Counselor Educator (Daily Worker Pool) at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Médecins Sans Frontières (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 aids 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: Counselor Educator (Daily Worker Pool)

Location: Katsina
Employment Type: Part-time

Responsibilities

• Identify the psychosocial, socio-economic and administrative needs for patients
• Actively promote the availability of counselling services and carry out, individual or in group counseling, basic psycho educational sessions, to patients, their families (when needed), in order to alleviate their psychosocial difficulties within the project scope.
• Refer patients to other specialists or other institutions for further assistance, when necessary in o rder to propose the best support available.
• Participate in the creation of any material needed for counseling activities and look after it,
• Keep files and statistics of daily activities and participate in team meetings to share experiences and discuss special cases with other counselors, preserving confidentiality
• Inform line manager of any problem of any kind arising during the day-to-day activities.
• Take active part in trainings, supervisions/intervisions and support the activities manager when neces-sary in doing sensitization for MSF staff or external partners about mental health/ p ychosocial issues.
• Discuss difficulties and problems in counselling with supervisor.
• Perform a psychosocial assessment and identify the needs of the new admissions and in Salama C linic.
• Perform counselling and psychostimulation activities in MSF supported ICU, step down, and other units when needed.
• Participate in the support of SGBV cases in collaboration with other medical departments, following MSF protocols and the pathway defined by the project.
• Provide support for families facing end-of-life decisions for their children when needed.
• Ensure confidentiality of all patient information both in salama clinic and other departments
• Participate in the different data collection activities, ensuring that information is updated and providing feedback on weekly basis.
• Ensure to work within the framework of MSF protocols. .
• Always Respect hygiene practice .
• Debrief with the MHAM/ MH referrent regularly.

Application Closing Date
25th May, 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.
• MSF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages any Nigerian citizen to apply irrespective of race, gender, religion, creed, political affiliation.