Electrician at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is a private, not-for-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in distress, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Electrician

Location: Jahun project, Jigawa 
Start Date: 5th November 2025
Contract: 208 working hours per month.

Main Purpose

• Performing autonomously, complex / advanced installation and maintenance of electrical and other energy systems in all MSF facilities across the project (offices, health structures, warehouses, etc.,) according to MSF standards and procedures, in order to ensure proper functioning and maintenance of MSF equipment and installations

Accountabilities

• Ensuring all electrical installations in MSF facilities comply with MSF standards and perform autonomously, and ensuring
• all necessary complex / advanced electrical installations, maintenance and repairs, according to the supervisor’s instructions. This includes the following tasks:
• Carrying out critical rehabilitation tasks and corrective maintenance interventions, and the coordination and execution of required tasks, as well as the installation of needed electrical equipment, as defined by each project.
• Elaborating on the necessary documentation for carrying out energy installation projects (plans, list of materials, etc.)
• Carrying out and updating the electrical installations inventory in MSF missions’ facilities and performing annual maintenance procedures and safety checks across facilities in the project. Executing any needed tests after any repair or maintenance.
•  Identifying local technical actors, and organizing their participation in the project (training of technical staff, establishing relations with local companies, contractors and suppliers, quotations, contracts, etc.)
• Making suggestions regarding any repair or maintenance work needed in MSF electrical installations and equipment, and assisting the logistics department with any urgent support/advice or any related work needed
• Managing the stock of consumable items related to electrical installation, repairs and maintenance, filling in the stock cards, carrying out physical stock inventories, executing orders necessary for renewing stock, avoiding any shortage
• Responsible for the equipment and tools (including extinguishers), checking they are used correctly and safely, maintaining and renewing them when necessary and keeping the inventory updated.
• Keeping the working area clean and tidy.
• Ensuring that all record sheets and books related to maintenance are always completed and prepare needed reports before and after any repair or required maintenance.

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• Ensure all electrical systems in the office and guest house are working correctly.
• Help make urgent repairs during crises to restore power within MSF's required time and be the back up for the Hospital electrician.
• Study how power is used to suggest ways to balance the load better and improve efficiency.
• Install and carry out regular maintenance on solar panels at the BemonCs to ensure they are working well.
• Carry out regular maintenance and repairs on all A/Cs in the Office and Guesthouse.
• Set up and maintain surge protectors and proper grounding to keep equipment and people safe from electrical spikes.

Requirements
Education:

• Essential Electrician Diploma or recognised formal training

Languages: 

• Previous working experience as an electrician required (minimum 2 years’ experience)
• Local and mission language essentials

Competencies:

• Results and Quality Orientation L1
• Teamwork and Cooperation L1
• Behavioural Flexibility L1
• Commitment to MSF Principles L1
• Service Orientation L1
• Stress Management L2

Remuneration

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

Application Closing Date
19th November, 2025 (5;00pm). 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their motivation letter, CV with at least two references and academic documents/work experience certificates to the MSF Admin Manager.

Applications should be submitted at Office ("Application Box" outside the front gate):
MSFF Jahun, Unguwar Turaki,
Along Kafin Hausa Road,
Behind Upper Sharia Court Jahun / Jahun Local Government Area.

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 fam ily member(s) currently employed by MSF-France in any location.
• No monetary transactions, neither demands for favours in kind, nor other types of favouritism will be tolerated in the MSF recruitment process.
• MSF reserves the right to refuse to hire a candidate who has benefited 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 or political affiliation.
• Dual Employment is considered gross misconduct and hence not acceptable.
• MSF reserves the right to cancel any step or the entire recruitment process at any stage.
• MSF France takes this opportunity to thank all potential candidates for their application.