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Recent Job Vacancies at Premiere Urgence Internationale, 7th August, 2018


Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians’ victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by natural disasters, wars and economic collapses, by answering their fundamental needs. Our aim is to provide emergency relief to uprooted people in order to help them recover their dignity and regain self-sufficiency. PUI is implementing humanitarian activities in Nigeria since April 2016, supporting population with food security, nutrition and health project in Maiduguri and Borno State. We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: Nurse Location: Maiduguri, Borno Starting Date: 20th August, 2018. General Objective

  • Under the Direct Supervision of the OPD Supervisor/Nurse Teamleader, the Nurse provides patients consultations in collaboration with Midwife and other team members in the facility
  • S/he follows PUI protocols and standards to ensure Quality and contiunity of care, promotion and restoration of health of patients and population.
Responsabilities and Tasks Consultation:
  • Welcome patients to the facility.
  • Establish personal rapport with potential and actual patients and their relatives.
  • Assess urgency and make sure urgent cases are seen first.
  • Assess and identify patients health needs.
  • In the role of Clinician, manage the cases under his/her line of technical expertise, but also provide nursing care according to the need of the patient.
  • Adhere to his/her level of therapeutic standards.
  • Give first aid when needed.
  • Provide low-key psychological support/Basic Psychological First Aid to patients according to need.
  • Provide individual and group health education to patients, when appropriate.
  • Maintain patient confidentiality.
  • Document collected information on health cards and other records.
  • Ensure daily, weekly and monthly data collection for OPD
Organization:
  • Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with Universal standards, procedures, rules, and regulations.
  • Adhere to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
Team Work:
  • In case of absence of another team member, the nurse will replace in the appropriate sector (nurses in other departments (triage, dressing, vaccination, nutrition, etc.…), midwives, registrar, and dispenser).
  • In case of absence of the Team Leader, the nurse will take the Lead and will become the security focal point of the team.
  • Ensure coordination and continuity of care through verbal and written reports and coordination with the other health staff.
  • Participate actively in meetings and trainings when required.
  • Perform other relevant duties as requested by supervisors.
Specific Objective and Linked Activities
  • Ensure the quality of care provided to patients in PUI facilities.
  • Provide essential preventative assistance services and follow up on identified beneficiaries with NCDs and other diseases/morbidities of Public Health relevance.
  • Provide training on selected topics on Non-Communicable Diseases and other of Public Health relevance.
  • Report on collected data.
  • Directly report any difficulties or delays in the implementation of activities.
  • The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs.
Qualifications Education Degree:
  • Recognized Nurse Degree (at least certificate level) with national legislation
Work Experience:
  • 2-3 years of experience in Nursing, or in OPD services.
  • Work Experience with other NGO’s would be an asset.
Language Skills:
  • Good command in English (speaking, reading & writing)
  • Fluent in local languages – Kanuri, Hausa, etc.
Knowledge and Skills:
  • Good knowledge of Communicable and Non Communicable diseases
  • Good knowledge of Public Health
  • Good ability for team work
  • Ability to manage a fair workload including emergencies.
  • Assets
  • Interests: Working in humanitarian relief, interest for social issues
Transversals Skills:
  • Strong motivation to help people in need
  • Conflict resolution and diplomacy experience
  • Ability to adapt or change priorities according to the changing situation within a mission or the organization itself
  • Understanding of the political situation in the area
  • Ability to analyze and suggest improvements of the activities
  • Well organized and hard worker
  • Able to manage stress and pressure
  • Understanding of the context of the area
  • Reliability
  • Neutrality
  • Able to check validity of information, logical thinking
Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply   Application Deadline 10th August, 2018.     Job Title: Food Security and Livelihoods Officer Location: Maiduguri, Borno Starting date: 1st of September, 2018 Duration of contract: 7 months Slot: 2 Openings General Objective
  • Under the direct supervision of the Food Security and livelihood Supervisor, the Food Security Officer is responsible for the daily implementation of the Evoucher and nutrition projects in Maiduguri, Borno State.
Responsibilities and Tasks Implementation and monitoring of the Food Security activities:
  • Participate to all assessments for the projects or for new projects
  • S/He supporting beneficiary and vendors during E voucher distribution
  • Contribute in analyzing humanitarian situation in the field and very familiar with Do no Harm policy
  • S/He must have capacity to determine protection issue in the field and can liaise to his/her supervisor
  • S/He implement the daily food security and livelihood activities according to the FS program direction
  • Respect the planning and set-up of the activities
  • S/He takes part in the identification and registration of beneficiaries
  • S/He contributes to the identification and registration of suppliers/ vendors on the market and to the monthly market assessment
  • S/He actively takes part in the post distribution monitoring activities
  • S/He collects any relevant information from the communities and partners
Community mobilization:
  • Ensure that beneficiaries and local populations understand the project goals and agree with the implementation process
  • Actively participate to the good collaboration with local leaders
  • Act as a liaison with the local population and authorities in order to identify the needs, grievances and major events that could have potential consequences for PUI activity
  • S/He ensures the proper training and supervision of the community’s volunteers who take part in the project
  • S/He organizes sensitizations for the beneficiaries or community’s members according to the identified needs
Reporting:
  • Report to the FS supervisor on the progress of activities and specific tasks assigned, problems encountered, the quality of relations with beneficiaries.
  • Submit weekly situational report to line manager in weekly basis
  • Collect, enter and analyse the necessary data according to the need of the project
  • Extract and pass on statistics to the team supervisor, deputy program manager and/or program manager
  • Keep monitoring tools and files archived at the PUI office, ensuring their availability to his/her FS&L supervisor and PM
  • Pass on any information or problems to his/her direct and/or indirect supervisor concerning his/her task, PUI programs, or safety aspects
Logistic & administration:
  • Under the responsibility of the FS supervisor, take part in logistical and administrative organization, planning, and preparation of the projects.
  • Ensure the follow-up and the proper use of materials and tools used during on-site works
  • Manage the supply of materials to the work site in collaboration with logistic department.
Specific Objective and Linked Activities
  • To build a good rapport with key influential people in the Bulama area.
  • To support PUI data collection on demography and vulnerabilities of the community.
  • To support the identification of needs within the community.
  • To implement the daily food security and livelihood activities according to the schedule.
  • To respect the planning and set-up of the activities
  • To take part in the identification and registration of beneficiaries
  • To contribute to the identification and registration of suppliers/ vendors on the market and to the monthly market assessment
Requirements/Qualifications Mandatory requirements:
  • Language skills: Good command in English (speaking, reading & writing)
  • Fluent in local languages - Kanuri, Hausa are wished
  • Education degree: Essential literacy
  • Work experience: 6 months experience in a similar position in an NGO
Knowledge and Skills:
  • Good knowledge of Communicable and Non Communicable diseases
  • Good knowledge of Public Health
  • Good ability for team work
  • Ability to manage a fair workload including emergencies.
Assets:
  • Interests: Working in humanitarian relief, interest for social issues
Transversals skills:
  • Ability to take initiative to deal with difficulties encountered in daily work
  • Ability to adapt or change priorities according to the changing situation within a mission or the organization itself
  • Autonomy, neutrality, hard worker
  • Able to manage stress and pressure
  • Honesty
  • Excellent knowledge of Borno State, willing to travel locally
  • Team spirit
  • Strong motivation to help people in needs
  • Capacity to mobilize community
  • Well organized and rigorous
  • Conflict resolution and diplomacy experience
  • Ability to analyze and suggest improvement
Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply   Application Deadline 20th August, 2018.