Community Health Educator at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF France)

Job Opportunity: Community Health Educator
Organization: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF France)
Location: Nigeria (Jigawa)
Application Deadline: April 29, 2026

About the Organization

Médecins Sans Frontières is an international, non-governmental humanitarian organization that provides medical assistance to populations in distress, including victims of conflict, disasters, and health emergencies. The organization operates in Nigeria in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and state health authorities across multiple projects, including emergency obstetric care, primary healthcare, and nutrition programmes.

About the Role

The organization is seeking a Community Health Educator to support health promotion and community engagement activities across its medical projects. The role focuses on improving health awareness, strengthening patient understanding of services, and ensuring effective communication between communities and healthcare teams.

The position plays a key role in delivering health education, gathering community feedback, and supporting patient experience within MSF-supported health facilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver health education sessions on hygiene, disease prevention, nutrition, and available health services
• Orient patients, caregivers, and visitors on hospital procedures, patient rights, and safeguarding guidelines
• Conduct community monitoring, including nutritional screening, vaccination follow-ups, and risk identification
• Identify individuals requiring medical attention and support referrals to clinical teams
• Provide targeted health education in antenatal, postnatal, ward, and waiting areas
• Collect feedback on patient experience, including hygiene, sanitation, and service quality
• Support patient experience activities such as surveys, exit interviews, and IPC (Infection Prevention and Control) awareness
• Assist with consent processes and culturally appropriate communication between patients and medical staff
• Use local languages and appropriate communication tools for effective outreach
• Compile and report daily health education data and indicators
• Support nutrition education and food demonstration sessions for mothers and caregivers

Requirements

Candidates are expected to demonstrate:

• Strong communication and community engagement skills
• Experience in health education, public health, or community outreach (advantageous)
• Ability to work with diverse populations in sensitive environments
• Knowledge of local languages (strong advantage)
• Ability to collect and report field data accurately
• Commitment to humanitarian principles and patient-centered care

Application Process

Interested candidates are required to submit:

• Motivation letter
• Updated CV with at least two references
• Academic certificates (excluding primary school certificates)
• Work experience certificates

Applications can be submitted via the MSF application box at:

MSF Jahun Office
Unguwar Turaki, Along Kafin Hausa Road
Behind Upper Sharia Court, Jahun LGA

Or via the online application link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeeN0oOV9d1NDQPHcsz8MT9_RFZxyzJ0GiuNsI8N0wZqDBStA/viewform?pli=1

Additional Information

• Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply
• MSF maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy on fraud, favoritism, and misconduct
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

This role provides an opportunity to contribute directly to improving community health outcomes and strengthening trust between healthcare services and vulnerable populations in Nigeria.