Médicins Sans Frontières is a private, non-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 ended up with an opening of the project.
Currently, MSF is running an ITPC (Inpatient Therapeutic Feeding Centre) in Karadua in the Kofar Sauri PHCC and a ATFC (Ambulatory Therapeutic Feeding Centre) including three in Jibia LGA (Magama, Dandara, Himu) and one in Katsina City (Gafia Ward).
Job Summary
Position: Registrar
Work Location: Katsina
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Opening Date: August 08th, 2025
End Date: August 13th, 2025
MAIN PURPOSE
To provide supervision and administration of patients visiting MSF health facilities and prepare the patients for further consultation according to MSF protocols.
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Welcome patients, inform them about how the facility functions, and ensure the availability of a comfortable waiting area for them and their relatives.
- Ensure a good flow of patients, avoiding overcrowded rooms and leaving patients standing up for a long time while waiting for service.
- Identify patients and register their administrative details. The associated activities are, amongst others:
- Fill in identification bracelet on the patient with the ID number of the child and the name of the carer.
- Enter all patient information in the register for nutritional program specifics.
- Ensure patients are provided confidential and trustworthy information regarding tests.
- Ensure patients are handled in a dignified and respectful manner.
- Record personal information and anthropometrical data clearly and completely.
- Record exits (cured, defaulted, death, or transfer) and admissions.
- Monitor re-admissions; identify traced defaulters; and ensure you provide the names and addresses of the defaulters and to community health workers to trace them using the entries in the register.
- Complete nutrition cards with basic information about each patient.
- Oversee the process of filling the circuits seven days in the ATFC.
- Complete weekly and monthly reports.
- With the nurse in charge, accurately complete the nutrition statistics collection sheet and collaborate on the weekly and monthly report.
- Wash hands before and after contact with patients.
- Ask the carer about vaccination status (if not updated, send to the immunization accordingly).
- Keeps registers correctly and completely filled.
- With the other staff in the health facility, get and ensure the ticketing and filing system is in good condition in order that all information is secured.
- Remove identification bracelet on the patient as soon as cured or non-responder.
- Works in close collaboration with the other staff to provide all information.
- With the OTH in charge and the other staff, it accurately completes statistics for daily, weekly or monthly report.
Education and Experience
Education None is required
Experience None is required
Languages Essential: English. Fluency in reading, writing and oral comprehension. Local language essential (Hausa).
Knowledge Essential: Computer literate (excel, word and internet).
Competencies Team work and cooperation, sewing skills Flexibility Commitment Stress management Cross cultural People management and leadership Data management and adaptability
CONTRACT: OPEN-ENDED CONTRACT
208 working hours per month.
REMUNERATION
According to MSF salary scale plus 13th-month allowance equivalent to 1 month of gross salary.
How to Apply
To Apply Only qualified applications will be accepted. Interested candidates are invited to apply via the link below:
Application must include: A complete CV, motivation letter and copies of all credentials and diplomas mentioned in the CV.
A complete CV with details and ID and contact of references mentioned in the application. Deadline for the submission of applications: 13th August 2025 by 4:00 PM.
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.
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 directly nor indirectly, nor other types of favouritism will be tolerated in the MSF recruitment process.
MSF reserves the right to refuse hiring a candidate having benefited from any such acts. All illicit demands may be pursued through the judicial system.
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