Nurse Facilitator


  2026-06-03
  Bauchi, Nigeria
  Not specified
  Healthcare

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 professionals working in health and medical care, logistics, administration, communications, skilled trades – all bound together by our charter and serving people in need. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of impartiality, independence, and neutrality. We are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organisation. MSF was founded in 1971 in Paris by a group of journalists and doctors. Today, we are a worldwide movement of over 69,000 people.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nurse Facilitator / Nurse Trainer

Location: Bauchi

MSF Section / Context Specific Accountabilities / Responsibilities
Preparation and implementation of medical training:

  • Review, complete and harmonize the training materials with the help of the MAM, NAM, WASH , IPC, PMR and the LF training team.
  • Provide one-on-one mentoring bed side teaching to staff as needed to reinforce key skills and knowledge.
  • In collaboration with the project’s medical team, assesses and prioritizes training needs for medi-cal and hospital staff.
  • Co facilitates trainings with LF training team in the project
  • Use a variety of training methods, including classroom teaching, hands-on practice and e-learning.
  • Ensure that training sessions are interactive, engaging, and supportive of the staff’s learning styles.
  • Use the methodology taught for practical workshops (use of clinical cases, simula-tion, etc.)
  • Tailor training sessions together with experts to address specific needs of the hospital, including, infection prevention, medical procedures, and patient management.
  • Conduct regular assessments & learning needs analysis to identify training gaps and skills defi-ciencies together the medical team, with the aim to define the learning activities to be included in the continuous professional development
  • Lead and conduct training sessions, workshops, and simulations for medical /paramedical staff using teaching material provided by MSF applying relevant teaching methodology for adult learn-ers
  • Design and implement comprehensive training programs for all nursing and nursing assistant workers
  • Use and integrate the skills acquired during external training (TOF, etc.) in training and teaching.
  • Regularly report on training progress, challenges, and outcomes
  • Responsible for practical training organisation, room, material, participant and attendance list

Facilitate sessions:

  • Participates in the implementation of a chronogram with a training plan outside and during the peak, specifying the subject of training, the duration, the date, the num-ber and name of the participants, and the name of the medical speaker. The training re-quires the participation and involvement of the medical team in the field; it is their re-sponsibility to contribute to maintaining the quality of care.
  • Participates in the implementation of a regular practical session (e.g. simulation, workshops, video analysis, practical exercise with triage case simulation with manikin, patient-caregiver role-play).
  • Work in collaboration with the LF training team facilitators of the project
  • Collaborate as closely as possible with the L&D training team at headquarters, with regular feedback of the summary of the training given with MAM and PMR in copy.
  • The project facilitator Nurse work with the facilitation team for the training im-plementing, with the help of the admin, HR and medical hierarchy, the practical organiza-tion of the training: room rental, provision of equipment, recovery time granted to par-ticipants, establishment of certificates if necessary.
  • Participates in the implementation of the training plan (e.g.: presentation of a med-ical topic, a case analysis, an RMM on regular basis).

Training follow-up:

  • Deliver the facilitations & simulations sessions for the learners
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of training programs through feedback surveys, skills assessments, and observation.
  • Strengthen the skills of the medical and paramedical staff by offering weekly team or individualized support such as bedside training, teaching
  • Participates in the implementation of training sessions, workshops to be repeated during the recruitment phases
  • Support the consolidation of knowledge in terms of norms, standards, guidelines and work tools
  • Adjust training plans based on feedback and ongoing evaluation to ensure continuous improve-ment
  • Implement, update Logbook for each participant
  • Offer training workshops
  • Contributes to the development and implementation of a training schedule for both peak and non?peak periods, ensuring that each session clearly outlines the training topic, duration, planned dates, and the number and names of participants

Mortality review:

  • Supports the activities of the mortality, morbidity and medical review of the week's death files in support of the, NAM , MAM and the medical team .

Requirements
Education:

  • Previous experience with MSF or other NGOs, as well as exposure to work in humanitarian settings or low resource countries, is highly desirable.
  • Registered Nurse degree specialized in paediatrics or with significant work experience in paediatric

Experience:

  • Previous professional experience in training or teaching is preferred, ideally in a clinical or humanitarian context.
  • A minimum of two years of experience is mandatory. Experience with MSF or Experience in supervision or in a similar role will be considered a strong asset.
  • Significant experience in paediatric hospital wards
  • Previous experience with MSF or other NGOs, as well as exposure to work in humanitarian settings or low resource countries, is highly desirable.
  • Strong mastery of current protocols, with the ability to apply them effectively in the field.

Languages:

  • English, Hausa

Knowledge:

  • Proficiency in computer tools is mandatory (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet). Proficiency in Tembo MSF learning platform an asset

Competencies:

  • Flexibility and adaptability in behaviour
  • Stress management skills.
  • Strong interest in training and learning
  • Results orientation and commitment to quality
  • High level of rigor and professional discipline
  • Adherence to MSF principles
  • Teamwork and collaboration

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Application Instruction
Applications must be in English and include:

  • Updated contact details and ID
  • Complete CV and Cover Letter.

Notices

  • By submitting your application, you consent to MSF staff using your 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.
  • MSF is an equal opportunity employer, both men and women are encouraged to apply.
  • Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
  • No monetary transactions, neither demands of favors in kind, or other types of favoritism will be tolerated in the recruitment process. MSF reserves the right to refuse the hiring of a candidate having benefitted from such acts. All illicit demands of these types may be pursued through the judicial system.
  • MSF thanks all the candidates for their interest in this position.
  • No hand delivered applications will be accepted
  • Incomplete applications will be automatically discarded.
  • Plagiarism (particularly copying and pasting sources without citing them) as well as the use of artificial intelligence to assist in researching and formulating responses to this assessment is strictly prohibited and will result in your exclusion from the selection process.

Application Deadline: 17th June, 2026.


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