Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria Recruitment
Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria (MSION) is a
result-oriented Social Business, which uses modern management and
marketing techniques to provide reproductive health care and allied
services. MSION’s goal is to meet the needs of underserved Nigerians and
dramatically improve
access and use of a range of reproductive health
services.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: MS Ladies, Campus-Based Provider
Location: Edo, Delta, Imo, Ogun, Lagos, Kaduna, Cross Rivers
Slot: 2
Reporting to: Regional Manager
Duration of contract: 2 years (renewable)
Probationary period: 6 months
Job Description
- The MS Ladies Campus-Based Provider is an integral part of
MSION’s MS Ladies team. S/he will be responsible for easily accessible,
quality assured and affordable contraception services and other relevant
reproductive health services among teeming young women of reproductive
age within and around selected tertiary institutions in the focus state.
- The MS Ladies provider will also provide appropriate follow-up
care as required directly or through a nearby MSI Centre or Blue Star
clinic.
- The post will be based in Edo, with duties and responsibilities
presented below may change as MS Ladies activities evolve and expand.
- S/he report to the Regional Manager with dotted line report to
the MS Ladies Coordinator who is responsible for achieving financial
sustainability, effective management, high productivity and growth in
line with MSION’s annual and long-term strategic goals and objectives.
General Responsibilities
Clinical Quality:
- Ensure the delivery of high quality, client friendly clinical services in around area of coverage
- Report incidents and analyse trend, while creating a no blame culture
- Build a robust referral linkages for managing complications and incidences
- Ensure that findings of Clinical Quality Assessments are
properly documented, actioned and learnings taken for the improvement
needed.
- Liase with the Clinical and Quality Assurance Unit on all clinical issues
- Identify appropriate personal training needs in consultation with the clinical unit and MS Ladies coordinator.
- Perform any other reasonable duties as requested by the Clinical Services Manager
Iincome and CYPS:
- Provide Family Planning(especially LARC), other SRH and general medical services
- Develop innovative strategies to increase income for MS Ladies channel
- Be abreast with prevailing trends and competitions as a tool in strategically positioning the channel for more profit
- Liase with the marketing team to increase visibility of MS Ladies in assigned state for increase services and income.
Data and Narrative Reports:
- Ensure accurate disaggregation of MIS data by sex and age where applicable
- Complete reporting of MIS data
- Prepare analytical monthly, quarterly and annual reports highlighting all KPIs.
- Manage and report financial, clinical and service numbers as recorded within the reporting period.
- Document all human-interest stories and report same on monthly and quarterly basis
- Maintain an updated database of key trainings/orientations offered or received from other partners
- Reconcile all the underlying Daily Activity Logs to the Weekly
Report and Monthly Report, ensuring they have been correctly compiled
MS Ladies Performance Management and Procurement:
- Develop regular work plans in collaboration with the channel
coordinator with the objective to use resources in most efficient manner
and maximise results while maintaining quality
- Analysis of monthly performance in collaboration with the channel coordinator and develop action plan for improvement.
- Be responsible for all logistical requirements needed for all
services and plan to prevent unnecessary stock outs and wastage in the
service location
- Liase with the Regional Manager on all regional activities.
Leadership:
- Demonstrate a strong commitment to MSION mission and goals.
- Ensure that a high level of communication is maintained with MSION team as well as with external partners and MSI
- Encourage a positive culture, work environment and attitude among all team members
- From time to time represent the organisation at meetings, workshops, press conferences, or other forums
Other:
- Carry out any other duties as reasonably requested by the regional manager or the channel coordinator
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
- Must have a recognized clinical qualification in Nursing and Midwifery Degree (B.Sc Nursing,RN/RM)
- Must be registered with a recognized local clinical professional body in Nigeria and of good Standing
- Must have requisite experience to work with minimum supervision
- At least 2 years post- NYSC experience in a relevant position (Essential)
- Experience of working in Sexual and Reproductive Health (Essential)
- Excellent provider-client interaction skills (Essential)
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills. [Essential)
- Experience in USAID / DFiD/BMGF or other donor funded projects (Desirable)
- Work experience with Nigeria Health Service and/or an INGO (Desirable)
- Articulate and analytical with attention to detail. (Essential)
- Knowledge of health delivery system in Nigeria(Desirable)
- Must be multi-skilled with basic surgical skill
- Must have requisite experience to work with minimum supervision.
Attitude/Motivation
- Sympathetic to women and men seeking Family Planning and Reproductive Health services (Essential)
- Able to work on own initiative and at longer periods
- Customer focused with good interpersonal skills to engage with people at all levels –government, donor and community
- Passionate about maternal health
- Motivates team members to deliver high quality service and results
- Team player
- Self-motivator and able to motivate others to achieve results
Job Title: Clinical Service Provider
Location: Abuja, Edo
Reporting to: Regional Manager
Duration of contract: 2 years (renewable)
Probationary period: 6 months
Job Description
- The Centre/Clinic Clinical Service Provider is an integral part
of MSIONs clinical team. S/he is responsible for the supervision, and
provision of high quality clinical services in assigned centre of
excellence within MSION. S/he on daily basis provides medical services
in assigned MSION clinic ensuring the clinic is focused on key service
and income deliverables
- The post will be based in Abuja, with duties and
responsibilities presented below may change as centre activities evolve
and expand.
- S/he report to the Regional Manager with dotted line report to
the Head Clinic Administration who is responsible for achieving
financial sustainability, effective management, high productivity and
growth in line with MSIONs annual and long-term strategic goals and
objectives.
Responsibilities
The core responsibility of this post is to use your:
- Initiative, Energy, Persistence, Results orientation, Drive,
Integrity, Enthusiasm, Commitment to personal development, to further
MSIs partnership mission: enabling individuals to have children by
choice not chance.
Clinical Quality:
- Ensure the delivery of high quality, client friendly clinical services at the Centre of Excellence
- Strengthening incident reporting and analysis from the centre while creating a no blame culture
- Strengthening, management and referral of complication including incident reporting and investigations
- Ensure that findings of Clinical Quality Assessments are
properly documented, actioned and learnings taken for the improvement of
the team.
- Liase with the Clinical and Quality Assurance Unit on all clinical issues
- Identify appropriate training needs within centre teams and, in
consultation with the clinical unit and head, clinic administration
- Perform any other reasonable duties as requested by the Clinical Services Manager
Income and Cyps:
- Provide Family Planning (especially LARC), other SRH and general medical services
- Develop innovative strategies to increase income at the centre
- Be abreast with prevailing trends and competitions as a tool in strategically positioning the centre for more profit
- Liase with the marketing team to increase visibility of the clinic for increase services and income.
Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual centre reports highlighting all KPIs.
- Manage and report financial, clinical and service numbers at the centre of excellence
- Document all human-interest stories and report same on monthly and quarterly basis
- Maintain an updated database of key trainings/orientations offered centre teams and other partners
- Keep and manage records of all centre activities including minutes of centre team meetings.
Centre Performance Management and Procurement:
- Develop regular centre workplans in collaboration with the
centre teams with the objective to use resources in most efficient
manner and maximise results while maintaining quality
- Monitor monthly centre results and in collaboration with the team change work plan accordingly
- Be responsible for all logistical requirements needed for all
centres and plan to prevent unnecessary stock outs and wastage in the
centres
- Liaise with the Regional Manager on all regional activities.
Leadership:
- Demonstrate a strong commitment to MSION mission and goals and encourage a similar commitment from all centre team members
- Ensure that a high level of communication is maintained with centre team members as well as with external partners and MSI
- Encourage a positive culture, work environment and attitude among all team members
- From time to time represent the organisation at meetings, workshops, press conferences, or other forums
Other:
- Carry out any other duties as reasonably requested by the Head of Clinic Administration
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Must have a Medical Degree (MBBS)
- Evidence of good standing with Medical and
- Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN)
- At least 2 years post- NYSC experience in a Medical Officer I position [Essential]
- Experience of working in Sexual and Reproductive Health [Essential]
- Excellent provider-client interaction skills (Essential)
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills. [Essential]
- Experience in USAID / DFiD/BMGF or other donor funded projects (Desirable)
- Work experience with Nigeria Health Service and/or an INGO (Desirable)
- Articulate and analytical with attention to detail. (Essential)
- Knowledge of health delivery system in Nigeria(Desirable)
- Must be multi-skilled with basic surgical skill
- Must have requisite experience to work with minimum supervision.
Attitude / Motivation:
- Sympathetic to women and men seeking Family Planning and Reproductive Health services
- Able to work on own initiative and at longer periods.
- Customer focused with good interpersonal skills to engage with people at all levels government, donor and community
- Passionate about maternal health
- Motivates team members to deliver high quality service and results
- Team player
- Self-motivator and able to motivate others to achieve results
Job Title: MS-Ladies, State Supervisor
Location: Kano, Benue, Nasarawa, Kaduna
Reporting to: Regional Manager
Duration of contract: 2 years (renewable)
Probationary period: 6 months
Job Description
- This position is vital to the success of the MS Ladies
operations at the field level. The post holder will ensure the MS Ladies
are mentored, monitored and adequately supported to increase
efficiency and productivity.
- S/he will also oversee their certification and ensure MSI
quality standard are followed and provides monthly progress report
(including MIS data) to the RM and MS Ladies coordinator.
Overall Responsibility
- Working with and reporting to the Regional Manager in the
assigned region, the MS Ladies supervisor will be responsible for the
mapping, facility audit, selection, trainings, undertaking supportive
supervision, distribution of equipment and FP commodities, ensuring
adherence to MSI quality standards in assigned specific states etc.
Specific Responsibilities
The core responsibility of this post is to use your:
- Initiative, Energy, Persistence, Results orientation, Drive,
Integrity, Enthusiasm, Commitment to personal development, to further
MSIs partnership mission: enabling individuals to have children by
choice not chance.
Facility Identification, Recruitment and Provider Training:
- Implements MSION and MS Ladies procedures, guidelines and operation manuals;
- Conduct mapping and facility audit of clinics to be recruited for MS Ladies channel.
- Work proactively and responsibly to ensure recruited MS Ladies
undergo the theoretical and practical training in line with MSI
Standards;
- Prepare budget, notify MS Ladies of training, oversee training, and produce post training reports.
- Ensure MS Ladies Programme is implemented according to the approved donor agreements and interest of MSION;
- Prepares his/her annual plan of operation based on the annual business Plan of MSION;
Supply, Referral Systems and Networking:
- Lead distribution of supplies, commodities and manage collection
of cash on supply of items, in line with the medical supply
distribution guideline.
- Ensure the availability of documentation, reporting, referral
formats, guidelines, manuals and job aids used by MS Ladies in adequate
quantity and track referral linkages of service utilization;
- Facilitate, follow up and support MS Ladies referral and reporting of incidents related to services;
- Facilitate liaison of MS Ladies sites with other institutions for demand generation, training practicum, linking and learning
Monitoring and Supportive Supervision:
- Develop work plan and conducts monthly or bi-monthly supportive supervision of MS Ladies;
- Support MS Ladies in clinical documentation, record keeping and ensures timely submission of reports.
- Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly MS Ladies performance
reports on training and quality assessment activities of MS Ladies
operation in assigned states;
- Ensure MS Ladies maintain and comply quality across all areas of
channel Operation in line with established standards set by government
and MSI.
- Lead reviews meetings aimed at performance improvement based on
supportive supervision, mentorship and quality assessments findings
- Documents best practices and /lessons learned from MSIONs MS Ladies operation
Data reporting and Quality of Narrative Reports:
- Ensure accurate disaggregation of MIS data by sex and age where applicable
- Complete reporting of MIS data
- Prepare analytical monthly, quarterly and annual reports highlighting all KPIs.
- Manage and report financial, clinical and service numbers as recorded within the reporting period.
- Document all human-interest stories and report same on monthly and quarterly basis
- Maintain an updated database of key trainings/orientations offered or received from other partners
- Reconcile all the underlying Daily Activity Logs to the Weekly
Report and Monthly Report, ensuring they have been correctly compiled
MS Ladies Performance Management and Procurement:
- Monitor monthly MS Ladies performance on KPI(CYPs and income
against targets) in the supported state in collaboration with the
channel coordinator and develop appropriate action plan
- Be responsible for all logistical requirements needed for all
services and plan to prevent unnecessary stock outs and wastage in the
service location
- Liase with the Regional Manager on all regional activities.
Leadership:
- Demonstrate a strong commitment to MSION mission and goals.
- Ensure that a high level of communication is maintained with MSION team as well as with external partners and MSI
- Encourage a positive culture, work environment and attitude among all MS Ladies
Others:
- Any other duty reasonably assigned by line manager
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Diploma or degree in Clinical Nursing or Midwifery
- Extensive knowledge and experience in FP service delivery,
supportive supervision and quality assessment; (Experience in long
acting and permanent FP service delivery preferred)
- 3-5 years demonstrated technical knowledge and successful
expertise in designing, managing clinical trainings in resource poor
settings. Experience of LAPM would be a plus.
- Experience of DfiD, USAID, Gates funded projects, including working in a diverse team environment preferred
- Familiarity with the different cultural, social and religious
identities in Nigeria, international health, development issues and the
international donor community
- Excellent communications, presentation and negotiation skills.
Ability to 'sell' the services that MSION offers in a way that attracts
entrepreneurial providers to join the network.
- Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages
Attitude / Motivation:
- Pro-choice
- Motivated personally and professionally to develop Willingness to travel as requested
Note
- MSION is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to achieving gender balance within the organization.
- The subject of the email should be the POSITION TITLE/LOCATION
and the CV/Suitability statement should be saved in the applicant’s full
name. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- Female candidates are encouraged to apply
- Shortlisting will start as soon as we start receiving applications and deadline might be changed without prior notice.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's and suitability statement as a single attachment to:
[email protected]
Application Deadline: 3rd March 2017.