Midwife Supervisor at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

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, creed or political affiliation.

We are recruiting the position below for our project in Jahun:

Job Title: Midwife Supervisor

Location: Jigawa State
Contract: Local contract- 208 working hours per month and roster flexibility required.

Job Description

• Supervise and organize the daily activities in the maternity according to MSF policy
• Maintain a high level of organization of all the services
• Ensure the service is always sufficiently staffed to provide quality services
• Ensure protocols are respected
• Ensure high level of hygiene in the ward
• Ensure that all patients in the unit are treated with dignity and respect at all times
• Assist and supervise all medical and non-medical activities in Maternity following MSF protocols
• Adhere to work schedule as per roster and on-call requirements
• Manage the maternity staff
• Manage the pharmacy items and stock
• Manage the medical and non-medical equipment
• Manage the equipment which needs to be sterilized
• Supervise Maternity maintenance in logistic
• Collect the data in maternity section and monitor the activity.

Requirements

• Nurse and midwifery qualification. Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience and MSF experience is desirable
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Hausa language
• Strong work ethic: punctuality, responsibility and flexibility
• Managerial and organisational capacity, initiative
• Respectful and courteous attitude to staff and patients
• High level of motivation and ability to learn

Application Closing Date
28th September, 2015

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV, copies of diplomas, qualifications and a cover letter (with reference MIDSUPJ) with contact details to: [email protected]

Note: Only successful applicants will be called for interview.