Vacancies: Outreach Midwives, Project Managers, Project Officers
Marie Stopes Nigeria (MSN) is a results-orientated non-governmental organization, which uses modern management and marketing techniques to provide family planning and other reproductive healthcare clinical services in underserved communities. MSN’s goal is to empower men and women to choose when to have children by improving access to family planning and related reproductive health services.
MSN is part of Marie Stopes International’s Global Partnership which operates in 43 countries and is the largest non-governmental provider of family planning in the world.
The core responsibility of this post is to use your; initiative, energy, persistence, results orientation, drive, integrity, enthusiasm, commitment to personal development to further MSl’s partnership mission: enabling individuals to have children by choice not chance.
Position: Outreach Midwives
Location: Bauchi (2 position), Sokoto (2 positions),
Reporting to: Clinical Services Manager
Duration of contract: 22-24 months (renewable)
Probationary period: 6 months
Responsibilities:
- To deliver client focused, high quality services in a arrange of settings
- To commit to MSI core values and uphold MSN clinical standards at all times
- To work closely with other outreach team members in delivering high quality counseling and services
- To assist in compilation of data and preparation of reports.
- To provide training and monitoring in family planning to public health clinical staff
- To participate fully in MSN Institutional strengthening and Capacity Building activities where appropriate.
- Any other duties assigned
Requirements:
- Registered Midwife
- Relevant Training in Family Planning and experience in delivering Family Planning services to communities often in challenging conditions
- Willing to travel extensively
- Good interpersonal and team work skills
Position: Project Managers
Location: Sokoto (1), Bauchi (1)
Reporting to: Operations Director
Duration of contract: 22-24 months (renewable)
Probationary period: 6 months
Responsibilities:
- Project Team Leadership and Oversight of all Project activities in the State
- Establish strong relationships and coordinate with project partners including the donor and the Ministry of Health and the target communities
- Work closely with the MSN hehad office team to ensure all financial, monitoring and reporting obligations are fulfilled.
- Ensure implementation of project according to contract timeline, schedule and budget
- Any other duties assigned
Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree in a suitable discipline
- A registered midwife
- At least 10-years post-graduation experience, 4 of which should be in a senior management leadership role
- Outstanding English language written and verbal communication skills.
Position: Project Officers
Location: Sokoto (1), Bauehi (1)
Reporting to: Operations Director
Duration of contract: 22-24 months (renewable)
Probationary Period: 6 months
Responsibilities:
- Assist the Project Manager in the responsibilities detailed above
- Provide operational support to Project Manager to ensure all project activities are implemented on time and within budget
- Any other duties assigned
Requirements:
- Suitable graduate qualification or diploma (Midwifery desirable)
- Project management and coordination skills
- Experience of working in the area of sexual and reproductive health
How to Apply:
If you are interested in applying for any of these positions, please send your application and CV (as a single document) to recruitment@mariestopes.org.ng , quoting the position and location applied for as the subject of the email. Applications that do not follow this format will not be considered. Deadline for application is on or before close of business on Monday 5th March 2012.
