NURSING TEAM SUPERVISOR at MSF Holland (Nigeria Emergency Response Unit)

About the Organization

Médecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international, private, non-governmental, non-profit humanitarian organization.
Our organization offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters, to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation. We have been working in Nigeria since February 1996. A Memorandum of Understanding between Médecins Sans Frontieres and the Federal
Government of Nigeria facilitates this. MSF-OCA employees are guided by a Code of Conduct, which aims to strengthen and support ethical cultures throughout MSF-OCA, based on the core values that guide our medical humanitarian.

About the Job

We are looking to fill the Nursing Team Supervisor NERU position in our Zamfara Secondary Healthcare Project, Talata Mafara

Job title:
Nursing Team Supervisor (NERU)

Job Type:

8 Months Definite Contract

Duty Station:

Talata Mafara, Zamfara State

Publication Date:
24th April 2025

Deadline for Applications:

30th April 2025 (5:00PM)

Main objective and responsibility of the position

Plan, organize, and evaluate the activities concerning nursing and the team associated, according to MSF values, policies and protocols and universal health standards, in order to warrant the quality and continuity of the health care and the
development of the plan of action.

Carry out the functions and tasks General Accountabilities
• associated to nursing i.e. perform as a nurse or anesthetist, whenever required or needed, in order to optimize
the resources, contributing with his/her knowledge and experience.
• Implement all the protocols and hygiene procedures, and supervise his/her team follow the same standards, in
order to warrant the quality of the care and service in his/her specialty.
• Organize and coordinate the activities of his/her team (week’s schedule, annual leave, absences, etc.), evaluate
their performance and define and ensure the needs for training of staff, in order to ensure the coverage of the human resources needs and maintain high standards of quality.
• Carry out and/or supervise the (decentralized) pharmacy and medical equipment management (drugs orders,
follow-up of the stock, storage conditions, inventories, follow-up of expired drugs and their destruction, drugs
consumption, etc.) in his or her department, in order to satisfy the needs of material with efficiency and
effectiveness.
• Ensuring that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained. Ensuring that cleaning and minor
maintenance tasks are performed according to the protocols. Reporting any malfunction to the project
biomedical service.
• Carry-out and/or coordinate administrative (exit-paper, transfer-paper, etc.), information and data collection
(patient files, forms, statistics, etc.) tasks, and elaborate regular reporting, in order to have updated and reliable
information about the day-to-day activity in the project, output/ outcome and support decision-taking.
• Give feedback/ reports to medical focal point.
MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities
The role of the NERU supervisor is to monitor and analyse alerts, identify the need for potential emergency
interventions by analysing and surveying outbreaks of epidemic diseases, natural disasters, etc. Working under the line
manager’s instructions, the NERU supervisor is responsible for managing and leading specific emergency response
programmes in the MSF-OCA projects. He/she define response strategies, set priorities, guide activities, oversee
implementation and take decisions on key aspects of the response.
Outside of the emergency/outbreak, the NERU supervisor is flexible enough to be mobilized to support any MSF-OCA
Project in need.
General.
• The supervisor ensure that emergency response programmes address core humanitarian and medical needs, in
line with the MSF-OCA strategic plan.
• Ensures full implementation of MSF’s protocols with regard to the management of Measles, Cholera, Meningitis,
Diphtheria, etc
• The supervisor contribute to maintaining and building capacity in the organisation to execute timely and effective
emergency responses in different settings.
• The supervisor contributes to providing strategic direction and support to the project affected by the outbreak.
• Assess the vaccination coverage rate for the current epidemic before the intervention to see if there is a need
for catch-up vaccination.
• The supervisor ensures the performance of the team involved in responding to an emergency, by promoting
commitment and a safe working environment.
• Ensure quality of care, rational use of medicines, inclusive health education, strict application of IPC pillars at all
times.
• Actively participate in disease surveillance to ensure swift intervention.
Nursing Care:
• Ensure quality-nursing care is guarantee in accordance to MSF nursing guideline and protocol.
• Supervise provision of quality care to the patients (reception, admissions, patient care, safety and comfort,
consultation, individual health education and drug provision) are timely administered, to avoid delays.
• Make sure patients are properly triage and categorized according to severity and received care in other of
priority.
• Actively partake in handing over and taking of over admitted patients to enhance continuation of care.
Data management and reporting:
• Ensure qualitative data collection of NERU activities and maintain data confidentiality.
• Compile and share monthly medical report (MMR) with line manager.
• Ensure all data collection tools such as registers and sheets are always available to be use by the team.

Pharmacy management:
• Prepare the medical order of drugs, consumables and materials needed to respond to an outbreak without a
break in supply.
• Ensures rational usage of drugs and consumables to correspond with patients and beneficiaries.
• In collaboration with the pharmacy carry out weekly stock inventroy and report to line manager.

Teamwork:
• Working in close collaboration with MoH and/or MSF staff according to MSF principles and project objectives,
promote medical ethics, comply with the code of conduct and consider the person at the center of care.
• Work closely with the team to identify training needs and organize sessions within his/her scope of work.
• Make staff roster to guarantee proportionate staff allocation base on need.
Others: Carry out other relevant/delegated duties as may be required or assigned by his/her line manager

REQUIREMENTS (QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE)

To apply for this role applicants MUST meet the following criteria:
Education
University degree in Nursing or anesthetics is essential

Experience
Essential 2 years of previous experience. Having worked in MSF or other NGO’s and in
developing countries is desirable.

Languages
English and local Language essential.
Others
Basic computer knowledge and skills (e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook)
Demonstrated leadership/management experience
Ability to work in a multicultural and multidisciplinary setting

Competencies

• Results and Quality Orientation,
• Teamwork and Cooperation,
• Behavioural Flexibility,
• Commitment to MSF Principles, Stress Management

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APPLICATION PROCESS:
– Apply for NURSING TEAM SUPERVISOR (Nigeria Emergency Response Unit)

To complete your application.
– After filling out the form, submit your CV, Cover letter, licenses and necessary credentials only to this email: [email protected] with the subject of the mail ONLY as “NTS NERU”.
– Only applications submitted online will be accepted.
– Lastly, only one online application form should be submitted, as multiple submissions will not be considered.

Notes:
1. NO Transportation and/or per diems will be provided during the recruitment procedure.
2. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.
3. Any documents sent to MSF-OCA (CV, cover letter, copies of diploma, recommendations letters) will not be
returned by MSF-OCA.
4. Deadline for application: 30th April 2025 at 5:00 pm.

MSF is an equal opportunities employer and promotes diversity within the organization.
Qualified Females are encouraged to apply.

References

MSF Holland (Nigeria Emergency Response Unit), Careers at the MSF Holland NURSING TEAM SUPERVISOR (Nigeria Emergency Response Unit), NURSING TEAM SUPERVISOR (Nigeria Emergency Response Unit) at MSF Holland, accessed April 25, 2025.