arise.
• Conduct education sessions within the surrounding community on the importance of IYCF practices in conjunction with community mobilisers.
• Aid in establishing mother to mother support groups (Community Health Groups – CHGs) within the community to provide additional support for mothers and extend knowledge of good IYCF practices.
• Play an active role on advocacy to promote proper IYCF Practices, antenatal and post-natal checkups, importance of institutional deliveries, vaccination and growth monitoring.
• Identify training needs of Health workers and Community Volunteers attached to facilities as well as conducting theoretical trainings if necessary followed by On Job Training (OJT).
• Participate in regular internal and external coordination for the program at LGA level and at state level when required.
• Integration of IYCF care practices within PHC/MCH component run by government staff.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health, Nutrition, Nursing or related field. Higher level Degree preferred.
• Minimum 2 years work experience in humanitarian contexts, with at least 1 year in conflict/insecure contexts.
• He/she must have experience in CMAM, IYCF and community mobilization.

Essential Skills and Experience: 

• Ability and willingness to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field.
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to screening sites.
• Capacity to supervise and coach health workers.
• Ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt.
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive.
• Excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies.

Preferred Skills and Experience: 

• Proficient in statistical and other softwares (Microsoft Office package, SPSS, SPHINX, STATA, EPI Info, ENA for SMART, GIS, etc.)
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in English.
• Commitment to AAH mission, values and policy.
• Proficiency with local languages (Kanuri, Fulani, Hausa)
• Previous NGO experience managing mobilization in different interventions (i.e. cash transfers, wash, Nutrition).
• Previous experience with AAH.

Note 

• Also note that applications received without these specifications will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted.
•  Applications received after this date will not be considered.
• Qualified women and men are encouraged to apply.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their application by email to: recruitment.ng@acf-international.org

To be considered, applications must include a CV and letter of interest, and indicate the full position title and location in the email subject line, or on the application envelope. 

For example, "Health Officer-Borno".

Application Deadline: 8th May, 2017 

ICRC NEEDS A NURSE OR NUTRITIONIST FOR HEALTH FIELD OFFICER

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)needs a nurse or nutritionist for health field officer

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.

Job Title: Health Field Officer (Nutritionist)


Location: Yola


Main Responsibilities

• Serves as the focal point for all matters related to the ICRC supported Nutrition component in primary health care program in his/her area of responsibility
• Monitors the achievement of the objectives and the related Plan of Action
• Contributes to continuous assessment and monitoring of Nutrition situation in area of responsibility
• Liaises and attends regular meetings with the relevant ward development committee for follow up, flow of communication and instilling ownership and capacity to the committee
• Monitors and analyses consumption and any inconsistencies in stock, reporting back to the Nutrition Delegate
• Builds up the capacity of the Primary Health Care Centres (PHCC) staff to run this component and monitors its efficiency and effectiveness
• Contributes to assessment, planning, implementation, monitoring, supervision and evaluation of nutrition program
• Manages emergency medical stock together with Health Delegate

Required Qualifications 

• Nurse or Nutritionist registered with the Nursing council of Nigeria
• 4 years’ work experience in a similar position
• Good knowledge of public health, and of local health services, staff and system
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English
• Very good computer skills, including spreadsheets
• At least 3 years work experience in public health nutrition
• Good knowledge of the Ministry of Health and Medical Nutrition programs in Nigeria

Personal Attributes: 

• Well-developed analytical skills
• Good communications and negotiation skills, confident in talking in front of a large public, sense of responsibility
• Field oriented and good networking
• Excellent team spirit and acquired capacity to manage stressful situations
• Flexibility and quick response capacity to endure recurrent changes in working schedule
• Be able to maintain respect to his/her colleagues, interlocutors and profession/duty in different circumstances
• Highly developed analytical, planning and organising skills
• Prepared to spend at least 70% of time doing field visits

Note 

• Applications intended for this role without this subject will not be treated
• Late application will not be considered
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
• However, ICRC will not request for any monetary payments from applicants at any stage of the recruitment process.
• The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their application letter, curriculum vitae and contact details of three referees to: ABJ_Recruitment_Services@icrc.org 

Please clearly indicate "HFO Nutritionist Yola"  as the subject of your application

Application Deadline: 12th May, 2017

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World Asthma Day

Today is World Asthma Day!

World Asthma Day is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve asthma awareness and care around the world.

Asthma is a chronic disease of the air passages (or bronchial) that lead to and from the lungs that makes breathing difficult. Usually there is inflammation, which results in a temporary narrowing of the passages that carry oxygen to the lungs.

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Key facts

• Asthma is one of the major noncommunicable diseases. It is a chronic disease of the the air passages of the lungs which inflames and narrows them.

• Some 235 million people currently suffer from asthma. It is a common disease among children.

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• Most asthma-related deaths occur in low- and lower-middle income countries.

• According to the latest WHO estimates, released in December 2016, there were 383 000 deaths due to asthma in 2015.

• The strongest risk factors for developing asthma are inhaled substances and particles that may provoke allergic reactions or irritate the airways.

• Medication can control asthma. Avoiding asthma triggers can also reduce the severity of asthma.

• Appropriate management of asthma can enable people to enjoy a good quality of life.

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• Asthma is a major noncommunicable disease characterized by recurrent attacks of breathlessness and wheezing, which vary in severity and frequency from person to person. 

• Symptoms may occur several times in a day or week in affected individuals, and for some people become worse during physical activity or at night. 

• During an asthma attack, the lining of the bronchial tubes swell, causing the airways to narrow and reducing the flow of air into and out of the lungs. 

• Recurrent asthma symptoms frequently cause sleeplessness, daytime fatigue, reduced activity levels and school and work absenteeism. 

• Asthma has a relatively low fatality rate compared to other chronic diseases.

Facts about asthma

• WHO estimates that 235 million people currently suffer from asthma. Asthma is the most common noncommunicable disease among children. Most deaths occur in older adults.

• Asthma is a public health problem not just for high-income countries; it occurs in all countries regardless of the level of development. Most asthma-related deaths occur in low- and lower-middle income countries.

• Asthma is under-diagnosed and under-treated. It creates substantial burden to individuals and families and often restricts individuals’ activities for a lifetime.

The causes

The fundamental causes of asthma are not completely understood. The strongest risk factors for developing asthma are a combination of genetic predisposition with environmental exposure to inhaled substances and particles that may provoke allergic reactions or irritate the airways, such as:

• indoor allergens (for example, house dust mites in bedding, carpets and stuffed furniture, pollution and pet dander)

• outdoor allergens (such as pollens and moulds)

• tobacco smoke

• chemical irritants in the workplace

• air pollution

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Other triggers can include cold air, extreme emotional arousal such as anger or fear, and physical exercise. Even certain medications can trigger asthma: aspirin and other non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs, and beta-blockers (which are used to treat high blood pressure, heart conditions and migraine).

Urbanization has been associated with an increase in asthma. But the exact nature of this relationship is unclear.

Reducing the asthma burden

• Although asthma cannot be cured, appropriate management can control the disease and enable people to enjoy a good quality of life. Short-term medications are used to relieve symptoms. Medications such as inhaled corticosteroids are needed to control the progression of severe asthma and reduce asthma exacerbation and deaths.

• People with persistent symptoms must take long-term medication daily to control the underlying inflammation and prevent symptoms and exacerbations. Inadequate access to medicines and health services is one of the important reasons for the poor control of asthma in many settings.

• Medication is not the only way to control asthma. It is also important to avoid asthma triggers - stimuli that irritate and inflame the airways. With medical support, each asthma patient must learn what triggers he or she should avoid.

• Although asthma does not kill on the scale of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or other chronic diseases, failure to use appropriate medications or to adhere to treatment can lead to death.

WHO strategy for prevention and control of asthma

WHO recognizes that asthma is of major public health importance. The Organization plays a role in coordinating international efforts against the disease. The aim of its strategy is to support Member States in their efforts to reduce the disability and premature death related to asthma.

WHO's programme objectives are:

• surveillance to map the magnitude of asthma, analyse its determinants and monitor trends, with emphasis on poor and disadvantaged populations;

• primary prevention to reduce the level of exposure to common risk factors, particularly tobacco smoke, frequent lower respiratory infections during childhood, and air pollution (indoor, outdoor, and occupational exposure); and

• improving access to cost-effective interventions including medicines, upgrading standards and accessibility of care at different levels of the health care system.

Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases:

The Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD) contributes to WHO’s work to prevent and control chronic respiratory diseases. It is a voluntary alliance of national and international organizations and agencies from many countries. It focuses on the needs of low- and middle-income countries and vulnerable populations, and fosters initiatives that are tailored to local needs.

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Midwives and Midwife Supervisor at MSF Barcelona.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) 

is an independent international medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid in more than 60 countries to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters or exclusion from healthcare.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:


Job Title: Midwife

Reference No. 11_PB17
Location: Base in PULKA, Gwoza LGA, Borno 
Slots: 5

Responsibilities and Tasks

• Ensure the implementation and continuity of antenatal and postnatal care, family planning, obstetrical care (BEmONC 1 and CEmONC 2), neonatal and comprehensive abortion care, management of victims of sexual violence, reproductive tract infections and Fistula care in accordance with MSF Reproductive Core Package of Activities and reinforce the implementation of standardised protocols.
• WherePMTCT is implemented, ensure implementation of the PMTCT protocol in the ANC/delivery and PNC consultations (pre counselling, test and post counselling
• Collaborate with the medical doctor and /or nurse in the management of Sexual Violence cases
• Assess the feasibility for referral of pregnant women form the TBAs to the OPD/MCH for medical evaluation and/or complicated deliveries.
• Ensure hygiene and sterilization criteria (including universal precautions) are met according to MSF specifications.
• Guarantee a regular and ongoing supply of drugs and equipment required for maternity activities (including monitoring/consumption control/ordering of orders.
• Properly follow up all newborn babies from delivery until discharge, informing mothers and relatives about importance of breast feeding, vaccination and possible complications resulting from harmful traditional practices.
• Ensure patients’ right to privacy and confidentiality is respected
• Supervise that administrative procedures of admissions and hospitalizations comply with MSF protocols , as well as verify patients are properly informed and receive the documents required (birth certificate, vaccination card, etc
• Mobility is requested from MSF staff, including short term assignments from their usual place of work

Requirements

• Education: Essential midwifery qualification or specialization. Desired Bachelor in Midwifery
• Experience: Essential working experience of at least two years in midwife activities related jobs Essential Desirable.
• Languages: Essential, English, Hausa and Kanuri language would be an asset.

Competencies:

• Results
• Teamwork
• Flexibility
• Commitment
• Service

Salary

• As per the MSF salary scale (national contract).

Application Closing Date
5th May, 2017.

Job Title: Midwife Supervisor

Reference No: 12_DY17
Location: Pulka, Borno

Main Objective Of The Position

• She/he will be working on roster.
• His/her main objective will be to ensure that standard medical and MCH care is properly delivered by the medical staff (Midwifes and Nurses) to the patients and to daily follow the evolution of the patients at Obstetrical department.

Responsibilities and Tasks
Midwife Activities Management:

• Develop midwives roster in monthly in Delivery, OPD, with consultation of your line supervisor.
• To supervise the work of the midwives involved in the activity with close consultation of your line supervisor.
• Participates on job trainings of all midwives and nursing related staff
• Defines the training needs of the midwife and nursery related staff according to project objectives and potential.
• Organises with your line supervisor and implements trainings of midwife and maternity staff.
• Ensures relevant transfer of information from one duty team to another.
• Ensures that all midwife and maternity staff promotes and maintains confidentiality regarding all patient cases and records.
• Ensure with your supervisor in responsibilities for the surveillance of all maternity patients delivery, ANCs, PNC.
• Is responsible for hygiene and universal precautions in health facilities according to protocols and in cooperation with logistics department and your line manager, Knows and implements accidental exposure policy.
• Supervises dressing, sterilization and injection services related to delivery, ANC, PNC patients in the health facilities.
• Ensures that basic delivery plans are adhered by delivery, ANC, PNC including BEMOC that prescriptions and protocols are respected.
• Ensures that all pregnant women and new born children are referred to the Extended Program on Immunization (EPI). Consider making this post primary responsible for all EPI.
• Supervises daily routine activities in the delivery ward, ANC, PNC and support with midwives any overload of the work.
• To ensure all the administration procedures and document are used correctly, as well as existed data management tools.
• To ensure and identify the needs of the logistic in the ANC, PNC, Delivery and report in your line manager.
• Flexibility of roster in night and day if needed

Pharmacy:

• Ensures proper distribution and distribution of drugs according to protocols.
• Monitors and supervises weekly and monthly consumption of drugs as well as inventories in cooperation with pharmacist ensuring that drug consumptions match number of patients and prescriptions.
• Trains and supervises maternity staff regarding the proper use of drugs, needs and consumptions.

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Sexual Transmitted Infections (STI):

• Supervises and ensures good quality of Prevention Parent To Child Transmission (PPTCT) and Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) activities for all pregnant women.
• Supervises and ensures that counselling services are done appropriately following protocols.
• Works in collaboration with the Information, Education ad Communication (IEC) for all IEC activities.
• Ensure that transmission by HIV or other STIs is avoided with the help of Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) and the use of condoms while trying to respect local traditions.

Sexually Gender Based Violence (SGBV):

• Knows SGBV protocol and ensure that it is implemented.
• Identifies possible victims of SGBV and refers them to medical team for treatment according to protocols.

Emergencies:

• Participates in emergency activity or exploratory visit in or out of the project area if needed.

Recording:

• Ensures that recording in individual patient’s card and registration books of all nursing activities are performed correctly.
• Ensures that all data management tools, i.e. Fuchia, EpiInfo, etc., are used and are updated properly.
• Ensures that all administrative procedures and documents used correctly (discharge paper, transfer paper)

Equipment:

• Look after all equipment provided.
• Ensure that no material is taken out of midwife area and maternity rooms without prior authorisation.
• Ensure that inventories of all material and equipment used exist and are updated.

Maintenance:

• Ensure cleanliness of midwife areas, maternity and delivery rooms.

Reporting:

• Preparation of weekly data collection as well as monthly data.
• Participates in the monthly reports according to guidelines (SitReps, medical statistics, etc.) being responsible for this for all SRH activities - collection and analysis of med stats)
• Participates in the epidemiological reports related to health facilities in the project area.
• Informs other medical/midwife managers or doctors about any possible serious problem medical complicated or ex. worsening of state of patients, problems in medicines, etc.
• Informs line manager of any problems that might be linked to work of midwife or maternity staff as well as problematic equipment or material (ex. broken, missing).

Meetings:

• Participate in meetings with other supervisors in order to ensure smooth collaboration of all departments in terms of activities running.
• Participate in meetings in health facility with MSF staff and collaborators.
• Participate in team meetings and possible trainings. etc.
• Sexually Gender Based Violence (SGBV)
• Knows SGBV protocol and ensure that it is implemented.
• Identifies possible victims of SGBV and refers them to medical team for treatment according to protocols

Reporting:

• Participates in the monthly reports according to guidelines, i.e. Situation Reports (SitReps), medical statistical reports, etc.
• Participates in definition of annual planning and its updates with their relevant budgets for the project.
• Participates in the epidemiological reports related to health facilities in the area of work of MSF.
• Informs other medical managers or doctors about any possible serious problem or complication, ex. worsening of state of patients, problems in medicines, etc.

Others:

• Prepares any document related to work of all midwife or maternity staff.
• Participates in meetings in health facility with MSF staff and collaborators.
• Note: The responsibilities mentioned above are not exhaustive and other work can be required according to the needs of the mission.
• Mobility is requested from MSF staff, including short term assignments from their usual place of work

Requirements

• Education: Recognized midwifery qualification, or related Degree.
• Experience: At least 1 years working experience with MSF as Midwife or 3 years with other NGO’s
• Languages: Local languages essential, mission language desirable.
• Competencies: Sensitive and respectful of religious and cultural differences.

Others:

• Responsible and respectful with rules
• Genuine interest and commitment with MSF activities
• Due to the nature of MSF operations’, flexibility is indispensable and unavoidable
• Capacity to work as part of a team
• Trust ability, motivation and ability to learn fast
• Ability to work and live in remote, rural environment
• Willingness to live in communal environment with colleagues
• Pleasant polite attitude at all time
• Ability to act as part of multi- cultural multi- disciplinary team
• Motivation to represent MSF to other actors

Salary 
As per the MSF salary scale (national contract)

Application Closing Date
5th May, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's and motivation letter and credentials preferably by email to: msfe-pulka-admin-emerg@barcelona.msf.org 

Or 

in person to: 

MSF Pulka Office,
in ALHAJI GAJAGA House,
Near MBAZA Mountain, Pulka, Gwoza LGA,
Borno State.

Note

• Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
• The responsibilities mentioned above are not exhaustive and other work can be required according to the needs of the mission.