Senior Migration Health Nurse

About the role

IOM, a UN-related agency working with partners to promote humane and orderly migration, is recruiting a Senior Migration Health Nurse in Ndjamena. Reporting to the regional MHD staff and Protection Officer and coordinating with the Head of the Migrant Protection Unit, the nurse coordinates and monitors medical assistance for migrants before departure, during transit and, where applicable, upon arrival, including migrants returning to Chad. The role also supports the safe and effective operation of migrant transit centres.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct or support nursing assessments, identify health-related travel needs and vulnerabilities, and arrange timely medical evaluation, treatment and referral in line with IOM procedures and the physician's instructions.
• Monitor outpatient care, prescribed treatment, hospitalization and discharge, ensuring continuity of care and accurate, confidential medical documentation.
• Liaise with IOM offices in countries of origin, transit and destination to arrange medical escorts, reception assistance, continuity of care and medical handover.
• Provide technical guidance to transit-centre and medical assistance teams, escalating complex cases to the supervisor and the IOM physician.
• Monitor the quality and quantity of assistance, hygiene, infection prevention and control, medication management, first-aid readiness and referral arrangements in transit centres, and report gaps, incidents and safeguarding concerns.
• Maintain accurate and secure medical records, assistance databases and case-tracking tools in line with confidentiality and data-protection principles.
• Prepare activity reports, medical movement updates, statistical summaries and briefing notes for management, partners and authorities.
• Coordinate with health facilities, laboratories, pharmacies, ambulance providers, government counterparts and humanitarian partners.
• Provide health education, psychosocial first aid and pre-departure counselling to migrants and staff.
• Support the development of standard operating procedures, referral pathways, contingency arrangements and medical supply plans.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Public Health or a related field with four years of relevant experience, or a recognized nursing diploma with six years of experience.
• Valid registration or authorization to practise nursing in Chad, where applicable.
• Experience in nursing care, case follow-up, treatment monitoring and referrals in clinical, humanitarian or community settings.
• Experience supporting migrants, returnees or vulnerable persons, including medical travel assistance and referral for specialized services.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment under operational pressure; prior experience with the UN or a humanitarian organization is an advantage.

Required skills

• Sound knowledge of nursing practice, first aid, infection prevention and control, safe medication handling and referral procedures.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Strong record-keeping, reporting and data-management skills, with attention to confidentiality.
• Desirable: experience in medical documentation, confidential case management, reporting and electronic data-management tools.