Midwifes

Responsibilities

• Organizing midwifery services for outpatients and sometimes inpatients.
• Supervising and training team of locally hired midwives.
• Collaborating closely with traditional birth attendants and assistants, sharing education on hygiene standards, providing them with the necessary resources and knowledge.
• Planning and managing medical supplies in collaboration with the medical team.
• Collecting data and analyzing statistics, writing regular project reports.

Requirements

• Completed education in midwifery (diploma or university degree).
• Minimum 2 years unsupervised experience in the delivery room (since graduation).
• Direct experience in management of obstetric emergencies (e.g. eclampsia, non-progressive labour, heavy bleeding and sepsis).
• Ability to work independently.
• Experience with leading people.
• Strong knowledge of English.
• Ability to work on assignment for at least 6-12 months.
• General requirements for all professions also apply.

Desirable

• Knowledge of tropical medicine, public health or infectious disease care.
• Clinical work experience in resource-limited settings.
• Direct experience in any of the following: family planning counselling, care for survivors of sexual violence, treatment of patients with HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections, and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV.