About this role
Overview
Jhpiego seeks three Cluster Facilitators to provide hands-on clinical mentoring and supportive supervision across 237 project supported health facilities, including Basic Health Care Provision Fund primary healthcare facilities and general hospitals. Each facilitator will support facilities within one assigned emirate to improve postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) prevention, early detection, treatment and referral.
Responsibilities
- Submit an initial facility coverage plan and weekly supervisory schedule during the first week. Plan visits to 2–4 facilities daily, 10–20 weekly and 40–80 monthly, reflecting travel distances, facility needs and agreed priorities.
- Provide bedside coaching, practical demonstrations and simulation sessions to strengthen provider competence in PPH prevention and management.
- Support adherence to approved PPH guidelines, standard operating procedures and job aids, including active management of the third stage of labour, use of calibrated drape, use of appropriate uterotonic, tranexamic acid administration as part of the clinical bundle and timely escalation of care.
- Assess provider skills, identify gaps and agree practical improvement actions with facility teams. Prioritise facilities with persistent service gaps for follow-up.
- Identify newly recruited or transferred maternity staff and promptly notify the project team to arrange onboarding, training and mentoring.
- Check the availability, storage and use of PPH medicines, supplies and equipment. Support stock monitoring, timely replenishment and escalation of shortages through facility and state supply systems.
- Strengthen documentation in labour and delivery registers and approved reporting tools including monthly summary form. Support complete, accurate and timely reporting through established channels, including DHIS2.
- Support clinical leadership, teamwork, emergency readiness and referral coordination, including communication with receiving facilities.
- Document each supervisory visit, track agreed actions and submit weekly updates and monthly reports covering facility visits, mentoring, skills gaps, commodity issues and progress
Required Qualifications
Required Qualifications and Experience
• A registered nurse/midwife or medical doctor or pharmacy or related public health background with a valid professional licence and practical experience in maternity care and obstetric emergencies.• Experience in PPH prevention and management, clinical mentoring, simulation practice and supportive supervision.• Strong communication, documentation and coordination skills, with willingness to travel regularly across assigned facilities. Familiarity with Kebbi State and proficiency in Hausa will offer an advantage. Expected Deliverables An initial facility coverage plan and weekly supervisory schedules.
- Completed supervision checklists and facility action trackers.
- Weekly progress updates and monthly performance reports.
- A final report summarising achievements, unresolved gaps and handover actions.
Preferred Qualifications
Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.
Please apply at www.jhpiego.org/careers
Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include: cover letter, resume, and references.
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