Job Vacancies at FHI 360

Northeast Nigeria is currently facing a growing humanitarian crisis with a vast number of Internally Displaced Persons in need of emergency assistance. These IDPs are living among host communities, lacking access to livelihoods and resources, ultimately leading to unprecedented levels of malnutrition and food insecurity. FHI 360 has been working in Nigeria for over 30 years and is now expanding activities in Borno state to respond to the IDP crisis.          

FHI 360 is expanding its expertise by responding to this humanitarian crisis through integrated WASH, Health and Protection interventions

Basic Functions:

The Assistant Technical Officer, Midwifery will assist female patients in all stages of pregnancy, childbirth and post-delivery. He/she will also provide antenatal and postnatal advice and support to women and their families.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Works as part of a multidisciplinary team of staff to provide high quality patient care to an extremely vulnerable population.

• Provides direct patient care and accompany in the management of pre-natal, antenatal, inpatient and follow-up care for women (including deliveries).

• Provides comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services including family planning counselling and services to prevent and treat malaria, tetanus, STI, HIV.

• Provides training and management in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV

• Provides reproductive health services and counselling to adolescents in the prevention of teen pregnancy, transmission of STI/HIV, and sexual violence related injuries.

• Adheres to the relevant Code of conduct and ethics

• Participates in outreach and community health programs (as required)

• Participates in Continuing Professional Development (i.e. trainings, mentoring)

• Plans care of the patient in collaboration with the site doctor.

• Provision of direct nursing care i.e. Administration of IV medications, wound dressings clinical observations etc.

• Maintains all reusable equipment by cleaning and sterilizing appropriately.

• Maintain adequate and correct records of patient care including consumables & instruments utilized(if any)

• Ensure high quality maternal health services at all project sites.

• Works with technical support and M&E teams to collect appropriate baseline data over the life of the project

• Compiles and submits periodic reports

• Ensures adequate infection prevention and control measures are maintained at all times.

• Performs any other duties as may be assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:

• Ability and willingness to stay at the LGA is required.

• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to distribution sites.

• Excellent spoken and written Local and English languages.

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

• Previous experience working in clinical setting is an asset.

• Ability to prepare weekly and monthly program reports.

• Be flexible and adaptable with regards to the implementation of the daily work

Qualifications and requirements:

• BSc. Nursing, Public health, or other closely related fields with at least 3 years of relevant experience.

• Registered Nurse/Midwife plus additional public health or other closely related field certificates from a government-recognized institution with 4 and more years of relevant experience.

• Valid Practicing Licence is Mandatory.

• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.

• Previous experience working in a humanitarian crisis is highly desirable.

• You must have completed the mandatory NYSC or you have an NYSC exemption letter.

Successful candidates may be posted to any of our deep-field locations in Bama, Damasak, Banki or Ngala

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Northeast Nigeria is currently facing a growing humanitarian crisis with a vast number of Internally Displaced Persons in need of emergency assistance. These IDPs are living among host communities, lacking access to livelihoods and resources, ultimately leading to unprecedented levels of malnutrition and food insecurity. FHI 360 has been working in Nigeria for over 30 years and is now expanding activities in Borno state to respond to the IDP crisis.          

FHI 360 is expanding its expertise by responding to this humanitarian crisis through integrated WASH, Health and Protection interventions

Basic Function:

Providing nursing care, treatment and follow-up of patients, according to doctors’ prescriptions, protocols applied in service and universal hygiene standards / precautions, in order to ensure the quality and continuity of care for the targeted population.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Works as part of a multidisciplinary team of staff to provide high quality patient care to an extremely vulnerable population.

• Ensuring patients are properly received and installed and that those with lack of autonomy are assisted, especially regarding their feeding, personal hygiene, movements and comfort.

• For ER and OPD nurse, ensuring triage of patients in waiting areas, wards or during emergencies, detecting the priority acute/emergency cases, carrying out first aid care and referring them to the doctor when necessary.

• Knowing, promoting, implementing and following up the universal hygiene standards/ precautions.

• Organizing and carrying out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions, and assisting during consultations, daily rounds and other medical procedures.

• Participating in health education of the patient (and family) when necessary.

• Carrying out admission, surveillance and follow-up of patients (i.e. assessment of the evolution of their state of health and the identification of any emergency situation or deterioration.

• Carrying and supervising administrative procedures and documents (fill in patient’s files, forms, consumptions, statistics, registers, health files, etc.)

• Co-work with Community Health Extension workers and other RN/RM volunteers working within you unit, including capacity building

• Adheres to the relevant Code of conduct and ethics

• Participates in outreach and community health programs (as required)

• Participates in Continuing Professional Development (i.e. trainings, mentoring)

• Plans care of the patient in collaboration with the site doctor.

• Provision of direct nursing care i.e. Administration of IV medications, wound dressings clinical observations etc.

• Maintains all reusable equipment by cleaning and sterilizing appropriately.

• Maintain adequate and correct records of patient care including consumables & instruments utilized(if any)

• Ensure high quality Nursing health services at all project sites.

• Works with technical support and M&E teams to collect appropriate baseline data over the life of the project

• Compiles and submits periodic reports

• Ensures adequate infection prevention and control measures are maintained at all times.

• Performs any other duties as may be assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:

• Ability and willingness to stay at the LGA is required.

• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to distribution sites.

• Excellent spoken and written Local and English languages.

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

• Previous experience working in clinical setting is an asset.

• Ability to prepare weekly and monthly program reports.

• Be flexible and adaptable with regards to the implementation of the daily work

Qualifications and requirements:

• BSc. Nursing, Public health, or other closely related fields with at least 3 years of relevant experience.

• Registered Nurse/Midwife plus additional public health or other closely related field certificates from a government-recognized institution with 4 or more years of relevant experience.

• Valid Practicing License is Mandatory.

• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.

• Previous experience working in a humanitarian crisis is highly desirable.

• You must have completed the mandatory NYSC or you have an NYSC exemption letter.

Successful candidates may be posted to any of our deep-field locations in Bama, Damasak, Banki or Ngala

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Job summary:

Under the overall supervision of the Field Coordinator (FC)- Ngala and technical supervision of the  Senior Technical Officer – GBV Protection, the Assistant Technical Officer, Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Protection (A.T.O GBV Protection- Case Worker) will in day-to-day activities; implement Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) Protection and GBV Psychosocial Support and Counselling program activities at the field sites’ Safe Spaces, Health facilities, IDP Camps and Host Communities in Ngala.

Duties and responsibilities:

Responsible for implementation of the overall GBV response, including individual case management and psychosocial support activities at Safe Space for survivors.

• Adhere to survivor centered approach and GBV response guiding principles.

• Apply all GBV case management steps to provide individualized support to survivors of gender-based violence.

• With informed consent from the survivor, engage family members of survivors and empower them with skills to help survivors cope.

• Provide confidential and appropriate referrals of GBV cases to critical services including child protection and specialized mental health services, accompany of survivors to services where appropriate and conduct follow- up to ensure appropriate support services have been provided to the survivor.

• Provide supportive supervision to community volunteers to monitor the application of their training knowledge, especially those related to GBV referrals and Psychological First Aid (PFA).

• Work handy in handy with ATO, GBV Protection- Prevention to build capacity of GBV community-based protection mechanisms (CBPMs) through training, coaching, and mentoring.

• Work closely with ATO, GBV Protection- Prevention to conduct GBV prevention activities, and to identify GBV risk in the community as well as adequate mitigation measures.

• Coordinate with a range of actors to ensure that safe and confidential services are made available and accessible to survivors of GBV and other vulnerable women and girls, and those at heighten risk of GBV as well.

• Facilitate group GBV-PSS activities at safe spaces and in the community.

• Conduct quarterly activity review sessions with beneficiaries to identify what activities are working and what activities need to be improved.

• Serve as organizational liaison to external organizations working in GBV at coordination meetings in the LGA and conference as assigned.

• Compile weekly and monthly community outreach and group psychosocial support activities as well as monthly specific protection reports and share with STO- GBV Protection for review.

• Develop GBVIMs monthly reports and share with STO-GBV Protection for review.

•  Work closely with ATO, GBV Protection- Prevention to organize the celebration of GBV related special events such as the International Women’s Day, International Day of the Girl Child, and 16 days of Activism.

• Under the general supervision of the Protection Coordinator, work closely with other Protection subsectors namely Child protection and SHL/PSS to attain the  IHANN IV’s goal  regarding Protection.

• Liaise with other FHI 360 sectors; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Nutrition, Health including Reproductive Health to identify protection concerns and work together with the sector leads to implement GBV mitigation actions in accordance with the required standards.

• Identify gaps / challenges in service delivery for survivors and coordinate with relevant actors to ensure that safe and confidential services are made available and accessible to survivors of GBV and vulnerable individuals.

• Complete and maintain case management records and ensure that they are stored in a safe and confidential manner.

• Conduct quarterly activity review sessions with beneficiaries to identify what activities are working and what activities need to be improved.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:

• Knowledge of SGBV and GBV-PSS and Counselling in crisis situations.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

• At least 3-year experience GBV case management and PSS.

• Experience in facilitating training and mentorship of local communities to support child protection, GBV and PSS activities.

• Understanding Protection and GBV related coordination mechanisms.

• Knowledge on GBVIMs is an added advantage.

• Mandatory fluent in English and local languages – Hausa, Kanuri

• Excellent report writing skills

• Good communication and negotiation skill

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Understanding and commitment to child’s rights and child protection and GBV issues.

• Ability to live in the field with minimum access services

• Excellent computer skills

• Dynamic, pro-active

• Ability to meet tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.

• Acts according to FHI360 values; uses ethical considerations to guide decisions.

• Solid understanding of Safeguarding and Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP). 

• Respectful, willing to cooperate with and support project stakeholders including colleagues, beneficiaries, local community, and local leaders.

• Safeguarding of Children FHI 360 is committed to protecting the dignity, rights and well-being of all children involved in its programs and activities around the world.

Academic qualifications:

BA/BS in social work, sociology, Social Sciences, Psychology, or a similar degree with 1- 3 years relevant experience SGBV programming including GBV Case management   and PSS and setting up and management of women and girls’ safe spaces (WGSS). Familiarity with Nigerian law enforcement systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.

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Location:                    Bama, Damasak, Banki or Ngala

Supervisor:                Field Coordinator

Basic Function:

The ATO Primary Health Care will provide programmatic, technical and operational assistance to supported facilities. Under the supervision of the Field Coordinator, the ATO PHC will manage all activities related to supported health facilities in Bama.

Essential Job Functions:

• Support in project start-up and ongoing project management and administration of activities including beneficiary/community identification, refugees screening site mapping, planning and implementing of all sector activities, working with partners and facilitating monitoring.

• Contribute to all field work, including working collaboratively with other FHI 360 staff in Bama in the implementation of all planned interventions including identification of existing and establishing referral networks, monitoring and supporting to internally displaced person (IDP), host communities and returnees throughout the intervention period.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team of international and national staff to provide high quality patient care to an extremely vulnerable population.
• Provides accurate diagnosis, treatment and management of patients in a primary health care setting.
• Assess patients and refers them for specialized health care (as required)
• Participate in the delivery of quality health care to patients in a primary health care setting
• Adheres to relevant Code of conduct and ethics
• Participate in outreach and community health programs (as required)
• Provide health education to patients
• Maintain adequate and correct records of patient care including consumables & instruments utilized (if any)
• Work with technical and M&E teams to collect appropriate baseline data on the life of the project
• Remain informed on current programs in the field of Clinical Management of integrated medical services and related developments by reviewing current literature and staying alert to any implication of such experience and research to the project implementation especially the Clinical Management of integrated medical services at the facility level
• Compiles and submits periodic reports
• Ensure adequate infection prevention and control standards are maintained at all times.
• Participates in Continuing Professional Development (i.e. training, mentoring)
• Adherence to the Sphere standard and FHI 360 policy
• Performs any other duties as may be assigned

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:

• Knowledge of Nigerian clinical setting, including government and non-government settings.
• Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political and ethical issues surrounding program delivery
• Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants and recipients of assistance.
• Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.
• High degree of proficiency in written and spoken English and Hausa.
• Well-developed computer skills.
• Ability to travel 25% time.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• MB.BS, MD or its equivalent with at least 3 years relevant experience in emergency and constrained settings, INGO experience is most desirable.
• Must have a valid practicing license.
• 1-3 years relevant experience in clinical setting.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.

Successful candidates may be posted to any of our deep-field locations in Bama, Damasak, Banki or Ngala