Midwife Supervisor (Fixed Term) at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from healthcare. Médecins Sans Frontières provides assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict. They do so irrespective of race, religion, creed, or political convictions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Midwife Supervisor (Fixed Term)

Location: Kebbi
Employment Type: Contract

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervising the clinical activities and guaranteeing the quality of midwifery care in the department, according to MSF protocols, values, and universal hygiene standards to provide a high-quality Mother and Child Health (MCH) care to the population.

Accountabilities

• Supervising, supporting, and evaluating the team under his/her responsibility particularly midwives, midwife assistants and other related staff in her team such as cleaners. Planning and organizing their work (areas, days, absences, visits, holidays, etc) and coaching them in their work with special focus in following all appropriate protocols and procedures.
• Ensuring teamwork and a professional relationship between maternity and other departments.
• Supervising the clinical activities in all the maternity departments and activities such as ante-natal consultations, delivery and after delivery follow up, post-natal consultations, family planning consultations, new-born vaccinations and liaising with the Medical Doctor about the patients who need special care times, visiting hours, etc.
• Ensuring that the staff on duty knows, implements, and always follows the universal hygiene standards/ precautions, bio-hazard prevention and infection control in the medical premises ensuring high standards of hygiene in the working environment
• Ensuring that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained, cleaning and minor maintenance tasks are performed according to the protocols, reporting any malfunction to the project biomedical service.
• Being responsible for the department-related pharmacy activities (stock and consumption monitoring) as well as maintenance of the medical equipment
• Being responsible for ensuring that all the administrative procedures, patients’ data and documents are filled in correctly and registered for compiling monthly reports reflecting the activity in the department.
• In certain contexts, being responsible for ensuring that the maternity staff can identify, receive, and provide care to the victims of the SGBV in collaboration with the Obs & Gyne MD and following the protocols

Specific Accountabilities

• Lead family planning activities within ATFC and ITFC, ensuring services are accessible to caretakers and community women.
• Provide counselling on contraceptive options, respecting cultural sensitivities and informed choice principles.
• Organize health education sessions on birth spacing and reproductive health for caregivers and women in the community.
• Ensure availability and proper use of contraceptive supplies in collaboration with pharmacy and logistics teams.
• Train and mentor midwives and nurses on family planning protocols and client-centred care.
• Integrate family planning into nutrition and maternal health services, ensuring continuity of care.
• Monitor quality and uptake of family planning services, using data to improve coverage and effectiveness.
• Coordinate with health promotion teams to strengthen community awareness and reduce misconceptions.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect for clients’ choices, ensuring ethical standards in service delivery.
• Report activities and challenges to the medical team for planning and improvement.
• Elaborate weekly/monthly situation reports of the family planning activities.

Minimum Required Skills and Qualifications
Educational Qualification (Essential):

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Midwifery, Nursing, or Nursing/Midwifery from a recognized institution.
• Valid professional license/registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) or relevant regulatory body.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3–5 years’ post-qualification clinical experience in maternity services, including antenatal, delivery, postnatal, newborn care, and family planning.
• At least 1–2 years’ experience in a supervisory or leadership role, managing midwives, nurses, or maternity support staff.

Languages:

• Essential: Local languages (e.g Hausa, Fulani, Suru)
• Essential: Basic knowledge of Microsofot Outlook, Excel, Word, Powerpoint

Competencies:

• Results and Quality Orientation L2
• Teamwork and Coopération L2
• Béhavioral Flexibility L2
• Commitment to MSF Principles L2
• Stress Management L3

Application Closing Date
11th January, 2026.