Social Workers at Médecins Sans Frontières

 Main Purpose
Since 2015, MSF is running a clinic in PHC dedicated to victims of rape and Sexual Violence. MSF is offering medical care, psychological and social support to victims. All services provided by MSF are free and MSF ensures full confidentiality for every patient.

Job Description

Victim Support

• In collaboration with and in support of the clinic teams:
• Provide for immediate personal and social needs of victims for clothing, food, transportation.
• Provide information to victims regarding available social services and assist in accessing those services.
• Assist in identifying and implementing the appropriate options for victim protection on a case-by-case basis, when needed. Plan, deliver and engage in protection interventions as appropriate with children, minors, families, groups and organizations.
• Arrange and then serve as mediator between a victim and her/his family.
• Deliver social work service in collaboration with other disciplines/agencies as required, in appropriate settings reflecting the needs of the victim.

Networks and Referrals

• Develop, update and maintain a comprehensive social actor’s map of key networks, referral sources, protection and advocacy services and organizations.
• Evaluate different social welfare providers by developing evaluation criteria, designing forms for use in evaluation and conducting evaluation of structures, on-site services or material. Provide written recommendations to MTL and PC.
• Develop and actively maintain up-to-date referral procedures with relevant service providers.
• Deliver social work service in collaboration with other disciplines /agencies as required, in appropriate settings reflecting the needs of the victim.

Outreach

• Liaise with MSF Outreach Officer regarding social actor mapping.
• Provide assistance for community based referrals from the outreach team, the outreach peer worker program and the outreach community volunteer program

Requirements

Education:
Formal, completed university degree in social work will be preferenced

Experience:

• Two years minimum in a similar social work position
• Experience working with NGO’s desirable.

Languages

• Excellent command of English language, both verbal and written.
• Essential, local pigin languages.

Competencies

• Results, teamwork, flexibility, commitment, service
• Demonstrated ability to be empathic with and treat others with dignity and respect.
• Demonstrates experience of applying evidence based practice.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative on projects and follow through with results.

Work Location
Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Contract

• This recruitment is for 1 full-time positions on an indefinite contract.
• 208 working hours per month.

Remuneration
Monthly Gross salary of 189,000 NGN (one hundred and eighty nine thousand Naira only) plus 13th month allowance equivalent to 1 month of gross salary.