Latest Vacancies at Terre des hommes (Tdh)

General duties:

• Clinical management of pregnant and lactating women including during childbirth.
• Management of common childhood illness.
• Supervise the management of referral pathway.
• Able to recognise their limit and refer patients to appropriate specialist care when necessary.
• Supervise midwifery staff.
• Prescribe and administer medications.
• Support mothers and their families in the overall care of their newborn babies in communities.
• Supervise robust disease surveillance and monitoring.
• Any other related duties as directed by supervisors.

Responsibilities & Tasks

Core commitments:

• Always promote and implement high hygiene standards including universal precautions.
• Integrity/Commitment to Tdh’s child focused Programming.
• Working in Teams.
• Fostering Innovation and Empowerment especially for vulnerable people.
• Self-Management/Emotional Intelligence.
• Communicating ideas and information sharing / continuous learning.
• Commitment to Excellence

Specific Competencies

• State Registered medical doctor with strong Reproductive health background.
• A minimum of two years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the humanitarian field or a closely related field.
• Initiation of treatment for women requiring medical intervention including triage of gynae emergencies.
• Maintenance of drug and fluid therapy in accordance with agreed Patient Group Directions.
• Initiation of treatment for children requiring medical intervention for common childhood illness, including triage of malnutrition.
• Understanding of fundamental concepts and principles of a professional discipline (Duty of candor and duty of care).
• Ability to work well in a team.
• Ability to follow instructions and procedures.
• Excellent soft skills and the ability to work with people from different backgrounds in a caring manner.
• Flexible and adaptable
• Basic knowledge of standard computer software applications and information technology including electronic communication.
• Proficiency in English – both written and spoken.
• Proficiency in Hausa or one other local dialect (desired but not essential).

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General duties:

• Collect collate and plan data entry activities for all Tdh’s health and nutrition projects.
• Support nursing and medical teams in robust record keeping.
• Set up and supervise robust disease surveillance and monitoring.
• Ensure Tdh’s project data are in alliance and linked with State data collection mechanism and National databases.
• Conduct quality control on data collected.
• Ensure patient confidentiality on all records collected.
• Prepare and make data sets available for research and academic papers.
• Support the health and nutrition unit with accurate records for proposals and other documents as required.
• Provide technical support in project sites and implementing communities on data collection and other technical areas.
• Provide data entry training for project staff.
• Sound competency on the use of data recording software such as Epi Info, EWARS etc.
• Promptly identify and report missing information according to Tdh’s procedures.

Responsibilities & Tasks

Core commitments:

• Proven knowledge of standard computer software applications and information technology and different software packages including electronic communication.
• Integrity/Commitment to Tdh’s child focused Programming.
• Working in Teams.
• Commitment to Excellence

Specific Competencies

• A minimum of six months experience in the humanitarian field or a closely related field.
• Minimum of tertiary education certificate in data entry or statistics.
•  Degree in Information Technology is desirable.
• Ability to work well in a team.
• Ability to follow instructions and procedures.
• Excellent soft skills and the ability to work with people from different backgrounds.
• Flexible and adaptable.
• Standard English – both written and spoken.
• Proficiency in Hausa or any other local dialect desirable

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Responsibilities & Tasks

General duties

• Carry out basic Reproductive health/nutrition care as directed by doctor or nurse-midwife.
• Supporting with patients’ registration and triaging.
• Supporting the nursing team during health and nutrition talks.
• Supporting the nurses with monitoring of basic observations (weight, heart rate, respiratory rate, BP, temperature etc.).
• Taking initial observations (Blood Pressure, Pulse, Temperature, Oxygen Saturation, etc.)
• Supporting the nursing team with reassuring women, children and their parents.
• Assisting the nursing team with caring for women in labour where applicable.
• Assisting with record keeping if requested by nurse midwives or doctor.
• Provide assistance to doctor and nurse midwives during antenatal and post-natal clinics.
• Provide assistance during mother and baby clinics.
• Provide assistance during community outreaches.
• Support with supervision of volunteers and cleaning staff to maintain hygienic surroundings.
• Prepare common solutions such as ORS.
• Any other related duties as directed by supervisors.

Core Commitments 

• Awareness and use of high hygiene standards including universal precautions.
• Integrity/Commitment to Tdh’s child focused Programming.
• Working in Teams.
• Commitment to Excellence.

Specific Competencies

• A minimum of six months experience in the humanitarian field or a closely related field.
• Sound knowledge of nutrition and health care protocols.
• Understanding of fundamental concepts of their limitations.
• Ability to work well in a team.
• Ability to follow instructions and procedures.
• Excellent soft skills and the ability to work with people from different backgrounds in a caring manner.
• Flexible and adaptable.
• Basic knowledge of standard computer software applications and information technology including electronic communication.
• Basic English – both written and spoken.
• Proficiency in Hausa or one other local dialect.