CEmONC Facility Mentor at Jhpiego Nigeria - 3 Openings

Jhpiego, an Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, is a global leader in improving healthcare services for women and their families.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: CEmONC Facility Mentor

Job ID: 2025-6922
Locations: Kano, Katsina and Birnin Kebbi - Kebbi
Category: International Positions
Employment Status: Temporary

Overview

• The MCGL CEmONC project will be implemented in three states (Kano, Katsina and Kebbi), supporting the states to provide life-saving interventions for women and newborns in their states.
• Mentors will guide healthcare workers in implementing evidence-based practices and maintaining standards in line with the maternal and newborn national guidelines.
• Following the CEmONC competency-based training, mentors will also provide on-site support to ensure the effective application of skills, address gaps, and strengthen the quality of maternal and newborn care services at supported facilities.

Objectives

• To provide technical guidance and supportive supervision to trained health workers.
• To strengthen the quality and consistency of CEmONC service delivery.
• To reinforce compliance with clinical protocols, referral pathways, and documentation.
• To identify and support the resolution of service delivery challenges.

Responsibilities
On-site Mentorship Visits:

• Conduct regular daily mentorship visits to assigned health facilities.
• Observe clinical practice and provide real-time coaching and feedback.

Skills Reinforcement:

• Support health workers to practice and refine CEmONC competencies (e.g., management of PPH, eclampsia, assisted delivery, neonatal resuscitation).Case

Reviews and Simulations:

• Facilitate case reviews, maternal/perinatal death reviews and response, and drills to reinforce learning.

Quality Improvement:

• Work with facility teams to implement action plans and quality improvement initiatives, e.g. establishing newborn corners in the selected facilities.

Data Use and Documentation:

• Review partographs, delivery registers, referral forms, and case notes for completeness and accuracy.
• Promote the use of service delivery data for decision-making.

Referral System Strengthening:

• Monitor referral processes and help troubleshoot delays or gaps.

Reporting and Feedback:

• Submit mentorship reports after each visit using the template provided.
• Provide feedback to facility heads and the project team.

Deliverables:

• Mentorship plans and schedules
• Visit reports with key findings and recommendations
• Documentation of success stories, challenges, and lessons learned
• Support for at least 10 staff per facility during the engagement period

Required Qualifications

• Clinical expertise in maternal and newborn health (e.g., OBGYN, Midwife, Nurse, Physician)
• Prior experience in mentorship, coaching, or clinical supervision
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Familiarity with CEmONC standards and guidelines.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online