The French Section of Médecins Sans Frontières is recruiting for its project in Katsina:
| Position: HEALTH PROMOTER AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SUPERVISOR | Opening Date: August 15th 2025 |
| Work Location: Katsina | End Date: August 19th, 2025 |
| Contract Type: Fixed Term |
CONTEXT
Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, not-for-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in distress, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.
MSF has been active in Katsina since February 2021 after carrying an exploratory mission that end up with an opening of the project.
Currently, MSF is running an ITFC (Inpatient Therapeutic Feeding Centre) in Katsina in the Kofar Sauri PHCC and 4 ATFC (Ambulatory Therapeutic Feeding Centre) including three in Jibia LGA (Magama, Daddara, Riko,) and one in Katsina City (Kofar Marusa).
MAIN PURPOSE
In close collaboration with the HP IEC Activities Manager, implementing and supervising educational campaigns according to MSF values, standards and procedures in order to increase awareness of the targeted population and to promote prevention and treatment of diseases in the project area
JOB DESCRIPTION
- In close collaboration with the HP manager, participating in the definition and update of the HP/IEC strategy and identifying indicators to monitor HP activities, results, and achievements. Supporting the HP manager in organizing and carrying out assessments and research on the impact of HP activities and identifying and reporting the constraints, difficulties or strength points of the HP strategy inside and outside the medical structures in order to reinforce the link between the communities and the project
- Providing support in selecting and developing quality pedagogical communication strategies towards the community. Planning information campaigns, including targets, objectives, methods and goals in order to increase awareness among the targeted population.
- Informing, according to protocols, community members and identified risk groups (prisons, army, sexual workers, etc.) about health-related issues
- Organizing health awareness sessions for MSF’s medical and non-medical staff
- Identifying key actors (local authorities, local NGOs, traditional healers, formal or informal authorities) and being the focal point for the networking to support the dissemination of health information of the target population and be the point of reference for the relation and networking with these subjects.
- Organizing, training, and supervising the HP team in terms of planning and organizing their work, supporting, evaluating, and coaching of personnel, collecting reports, and reporting the activities of each health worker and regularly visiting communities that are under his/her responsibility
- Supervising, in close collaboration with the HR department, the HR associated processes (recruitment, training/induction, evaluation, potential detection, development and communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required
- Ensuring cleanliness of IEC (information, education, and communication) areas
- Collecting and reporting to the medical team any information linked to the health situation of the population and the patient
- Ensure cleanness of hospital environment in collaboration with IPC Supervisor
- Together with the HP Manager supervises all the staff in both ATFCs and ITFC
- Conduct on job training for the newly recruited and old staff for effective service delivery • Review, Develop or adapt the available IEC Materials and make it available for the HP team.
- In collaboration with HP Manager and PC office conduct social mapping of key actors within our catchment area for collaboration and networking purposes
- Create and regularly update the database of all actors mapped and share with the Manager.
- Organize and conduct Quarterly meetings with stakeholders/community leaders for information sharing and receiving feedback.
- Collect weekly data from CHEs and HPOs and update in HP Database for generating weekly/monthly situation report
- From time to time conduct Appraisals for the HP Staff and share recommendation with the manager for action and decision making with the aim of supporting the team to achieve set objectives.
- Together with the manager conduct Quarterly refresher training for the HP team.
- In collaboration with Lab Supervisor organize regular Blood Drives to support our Blood needs in the ITFC
- Any other responsibilities that may be assigned by HP Manager as and when the need arise
REQUIREMENTS
| Education | Essential diploma in social sciences or education/pedagogy / or social work (OCBA) |
| Experience | Essential working experience in MSF (1 year minimum) in health promotion activities, or trainingeducation activities (for OCBA it’s 2 years minimum) |
| Languages | Local language essential, mission language highly desirable |
| Knowledge | Computer literacy Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet) |
| Competencies | Results and Quality Orientation Teamwork and Cooperation Behavioural Flexibility Commitment to MSF Principles Stress Management |
CONTRACT: OPEN ENDED CONCTRACT
208 working hours per month.
REMUNERATION
According to MSF salary scale plus 13th month allowance equivalent to 1 month of gross salary.
To Apply
Only Web based applications will be accepted, interested candidates are invited to apply via the link or by scanning the QR code below:
https://forms.gle/bCTmAFApM2yB3aDN6
Application must include:
Complete CV with Cover letter and copies of all certificates and diplomas mentioned in the CV
Applicant Contact details and ID and contact of references mentioned in the application.
Deadline for the submission of applications:
19th August 2025 by 4:00pm
Qualified females are highly encouraged to apply
Only successful applicants will be called for next steps and are obligated to disclose any information about family member(s) currently in the employment of MSF-France in any location.
Dual Employment is considered gross misconduct and hence not acceptable.
MSF reserves the right to cancel any step or whole of the recruitment process at any stage.
MSF France takes this opportunity to thank all potential candidates for their application
No monetary transactions, neither demands of favours in kind, nor other types of favouritism will be tolerated in the MSF recruitment process.
MSF reserves the right to refuse hiring a candidate having benefitted from any such acts. All illicit demands may be pursued through the judicial system.
MSF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages any Nigerian citizen to apply irrespective of race, gender, religion, creed, political affiliation.
