Latest Vacancies at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Location: Abakaliki, Ebonyi
Contract Period: 3 Months Maternity cover

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform counseling and/or education sessions to patients, following different medical and mental health MSF protocols and procedures, in order to improve their psychosocial condition.
• 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.
• Take active part in trainings, supervisions/intervention and support the activities manager when necessary in doing sensitization for MSF staff or external partners about mental health /psychosocial issues.
• Participate in the creation of any material needed for counseling activities and look after it.

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• Build and maintain healthy relationship with personnel at the Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, to contribute to co management of patients affected by Lassa Fever.
• Where relevant, combat the stigmatisation of Lassa Fever by providing appropriate information to staff or members of the community.
• Provide feedback about daily activities and challenges to assist in the strategic planning of ongoing MH activities.

Minimum Required Skills and Qualifications
Education:

• Degree / Master's in Counselling, Social Work, Psychology.

Experience:

• Essential working experience of at least one (1) year in provision of psychosocial support.
• Desirable working experience with MSF or other NGOs

Languages:

• English and Igbo Language is essential.
• The following vacancy is open to all residents of Nigeria.

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Location: Abakaliki, Ebonyi

Contract Period: Indefinite

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Supporting the EH Manager in the implementation, monitoring, maintaining, and trouble-shooting of Water Hygiene Sanitation activities and infrastructure in the project according to MSF protocols, standards and procedures in order to improve health and living conditions of the target population.
• Carrying out tasks directly related to the Watsan activities such as construction and maintenance of infrastructures in the project according to MSF protocols and standards concerning the operation of water supply, waste management and excreta disposal, hygiene and infection control.
• Being responsible for equipment, tools, and consumables, verifying that they are safely used and maintained. Reporting to the supervisor any need of renewal and the weekly/monthly consumption.

MSF Section / Context Specific Accountabilities

• Supervision of day to day activities of Hygienists, Orderliness and watsan agents in the virology unit and holding areas and make sure that they are fully trained on Prevention, Flows, Protocols, Tasks and responsibilities, cleaning and disinfection.
• Supervision and close monitoring of Laundry activities and make sure that all the reusable (scrubs, boots, goggles, gloves, aprons etc.) washed and disinfected as per protocol and are enough for each shift in the virology unit and holding areas.
• Provide support in organizing and conducting trainings on Prevention, Flows, Protocols, Tasks and responsibilities, Environmental Health, and other IPC measures to MSF, FETHA and State health ministry staff.

Minimum Required Skills and Qualifications
Education:

• Technical certification or proven background, desirable specialization in water and sanitation

Experience:

• Preferable: Previous working experience working with MSF or other NGOs
• Previous experience in technical works

Languages:

• English Language essential
• Igbo language desirable