About Médecins San Frontières – MSF
Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctor without Borders (MSF), founded in 1971, is an international humanitarian organization that provides emergency medical assistance to population in danger in more than 60 countries. MSF has been present in Nigeria for 20 years. Médecins Sans Frontières is an international independent medical-humanitarian organization, which helps populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to
victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and irrespective of race, religion, creed, or political affiliation.
MSF is a civil society initiative that brings together individuals committed to the assistance of other human beings in crisis. As such MSF is by choice an association. Each individual working with MSF does it out of conviction and is ready to uphold the values and principles of MSF.
Title:Watchman
Opening Date: 24th March 2026
Location: Katsina
Application Dealine: 26th March 2026
Contract Type: Talent Pool / Eligibility List
Context
Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, not-for-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in distress, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.
Currently, MSF France is co-operating with the Federal Ministry of Health, State and Local government departments of health on various projects. Our current focus is a VVF and maternity response in Jahun, Jigawa state, and Malaria and Nutrition response in Katsina state with its coordination office in Abuja, Nigeria.
Main Purpose
Carrying out surveillance and guarding activities in MSF facilities, according to MSF protocols and security rules, in order to ensure the safety and security of all mission’s personnel and premises.
Job Description
Surveying the MSF premise’s access and guides people to reception within authorized hours. Contacts administration team for authorizing people access.
Watching MSF premises and property’s perimeter fence through regular patrols. Remaining on duty until other watchman comes to do a handover, never leaving the post unattended.
Organizing traffic of vehicles within the premises and directs them in and out.
Checking that the doors and windows are locked, and lights are off when people leave premises. Checking that security lights are working properly and informing line manager of any possible problems.
Keeping area within MSF premises clean and tidy (ex. empty dustbins, sweep paths, etc.) and performs general maintenance activities of the garden (ex. cut grass, maintain flower beds, prune trees if necessary, etc.).
Maintaining watchmen’s torch and other lighting tools, returning used batteries and keeping the necessary supply of spare batteries. Maintaining communication equipment (radio) in working conditions and providing battery availability.
Supervising diesel/petrol tank levels of fuel. Ensuring the correct functioning of generator and water pumps (starting, switching off, record sheet of operating hours and maintenance) as well as the correct use of extinguishers (being aware of their location.
Informing line manager of arrival of any materials before unloading and helping MSF staff carry heavy items, if necessary.
Be alert at all times, sleeping while on duty is prohibited and may lead to summary dismissal
Ensure no unauthorised personnel allowed in MSF premises (police in uniform, military etc. with or without weapons) and immediately inform the line manager of their presence
Checking persons entering and going out ensuring nothing is brought in or leave the premises without your knowledge
Helping with loading and offloading of items and equipment
Ensure the main entrance to the premises is under padlock and key at all times.
Share any security related information immediately with line manager and inform the line manager of any threats within the surrounding
Directing vehicles, patients and visitors
Keeping track of all events happening within the premises
Performing any other tasks as requested by the line manager
Requirements
Education Essential: Basic Literacy
Experience Essential: any watchman Experience
Languages Essential: Fluency in English and Hausa.
Desirable: Any other local language
Contract
208 working hours per month
REMUNERATION
According to MSF salary scale plus 13th month allowance equivalent to 1 month of gross salary.
Method Of Application
Submit a written application letter and CV in a sealed envelope labelled “Watchman Application” addressed to the HR Manager. Drop it in the application box at MSF France office Plot No. 1 Block ‘’J’’ KPL 201, New Government House Katsina.
Deadline for the submission of applications: 25th March 2026 by 4:00 pm
Qualified females are highly encouraged to apply.
Only successful applicants will be called for the next steps and are obligated to disclose any information about family member(s) currently in the employ of MSF-France in any location.
No monetary transactions, neither demands of favors in kind, nor other types of favoritism will be tolerated in the MSF recruitment process.
MSF reserves the right to refuse hiring a candidate having benefitted from any such acts. All illicit demands may be pursued through the judicial system.
MSF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages any Nigerian citizen to apply irrespective of race, gender, religion, creed, political affiliation.
Dual Employment is considered gross misconduct and hence not acceptable.
MSF reserves the right to cancel any step or whole of the recruitment process at any stage. MSF France takes this opportunity to thank all potential candidates for their application.
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