Clinical & Training Officer at Marie Stopes Nigeria - 6 Positions

Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria (MSN) is a results-orientated non-profit Social Enterprise, which uses modern management and marketing techniques to meet the needs of the underserved and dramatically improve access to high quality family planning and other reproductive health services in Nigeria. MSN is a member of Marie Stapes International's Global Partnership, which operates in over 42 countries worldwide. MSN is funded by a mix of donors which includes Department for International Development (DFID). UNEPA, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Marie Stopes International (MSI), Association of Spouses of Heads of Mission (ASOHOM) amongst other donors.

MSN is currently engaged in creating and expanding access to reproductive health services to low income women and couples in Nigeria. Outlets for MSN services include an MSN owned static clinic, Social Franchised facilities and Outreach programs including training, coaching and mentoring of public sector providers in 8 States. With new funding, MSN is expanding it's programme and now establishing integrated regional hubs to support and serve field operations, coordination and management of teams to achieve improved efficiency and effectiveness.

The core responsibility of these positions is to use your: Initiative; energy persistence results orientation; drives integrity; enthusiasm; commitment to personal development. To further MSI's partnership mission of: empowering individuals to have children by choice not chance.

Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria (MSN) is seeking to recruit:

Job Title: Clinical & Training Officer

Reporting to: Regional Manager
Location: Edo, Nasarrawa, Ogun, Kano & Lagos
Length of contract: Two (2) years
Slot: 6

Key Responsibilities

• Implement MSN and SF policies, procedures, guidelines and manuals;
• Conduct mapping and facitly audit of clinics to be recruited for BlueStar network membership;
• Request budget, notify franchisees of training, oversee training, prepare both physical and financial report following completion of the trainings etc.
• Prepare annual plan of operation based on the annual business Plan of MSN;
• Ensure the availability of documentation, reporting, referral formats, guidelines, manuals and job aids used by franchised clinics in adequate quantity and track referral linkages of service utilization;
• Facilitate, follow up and support franchisees; referral and reporting of incidents related to franchised services;
• Conduct monthly or hi-monthly supportive supervision of franchisees;
• Support franchised clinics in clinical documentation, record keeping and ensures timely submission of reports.
• Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly franchisees performance reports on training and quality assessment activities of SF operation in assigned states.

Qualifications and Skills

• Diploma or degree in clinical nursing or midwifery
• 3-5 years experience in FP service delivery: designing, managing clinical trainings in resource poor settings.
• 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
• Experience of working with private healthcare sector operators is desirable;
• Willingness to frequently travel to project implementation sites.

Application Closing Date
25th November, 2013

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidate should submit a suitability statement and an updated CV as a single document to: [email protected] quoting the position and location applied for as the subject of the email.

Note: Application that do not follow this format will not be considered.