Job Description
📍 Location: Mogadishu, Somalia
🕒 Job Type: Full-Time
📅 Posted: 2026 May 05th
📄 Contract Duration: 16 Months (with possibility of extension)
💰 Salary Range: USD 400 – 500
🏢 Organization: Human Appeal
About Human Appeal
Human Appeal is a global humanitarian and development organization committed to saving lives, reducing poverty, and empowering vulnerable communities through sustainable and community-led programs.
The organization delivers:
- Emergency medical assistance
- Food and disaster relief
- Healthcare support
- Livelihood and resilience programs
Human Appeal works in some of the world’s most vulnerable and hard-to-reach communities, guided by humanitarian values of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence.
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Somalia vacancies where nursing, public health, and emergency response jobs are regularly published.
Position Overview
Human Appeal is seeking a compassionate and skilled Nurse to support surgical and rehabilitation healthcare services in Mogadishu.
The selected candidate will play a vital role in delivering quality patient care throughout:
- Pre-operative treatment
- Post-operative recovery
- Rehabilitation support
The Nurse will work closely with:
- Doctors
- Surgeons
- Physiotherapists
- Project teams
while ensuring patient safety, infection prevention, proper documentation, and continuity of care.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical & Patient Care
- Conduct pre-operative nursing assessments
- Prepare patients for surgical procedures
- Deliver post-operative nursing care including:
- Wound management
- Pain management
- Vital sign monitoring
- Support rehabilitation and recovery activities alongside physiotherapists
- Administer medications and monitor side effects or complications
Infection Prevention & Safety
- Maintain strict infection prevention and control measures
- Ensure adherence to patient safety and clinical care standards
- Report medical concerns promptly to supervising doctors and project managers
Patient Education & Support
- Educate patients and caregivers on:
- Medication adherence
- Post-operative care
- Home-based recovery procedures
- Provide emotional support and clear communication throughout treatment and rehabilitation phases.
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Documentation & Reporting
- Maintain accurate and confidential medical records
- Support routine project reporting and treatment outcome documentation
- Assist with:
- Patient follow-ups
- Rehabilitation monitoring visits
- Data collection for monitoring and evaluation
Project Support & Coordination
- Coordinate with hospital staff, surgeons, and project teams to ensure continuity of care
- Contribute to:
- Case studies
- Success stories
- Lessons learned documentation
- Participate in project closure activities and final patient assessments
- Support preparation of final project reports and nursing documentation
Qualifications & Experience
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from a recognized institution
- Valid nursing license or professional registration
Professional Experience
Minimum 2–3 years of nursing experience, preferably in:
- Surgical wards
- Post-operative care
- Orthopedic or rehabilitation settings
Experience working with humanitarian or NGO health projects is highly desirable.
Required Skills & Competencies
The ideal candidate should demonstrate:
- Strong knowledge of infection prevention and patient safety protocols
- Excellent communication skills with patients and caregivers
- Ability to work independently in challenging environments
- Strong teamwork and conflict resolution skills
- Adaptability and commitment to humanitarian values
- Excellent written and spoken English
Candidates with experience working in fragile or low-resource settings will have an added advantage.
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Algeria vacancies which regularly features healthcare, emergency response, and public health vacancies.
Why Join Human Appeal?
This role offers an opportunity to make a direct impact on vulnerable communities through life-saving healthcare services.
By joining Human Appeal, you will:
- Support meaningful humanitarian work
- Gain experience in emergency and rehabilitation healthcare
- Work within a dedicated multidisciplinary medical team
- Contribute to sustainable community health outcomes
Diversity & Safeguarding Commitment
Human Appeal is committed to:
- Diversity and inclusion
- Gender equality and balance
- Safe recruitment practices
- Zero tolerance toward Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA/SH)
Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Candidates from Mogadishu will be given priority consideration.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should submit:
- Updated CV
- Cover Letter
as a single PDF document with the cover letter as the first page.
📌 Subject Line: Nurse
🗓 Application Deadline: 9 Dec 2026
Please note:
- Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
- Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the duty station location
Job Information
✔ Full-Time Position
✔ Humanitarian & Healthcare Category
✔ On-Site Work Arrangement
✔ Contract Extension Possible Based on Performance & Funding
📍 Duty Station: Mogadishu, Somalia