Midwife Mentor at Medecins Sans Frontieres, France

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.

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 its coordination office in Abuja, Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Midwife Mentor

Location: Jahun, Jigawa
Contract Type: Fixed Term (6 months, Maternity Leave Cover)
Contract: 208 working hours per month

Main Purpose

• Prepare, provide and present health education sessions to the population/patients according MSF principles and values in order to promote health information through health measures and hygiene conditions as well as provide information about MSF activities in order to facilitate access to healthcare.

Job Description

• Provide high‑quality maternal and newborn care in accordance with MSF protocols across antenatal, delivery, and postnatal services.
• Support and mentor midwives and maternity staff to strengthen clinical skills, adherence to protocols, and quality of care.
• Ensure the safe management of normal deliveries and obstetric emergencies, and timely referral of complicated cases.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives, including maternal and neonatal death reviews and monitoring of key indicators.
• Promote and enforce infection prevention and control (IPC) standards within maternity services.
• Support proper follow‑up of mothers and newborns, including breastfeeding, vaccination, and health education.
• Ensure availability and appropriate use of drugs, medical supplies, and equipment, and support stock monitoring.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and communication, particularly during shift handovers and for high‑risk cases.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams (doctors, nurses, lab, pharmacy, etc.) to ensure comprehensive patient care.
• Promote respectful and confidential maternity care, safeguarding the dignity and rights of patients at all times.

Requirements
Education:

• Essential: Midwifery qualification.
• Desired: Bachelor`s Degree in Midwifery.

Experience:

• Essential working experience of at least two years in midwife activities related jobs.

Languages

• Essential: English, Hausa
• Desirable: Fulani (Fulfude).

Competencies:

• Results
• Teamwork
• Flexibility
• Commitment
• Service.

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

Application Closing Date
29th June, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Or
Applications should be submitted at the Office:
MSFF Jahun, Unguwar Turaki, Along Kafin Hausa Road,
Behind Upper Sharia Court Jahun / Jahun Local Government Area ("Application Box" outside the front gate),
Jigawa State.

Interested candidates are invited to apply to the MSF Admin Manager by attaching

• Motivation Letter
• CV with at least three references
• Academic Documents (no Primary School certificates)
• Midwife Certificate
• Work Experience Certificates.

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 favours in kind, nor other types of favouritism will be tolerated in the MSF recruitment process.
• MSF reserves the right to refuse to hire 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.
• 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.