Nanny at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) - France

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid in more than 60 countries to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters or exclusion from healthcare.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nanny

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Contract (Fixed-Term)
Contract: 208 working hours per month

Main Purpose

• Execute, according to hygienic standards, housekeeping, cleaning and tiding up activities in order to ensure public and  staff private areas are in good condition.

Job Description
Daily:

• Clean bedrooms, bathrooms, toilets and other rooms by brushing and moping.
• Cleaning and tidy-up tables; coffee table, dining table, kitchen table and cooker, etc.
• To open windows in the morning and close them in the evening.
• To prepare meals for lunch and dinner as instructed.
• To baby sit and take care of the child as instructed.
• Laundry, drying and ironing

Waste disposal: 
Weekly:

• A shallow cleaning of windows; can be rotation of different windows at the time.
• Changing bed linen, duvet cover, bath towel, hand towel, kitchen towel, tablecloth/ runner while bath mat can be changed every 2 weeks, unless it was dirty and wet then it should be changed immediately.
• Clean the fridges/ microwave/ oven/ dishrack. To do groceries shopping when requested for the need of coo king.
• To wipe/clean sofa and bed frame from dust.

Monthly:

• To wash curtain every 3 months.
• To wash duvet monthly if not using duvet cover, and every 3 months if using duvet cover.
• To wash sofa, pillowcase.

Others:

• Keep premises properly locked (doors, windows) when leaving the house.
• To ensure appliances are off and secure before leaving the house, washing machine, dryer, fan, stove, etc.
• To report if there is a maintenance issue need to be done either by office or by estate maintenance
• To report if essential products for cleaning is finished.
• To ensure material properly clean and store for the next use

Requirements

• Education: None is required, desirable literacy
• Experience: Previous work experience as a cleaner and nanny required
• Languages: Essential, local language knowledge.
• Knowing basic English is a must
• Computer Knowledge: Literacy in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

Competencies:

• Commitment
• Organizational skills (work time table and children's activity time table
• Flexibility
• Stress Management (patience when dealing with child(ren)
• Proactive
• Good knowledge of basic hygiene
• Cooking skills for international dishes.

Remuneration
According to MSF salary scale plus 13th month allowance equivalent to 1 month of gross salary.

Application Closing Date
10th September, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications (Cover Letter and updated CV) to: msff-nigeria-recruitment@paris.msf.org using “Nanny” as the subject of the mail.

Note

• Qualified females are highly encouraged to apply.
• Only successful applicants will be called for the next steps and are obligated to disclose any information about family member(s) currently employed by MSF-France in any location.
• No monetary transactions, neither demands of favours in kind, nor other types of favoritism will be tolerated in the MSF recruitment process.
• MSF reserves the right to refuse to hire a candidate having benefitted from any such acts.
• All illicit demands may be pursued through the judicial system.
• MSF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages any Nigerian citizen to apply irrespective of race, gender, religion, creed, political affiliation.
• Dual Employment is considered gross misconduct and hence not acceptable.
• MSF reserves the right to cancel any step or whole of the recruitment process at any stage.
• MSF France takes this opportunity to thank all potential candidates for their application.