Posted on: Thu 29-02-2024

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international, private, non-governmental, non-profit humanitarian organization. Our organization offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters, and to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation. We have been working in Nigeria since February 1996. A Memorandum of Understanding between Medecins Sans Frontieres and the Federal Government of Nigeria facilitates this. We are at present cooperating with the Federal Ministry of Health, and State and Local Government departments of health on various health projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below in our Sokoto Noma & Emergency Response Project:

Job Title: Health Promoter IEC Officer (ATFC focus)

Location: Sokoto

Job Type: Indefinite

Main Objective and Responsibilities of the Position

Implement Health Promotion/IEC (Information, Education, and Communication) activities with patients and the local population to raise their knowledge and skills on relevant medical topics.

Accountabilities

• 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 the HP Supervisor, assess the impact of activities (with questions, verifications and behaviour observations), and report problems, successes and constraints to him/her.
• Collect all types 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 NGOs, and governmental health services that can provide answers to social problems.
• Keep education and communication areas clean and tidy and professional materials available.
• Participate in the creation of any material needed for the activities of information, education and communication.

MSF Section/Context-Specific Accountabilities

• Plan and organize weekly sensitization and awareness campaigns/meetings/health education sessions on malnutrition with different target groups in collaboration with focal and key persons in the community and referral centres.
• Plan and organize weekly disease surveillance with focal persons and ensure early detection and referral of cases of severe acute malnutrition without complication to the ATFC centre. Support the referral of acute Noma patients in the community through FP to the hospital for treatment.
• Inform patients and communities about MSF and the services it provides.
• Provide weekly mentorship to focal persons on health promotion activities with a strong emphasis on prevention of malnutrition in the community
• Participate in the development and translation of IEC materials targeting the prevention of malnutrition in the community.

Data:

• Ensure strict adherence to the principles of data confidentiality when managing patients' and caregivers' information.
• Support data team to ensure the PPN tracking sheet is done accurately every week and used sachets of PPN are retrieved from the patients and caregivers and documented.
• Report daily activities /weekly to NAM outreach, and submit your narrative for the monthly medical report on the last day of the Epi month.
• Collect all types of information related to specific health and living conditions of the population, in particular, to identify the most vulnerable populations to target.
• Promote MSF-free medical services available to cases of SAM, through focal and key persons in the community during health promotion activities
• Conduct periodic tracing of defaulters and patients who missed appointments in collaboration with the focal persons and ensure patients are back to medical care after proper counselling.
• Conduct MUAC screening in the communities to identify SAM cases and refer to the ATFC or ITFC accessible areas. Teach patients and caregivers how to conduct MUAC screening.
• Visit the community PHCs every month, or as planned to discuss referral of SAM cases
• Be flexible to other task as may be assigned by the NAM outreach/HP supervisor
• Flexibility in undertaking assigned tasks, due to the changing nature of MSF operations

Requirements

• To apply for this role applicants MUST meet the following criteria:
• Education: Degree / Diploma in Social Sciences (Sociology, Social Work), Health Promotion, Public or Environmental Health, Nursing Science, Community Health Worker
• Experience: Preferable two years of previous experience in teaching, nursing social work or community mobilization.
• Languages: Local language (Hausa) and mission language (English) are essential.
• Knowledge: Computer literacy
• Competencies: Results, Teamwork, Flexibility, Commitment, Service and Stress Management

How to Apply

Submit their CV, Cover Letter, and necessary credentials only to: [email protected] with “Health Promoter IEC Officer (ATFC)” as the subject of the email.

Note

• Only applications submitted online will be accepted.
• Lastly, only one online application form should be submitted as multiple submissions will not be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• No Transportation and Allowance will be provided during the recruitment process.
• MSF is an equal opportunities employer and promotes diversity within the organization.

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