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.
- Location Borno
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.
Accountabilities
- Inform patients and communities about MSF and 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, worship places, and strategic places in the 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 behaviour observations), and report problems, success and constraints to him/her.
- Collect all type of information related to specific health and living conditions of the population, in particular to identify the most vulnerable populations to target.
- Report to HP Supervisor: activities, problems met, strengths and constraints.
- Establish and maintain contacts with social partners, including other NGO’s, governmental health services that can provide answers to social problems.
- Keep education and communication areas clean and tidy and professional materials available.
- Participate in creation of any material needed for the activities of information, education and communication
MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities
- Promote MSF services among patients and communities, through clarifying MSF’s mandate in Borno state and explaining admission criteria for MSF facilities.
- Management of information related to HP activities, including reports, materials.
- Monitoring of stock related to HP activities, non-food items for patient kits.
- Ensure all necessary patient in formation forms are properly collected, documented and stored; admission forms, testimonies, relapse, re-admission etc.
- Organize -in collaboration with Nilefa Kiji Hospital based staff especially laboratory- blood donation campaigns/drives. In addition to facilitating blood replacement activity through 1) follow-up blood bank stock level in the laboratory, 2) monitor the pool of blood donors and 3) update donors list.
- Create positive relationships with community groups (youth/women/leaders etc.), ensuring interactions are based on their needs, and aligned with MSF principles.
- Provide health education sessions at the facility and the community when needed.
- Support HP Manager/Supervisor in monitoring and evaluation of Health Promotion activities, through setting indicators to assess performance.
- Support the HP Supervisor in the pre-testing of IEC tools where necessary
- Responible for follow-up of absentees and defaulters through home visit and phone calls.
- Analyse behaviours of caregivers and staffs, and act in response in collaboration with the medical team.
- Conduct assessments and surveys in colaboration with the medical team.
- Support caretakers in navigating facility structures to enusre compliance with rules, rights, responsibilities, and adherence to IPC measures.
MinimumRequired Skills and Qualifications
Educational Qualification:
- Education level in Social Science, Health Education, Social Communication, Nurse or Teaching
- Internal MSF training on health messages will be necessary
Experience:
- Preferable previous experience in teaching, nursing or social work, community mobilization (for MSF at least two years).
Languages:
- Essential Fluency in English, Kanuri and Hausa.
- Shuwa, and Ngamargu language is desirable
Knowledge:
- Computer literacy
Competencies:
- Results
- Teamwork
- Flexibility
- Commitment
- Service
- Stress Management
Method of Application
Important Information and Notice
- Interested candidates should submit their application, including cover letter, resume and copy of relevant certificates using the link above
- Dual Employment is considered gross misconduct as contained in MSF Belgium Internal Regulations (IR) guideline and hence not acceptable.
- Applications should be sent through the indicated channel else application will not be entertained.
- Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next steps.
- MSF reserves the right to cancel any step or whole of the recruitment process at any stage
- This job description may be amended in line with the activities or evolution of the Mission.
- By signing, the employee acknowledges that he/she has read, understood and accepted this document.
- Please note that only short-listed candidates will be notified and invited for interview; MSF Belgium takes this opportunity to thank all potential candidates for their applications.
- Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
- MSF is an equal opportunity employer, both men and women are encouraged to apply.
Interested and qualified? Go to Medecins Sans Frontieres on docs.google.com to apply
