Cook / Cleaner - Daily Worker Pool At Medecins Sans Frontieres
full-time
Context
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) France in Nigeria, limited by guarantee 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
Prepare meals for patients and MSF staff, according to hygiene standards and security rules, to ensure their nutritional needs and execute according to hygienic standards, housekeeping, cleaning and tiding up activities in order to ensure public and staff private areas are in good condition.
Job Description
Cooking:
Carry out the preparation of meals for staff
Always follow all hygiene standards and security rules.
Control stock of food to ask for anything needed on time and prepare shopping list and make purchases if required.
Ensure meals to be served on time.
If applicable set table before every meal and clean it up after each meal.
Ensure cleanliness of all facilities, utensils and equipment.
As domestic cook, ensure the provision of drinkable water during the day and when she / he leaves cleaning, filling the filter and empty bottles, changing batteries if necessary.
Look after all equipment provided.
Keep an inventory of MSF kitchen utensils and equipment, i.e. plates, glasses, cutlery, cookware, etc., and ensure its integrity.
Report all important information (lost, robbery, damages, deterioration, incident, etc.) to supervisor.
Cleaning:
Clean bedrooms, bathrooms, toilets and other rooms by brushing and moping.
Cleaning and tidy-up tables; coffee table, dining table, kitchen table and cooker, etc.
To open windows in the morning and close them in the evening.
To prepare meals for lunch and dinner as instructed.
Waste disposal.
To wash curtain every 3 months.
To wash duvet, blanket monthly if not using duvet cover, and every 3 months if using duvet cover.
To wash sofa, pillowcase.
Keep premises properly locked (doors, windows) when leaving the house.
Others:
To ensure appliances are off and secure before leaving the house, washing machine, dryer, fan, stove, etc.
To report if there is a maintenance issue that needs to be done.
To report if essential product for cleaning is finished.
To ensure materials are properly clean and stored for the next user.
Requirements
Education: Literacy essential, course on cooking desirable
Experience: Previous experience desirable.
Languages:
Essential: Local language
Desirable: Mission language.
Competencies
Commitment
Results
Teamwork
Flexibility
Service
Stress Management.
How The Pool Works:
Candidates apply and are assessed against the required profile. Suitable candidates are included in the Daily Worker Pool and may be contacted by MSF when a need arises to check their availability and suitability at that time.
Inclusion in the pool does not constitute a guarantee of work or future contact.