State Clinical Training Officer (SCTO)
Description
The holder of this position will train and support a selected number of public sector providers across assigned states/locations to provide family planning services, especially Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs) so that women in Nigeria have easy access to options of high-quality family planning services.
- She/he will support in facility management assurance of client safety and satisfaction, demand creation, data reporting as well as stakeholder engagement within his/her location of operations.
Responsibilities
Ensure effective and impactful training and supportive supervision of assigned providers addressing MSI Quality Assurance thematic areas.
Ensure competency of the providers in areas of counselling, infection prevention, medical emergency preparedness and services provision are maintained at a high level, documented, and properly conveyed in monthly reports.
- Support/Lead in Advocacy Client Mobilization and External Relations
- Ensure adequate supply of commodities as well as relevant procedural equipment, including overall support and management of these facilities.
- Ensure MSI Nigeria’s data reporting and management procedures and guidelines/protocols are strictly followed.
- Facilitates timely identification and reporting of incidents, ensures action plans are in place and lessons from resolved incidents are shared at SDPs.
- In collaboration with the Regional Quality Assurance Advisor, plan and implement state level Quality audit, independent of the channel wide internal audit, and data from same for.
Required Qualifications
A Medical Doctor, Registered nurse or Midwife or other related areas in Medical Sciences.
Significant experience providing competency-based training and certification for providers ( Nurses/Midwives and Doctors) in modern methods of family planning.
- Familiarity with the different cultural, social, and religious identities in Nigeria, international health, development issues and the international donor community.
- Excellent communications, presentation, negotiation skills, Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
- Technical Expertise in long-acting reversible contraception (LARCs), specifically IUD and Implants insertion and removal
- Experience of providing training for national and International NGOs in Nigeria (Experience of DFID, USAID, Gates-funded projects, including working in a diverse team environment, preferred)
- Experience managing facilities, clients and teams.
- Willingness to frequently travel to project implementation sites.
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages
- Familiarity / Experience with the geography of the intervention states is desired.
Leadership:
As a member of the operations team, demonstrate a strong commitment to MS mission and goals working with other team members and channels.
- Ensure that a high level of communication is maintained with state team members including other MSI Nigeria departments.
- Encourage a positive culture, work environment and attitude among team members in assigned state of coverage.
Others:
Any other duty as assigned by line manager and Regional Clinical Quality Advisor.
Deadline: 13 August 2026
How to Apply
Interested Applicant can apply via this link
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