Ward Supervisor Curriculum Content Developer (m/f/x) at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

• As MSF Academy Ward Supervisor curriculum Content Developer, you are in charge of developing material and adapting existing ones to build a comprehensive-competency-based modular curriculum on ward supervision, including tools to facilitate the delivery of the programme in the different targeted contexts. The training program’s objective is to improve the quality of supervision in MSF-supported hospital wards through the strengthening of the ward supervisors’ (mainly nurses and midwives) competencies.
• You report to the Deputy Director of the MSF Academy, and both the Nursing and the Midwifery referents are your functional managers. You are in close interaction with the pedagogical experts of the Academy, with the various Hospital Management Units (HMUs) of the different Operational Centres (OCs), as well as with the Nursing Care Working Groups (NCWG) and the SRHWG (Sexual and Reproductive Health Working Groups).

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Finalise the competencies framework of the Ward supervisor curriculum taking into account the input of the various stakeholders
• Analyse existing training material and identify what could be used within this program
• Content development for the curriculum
  • Define learning pathways
  • Identify contents that require adaptation of pre-existing material or that require creation from scratch
  • Adapt and/or create theoretical dossiers and learning activities that would facilitate the learning of our African and Middle Eastern staff with low-education levels
  • Elaborate training sessions plans that will guide the facilitators in delivering the content
• Accompany the validation process that is yet to be defined
• Create an evaluation process that will help assess the progression of the learners (formative assessments) and the impact of the training (Competency Gap Assessment for learners, etc.)
• Define mentoring strategies and adapted tools together with the referents and the pedagogical experts, based on the findings of the needs assessment

Participate in developing the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) frame for the roll out of this specific training program in line with the global M&E frame of the MSF Academy within the timeframe

REQUIREMENTS

Education & Experience

• Bachelor in nursing or midwifery degree or master/specialisation (example: hospital management)
• At least 5 years of hospital nursing/midwifery experience with significant clinical exposure
• At least 2 years’ experience in a supervisor or managerial position of which 2 missions with MSF, preferably in Africa or Middle East
• Experience in hands-on clinical mentorship / preceptorship
• Pedagogical experience is a strong asset

Competencies

• Ability to develop structured documents
• Meticulous and precise
• Capacity to work within agreed timeline and ability to prioritize activities/tasks
• Creative and able to offer active methodology that promotes learning for adults
• Ability to work autonomously
• Highly pragmatic, results- and solutions-oriented
• Good computer skills

Languages

• Fluency in both English and French (oral and written), excellent command of English is mandatory