Médecins Sans Frontières recrute un Project Coordinator Support
Job Title: Project Coordinator Support
Location: Kebbi
Employment Type: Contract
Job Summary
Providing support to the Project Coordinator in the security management and the coordination tasks, ensuring a smooth relation with local and national authorities and contributing to the context analysis and follow-up according to MSF protocols, standards, and procedures in order to ensure the smooth running of the project.
Responsibilities
- Representing MSF externally together with the Project Coordinator (PC) or alone (when delegated) and negotiating on behalf of the project coordination in close cooperation with the PC and based on beforehand agreed messaging. Assisting in safeguarding and promoting MSF’s image externally.
- Monitoring, analysing, and reporting on key issues (security, risk, etc.) to the Project Coordinator and providing contextual information through knowledge of counterparts, parties, actors, authorities, and military groups in different administrations/parties and governorates/districts to improve understanding and decision-making processes.
- Maintaining the security database and providing a biweekly context analysis based on recent incidents and developments.
- Assisting in exploratory missions and assessments as needed and participating in the development of security plans.
- Assisting the Project Coordinator in Internal and External Communication sessions and events about MSF (for National staff, Ministry of Health staff, local authorities, community leaders, military actors, security forces) to improve awareness, understanding of MSF principles and services and public opinion adhesion. Writing meeting minutes and contributing to the meeting logbook.
- Ensuring continuity of relations/networking with local actors (NGOs, UN agencies, local authorities, media, etc.) and filing/updating field contacts and correspondence to ensure information sources accuracy and availability.
- Organizing advocacy contacts and appointments for the Project Coordinator.
- Translating and reviewing documents and acting as an interpreter when needed.
- Assisting the Project Coordinator in drafting correspondences with authorities and counterparts to ensure fluent and accurate communication flows.
- Preparing and conducting context, cultural and security briefings to new employees (national and international) to facilitate their integration.
- Ensuring regular security briefings/trainings of assessment team, drivers, and guards in consultation with the Project Coordinator.
- Being contactable by phone and available to assist the Project Coordinator with important context, security and operational issues outside of regular working hours unless otherwise agreed.
- Performing assigned additional responsibilities or tasks as required by the Project Coordinator.
MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities
Contribute to the context analysis and follow-up according to MSF protocols, standards and procedures to ensure smooth running of the project. Ensuring a smooth relation with local, regional and national authorities where necessary. Support the project with local language translations and local contact establishment, engagement and management. Contribute local attributes on MSF acceptance in the local community and stakeholders.
Application Closing Date: 11th January, 2026.
Interested candidates should submit their application, including cover letter, resume, copy of relevant certificates and NYSC certificate/Exemption letters.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be notified and invited for an interview; MSF Belgium thanks all potential candidates for their applications.
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