Mother Baby Corner (MBC) Nurse

Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) Première 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 to help them recover their dignity and regain self-sufficiency.

PUI has been operating in Nigeria since 2016, initially establishing its presence in Borno State with a field office in Maiduguri. Over the years, PUI has expanded its humanitarian response to deep-field locations, including Monguno and Pulka, and more recently to Katsina State in Northwest Nigeria.

In Borno State, PUI has been a key actor in health, nutrition, protection, and psychosocial support. It supports health facilities in Maiduguri, Monguno, and Pulka, providing primary healthcare services, sexual and reproductive health (SRH), and the management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), both with and without complications, through Stabilization Centers. These interventions are integrated with specialized Gender-Based Violence (GBV) services and psychosocial support.

Location: Gusau, Zamfara
Employment Type: Contract

General Objective / Summary

• This include performing the mother & child activities, to collaborate with health/nutrition staffs to integrate MBC activities within the HF/SC and to monitor and report on activities on regular bases to the base office through the medical officer and coordination team through the health and nutrition manager.
• Under the direct supervision of MHPSS Supervisor and the technical supervision of the health and nutrition Project Manager and the line management of the health facility medical officer, the MBC Nurse will run and develop the provision of activities within the mother and Baby Corner in the OTP/SC/HF.

Responsibilities and Tasks

• To assess, identify and refer beneficiaries with mild-moderate psychological distress
• To ensure the day-to-day monitoring of the overall activity and provide regular reports to Base and coordination offices.
• To facilitate on the job trainings and sessions on best childcare practices that complement positive medical outcome for admitted children
• Entertaining children and mothers at the MBC centre and ensure psychological support and general wellbeing.
• To perform the activities within the MBC with the mothers and the babies
• To contribute to develop MBC activities and its inclusion within the SC/HF with the close support of health and nutrition Project manager and the PSS advisor in coordination
• To conduct group psychoeducational sessions with mothers/caregivers
• To promote, protect and advocate for optimal Health and Nutrition practices through the implementation of MIYCN activities.
• To attend on job and refresher trainings and supervision sessions led by the technical Manager.

Specific Goals and Related Activities
Implementation of the mother and Baby Corner’s activities:

• Participate actively on the design of MBC planning of activities according to beneficiary needs and feasibility.
• Welcome the beneficiaries and provide systematic individual consultation with new beneficiaries.
• Provide day-to-day psychosocial activities (including mother & child group activities and identification of severe distress)
• Perform the activities in accordance with international Care Practices standards: Baby bath, baby massage, playing session with mother and infants, etc.

Communication,Monitoring and Reporting:

• Assist with any other related activities as deemed necessary by the MHPSS advisor.
• Fill in all reporting and data collection forms in daily basis to ensure quality reporting.
• Attend the weekly MHPSS supervision/ on job training meeting.
• Ensure the promotion of MBC activities toward beneficiaries.
• Ensure the promotion of understanding of the MBC approach among beneficiaries and stakeholders.
• Ensure the MBC visibility within the OTP/ SC/HF
• Attend all MHPSS/PFA related trainings given by PUI.
• Weekly data entry of collected information from the field.

Team Management:

• Under the direct management of: /Medical officer/ Health/Nutrition Project Manager
• In supervision of: MBC Facilitator(s)
• The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs.
• Under the technical supervision of: MHPSS Advisor

Mandatory Requirements

• Desired: Psychosocial support training / background, Trained on community nutrition and MIYCN counseling.
• Language skills: Good command in English (speaking, reading & writing) and fluent in local languages (Hausa)
• Education degree: Trained Nurse, mental health social worker, counsellor/ psychologist) / paramedical professional with experience in Nutrition.

Knowledge and skills:

• Communication skills
• Transversals skills
• Computer skills: Excellent knowledge of the MS Office software including Word, Excel and Outlook
• Ability to work independently.
• Ease with babies and infants
• Able to maintain confidentiality.
• Good human relations and diplomatic traits
• Other:
  • Good reporting skills
  • Good team player
• Empathy, good listening skills, patience
• Previous knowledge and experience in the humanitarian sector
• Previous experience in nutrition program (OTP, SC, TSFP etc)
• Able to work in a stressful environment and move around to work in Health Facilities and Safe Spaces
• Knowledge of local areas and community structures
• Other: Attraction for psychosocial support sector and intervention, desire to learn, creativity.