Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international, private, non-governmental, non-profit humanitarian organization. Our organization offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters, to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation. We have been working in Nigeria since February 1996. A Memorandum of Understanding between Medecins Sans Frontieres and the Federal Government of Nigeria facilitates this. We are at present co-operating with the Federal Ministry of Health, State and Local Government departments of health on various health projects.

We are recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below in our Sokoto Noma & Emergency Response Project:

Job Title: Training Officer

Location: Sokoto
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Type: Indefinite

Main Objective and Responsibility of the Position

• Supporting in organizing and implementing the training activities and applying related tools within the mission according to MSF’s standards and procedures in order to improve people’s capabilities in effectively achieving the mission’s goals.

Accountabilities

• Organize and coordinate the logistics and administrative activities needed for learning activities such as distribution materials, equipment requests, transport arrangements, obtaining the material approval of other partners, etc.
• Participate in the creation of any training material developed by the departments, including translating documents into local language; perform initial editing, proofreading, and keeping the training materials available.
• Gather information on the learning activities (with pre-post-test evaluations, and feedback from participants), and report problems, success, and constraints.
• Prepare and gather documents for the selection process of participants.
• Support his/her supervisor in performing training needs assessments, determining appropriate content and target groups for training, ensuring the continued improvements and preparing a calendar of trainings to ensure the coverage of the training needs and maintain high standards of quality.
• Assist the Facilitator/Trainer in delivering training courses and may deliver training course himself/herself when required.
• Carry out supply management (orders, follow-up of the stock, storage conditions, inventories, consumption, etc.) in his or her department, in order to satisfy the needs of material with efficiency and effectiveness

MSF Section / Context – Specific Accountabilities:

• The main objectives of the Training Officer is to plan, organize, monitor, and facilitate knowledge acquisition and reporting on the effectiveness of programs and interventions in accomplishing the short and long-term
• Skills developmental goals/ objectives of the Noma and Emergency Response project.
• Plan, organize, and conduct training sessions on Noma awareness for MSF-OCs, community members, health workers, health institutions, stakeholders, and other NGOs.
• Collaborate with identified and trained focal persons in MSF sections, MoH, and other INGGOs to step down training on Noma awareness, early identification, and referral.
• Assess the training needs and develop appropriate training materials for the Noma outreach team, activities, and any department if applicable/necessary.
• Work with the pool of Noma trainers and provide regular refresher training for the pool.
• Track/monitor the stock of all the training materials for outreach/field activities
• Collation of all training data and reporting for the project on a monthly basis
• Supporting the project with information on training activities.

Requirements (Qualifications / Experience / Knowledge)
Education:

• Diploma in Education.
• Teaching, or communication-related Diploma studies desirable.
• For Medical, a Degree preferably in Public Health, Education, or Social Work (Essential).

Experience:

• Working experience of at least 1 year in a relevant position.
• Desirable: previous working experience in MSF or other NGOs in developing countries

Languages:

• Essential mission working language.
• Essential local language.

Knowledge:

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)

Competencies:

• Results and Quality Orientation, Teamwork and Cooperation, Behavioural Flexibility, Commitment to MSF principles, Service Orientation, and Stress Management.

Application Closing Date
17th November, 2023.