Watchman at Medecins Sans Frontieres - France

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an International, Private, Non-Governmental, Non-Profit Humanitarian Organization. Our organisation offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters, to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation. We have been working in Nigeria facilitated by a Memorandum of Understanding between Medecins Sans Frontieres and the Federal Government of Nigeria.

The French Section are at present co-operating with the Federal Ministry of Health, and State and Local government departments of health on various health projects. Our current focus is the VVF/Emergency Obstetrics Project in Jigawa State, the Provision of Primary Health Care in Borno State, and the Nutrition Project in Katsina State with coordination office in Abuja, Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Watchman

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Contract
Contract: 208 working hours per month

Context

• Currently, MSF France is co-operating with the Federal Ministry of Health, State and Local government departments of health on various projects.
• Our current focus is a VVF and maternity response in Jahun, Jigawa state, and Malaria and Nutrition response in Katsina state with it’s coordination office in Abuja, Nigeria.

Main Purpose

• Carrying out surveillance and guarding activities in MSF facilities, according to MSF protocols and security rules, to ensure the safety and security of all mission's personnel and premises.

Job Description

• Surveying the MSF premise's access and guides people to reception within authorized hours. Contacts administration team for authorizing people access.
• Watching MSF premises and property's perimeter fence through regular patrols. Remaining on duty until other watchman comes to do a handover, never leaving the post unattended.
• Organizing traffic of vehicles within the premises and directs them in and out.
• Checking that the doors and windows are locked, and lights are off when people leave premises. Checking that security lights are working properly and informing line manager of any possible problems.
• Keeping area within MSF premises clean and tidy (ex. empty dustbins, sweep paths, etc.) and performs general maintenance activities of the garden (ex. cut grass, maintain flower beds, prune trees, if necessary, etc.).
• Maintaining watchmen's torch and other lighting tools, returning used batteries and keeping the necessary supply of spare batteries. Maintaining communication equipment (radio) in working conditions and providing battery availability.
• Supervising diesel / petrol tank levels and providing spare can(s) of fuel. Ensuring the correct functioning of generator and water pumps (starting, switching off, record sheet of operating hours and maintenance) as well as the correct use of extinguishers (being aware of their location.
• Informing line manager of arrival of any materials before unloading and helping MSF staff carry heavy items, if necessary.
• Register all people and goods entering and exiting the premises in the register book.
• Update the board for expatriates’ movements.
• Manage expat movements from 7pm to 7am daily (When radio operator is off duty).
• Clean the generator(s) daily when on morning duty
• Clearing of grass and trimming of over-grown tree branches within MSF premises and around working area.
• Taking out the waste bin from the compound to the external designated areas for city environmental/waste management team to dispose
• Monitoring CCTV Screen and ensuring it’s functioning properly. Report any faults to supervisor as soon as possible
• Make patrols every 1 hour round the facility (Specially for night duty).
• Report and raise job-requests for non-functional facilities observed within the premises as outdoor lights
• Monitor City Power Unit balance and report to your Supervisor Daily.
• Employees must always remain alert and attentive during working hours, especially during night shifts.
• Other duties as assigned by your Supervisor / Line manager.

Requirements
Education:

• Essential: Basic Literacy.

Languages:

• Mission and local language essential.

Language:

• Essential: English.
• Desirable: Any local language.

Competencies:

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

Remuneration
According to MSF salary scale for the number of hours worked.

Application Closing Date
9th July, 2026.

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

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 in the employ of MSF-France in any location.
• No monetary transactions, neither demands of favors 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 who has 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.
• MSF is a civil society initiative that brings together individuals committed to assisting other human beings in crisis. As such MSF is by choice an association.
• Each individual working with MSF does so out of conviction and is ready to uphold MSF's values and principles.