Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Hiring Nursing Activity Manager
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender, or political affiliation. As such, impartiality and neutrality serve as the guiding ideals of MSF. These principles must apply to all MSF staff.
Title: NURSING ACTIVITY MANAGER (NAM)
Direct Reports: PROJECT MEDICAL REFERENT (PMR)
Location: LIWALE, LINDI
Main Purpose:
Defining, coordinating, and monitoring all care and nursing-related activities in the project and ensuring the daily management of the human resources according to MSF nursing protocols, standards, and procedures in order to warrant efficiency, quality, and continuity of prescribed care.
Accountabilities:
- Planning and organizing all nursing-related activities (IPD, OPD, maternity, nutrition, etc.) and participating in the definition of annual planning and update of its associated budget in order to efficiently maintain the continuity of the standard quality healthcare. When needed, being responsible for scheduling duty rosters, shifts and on-call of nursing staff
- Coordinating and supervising the implementation of the legal therapeutic protocols, procedures and standards, depending on project objectives (PPTCT, PEP, VCT, IEC, SGBV, MH services, etc.) and providing technical support when needed to ensure the quality of the nursing care, confidentiality and information traceability, patient surveillance, and the application of the therapeutic and sterilization rules by the health care personnel
- Supervising the nutritional activities in order to ensure that therapeutic food is provided regularly and that it complies with quality and quantity standards.
- Ensuring the proper use of all administrative processes, records, and instruments (such as patient cards, registration books, discharge papers, transfer papers, etc.) as well as current data management systems.
- In coordination with the project biomedical service, supervising the appropriate use of medical devices and anticipating and communicating future needs.
- overseeing laboratory outputs associated with nursing activities (blood tests) in close conjunction with the logistics manager to guarantee accurate sample collection and timely findings.
- In close coordination with the HR department, planning and supervising the associated processes (recruitment, training, evaluation, development, and communication) of the nursing staff of the project in order to improve staff capabilities and ensure both the size and the amount of knowledge required. Training nursing staff on PTE.
- Reporting to the line manager on any relevant information linked to nursing activities and participating in monthly reports.
- Note: PPTCT = Prevention Parent-to-Child Transmission; PEP = Post Exposure Prophylaxis; VCT = Voluntary Counselling and Testing; IEC = Information, Education, and Communication; SGBV = Sexually Gender-Based Violence; MH = Mental Health; PTE = Patient Therapeutic Education.
Minimum Educational Qualification:
- Essential nursing diploma for general or specialized health services. Bachelor of Science in Nursing Desirable.
- Valid registered nursing license to practice
- Specialization or training in tropical medicine would be an asset
Experience:
- Essential at least TWO (2) years comprehensive managerial experience in Nursing activities
- Desirable MSF and NGO work experience
Knowledge:
- Essential Computer literacy (WORD, EXCEL and INTERNET)
Languages:
- Excellent English spoken and written, and Kiswahili are essential
Competencies:
- People Management and Development
- Commitment to MSF Principles
- Behavioural Flexibility
- Results and Quality Orientation
- Teamwork and Cooperation
Application Process:
All interested candidates shall submit their motivation letter, CV, and copy of relevant professional certificates no later than Friday, February 7th, 2025, at 4:00 PM. Please quote the job title on the email subject “NURSING ACTIVITY MANAGER.”.
Please send your application to the email address MSFCH-Tanzania-Recruitment@geneva.msf.org. There are additional locations for submitting applications: MSF offices in Liwale, Lindi; Nduta Refugees Camp, Kibondo District; MSF Guest House Kibondo; or Uporoto Street, Plot No. 74, House No. 22, Ursino Estate, Victoria, Dar es Salaam.
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At MSF, we are committed to an inclusive culture that encourages and supports the diverse voices of our staff members. We strive to create workplaces where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, perspectives, ideas, and experiences work together for the social mission of MSF to create better outcomes for the patients and the communities we work with. We welcome applications from individuals of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, ethnicities, backgrounds, religions, beliefs, ability status, and all other diversity characteristics.
MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, or any kind of discrimination or harassment, including sexual harassment. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo reference checks.
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