Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from healthcare. Médecins Sans Frontières aids populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters, and to victims of armed conflict.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Counselor Educator – Reserved Pool
Location: Kebbi state
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Perform counselling and/or education sessions to patients, following different medical and mental health MSF protocols and procedures, to improve their psychosocial condition.
Accountabilities:
- Identify the psychosocial, socio-economic, and administrative needs for patients.
- Actively promote the availability of counselling services and conduct, individual or in group counselling and basic psycho educational sessions, to patients, their families (when needed), to alleviate their psychosocial difficulties within the project scope.
- Refer patients to other specialists or other institutions for further assistance, when necessary, to propose the best support available.
- Participate in the creation of any material needed for counselling activities and look after it.
- Keep files and statistics of daily activities and participate in team meetings to share experiences and discuss special cases with other counsellors, preserving confidentiality.
- Inform the line manager of any problem of any kind arising during the day-to-day activities.
- Take active part in trainings, supervisions/intervisions and support the activities manager, when necessary, in doing sensitization for MSF staff or external partners about mental health /psychosocial issues.
- Discuss difficulties and problems in counselling with the supervisor
Specific Accountabilities:
- Conduct Psychological First Aid (PFA) for newly admitted caregivers/mothers whose children died
- Provide psychosocial support to caregivers with children in isolation and ICU wards in ITFC
- Together with the CHEs in ITFC and ATFCs, orient newly admitted caregivers
- Conduct HIV Testing and counselling to patients/mothers of children aged 6-59 months in ITFC and ATFCs
- Conduct HIV/TB adherence sessions to caregivers of children aged 6-59 months in ITFC and ATFCs
- Manage conflict and LAMA prevention in ITFC and ATFCs
- Conduct counseling (group or individual) for caregivers in ITFC and ATFCs
- The list above is non-exhaustive; it’s a summary, and as the activities evolve, it shall be updated accordingly.
Application Deadline
12th October, 2026.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified applicants should use link below to Apply.
Important:
- Interested candidates should submit their application, including cover letter, resume and copy of relevant certificates and NYSC certificate/Exemption letters using the link above.
- Please note that only short-listed candidates will be notified and invited for an interview; MSF Belgium takes this opportunity to thank all potential candidates for their applications.
- MSF is an equal-opportunity employer, both men and women are encouraged to apply.
- We are committed to a transparent recruitment process. No payment is required at any stage of recruitment. Any individual or organization requesting money in exchange for employment opportunities is acting fraudulently.
- Dual Employment is considered gross misconduct and hence not acceptable.
- Applications should be sent through the indicated channel else application will not be entertained.
- Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next steps.
- MSF reserves the right to cancel any step or whole of the recruitment process at any stage.
