OPD Nurse at Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) - 2 Openings

Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians’ victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by natural disasters, wars and economic collapses, by answering their fundamental needs. Our aim is to provide emergency relief to uprooted people in order to help them recover their dignity and regain self-sufficiency. The PUI Nigerian Mission has been officially opened in April 2016, with a focus on meeting urgent needs, including improving access to food commodities, primary health care and nutrition for Internally Displaced People (IDP) and host communities (HC) living in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC). The progressive sectorial widening allowed PUI to start implementing an integrated approach from 2017 in food security, livelihoods, nutrition and health sectors, with the support of ECHO, FFP, OFDA and CIAA/CDC, in line with PUI’s global strategy. From the launch of the health care services in February 2017 to the end of April 2018, a total of 119 913 OPD consultations were reached in Bolori II, while more than 60.000 beneficiaries have been reached by our cash project.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: OPD Nurse

Locations: Majigiri and Sonkaya - Katsina
Employment Type: Full-time

General Objective

• Under the direct supervision of the Nutrition Supervisor, the Nutrition Officer will help organize and undertake nutrition education/sensitization and community screening activities at the community level.
• The Nutrition Officer will be responsible to ensure that educational messages are delivered to beneficiaries as per set targets and with the utmost quality regarding accuracy, efficiency, and cultural sensitivity to optimize the adoption of healthier behavior among mothers of children under five.

Responsibilities and Tasks

• He/she participates in the identification of eligible project beneficiaries and community focal persons.
• He/she participates in organizing project beneficiaries and volunteers into groups and forums for dissemination of nutrition messages.
• Participate in planning for and implementation of training of the beneficiaries, volunteers, and community focal persons.
• Conduct household surveys, individual follow-ups, and monitor nutrition education activities.
• Train and support nutrition community focal points and lead mothers during project implementation.
• Monitor the work of community volunteers under their responsibility.
• Prepare community-level sensitization plans and topics in liaison with the supervisor.
• Analyze the humanitarian situation, taking protection problems into consideration/do no harm to the population.
• In liaison with the Nutrition Supervisor, disseminate any relevant reporting tools to lead mothers and volunteers as may be required.
• Ensure OTP (Out-Patient Therapeutic Program) beneficiary defaulter tracing and other forms of beneficiary follow-ups at the community level.
• Work with volunteers and lead mothers to conduct community screening and referrals for malnourished beneficiaries.
• He/she will be responsible for project sensitization and mobilization at the community level.
• He/she will help nurture good collaboration between PUI and local community leaders.
• Act as a liaison with the local population and authorities to identify the needs, grievances, and major events that could have potential consequences for PUI activities.
• Help to ensure that beneficiaries and local populations understand the project goals and actively participate in their implementation.
• Pass on any information or problem to his/her direct and indirect supervisor concerning tasks or safety.
• Address any issues in the field with beneficiaries or community members and inform the line manager.
• Collect and compile data, pictures, and information from the field to present weekly internal reports to the supervisor.
• Present weekly achievements, problems encountered, and suggestions to improve project implementation.
• He/she will help strengthen the organization’s community feedback and complaints systems.
• Contribute to the logistical and administrative organization of activities.
• Contribute to defining the needs in materials and tools regarding the program.
• Ensure the safety and good condition of all materials provided by PUI (RUTF).
• The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project's needs.

Role and Responsibilities
Specific Objective and Linked Activities:

• Implementation and Monitoring of the Activities
• Community Mobilization
• Communication and Reporting
• Logistics and Administration

Priorities of the Department:

• To follow up the sensitization sessions delivered to the Mother Care Groups participants.
• To ensure the quality of the messages delivered to the Mother Care participants.
• To report any issues faced with the Mother Care Group participants.
• To contribute to the qualitative reporting of activities, especially data entry.
• To contribute to the proper filing and archiving of all the sources of verification.

Qualifications
Mandatory Requirements:

• Language Skills: Good command of English (speaking, reading, and writing); fluent in local languages – Hausa, etc.
• Education Degree: Diploma in Nursing / BSc Nursing.
• Work Experience: Proven nutritional experience working in NGOs.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Conversant with community screening for malnutrition.
• Demonstrated understanding of Infant and Young Child Feeding (Nutrition SBCC/IYCF education programs).
• Community volunteer supervision.

Computer Skills:

• Excellent knowledge of MS Office software, including Word, Outlook.

Assets:

• Interests: Working in humanitarian relief, interest in social issues.

Transversal Skills:

• Excellent fieldwork skills.
• Commitment to the NGO values and principles.
• Teamwork.
• Stress management and flexibility.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Capacity to mobilize community.
• Rigor and organization.
• Honesty.
• Understanding of the context of the area.
• Reliability.
• Neutrality.

Application Closing Date
12th December, 2024.