Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare.
Experience
Location Katsina
Main Purpose
- Implement Health Promotion/IEC (Information, Education, Communication) activities with patients and local population to raise their knowledge and skills on relevant medical topics
Job Description
- Inform patients and communities about MSF and the 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 types of information related to specific health and living conditions of the population, to identify the most vulnerable populations to target.
- Report to HP Supervisor: activities, problems met, strengths and constraints.
- Keep education and communication arIeas clean and tidy and professional materials available.
- Participate in creation of any material needed for the activities of information, education and communication
- Conduct Daily Health education sessions within the facility in ITFCs
- Collect, review and share data weekly in the data collection tool for action by the direct supervisor/Manager
- Provide Admission kits and other patient social needs where possible in ITFCs
- Conduct Food demonstration, group sessions/sensitization on SGBV/FGI and psycho-social support
- in the HP simulation area in ITFCs
- Support lab in Blood replacement Donors follow up in ITFCs
- Monitor Patients food Quantity and Quality and share immediate feedback for action.
- Support IPC in Health promotion and Hygiene awareness in the Hospital Environment.
- Conduct Quarterly Patient Satisfactory survey in ITFCs as a way of getting feedback on ITFC services
- Provide psycho -social support to caregivers in need in collaboration with other medical staff in ITFCs
- Conduct weekly mothers MUAC training at ITFC.
- Collect Data/feedback including challenges, recommendations and submit to the line
- Manager/Supervisor for action and or decision making.
- Assess the IEC needs in the facility and share with the Supervisor/Line Manager for action.
- Provide the necessary patient support within the health facility including information on the services
- offered for the patient to make informed decision especially in cases of admission.
- Conduct orientation for the new admissions and Patients visitors in ITFCs
- Support community Blood Drives
- Perform any other responsibility assigned by the Line Manager/Supervisor.
Requirements
- Education: Education level in social science, community health, public health and any other related certificate.
- Experience: Preferable previous experience in teaching, social work, community
mobilization (for MSF or any other NGO at least two years). - Knowledge: Computer literacy.
Competencies:
- Results
- Teamwork
- Flexibility
- Commitment
- Service
- Stress Management.
Remuneration
- According to MSF salary scale plus 13th month allowance equivalent to 1 month of gross salary
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and a Cover Letter with contact details to the appropriate email
AND
Apply online
Note
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- Incomplete applications will be automatically discarded.
- MSF is an equal opportunity employer, both men and women are encouraged to apply.
- No monetary transactions, neither demands of favors in kind, or other types of favoritism will be tolerated in the recruitment process. MSF reserves the right to refuse the hiring of a candidate having benefitted from such acts. All illicit demands of these types may be pursued through the judicial system.
- MSF thanks all the candidates for their interest in this position.
Important notice regarding the working location(s):
- The position is based in Abuja.
- However, and whenever necessary, the job will require at different moments to be working on site in Bauchi State (current MSF project running). And in the future, maybe in other locations in Nigeria too.
Interested and qualified? Go to Medecins Sans Frontieres on docs.google.com to apply