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Main Purpose

• Defining, coordinating, and monitoring the medical activities under his/her responsibility according to MSF protocols, standards, and procedures in order to ensure the delivery of quality medical care for patients and their communities as well as to improve the health condition of the target population.

Job Description

• Coordinating, assessing and supervising the proper functioning of the medical activities (HIV, TB STIs, SGBV, PHC, Nutrition Program etc.), according to MSF protocols, standards and procedures and through the correct compilation and analysis of medical data regarding patients’ health conditions.
• Participating in the definition of annual planning and budget for the project and in the follow up of the programs / project. Supervising and ensuring that medical activities objectives under his/her responsibility are achieved, reporting to the technical referent any problem arising in the service
• Checking all administrative procedures related to patients’ follow-up (individual card filling, registers, paper exit, discharge, transfers ...) are carried out correctly and according to MSF procedures.
• Ensuring an efficient pharmacy management and monitoring the rational use of them. In coordination with the project biomedical service supervising the appropriate use of medical devices and anticipating future needs. Preparing the medical orders needed to implement the medical activities under his/her responsibility, and identifying and reporting to the line manager, non-medical support needs (material, infrastructure, transport, etc.)
• Coordinating and monitoring the daily working plan of the team under his/her responsibility (absent personnel, vacations, tracking leaves ...).
• Participating in shifts and replaces a doctor, if necessary
• Planning and supervising, in close coordination with the HR department, the associated processes (recruitment, training, performance evaluation, development and internal communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility in order to improve staff capabilities and to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required
• partcipating in the monthly reports according to guidelines (i.e. SitReps, medical statiscal reports, etc.)

Specific objectives include

• Participating in the definition, planning, organization and update of annual nutrition project, activities and its budgeting, in close collaboration with other medical team members, in order to ensure an efficient and effective use of the resources needed while maintaining high levels of qualityMSFnutrition programs and activities.
• Ensuring the implementation of allMSFprotocols (medical, nutritional, anthropometric, etc.), standards (hygiene, asepsis, security, etc.) and procedures and supervising their application by all personnel under his/her responsibility, in order to improve the overall quality of the food/feeding and services given to population.
• Close collaboration with IPC , nursing team to ensure all the IPC measures are maintained in standard quality in all MSF supported facilities with the support of PMR.
• Attending clinical ward round with clinician to support them in technical skills and to make sure clinic facilities , materials , guidelines and forms are being in line with MSF standard protocol.
• In coordination with other team members: Ensuring an efficient pharmacy management and monitoring the rational use of the resources.
• Coordinating and monitoring the daily working plan of the team under his/her responsibility (absent personnel, rosters, vacations, tracking leaves ...).
• In coordination with PMR participate in continuous on the job training & informal training for medical doctors & other groups of staff (nurses, hygienists…) if needed.
• Support training activities for other MSF staff and MoH staff based on the needs.
• Ensure proper referral pathways between nutrition facilities & and other MOH facilities (AKTH, Aminu kano etc)
• Participate and organize in mortality review meeting , Antimicrobial Resistant meeting with the team and ensure the discussion points are being implemented with support of PMR.
• Follow up all laboratory test result of admitted patient & provide timely feedback to the team and follow up case discussion if necessary.
• Participate effectively monthly and quarterly report preparation accordingngly(i.e SitRep, medical statistical reports & other reports.
• Coordinate with data team to understand the activities of ongoing project and timely reporting of important information with the team based on data analysis.
• Ensure flexibility and adaptability within the tasks and responsibility changing according to the context.
• Engage in operational research activities by proposing ideas and topics that are relevant to ongoing activities and beneficial to the community.

Education

• Essential Medical Doctor Degree.
• Desirable: Specialization or training in Tropical Medicine or related studies.

Experience:

• Desirable 2 year working experience related to the diploma/degree and previous experience with MSF in the field.
• Essential working currently or have been working in the Nutrition treatment program as a medical doctor.
• Strong technical skills on malnutrition children case management and related common co morbidities.
• Languages: Essential mission language, local language essential.

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Main objective and responsibility of the position

• To ensure an effective MSF Sexual Violence (SV) and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) response is in place within the mission using a variety of activities varying from mission wide response capacity assessment, community and staff’s assessment for SV and IPV perception-knowledge-health seeking behaviour, coaching-mentoring and training of staff, development of the mission and project SV-IPV response strategy, the provision of guidance for program development and implementation, training and support of staff (the coordinators, medical activity managers and health promoters) and development of relevant tools, materials.

General Accountabilities

• To lead – develop – support the project SV-IPV strategies, protocols and response activities of the mission and the different projects according to the different and changing medical needs and context (including development of strategy, log frame and budget) and developing tools (e.g., training materials, models of care and SV IPV response health promotion materials, messages and methods.
• To provide technical support and supervise the implementation of the SV-IPV response (protocols and standards) to ensure quality of the medical and psychosocial care in place, in line with MSF protocol and survivor-centered principles.
• To build the capacity of the field teams to enable the implementation of quality comprehensive medical and psychosocial care for survivors of SV-IPV according to MSF protocol.
• Plan, organize, support and supervise community awareness raising and the Information, Education and Communication (IEC) strategy to increase timely access for survivors of SV and IPV.
• To establish the SV-IPV patient and project documentation (individual survivor’s medical file and medical certificate etc.) and the MSF SV data management tools.
• To prepare and plan in close collaboration with the HR Department and with project team in the associated HR processes for SV focal staff involved in his/her activity (recruitment, training/induction, evaluation, detection of potential, development and internal communication) in order to ensure having the appropriate team in terms of size, capabilities and skills.
• To prepare and support the HoM, Medco, PC and MTL’s in representing MSF before the Ministry of Health and other international partners for the MSF SV response advocacy and potential national roll-out of area strategies such as national protocols, laws and or lobbying for adequate human resources.
• To plan and support the coordinators with annual planning and budgeting for SV-IPV response.
• To compile, review and analyze the data coming from the projects in order to contribute to the mission’s reporting as well to analyze data from either community and staff assessments. Documenting lessons learned on activities and operational research in this field.
• To monitor and evaluate the functioning of the MSF SV-IPV response at mission level according to MSF protocols, standards and procedures, ensuring the implementation of the activity.
• To monitor and evaluate the SV-IPV response activities at mission level by defining indicators, following up tools and designing contingency plans in collaboration with the Project SV focal points.

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities:

• SV Program Activity Manager (SV PAM) is a flying position under the supervision of medical coordination based in Sokoto, functionally supervising and supporting SV program supervisors in 3 projects of MSF OCA in 2 states of Nigeria, i.e., Sokoto and Zamfara. SV activity is integrated in currently running programs in all the 3 projects, starting from Sokoto initially

SGBV advocacy and community engagement:

• Working closely with PCs and MTLs, support with technical advice high-level advocacy related to SVIPV in all 3 projects of Nigeria mission in coordination with line ministries working in Sokoto and Zamfara states.
• Together with Medical team, proactively map out SGBV stakeholders in the state by identifying thematic areas such as protection, legal pathways, livelihood and reach out to them through exchange of information, meetings and reporting.
• Lead and support the daily work of SV-IPV through coordination with MTLs, PCs, Nursing Activity Manager, SV program supervisors, on the operationalization of the project SVIPV objectives.
• Together with MTL, NAM and SV program supervisors monitor best practices at state level all related to policy-making, capacity building, awareness raising and data gathering on SGBV.
• Lead the development and implementation of a sustainable SVIPV strategy, including consulting with all relevant stakeholders.

Management and Supervision of Medical Activities:

• Leads the collaboration between SV-IPV, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Mental Health, and Health Promotion teams as per the SV-IPV strategy.
• Community engagement and implementation of survivor-lead programming, including but not limited to: FGDs, exit surveys, feedback mechanisms, reporting back to community and adjusting strategy depending on feedback, implementation of survivor-lead committee(s), peer support group(s), etc.
• Supervision of SV Program Supervisor in management of SVIPV program.
• Ensure the availability of essential SGBV response interventions by developing a referral system, which includes comprehensive gender-based violence case management, psychosocial support/mental health services, legal assistance (if applicable), and capacity-strengthening of local service providers, in line with international standards.

Human Resources Management:

• In close coordination with the HR/Admin department and medical team, plan and supervise the associated processes of the medical staff under his/her responsibility in order to ensure optimal performance. This includes recruitment of HP, MH staff, training, evaluation, development and communication.
• Participate in making duty/on call rosters and shift schedules for HP, MH, needed.
• Carry out HR & training needs assessment and communicate necessary recommendation to the PMR/Medco.
• Provide on-going oversight, training and guidance to SV program supervisor, MH supervisor, HP supervisor to ensure SGBV programming meets best practice standards and prioritizes the safety and security of beneficiaries and staff.

Requirements
Education:

• Medical Doctor, Nurse or Midwife, with extensive experience in SV programming and implementation.
• Profile of psychologist or anthropologist can be considered, pending on experience and specific assignment in the country.
• Attended the MSF SV training.

Experience:

• MSF experience is a pre-requisite.
• Experience with SV assessment, including use of qualitative methods such as FGD and semi-structured interviews for both community and formal-non formal stakeholder assessment
• Experience with development program strategy, models of care, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
• Experience with SV-IPV staff capacity assessment (using knowledge-skills-practice) and training of staff in survivor centred principles, identification of sexual violence and training on medical care provision
• Experience with SV-IPV community and formal/informal stakeholders sensitization and awareness raising.

Languages:

• Essential, mission language; local working language would be an asset.

Knowledge:

• Computer literacy essential. 
• Knowledge of SV and IPV guidelines and tools
• MSF health information system.

Competencies:

• Strategic Vision, Leadership, People Management and Development, Service Orientation
• Teamwork and Cooperation