Job Opportunities at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is a private, international organisation. The organisation is made up mainly of doctors and health sector workers and is also open to all other professions which might help in achieving its aims.

Medecins Sans Frontieres provides assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict. They do so irrespective of race, religion, creed or political convictions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Gynecologist / Obstetrician

Location: Jahun, Jigawa

Job Description

• Provide health care related to gynecology and obstetrics to patients in the project, including prevention, diagnosis and treatment
• Provide emergency obstetric care in the maternity:  
  • Daily ward rounds in maternity with the medical and midwifery teams
  • Ensure new admissions are assessed  and receive  an appropriate management
  • Assist in management of complicated deliveries and care of pathologies.
  • Assess patients requiring any procedure e.g. instrumental delivery, intrauterine aspiration curettage, caesarean section. Prepare them for theatre in conjunction with maternity and OT staff including informed consent of patient and  care giver
  • Ensure clear documentation and communication of the patient’s status  is done by all members of the team
  • Participate to the on-call roster and provide support and bed side training to the member of the team on duty
• Daily rounds and  management of ICU patients in collaboration  with the expat med Anesthetist
• Participate in the ward round in hospitalization (annex) .
• Perform in OT.
• Share the tasks with national GPs in management of obstetric patients; support clinical thinking and decision making, ensure safe management, and coach GPs.
• Work in collaboration with obstetrics consultants from Kano teaching hospital (AKTH).
• Ensure in collaboration with medical activity manager/MTL the implementation of MSF clinical policies, tools, guidelines and protocols related to gynecology and obstetrics in order to minimize clinical risk and to extend best reproductive practices.
• In collaboration with other medical colleagues, carry out the collection of quantitative gynecological data and ensure exhaustive use of management tools in order to improve gynecological results and to share knowledge among other field specialists.
• Participate in  the maternal mortality review process / Nearmiss ( record in the dedicated tool, analysis and presentation)
• Can be involve in the Plan and supervision of the HR associated processes (recruitment, training, performance evaluation, development and internal/external communication) of the gynecological staff or other staffs in order to ensure both an efficient sizing and the amount of knowledge required, to improve people’s capabilities and their active participation in influencing the targeted population using preventive practices. This will be done in close coordination with the HR department.
• Participate in collaboration with the head nurse and the Midwife manager the maintenance and running of the gynecological equipment and drug consumption, preparing new orders when required and ensuring its rational use as well as that pharmacy stock levels are permanently updated and available. This will be done in cooperation with the pharmacist and logistic staff, the management.
• In addition to the tasks mentioned above, the person may be required to perform other duties assigned by the Medical team leader, the project coordinator or the coordination according to the needs of the mission.

Requirements
Education:

• Essential, Gynecology specialist diploma.

Experience:

• Essential at least 2 years certified work experience in Gynecology
• Desirable previous experience with MSF or other NGO’s in developing countries

Languages:

• Essential mission language; local working language would be an asset.

Knowledge:

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel).

Competencies:

• Results, teamwork, flexibility, commitment, service

Contract

• 208 working hours per month and roster flexibility required.

Remuneration
Monthly Gross salary of N960,000 (Nine Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira Only) plus 13th month allowance equivalent to 1 month of gross salary.

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply

Notice / Important Information

• Please make sure to submit your application on or before this date.
• Only successful applicants will be called for interview.
• Notice: 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 2nd February, 2021.

Job Title: Project Coordinator, Support

Location: Abakaliki, Ebonyi
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Descriptions

• Representing MSF externally together with the Project Coordinator (PC) or alone (when delegated) and negotiating on behalf of the project coordination in close cooperation with the PC and based on beforehand agreed messaging.
• Monitoring, analysing and reporting on key issues (security, risk, etc.) to the Project Coordinator and providing contextual information, through a sound knowledge of counterparts, parties, actors, authorities and military groups,. Maintaining the security database and providing a biweekly context analysis based on recent incidents and developments
• Assisting in exploratory missions and assessments as needed and participating in the development of security plans
• Assisting the Project Coordinator in Internal and External Communication sessions and events about MSF (for National staff, the Ministry of Health staff, as well as local authorities, community leader, military actors, security forces) in order to improve awareness, understanding of MSF principles and services and public opinion adhesion. Write meeting minutes and contribute to the meeting logbook.
• Ensuring the continuity of relations/networking with local actors (other NGOs, UN agencies, local authorities, media, etc.) and filing and updating field contacts and correspondence in order to ensure information sources accuracy and its availability on regular basis. Organizing advocacy contacts and appointments for the Project Coordinator
• Translating and reviewing documents and acting as an interpreter when needed. Assisting the Project Coordinator in the drafting of correspondences with authorities and counterparts (government officials, military actors, community leaders, UN agencies, NGOs, etc.) in order to ensure fluent and accurate communication flows.
• Preparing and conducting context, cultural and security briefings on the project context to new employees (national and international) in order to facilitate their integration and within the project environment. Ensuring regular security briefings / trainings of assessment team, drivers, and guards in consultation with the Project Coordinator.
• Being contactable by phone and available to assist the Project Coordinator with important context, security and operational issues that may occur outside of regular working hours.
• Performing assigned additional responsibilities or tasks as required by the Project Coordinator

MSF Section / Context Specific Accountabilities

• Participate in exploratory missions according to the Field Coordinator indications, in order to better comprehend context, priorities and constraints when required
• Participate in security management (updating incident logbook, external contact database) in the project and assist in updating security guidelines
• Monitor the security situation and risks in South Nigeria and Ebonyi State and provide regular inputs to the Field Coordinator
• Develop networking and mapping of key actors involved in security, local and international NGOS in the region
• Promote medical advocacy objectives by increasing MSF presence in the NGO coalition in collaboration with the Field coordinator
• Maintain the database on security incidents in close collaboration with Field Coordinator and provide monthly reports on context analysis
• In close collaboration with GIS, work on the development of maps across road kiss movements, new routes for movements etc & develop networking with key actors for updates on road security
• Provide cultural briefing as part of induction to new staff and visitors on Abakaliki and SE region
• Verify the contacts are up to date and are accessible regularly
• Orgainises meetings with local authorities , NGO and communities

Requirements

• Candidates should possess Bachelor's degree with 2-3 years work experience

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their Application, including Cover Letter, Resume and copy of relevant certificates and NYSC certificate / Exemption Letters to: [email protected] using the "Job title" as the subject of the email.
Or
Send hard copy to:
MSF Belgium Human Resources Office,
Plot D33 Libration Estate (After the Enugu/Abakaliki Express) Abakaliki,
Ebonyi State.

Application Procedure
In the body of the mail, please indicate the following in the format as seen below:

• Qualification(s)
• Current location
• Languages you speak
• Years of relevant experience
• NYSC status

Application Deadline 3rd February, 2021.

Note: Please note only short-listed candidates will be notified and invited for interview; MSF Belgium takes this opportunity to thank all potential candidates for their application.