Background 

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) translates to Doctors without Borders. We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff - bound together by our charter.  Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality. We are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organization.

MSF was founded in 1971 in Paris by a group of journalists and doctors. Today, we are a worldwide movement of nearly 63,000 people.

Being a nurse with MSF is demanding and rewarding. From basic healthcare to helping set up health posts, nurses are vital to our work. In many situations, nurses are the backbone of our medical operations. 

Tasks & Responsibilities

Our registered nurses often head departments in hospital/health centres and are the forefront of providing primary healthcare in our projects.  Below are some of the responsibilities;

• Establishing and managing health posts
• Operating feeding centres and in/outpatient clinics and hospitals
• Planning and implementing vaccination campaigns
• Organising mother-child health programmes
• Training, supervising and managing local nursing staff or community health providers
• Support policy development

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Valid and current registration
• Minimum two years relevant post qualification work experience
• Available for a minimum of nine months
• Experience supervising, training and managing others
• Exposure to developing countries through work, volunteerism or travel
• Willingness to work in unstable areas
• Adaptable and able to work in a multicultural team
• Flexible and able to manage stress
• Ability to provide training and supervision to others
• Fluency in English

Desirable

• Knowledge of Arabic and or French
• Experience working with MSF or Similar INGOs
• Specialization or training in tropical medicine
• Proficiency with MS Ofice software

Information

The protection of your personal data is important to MSF. By submitting your application, you consent to MSF using your personal data only for the recruitment process to have all the information and documents necessary to proceed with the recruitment, validation of your application and selection of the most suitable candidate. Your personal data will be treated confidentially. MSF will not use your personal data in any other way not foreseen for purposes of recruitment.

MSF is an equal-opportunity employer and does not charge any application/ recruitment fee. Women and persons with disability are encouraged to apply.