Nurse Activity Manager – Katsina – NIGERIA- M/F

THE ALIMA ASSOCIATION

ALIMA’S SPIRIT: ALIMA’s purpose is to save lives and provide care for the most vulnerable populations, without any discrimination based on identity, religion or politics, through actions based on proximity, innovation, and the alliance of organisations and individuals. We act with humanity and impartiality in accordance with universal medical ethics. To gain access to patients, we undertake to act in a neutral and independent manner.

Our CHARTER defines the VALUES and PRINCIPLES of our action:

1. Putting the Patient First
2. Revolutionising humanitarian medicine
3. Responsibility and freedom
4. Improve the quality of our actions
5. Placing trust
6. Collective intelligence
7. Environmental liability

ALIMA promotes and defends the principles of fundamental human rights. ALIMA has a zero-tolerance approach towards those guilty of acts of gender and sexual violence as well as towards inaction in the face of alleged or proven acts of violence. The protection of those benefiting from and impacted by our intervention is our top priority in everything we do. Everyone collaborating with ALIMA is committed to:

● Respect the charter, the code of conduct, the institutional policies including the policy of protection against abuse of power and sexist and sexual violence, the policy of prevention of corruption and fraud;

● Report any violation of the policies, framework documents and procedures to a superior, to a referent.

CARING – INNOVATING – TOGETHER:

Since its creation in 2009, ALIMA has treated more than 13 million patients and today deploys its operations in 12 African countries and extended to support the emergency in Haiti. In 2022 we developed 62 humanitarian medical response projects to meet the needs of populations affected by conflicts, epidemics and extreme poverty. All of these projects are carried out in support to national authorities through nearly 511 health facilities. Whenever possible We work in partnership with local NGOs to ensure that our patients benefit from the best and most relevant expertise wherever it is, whether within their own country or in the rest of the world. In addition, to improve the humanitarian response, we are carrying out operational and clinical research projects particularly in the field of the fight against malnutrition and viral hemorrhagic fevers.

ALIMA’S TEAM: more than 2000 people are currently working for ALIMA. The field teams, closest to the patients, receive their support from coordination teams generally based in the countries’ capitals. These receive support from the 4 desk teams and the emergency and opening team based at the operational headquarters in Dakar, Senegal. The Paris and New York teams are actively working to raise funds and represent ALIMA. The rest of the ALIMA Galaxy includes individuals and partner teams working on behalf of other organisations such as medical NGOs BEFEN, ALERT Health, SOS Doctors / KEOOGO, AMCP, research organisations PACCI and INSERM, Bordeaux or Copenhagen Universities, the INGO International Solidarity and many others.

COUNTRIES WHERE WE WORK: Mali, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Guinea, Sudan, Mauritania, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Haiti.

THE WORK WE DO covers: Malnutrition, Maternal Health, Primary Health, Pediatrics, Malaria, Epidemics (Ebola, Cholera, Measles, Dengue, Lassa Fever), Hospitalisation, Emergencies, Gender Based Violence, Opening / Closing.

GOVERNANCE: ALIMA is governed by a Board of Directors of 10 elected positions and 4 co-opted positions from representatives of West African partner NGOs.

Job Title: Nurse Activity Manager

Report to (Technical): Medical Referent

Report to (Functional): Project Coordinator

Area: Medical

POST LOCATION

In Nigeria, ALIMA is running four health and nutrition projects in Borno State (Maiduguri/Jere), Yobe state (Karasuwa/Yusufari), Research and Lassa fever response in Ondo State, OWO, Katsina State (Kaita/Batagarawa/Katsina/Batsari) and conducting OptiMA research in Kaita LGA since 2023. ALIMA’s teams in Nigeria represent about 25 expatriates and more than 150 national staff.

PROTECTION OF BENEFICIARIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS

Level 3: As part of his or her duties, the incumbent will be required to visit the programs and be in contact with children and/or vulnerable adults. Therefore, the criminal record check or the presentation of a certificate of good moral character will be necessary. In situations where it is impossible to provide a criminal record or a certificate of good moral character, a declaration of honor will be requested.

MISSION ET OBJECTIVES

He/She participates in defining, planning, implementing and monitoring all care and nursing related activities in accordance with the project plan, ALIMA’s policies, approved guidelines and procedures. He/she guarantees the quality of nursing care as well as coordinate human and materials related and resources in collaboration with different health facilities responsible in order to improve health conditions of the target population.

TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

The Nursing Activity Manager reports directly to the Medical Referent. He/She maintains a close collaboration with different responsible for health facilities in which ALIMA is bringing medical support and technical relationship with the nurse supervisor and the project team to ensure smooth running of medical activities:

• Ensure that the planning and organization of all nursing and related activities in OTP, IPD, ITFC, OPD, Community Activity and participating in the definition of periodic planning and update of its associated budget in order to efficiently maintain the continuity of a high-quality healthcare.
• Coordinate the duty roster, shifts and on-calls of nursing staff. When needed, being responsible for scheduling duty rosters, shifts and on call of nursing staff.
• Oversee and monitor the rational use of medicines and the proper administration of treatments in step with ALIMA/MoH protocols.
• Oversee proper management of the different activities like OTP, IPD, ITFC, OPD, drug store (inventory, orders, supervision of distribution).
• Participate in handling international orders for medicines and medical supplies.
• Ensure that all administrative procedures and documents (individual patient cards and registration book, discharge forms, transfer forms, etc.) are used correctly.
• Ensure correct use of data management tools (proper collection and analysis of patient’s and laboratory data).
• Support the development and implementation of nursing protocols and standards
• Monitor adherence to hygiene procedures for materials (sterilization, waste disposal), rooms and equipment in general. Monitor adherence to universal measures for infection prevention control.
• Ensure that all necessary actions are well known in the event of needle stick injuries or contact with infectious body fluid by all staff (including non-medical staff), example: Accident of Blood.
• Supervise the national nurses’ supervisors, and all related activities in liaison with the different activities in the project (IPD, ITFC, OPD, and working area in general, etc.) to ensure good nursing practices and a high level of quality delivery throughout the facility
• Can train, supervise and manage local nursing staff or community health providers even it is under nurse supervisor, and all staff under his/her responsibility through activities such as recruitment, defining job descriptions, capacity-building, briefing/debriefing and evaluation of staff.
• Participate in the planning, implementation and organization of the training sessions of MoH staff in accordance of the project plan.
• Participate in the different meetings of management of the project (steering committee meetings, technical meetings…).
• Reporting to the line manager on any relevant information linked to nursing activities and participating in periodic reports according to guidelines.
• In close coordination with the admin project, 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 sizing and the amount of knowledge required.
• Perform any other duty as assigned by the organization through the Medical Referent or Project Coordinator.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Education

• Essential nursing diploma for general or specialized health services; specialization in nutrition/pediatric or sexual and reproductive health would be an asset.

Experience

• Essential working experience of at least five years in nursing activities specialized either in nutrition/health and sexual reproductive health.
• Essential working experience in related jobs in ALIMA or other NGOs developing countries.

Languages

• English is Essential; French, Hausa, and Kanuri language would be an asset.

CONDITIONS

Contract Term: Fixed-Term Contract

Contract Duration: 6 months

Location: Katsina

Salary: According to ALIMA salary scale (level 10) + Valuation of experience + Perdiem

ALIMA pays for:

• Travel costs between the expatriate’s country of origin and the mission location accommodation costs
• Medical cover from the first day of the contract to a month after the date of departure from the mission country for the employee and his/her family
• Evacuation of the employee.

Position to be filled: As Soon as Possible