About the organization
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. Médecins Sans Frontières provides assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict. They do so irrespective of race, religion, creed or political convictions. www.msf.org
About the Job
The following vacancy is open to only residents of Kebbi State.
HYGIENE AGENT (RESERVED POOL)
Location: Kebbi
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Carrying out cleaning activities in the mission according to MSF standards and procedures in order to ensure hygiene and disinfection of materials and surfaces
Accountabilities
Performing tasks related to hygiene and disinfection according to protocols applied in the service, knowing and applying specific hygiene protocols and security rules. This includes but are not limited to the following:
- Ensuring proper use, storage and maintenance of the equipment and tools provided. Ensuring availability of hygiene and sanitation products, and draws up orders for on-going needs
- Reporting any repair or maintenance work needed related to hygiene to the supervisor, as well as any relevant information related to his/her responsibilities
- Context Specific Accountabilities
Maintaining clean and disinfected, the infrastructures allocated to his/her position including the furniture, doors, walls and floor and some medical material (rooms of patients, of consultation, laboratory, mortuary, waiting room, staff room, storage room, kitchen, bathroom and latrines) applying specific protocols and using the tools and equipment provided. Cleaning floors, equipment, beds, toilets and showers according to protocols and schedule - Collecting and evacuating waste produced by medical structures to the designated site, previously sorted by medical staff and emptying out dustbins as often as necessary to ensure an efficient quality of care and safe environment
- To strictly follow the IPC Protocol in carrying out his/her tasks using the PPE.
- To ensure all the hand washing sinks inside the wards have liquid soaps.
- To report any abnormalities to his/her supervisor inside the wards and around the wards.
- Ensure he/she follow the cleaning and disinfections calendar on daily basis inside the wards.
- Raising awareness on hygiene and sanitation measures amongst patients, visitors, staff, mothers to use correctly the water distribution points, latrines, hand washing points and washing areas in collaboration with the nursing and health promotion team
- To Inform the patients/caregivers to puts mosquito nets as required for each bed at night.
- The list above is not exhaustive, it is a summary, the activities will evolve according to the need.
Minimum Required Skills and Qualifications:
Education
Literacy. Internally trained by MSF on hygiene and sanitation. Including Indigenous certificate
Experience
Previous experience as hygiene agent, cleaner an advantage
Languages
Local language (Hausa, Fulani, Suru) essential
Competencies
- Commitment to MSF Principles L1
- Behavioural Flexibility L1
- Stress Management L1
- Results and Quality Orientation L1
- Teamwork and Cooperation L1
- Service Orientation L1
This job description may be amended in line with the activities or evolution of the Mission.
MSF is an equal opportunity employer, both men and women are encouraged to apply.
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How to apply
Interested candidates should submit their application, including cover letter, resume and copy of relevant certificates in Hard Copy to the MSF OCB Office, Kebbi State or Maiyama ITFC
Subject: “Application for Hygiene Agent Reserved Pool”
Deadline: 6th May 2025
Please note only short-listed candidates will be notified and invited for interview; MSF Belgium takes this opportunity to thank all potential candidates for their application.
Important:
Dual Employment is considered as a gross misconduct, as per MSF Belgium Internal Regulations (IR) and hence not acceptable.
Applications should be sent through the indicated channel (hard copy) containing the right subject, meeting all requirements, otherwise application will not be entertained.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next recruitment steps.
MSF reserves the right to cancel any step or whole of the process at any stage of recruitment.
References
Medecins Sans Frontieres, Careers at the Medecins Sans Frontieres, HYGIENE AGENT (RESERVED POOL) at Medecins Sans Frontieres Belgium, accessed April 28, 2025.