Head of Hygiene Agents at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Médecins Sans Frontières 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. MSF has been active in Katsina since February 2021 after carrying an exploratory mission that end up with an opening of the project. Currently, MSF is running two ITFCs (Inpatient Therapeutic Feeding Centre) in Katsina in the Kofar Sauri PHCC and Turai Yar'adua PHCC and 5 ATFC (Ambulatory Therapeutic Feeding Centre) including three in Jibia LGA (Magama, Daddara, Riko,) one in Mashi and one in Katsina City (Kofar Marusa).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Hygiene Agents

Location:  Katsina
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Contract: 208 working hours per month

Main Purpose

• Supervising a group of hygiene agents, ensuring proper planning and follow up of standard hygiene measurements in all departments of the hospital, monitoring the quality of the work and performing hands-on tasks as part of the team, according to
• MSF protocols, standards, and procedures to ensure smooth functioning of the mission.
• Supervising the laundry workers, ensuring proper planning and follow up of standard hygiene measurements, monitoring the quality of work and performing hands on tasks as part of the team, according to MSF protocols, standards, and procedures to ensure smooth functioning of the mission.

Job Description

• Supervising the team under his/her responsibility, passing on management directives, adapting the number of workers per team according to the work and needs.
• If relevant and with approval of the line manager, recruiting daily workers according to their needs.
• Together with the IPC Supervisor, manage daily workers, applying same criteria as managing other unskilled workers.
• Monitoring the quality of work of his team, checking that the instructions guidelines to be used by the workers are systematically followed and applied and that the tasks are completed in each period.
• Asking for the work to be redone and giving a helping hand, if necessary.
• Responsible for the planning and administrative follow-up, filling in and following schedules according to activities and needs and the daily worker forms and handing them over to the line manager.
• Paying daily worker teams, depending on the circumstances and informing the line manager of any HR problems.
• Responsible for the tools and equipment placed at his disposal, carrying out its monthly inventory with the workers and ensuring its replacement when needed.
• Ensure the bedside ABHR are filled and properly secured to the bed.
• Responsible for the timely movement of staff uniform movement (both dirty and cleaning) from TYY to KS and back the disinfection of the vehicle and container for carrying the dirty uniforms after transportation.
• Assist the Laundry team in expediting the cleaning and organization of the uniforms according to numbers or size and cadre for ease of identification.
• Verifying that all internal toilets, handwashing points are stocked with essential items and ensure adequate water supply during shortages.
• Monitoring the quality of work of his team, checking that the instructions guidelines to be used by the workers are systematically followed and applied and that the tasks are completed in each period.
• Asking for the work to be redone and giving a helping hand, if necessary.
• Support the IPC Supervisor/DHN with administrative follow up, filling in and following the schedules/rosters according to activities and needs.
• Informing the line manager of any HR problems.
• Filling daily worker forms and handing them over to the Supervisor and Manager.
• Ensure collaborative effort with WATSAN agents to maintain the external premises and Caregivers toilets indicators are always clean and tidy.
• Ensuring the MSF premises are securely locked, including doors and windows.
• For tents, open the sides for fresh air and light during the day and close them at night, including when it is raining.
• Reporting to the IPC Supervisor/Deputy Head Nurse about the progress of the work and eventual incidents.
• Responsible for the equipment and tools directly under his/her domain, checking they are correctly and safely used, maintaining, and renewing them when necessary and keeping the inventory updated.
• Ensuring proper waste disposal and segregation. Bins ¾ filled and properly removed
• S/he will support the IPC Supervisor and the DHN in preparing monthly attendance sheet and timely validations to submit to HR office.
• Will supervise use of personal protective equipment by the cleaners; guide on correct donning and doffing process to prevent accidental exposures to sharps and fluids.
• Monitor waste segregation practices by the medical team, waste management by IPC and WATSAN Agents and share findings with the team, NTS, IPC and WATSAN Supervisors.
• Bring serious gaps to the attention of the ward and IPC Supervisor for immediate intervention.
• Together with the IPC Supervisor and the DHN, do appraisal for the team under his/her direct supervision.
• Report and give explanation on matters of discipline issues and share with immediate supervisor to record incident report.
• Support the IPC supervisor in using special GlowCheck UV colour to monitor the quality of cleaning of surfaces, interpret findings and give feedback to the hygienist.
• With the support of the IPC supervisor, train the cleaners on cleaning and disinfection processes/techniques, PPEs: importance, correct and timely use, donning and doffing sequence of PPEs according to the MSF hygiene protocols.
• Provide on-the-job training to the staff to ensure processes are done according to the guidelines.
• Will be able to interpret and utilize the hygiene guidelines and tools to do monitoring and training of his/her team.
• Translate the message into local language for the cleaners to understand better.
• Perform any other related task assigned to him/her.

Requirements

• Education Essential literacy.
• Experience: Minimum two years of experience as a skilled worker in this field.
• Languages: English Language essential; Fluency in reading, writing and oral comprehension.
• Knowledge
• Results and Quality Orientation L1.
• Teamwork and Cooperation L1.
• Behavioural Flexibility L1.
• Commitment to MSF Principles L1.
• Stress Management L2

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

Application Closing Date
18th August, 2025.