Organisational background:
Action Contre la Faim (Action Against Hunger) has been conducting humanitarian programs in Somalia since May 1992. Currently, Action Against Hunger is conducting its humanitarian activities in Somalia focused on treating and preventing malnutrition, increasing access to clean water and appropriate sanitation, strengthening the food-security, livelihoods and thus boosting the resilience of communities in Somalia as well as emergency response via program bases in Somalia.
Goal: The Nurse is responsible for care and medical follow-up of the patients in the centre.
Responsible: Action Against Hunger Somalia is looking for suitable Somali National to fill the Nurse position, based in Garowe IDP Camp. Reports to the Nutrition Field Officer, and his/her core responsibilities shall include but not limited to the following:
Objective 1 : Ensure medical/nutritional supervision of patients
- Ensure that the needed material is ready before starting daily activities;
- Ensure the medical examinations at the admission time and on a regular basis (this step is compulsory to approve the admissions);
- Prescribe the appropriate medication and make sure it is administrated according to the stipulated protocols;
- Define the frequency of clinical examinations in the phases ;
- Check that the nutritional helpers take care of the patients ;
- Analyse the data collected and note down any errors ;
- When being discharged, do a clinical examination and check that the criteria are met and that the immunization is satisfactory.
- Produce regular progress reports for the supervisor.
Objective 2 : Manage the pharmacy
- Prepare the orders ;
- Manage the pharmacy: check expiration date, make adjustments;
- Ensure the pharmacy is never out of stock;
- Draft a medical consumption report.
Objective 3 : Participate in health education
- Welcome anyone coming to the centres and treat them with respect;
- Give advices to the accompanying person and the beneficiaries during the medical examination (how to take drugs)
- Promote optimal infant & young child feeding practices among the accompanying people.
Objective 4 : Team work and equipment management
- Train the team about hygiene rules, prescriptions and medical supervision ;
- Take care of maintenance & cleaning of medical equipment;
- Request to the supervisor the needed material on a monthly basis;
- Keep organised and clean the box used for outreach team.
Who we are looking for:
Educational & Professional background:
- Medical certificate & training
- 3 years experience in Nursing
Required skills :
- Patience,
- Good relations with other people,
- Good capacity to work in a team,
- Capacity to manage priorities,
- Precision.
Applications, should include a CV with cover letter and 3 professional references to be sent via email to:
[email protected] not later than 25th September 2018 clearly mentioning the position on the subject line : Nurse – Garowe IDP Camp. Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
More Information
- Job City Garowe

