Nurse / Midwife at Life at Best Development Initiative (LABDI)

Life at Best Development Initiative (LABDI) is National Non-Governmental, Organization (NGO) founded in 2016 and presently operational in the BAY states within the North-East and Northwest. We are dedicated to save lives, alleviate the suffering of children, women, and other vulnerable people; and to maintain human dignity during and in the after math of man–made crises and natural disasters; as well as to prevent and strengthen preparedness for the occurrence of such situation; and to promote the right of children, women, and vulnerable people in the society.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nurse / Midwife

Location: Ngala LGA, Borno
Employment Type: Full-time

Description

• Nurse/Midwives will be responsible for the delivery of quality, timely, and integrated sexual and reproductive health (SRH), maternal and newborn care, and nutrition services at PHCC Ngala.
• Focus on safe motherhood, essential newborn care, outpatient nutrition services, community engagement, and facility-based quality improvement.
• Ensure that lifesaving services are delivered according to national guidelines and humanitarian standards.

Key Responsibilities
Clinical Maternal & Reproductive Health Services:

• Provide antenatal, intrapartum, post-partum, and post-natal care according to national and WHO/MISP standards.
• Manage normal deliveries and assist in complicated births.
• Ensure appropriate referral of obstetric and neonatal emergencies.
• Provide family planning counselling and services, including postpartum FP.
• Ensure early newborn care, vaccination referrals (EPI), and follow-up.

Integrated Nutrition Services:

• Support outpatient nutrition programs (MUAC screening, IYCF counselling, referral of severe cases).
• Conduct routine nutritional assessment for pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and newborns.
• Provide IYCF-E counselling to caregivers.
• Work closely with the nutrition team to detect and refer malnutrition among children under 5 and PLW.

Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) and Hygiene:

• Ensure strict adherence to IPC protocols, hygiene standards, waste disposal, and environmental cleaning.
• Supervise cleaners, sterilization staff, and support staff to maintain a safe clinical environment.
• Monitor sterilization of equipment and availability of essential IPC supplies.

Health & Nutrition Coordination at PHCC:

• Participate in joint planning, coordination, and daily implementation of integrated health and nutrition services.
• Support health promotion activities, including maternal nutrition, breastfeeding, ANC attendance, and facility delivery awareness.
• Work with community volunteers and mobilizers to improve service uptake.

Data Management & Reporting:

• Maintain accurate and complete health and nutrition records, registers, and patient files.
• Ensure timely submission of daily, weekly, and monthly reporting tools.
• Contribute to data quality checks and support monitoring and evaluation activities.

Staff Supervision & Capacity Strengthening:

• Supervise clinic support staff, cleaners, maternity assistants, and birth attendants.
• Provide on-the-job coaching on maternal health, newborn care, IPC, and nutrition practices.
• Support staff performance evaluation and participate in trainings, drills, and clinical updates.

Logistics & Supply Chain Support:

• Monitor stock levels of maternity, RH, and nutrition supplies.
• Report stockouts, submit requisitions, and ensure proper usage of commodities (drugs, supplements, delivery kits).
• Collaborate with pharmacy and logistics teams to maintain proper inventory and storage.

Humanitarian Principles & Community Accountability:

• Uphold humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence in daily work.
• Ensure confidentiality, dignity, and respectful maternity care at all times.
• Support complaint and feedback mechanisms as part of accountability to affected populations (AAP).

Qualifications & Experience

• Registered Nurse–Midwife (RNM) qualification or equivalent accredited qualification.
• Minimum 2 years clinical experience, preferably in humanitarian or low-resource settings.
• Experience in maternal and newborn care, nutrition programming, and emergency health services.
• Strong knowledge of IPC, obstetric emergencies, referral pathways, and nutrition screening.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, high-pressure humanitarian environment.

Application Closing Date
25th November, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: LABDI has zero tolerance to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), any act of child abuse including sexual exploitation and sexual abuse constitute acts of serious misconduct and are therefore grounds for LABDI plenary measures, including summary dismissal.