Career Opportunities in Nigeria at Medecins Sans Frontieres
Medecins Sans Frontieres is a private, non-profit international
humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to
populations in crisis, without discrimination and regardless of race,
religion, creed or political affiliation.
Medecins Sans Frontieres is recruiting to fill the positions of:
Job Title: Epidemiologist
Location: Maiduguri, with possible travel within Borno State
Contract: 208 working hours per month and roster flexibility required.
Main Purpose
- Carry out investigation, implement assessment and
epidemiological surveillance systems/monitoring (if needed) according to
MSF protocols in order to contribute to appropriate evidence-based
decision making using well managed health data in emergency MSF France
programmes in Borno State.
Job Description
- Carry out key epidemiological activities in community based
surveillance (mortality, malnutrition) and in outbreak investigation
(description including time, place, people with emphasis on mapping when
it is needed) and advise on the operational response
- Maintain and develop if required community based surveillance to monitor demography, mortality, malnutrition
- Monitor epidemiological trends of relevant outbreak-prone diseases
- Guide activities of medical staff and community staff for
surveillance and/or active case finding, including ensuring
understanding of the need for consistent case definitions and data
recording (briefing of all new staff)
- Manage data systems and ensure accurate, high quality databases
- Prepare regular written reports on progress and findings for
medical coordinator/HQ and when appropriate to external
collaborators/networks (MoH, other NGOs)
- Implement initial Assessment (for emergency situation), rapid health assessment and (baseline or follow-up) surveys:
- Where standard protocols are not available or appropriate,
develop a protocol seeking extensive feedback and pilot testing of tools
to ensure the objectives will be met robustly with support of HQ
epidemiologist
- Prepare / adapt routine documentation (survey forms, training
materials, letters of request/notification, locally appropriate consent
forms etc) with support of HQ epidemiologist
- Prepare an appropriate sampling frame and sample selection guidelines with support of HQ epidemiologist
- Hire, train and supervise survey staff, including ensuring staff exhibit required skills after training and pilot test
- Manage data systems and ensure accurate, high quality databases
- Analyze results and report on findings
- Implement/maintain relevant epidemiological surveillance systems/monitoring
- Provide training sessions to medical teams on relevant aspects of epidemiology to enhance team response capacity
Requirements
Education:
- Medical doctor (preferable), or nurse with a degree in epidemiology (not in public health)
Experience:
- Experience in field epidemiology
- Experience in community based surveillance system
Languages:
- English fluent
- Asset, good command of one or more of the following: Hausa, Kanori, Shuwa, Arabic
Knowledge:
- Use of epidemiology related analytical software (excel, Epi-info, STATA or SPSS)
Competencies:
- People Management.
- Commitment
- Flexibility
- Reactivity
- Communication (oral and written)
- Results
- Teamwork
Job Title: Pharmacy Supervisor
Location: Borno
Contract: 208 working hours per month and roster flexibility required.
Main Purpose
- Ensure general functioning of the pharmacy and supervise
pharmacy supply chain processes in accordance with MSF’s standards, in
order to ensure its efficiency and operating availability.
Job Description
- Define storage, stock management and supply processes, as well
as hygiene and security procedures, tools, and protocols (controlling
pests and rodents), implementing appropriate quality controls and
records, in order to ensure good storage conditions (temperatures,
humidity and light exposure) and availability of drugs and medical
material. This will be done according to MSF protocols, national
regulations and in cooperation with the logistics department.
- Coordinate the delivery, reception and recording of
international and local orders, in close coordination with the logistics
department, updating stock files and informing line managers on their
status (shortfalls, over-stocking, expiry dates), in order to
permanently ensure security stock levels and ensure efficient management
of stock.
- Supervise orders of medical and drug material in order to ensure
an efficient and appropriate consumption pattern under budget
constraints.
- Supervise the supply drugs to patients, according to medical
prescriptions, informing them on consumption patterns and keeping
conditions in order to ensure their therapeutic progression
- Ensure efficient supply to other pharmacies managed/supported by
MSF according to orders and stocks, and using cold chain when needed.
Monitor and analyse orders of depending pharmacies in order to avoid
ruptures of stock or having expired drugs.
- Supervise, with the HR department, the associated processes
(sizing, staff shifts, recruitment, training, performance evaluation,
development and internal/external communication) of the pharmaceutical
team and the nursing staff, in order to ensure both the sizing and the
amount of knowledge required and to improve their dispensing
capabilities.
- Report on drug consumptions and medical equipment dispensed
according to protocols, informing on unusual patterns as well as
forecasting future needs, in order to rationalise the budget and to
ensure availability.
- Records all items received and issued in computer (Isystock)
- Assist in training of nursing staff regarding dispensing of drugs and their side effects.
Requirements
Education:
- Essential, degree of Pharmacy Management or Nursing related studies, or medical profile
Experience:
- At least 1 year certified work experience as a pharmacy manager
Languages:
- Essential mission and local language
Competence:
- Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)
- Results, teamwork, flexibility, commitment, stress management.
Job Title: Watsan Supervisor
Location: 20% MSF Abuja Office and 80% Field (Nigeria).
Contract: 208 working hours per month and roster flexibility required.
Main Purpose
- During preparation, explo or response to emergencies: supervise
the daily logistics activities and provide maintenance to the MSF
equipments, facilities and infrastructures, according to MSF protocols
in order to maintain the facilities in perfect conditions and
collaborate in the development of the mission.
- Supervise implementation and monitoring of water hygiene and
sanitation activities during emergencies response according to MSF
protocols, in order to improve health conditions of the targeted
population.
Job Description
- Monitor maintenance activities of infrastructures, management of non-medical stocks and equipment according to MSF standards.
- Ensure the check and follow-up of facilities under the EPREP Log manager supervision.
- Carrying out daily visits to the facilities, reporting any anomalies or problems to the EPREP log manager.
- Evaluating rehabilitation needs and following up minor building
rehabilitation work in accordance with instructions given by his
supervisor, and accounting to him/her on progress
- Checking that premises observe security norms (fire extinguishers present, electrical installations earthed, etc.).
- Monitoring the consumption of mechanical and electrical vehicles/machines/devices
- Planning together with EPREP log manager required checks and
maintenance activities of energy systems/set-up according to MSF
standards
- According to the emergency scenario and defined team, coordinate and lead that team under his/her responsibility, in particular:
- Defining each person’s tasks, supervising them on a daily basis
and checking the quality of their work (punctuality, rigour, quality,
etc.).
- Drawing up working schedules.
- Organising and leading meetings.
- Participating in the recruitment of personnel for his team.
- Attending logistics meetings and accounting for his activities.
- Provide technical support
- Collect logistics & WASH orders coming from different departments or health facilities,
- Draw up and follow up orders according to the procedures in place.
- Make local purchases according to MSF supply procedures
- Ensure reception conditions of freight or arriving material as
well as the organization and setting up of material before its shipment.
- WASH Activities Supervision
- Conduct WHS assessment in collaboration with medical teams,
identifying WHS needs and recommends EPREP log manager on findings and
appropriate responses. Participates in elaborating of WHS emergency
strategies and response plans including resources in collaboration with
the medical and logistical teams.
- Provides support to the logistical and medical teams in their
identification, implementation and monitoring of the Water, Hygiene and
Sanitation activities in health structures according to the protocols of
MSF (e.g. essential Water and Sanitation requirements). A particular
support might be required to assure that environmental control measures
are defined to address infection control issues related to patients with
highly infectious diseases.
- Implements and monitors the Water, Hygiene and Sanitation
activities outside of health structures according to the protocols of
MSF ( e.g. Public Health engineering in emergencies)
- Perform the physical organization of materials and tools used in
water, hygiene and sanitation activities outside of health structures
in particular:
- Inventory of stocks.
- Receiving and processing orders for water, sanitation and hygiene material.
- Check that the amounts received are recorded.
- Check monthly consumptions.
- Manage the watsan team involved in WHS activities outside of health structures in terms of:
- Participate in staff selection.
- Participate in staff training.
- Ensure the daily work is done correctly.
Requirements
Education:
- Technical diploma, desirable specialization in water and sanitation
Experience:
- Previous experience in technical works.
Languages:
- English is essential, Hausa language desirable.
Competencies:
- Stress Management
- Commitment
- Flexibility
- Results
- Teamwork
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV's, qualifications and a cover letter with contact details to the
MSF Admin’ Office in Borno ("Application Box" at the Watchmen Desk)
Note
- Please make sure to inscribe in the subject: position and place of work you apply for.
- Please make sure to submit your application on or before the above closing date.
- Only successful applicants will be called for interview.
- No monetary transactions, neither demands of favours in kind,
nor other types of favouritism will be tolerated in the recruitment
process.
- MSF reserves the right to refuse hiring of a candidate having
benefitted from such acts. All illicit demands of these types may be
pursued through the judicial system
Application Deadline 12th August, 2016.