Physiotherapist Supervisor 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: Physiotherapist Supervisor

Location: Katsina
Employment Type: Contract

Responsibilities 

• Provide safe and quality physiotherapy care to patients, including assessment, development of individualized rehabilitation plans, and implementation of appropriate treatments, in line with MSF protocols, guidelines, and ethical standards
• Ensure accurate and complete documentation of physiotherapy activities, including patient files, registers, and reporting tools, to maintain proper traceability and continuity of care
• Provide education to patients and caregivers, promoting active participation in the rehabilitation process and ensuring understanding of home-based care
• Ensure accurate data collection and reporting, including timely data entry and proper maintenance of records, in accordance with internal requirements
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team (medical, nursing, nutrition, mental health, and health promotion teams), participating in meetings, case discussions, and joint follow-up to ensure comprehensive patient care
• Ensure proper management of physiotherapy equipment and materials, including correct use, cleaning in line MSF IPC standards, stock monitoring, and timely requests to the supervisor
• Report any relevant information or incidents to the supervisor, including clinical concerns, operational issues, and any loss, damage, or theft of equipment or medical items
• Provide orthopedic treatment and prevention in malnutrition
• Assess malnourished patients to determine their neuromotor status
• Implement neuromotor exercises using play-based activities
• Lead group stimulation sessions
• Support and strengthen caregivers’ ability to promote their child’s development.

Application Closing Date
16th April, 2026.

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

Application must include:

• Complete CV with Cover letter and copies of all certificates and diplomas mentioned in the CV
• Applicant Contact details and ID and contact of references mentioned in the application.

Note

• Qualified females are highly encouraged to apply
• Only successful applicants will be called for next steps and are obligated to disclose any information about family member(s) currently in the employment of MSF-France in any location.
• 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
• No monetary transactions, neither demands of favours in kind, nor other types of favouritism will be tolerated in the MSF recruitment process.
• MSF reserves the right to refuse hiring a candidate having benefitted from any such acts. All illicit demands may be pursued through the judicial system.