Posted on: Tue 07-04-2026

Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, non-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in crisis, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, gender, creed, or political affiliation.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Clinical Mentor

Location: Kano  

Employment Type: Full-time

 

Responsibilties

• Implements on the long term clinical mentoring activities and tools, monitors MSF Academy activities, in the projects, according to MSF protocols, standards and procedures (can involve various sections)
• Participates in the Training of clinical Facilitators (TOF) and Training of clinical Mentors (TOM) as part of their induction
• Facilitates the training of facilitators (TOF) and training of clinical mentors (TOM) for healthcare trainers and learning companions
• Provides active clinical mentorship: facilitates mentoring sessions and side-by-side teaching to the learners based on the training objectives, the specific trainee needs and the material provided by MSF Academy, with largest percentage of time in the ward, coaching and training at the bedside
• Supports the healthcare trainers in their new mentorship and facilitation roles, by completing personal learning journals and maintaining professional practice and continuing professional development
• Monitors closely the progress of the learners and provides feedback to the PMR and MSF Academy referent.
• Performs assessment of learners using competency gap assessment (CGA)
• Supports healthcare trainers on the planning and implementation of the learning activities and specifically in the continuous development of their clinical skills.
• Find solutions to any difficulties or challenges encountered, based on his/her expertise, in collaboration with project staff, and if necessary with the support of the global MSF Academy HQ team, keep the MSF Academy team well informed of learning activities and any difficulties or challenges encountered; Document lessons learned on the activities.
• Plans learning sessions, support the project in allocating learning time and updates and share the activities chronogram.
• Regularly visits the different OPDs and attends relevant meetings to collaborate with projects in implementing best practices taught in the curriculum.
• Represents the Academy and leads discussions to update the project(s) on MSF Academy Activities, advocates for the MSF Academy, briefs NAM, MTL, PC and Log/admin on how the MSF Academy works in their specific project, creates links with the operations in the field, anticipate and identify issues and find solutions together
• Keeps the database up to date, ensures proper storage of confidential learning documents and reports according to MSF Academy team instructions.
• Carries out supply management on the project (orders, follow-up of the stock, storage conditions, inventories, consumption, etc.) for the training activities.

Qualifications

• Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor`s Degree with 2 years experience.

Application Closing Date

12th April, 2026; 5:00pm.

 

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should:

Click here to apply online

Note

• The below step should be completed.
• Fill in the form and upload your documents, i.e. CV, cover letter and educational qualifications using the link below:
• Please note that non-compliance or Late application will NOT be considered.
• Only successful applicants will be called for a written test and interview.

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