Latest Vacancies at INTERSOS Nigeria

INTERSOS is an independent humanitarian organization that assists the victims of natural disasters, armed conflicts and exclusion. Its activities are based on the principles of solidarity, justice, human dignity, equality of rights and opportunities, respect for diversity and coexistence, paying special attention to the most vulnerable people.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Medical Activity Manager

Location: Borno

General-purpose of the Position

  • Reporting to the Project Medical Referent, the role coordinates and supervises the implementation of INTERSOS’s medical activities and ensures the delivery of quality medical care for patients and their communities. The role holder disseminates information, provides technical support to management and staff, and performs administrative functions on medical-related matters.

Tasks and Main Responsibilities

  • Coordinates and supervises the efficient implementation of the medical activities according to INTERSOS’s standards operating procedures, and through the correct compilation and analysis of the medical database.
  • Examines and inspects the efficacy of all administrative procedures related to patients’ follow-up (card filling, registers, paper exit, discharge, transfers) and ensures correct application according to INTERSOS policies.
  • Ensures efficient pharmacy management and monitors the rational use of drugs, supervises the appropriate use of medical devices and anticipating future needs.
  • Updates the monthly medical data and prepares the monthly medical report for the Project
  • In close coordination with the HR department and the Project Medical Referent plans and supervises the associated processes (recruitment, training, evaluation, development, and communication) for the medical staff.
  • Participates in the development of the plan of action together with PMR/FCO/Mental Health.
  • Report to Project Medical Referent all the medical activities, and close coordinate before to take any decision-action.
  • Cooperates with the PMR in ensuring a regular and constructive exchange with the NGO operating in the same area, Hospital representative, and MOH representative.
  • Report to Project Medical Referent all the medical activities, and close coordinate before to take any decision-action.
  • Coordinates daily management of the team’s work plan under his/her responsibility.
  • Participating in the monthly reports according to guidelines.

Position Requirements
Professional Requirements:

  • Advanced university degree in Medicine or other paramedical studies. Desirable specialization in Tropical Medicine or a degree in Public Health.
  • Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience as Medical referent in the humanitarian sector especially in fragile and unstable environments

Personal Requirements:

  • Essential computer literacy (word, excel, and internet)
  • Demonstrate experience with different donors’ compliance and reporting
  • Leadership, people management, and development, teamwork and cooperation
  • Strategic Vision
  • Service Orientation
  • Understanding of humanitarian operations principles, standards, and best practices

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Warehouse Assistant

Location: Borno

PGeneral-purpose of the Position

  • Under the supervision of the Warehouse Officer, the role delivers the timely, effective and accountable logistics support to INTERSOS warehouse functions including the receiving and dispatch of goods to field locations and warehouse inventory tracking.

Tasks and Main Responsibilities

  • Implements and / or maintains INTERSOS’s inventory management policies and procedures.
  • Manages and stores the receipt, handling, storage, release, and reporting of goods through the INTERSOS warehouse(s) and advises the supervisor of potential inventory shortage.
  • Ensures effective and efficient logistics support for daily Area operations including procurement and supplies on the assigned project(s), all being implemented in accordance with the policies and standards, as well as approved budgets.
  • Ensures that procurement status reports are up to date at all times and are shared appropriately.
  • Ensures that all records including inventory lists of INTERSOS items and equipment are updated and easily available to authorized users.
  • Responsible for organization storage and warehouse of equipment and materials including proper use of documents, monitoring and reporting stock level.
  • Manages casual laborers in the warehouse and ensures the maintenance of warehouse building(s), fittings and equipment.
  • Implements and ensures clear safety protocols; loading/unloading procedures, correct stacking and turnover (FIFO/FEFO) procedures.
  • On a monthly basis, work with the Warehouse Officer to reconcile the Warehouse inventory and the Asset tracking sheet and equipment issuance forms.
  • Ensures that the proper administrative procedures and standards for order follow-up, ordering, stock keeping, and dispatch are followed;
  • Ensures adherence to INTERSOS handbook, guidelines, and Donor requirements.

Position Requirements

  • University Degree / Diploma in the Social Sciences or any related field.
  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience in purchasing, warehousing, administration.
  • Technical in Warehousing management for food & non-food items (warehouse management, and familiar with In-kind and cash for food);
  • Personal requirements
  • Physically mobile, able to lift 30kg without strain.
  • Competent in spoken and written English
  • Flexibility under pressure and in response to changing needs.
  • Focused on solutions and realizing program objectives quickly, efficiently and effectively
  • Attention to detail and excellent numeracy.
  • Competent use of PC especially spreadsheets (format/sort/filter).

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Nurse

Location: Borno

General Purpose of the Position

  • Under the direction of the Clinical Supervisor, the role provides medical care, treatment, and follows-up on patients according to set protocols and universal hygiene standards/precautions. Role-holder provides supportive supervision to staff/volunteers, MoH staff, and ensures guidelines set in the health protocols are followed during the provision of medical care.

Tasks and Main Responsibilities

  • Promotes and implements the universal hygiene standards/ precautions, bio-hazard prevention, and infection control, security rules and other procedures in the medical premises and ensures a safe working environment in the targeted HF and in the mobile clinic. Respecting medical secrets and confidentiality always.
  • Organizes out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions, performing consultations and other minor medical procedures. Participating in the health education of the patient (and family) when necessary.
  • Supervises administrative procedures and documents (fill in patient’s files, forms, consumptions, statistics, registers, health files, etc.), and reports problematic situations and cases that may arise. Participating in data collection and keeping doctors/supervisors informed.
  • Oversees screening, treatment and follow up of malnourished patients in the field sites when required.
  • Leads the outreach & hygiene promotion team and guide community health volunteers on effective project implementation.
  • Participates in planning and undertaking health surveys, rapid assessments, as well as in the monitoring and evaluation of the health program activities. Provides inputs and data for monthly health activities’ reports.
  • Participates and updates progress in the weekly technical meeting with health staff
  • Ensures accurate record-keeping, ordering, and accountability of health equipment, supplies, and drugs.
  • Ensures the quality of the health service given in all different locations meets the expected standards.
  • Conducts training to build the capacity of staff/volunteers, MoH staff and the community at large
  • Perform other related duties within the clinic as may be assigned.

Professional Requirements

  • Diploma in Nursing from an accredited institution (diploma in Nutrition will be an added advantage)
  • At least 2 years post qualifying experience in a similar environment/Humanitarian context
  • Possession of a valid practicing certificate

Personal Requirements:

  • Essential computer literacy (word, excel, and internet)
  • Leadership, people management, and development, teamwork and cooperation
  • Service Orientation.
  • Understanding of humanitarian operations principles, standards, and best practices
  • Manages effectively his/her own time as well as flexible and available to work overtime when needed
  • Good command of written and spoken English, Kanuri and Hausa Languages
  • Strong interpersonal and team-building skills and excellence as a team player
  • Honesty and integrity and able to cope with stressful situations.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Pharmacy Storekeeper

Location: Borno

General-purpose of the Position

  • Under the general supervision of the Pharmacy Manager, the role is responsible for store management including the receipt, storage, and issuance of medical supplies and equipment in adherence to universal pharmaceutical standards and INTERSOS SOPs to projects or other departments in order to ensure the overall functioning of INTERSOS’s activities.

Tasks and Main Responsibilities

  • Facilitates receipt of orders and deliveries, identifies potential disparities against cargo manifest and reports them.
  • Ensures good storage conditions of all medical items in the pharmacy in accordance with pharmaceutical standards and INTERSOS SOPs.
  • Participates in regular inventories (including EPREP stock), completes entries on the stock cards and software. Ensures Inventory Registry is up to date and compiles reports.
  • Prepares orders of the different consumption units (departments, wards, others), ensuring proper packaging and dispatching and reporting any anomalies or changes in consumption patterns to the Pharmacy Supervisor. Informing Pharmacy Supervisor as soon as stock reaches an alert limit.
  • Controls warehouse facilities in order to ensure materials are kept in good keeping conditions, it includes: e.g. Monitoring temperature in the warehouse and ensuring that products requiring cold chain are suitably stored and transports received, stored, are prepared and transported appropriately according to INTERSOS Supply and Cold Chain protocols.
  • Ensures cleanliness of premises (stock pharmacy) and in close collaboration with the logistics department, maintaining refrigerating equipment.
  • Controls warehouse limited access to authorized personnel and ensuring doors and other exits are secured. Immediately informing the line manager of any problems arising in the course of the work, particularly with regards to damage, loss, attempted break-ins or theft in the warehouse.
  • Ensures that items to be quarantined (on-going quality alerts) or to be placed in quarantine zone (batch recalls, expired or damaged items) are removed from the stock and safely locked.
  • Follows up stock levels with regards to alarms thresholds, stock out, expiry dates and drugs to expire in the following 6 months. Preparing reports and passing it to the supervisor.
  • Supports in the supervision of Casual Workers and ensure their wages are paid as at when due.

Position Requirements
Professional requirements:

  • Minimum of a University degree in Pharmacy (BPharm.) and desirably, medical-related studies.
  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role within humanitarian and/or development context

Personal Requirements:

  • High-level computer literacy, especially excellent MS Excel / Word skills
  • Fluency in English, and Local Language (Kanuri and Hausa).
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical and reporting skills;
  • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team;
  • Willing to work extra hours and available at the weekend for emergency case

Deadline: 31st March, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online