Jobs at FHI 360

Project Description:

• 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 responded to the humanitarian crisis in the NE for five years.
• In anticipation of a new project, and in support of ongoing ones, FHI360 seeks an experienced Assistant Technical Officer, Nurse/Midwife to support our response to the humanitarian crisis in NE Nigeria.

Basic Function:

• Providing nursing and midwifery 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.
• Using your midwifery skill 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.
• 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.
• 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 your 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 and Midwifery 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 and rotate to any LGA within Borno state 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 (Hausa, Kanuri, Fula, or any other) languages spoken in NE and fluent English languages.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Previous experience working in a clinical and maternity setting is an asset.
• Ability to prepare weekly and monthly program reports.
• Be flexible and adaptable with regard to the implementation of the daily work

Qualifications and requirements:

• BSc. Nursing or Midwifery with at least 1- 3 years post NYSC relevant experience.
• Registered Nurse or Registered Midwife with a valid practicing license is Mandatory
• Additional public health certificate or other closely related field certificates from a government - recognized institution is an added advantage.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
• Previous experience working in a humanitarian crisis is highly desirable.

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Basic Function:

• The ATO WASH - Officer will provide technical and programmatic support in one of the three field sites.
• Under the supervision of the Field Coordinator, the ATO WASH- Officer will implement water supply, sanitation, environmental health and hygiene promotion activities in IDP Camps and Host communities.
• Other responsibilities will include conducting water quality testing for all water points rehabilitated under the program and working with Community Volunteers and latrine users to develop cleaning and maintenance schedules for latrines as well as disseminating hygiene promotion messaging.
• The role will include coordination with WASH partners at the field level.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Implement WASH activities according to the proposal, as well as proper maintenance and use of WASH equipment.
• Develop and use appropriate materials for hygiene promotion messaging and training of community-based hygiene promotion volunteers.
• Timely reporting on program activities (internal and external reports.)
• Representing FHI 360 externally in both the Humanitarian Community and with Government/LGAs officials as well as developing strong links with WASH and NGO actors. Actively participate in WASH meetings and other Government/UN forums at LGA level.
• Assist in the coordination and supervision of all the WASH activities in the IDP camps and community in the LGAs.
• Ensure that WASH activities are delivered as a comprehensive package at the field level.
• Conduct water quality surveillance/testing programme according to location specific water safety plans.
• Monitor WASH NFIs supply chain and stock levels in collaboration with warehouse/stores and logistics and coordinate the distribution of NFIs based on needs.
• Monitor service delivery across all WASH subsectors throughout the IDP camps in the LGA.
• Ensure appropriate and safe collection, transport, treatment and disposal of all liquid and solid wastes in the IDP camps.
• Compile weekly, monthly, quarterly plans and reports on general Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion activities .
• This is not an exhaustive list of the duties and responsibilities of this post and the post-holder may, from time to time, be required to undertake any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as requested including supporting other sectors with WASH expertise.

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:

• Knowledge of WASH and humanitarian programming in emergency situations.  
• Technical expertise especially in regard to water supply, sanitation, environmental health and hygiene promotion
• Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, vendors, 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 & Hausa communication.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• B.Sc./B.Eng. in Civil Engineering, Water Resource Management, WASH related degree/qualification with at least 1-3 years’ relevant experience.
• Excellent understanding of WASH activities in humanitarian relief settings.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public health sector systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with Northern Nigeria WASH context and locations
• A sound understanding of humanitarian assistance programming is desirable.

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Basic Function:

• Position is responsible for treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) with and without complications, provide nutrition rehabilitation among admitted SAM cases and prevent further deterioration through provision of therapeutic feeds, routine, and specialized medicines.
• The incumbent will engage in and will work with other team members in the delivery of optimal infant and young child feeding in emergency.
• She will oversee health and nutrition counseling, capacity building of CMAM and IYCF assistants.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Lead community outreach activities, mid upper arm circumference screening/Active case finding for malnutrition in children under-5.
• Provision of OTP services in target communities and Internally Displaced Persons camp. Conduct defaulter tracing, follow-up visits and deliver key messages at the OTP site.
• Oversee timely identification of complications, non-responder, and two-way referrals to the stabilization center (SC) based on set criteria.
• Develop Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) workplan, produce trend of malnutrition based on admission, carry-out mortality audit at the OTP.
• Support M & E unit during assessments, focus group discussion including preparation and submission of timely reports.
• Ensure appropriate documentation of services and continuously monitor OTP performance and output indicators.
• Support effective management of SAM children with complications at the Stabilization Centre
• Ensure correct clinical diagnosis, comprehensive health checks and appropriate treatment according to protocols of the patients while in the program.
• Ensure all criteria are respected and understood, including admission, discharge, and transfer to and from the OTP/Stabilization Center (SC).
• Carry-out daily ward-round and develop 24-hour call-duty roster for CMAM-SC assistant.
• Take weekly and monthly physical inventory of all nutrition supplies ensuring stock levels are accounted for, ensure adequate availability of all medical and food supplies, and ensure stock is pre-positioned as planned by discussing with logistics.
• Oversee preparation of safe therapeutic milk and food for admitted SAM children and caregivers respectively.
• Work closely with CMAM Assistant’s at SC to ensure all protocols are understood and agreed and appropriate referrals take place to and from the Out-patient therapeutic program (OTP).
• Ensure comprehensive health checks, checking Vitals, frequent medicines and feed administration and treatment according to the protocols.
• Report on progress and any problems in a timely manner
• Update patients forms and file including the critical care pathway (CCP) card, OTP follow up cards among to ensure completion, accuracy, coherence and to track patient progress.
• Provide key health and education messages to beneficiaries base the protocol and guidelines.
• Compile the statistical data (admission, default, cured, absent, death) and draft a report on activities.
• Lead and coordinate the facilitation of community IYCF support group activities.
• Identify training needs and build technical capacity of IYCF Assistants, support group promoters, community nutrition mobilizers, and Lead persons.
• Direct skilled IYCF support services including Growth Promotion and Monitoring at IYCF corners/spaces and other contact points. 
• Organize and participate in food demonstration sessions periodically.
• Conduct regular focus group discussions with beneficiaries to assess barriers to optimal IYCF uptake.
• Support the development of IYCF multimedia messages including radio jingles.
• Ensure Gender mainstreaming in nutrition, and integration of other sectors.
• Support the development of case studies and success stories from program implementation.
• Engage in community dialogue, sensitize stakeholders/community on IYCF-E activities and specific humanitarian programs implemented by FHI 360.
• Other duties as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities:

• This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, and the employee will also perform other related tasks as required and responsible for reporting and communication of progress and achievement of the specific assigned task.
• Inform FC of any professional problems encountered.

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:

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

• B.Sc. in Nursing and other similar degrees with 1-3 years post NYSC relevant experience
• MBBS with 1year experience.
• Additional public health certificate or other closely related field certificates from a government - recognized institution is an added advantage.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
• Experience working with a humanitarian organization is desirable.

Qualified females are highly encouraged to apply