Midwife

Areas of responsibility:

The Midwife is expected to support women and their families in sexual and reproductive health related matters, conduct awareness sessions, undertake personal consultations and process referrals when needed.  The midwife is expected to work in mobile and static settings based on the needs deriving from the communities. The midwife is expected to work in close coordination with the SRH consultant, the community mobilizer and case management supervisor.

Main duties include but are not limited to:

• Provision of awareness sessions on family planning, sexual and reproductive health, personal hygiene, menstrual hygiene and contraceptives, maternal and prenatal and antenatal health/care, comprehension of neonatal care, female genital mutilation, sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infections, infertility and more topics as deemed necessary, upon the guidance of the SRH consultant.
• Conducting personal counseling sessions as per the needs of the participants.
• Coordinating closely with the case workers and the SRH consultant.
• Collaborating with relevant actors in case of SGBV survivors when needed
• Provision of general recommendations to caregivers

• Guiding new parents in the daily care for their newborns, helping parents to cope with miscarriage, termination, stillbirth and neonatal death
• Informing mothers about the importance of breast feeding, vaccination and possible complications resulting from harmful traditional practices, as well as needed documents required (birth certificate, vaccination card…)
• Ensuring respect of participants’ rights to privacy and confidentiality
• Ensuring timely referral for cases in need of medical support, while avoiding provision of medical advice and/or provision of medication and/or prescriptions
• Perform all activities in compliance with the relevant protocols and best practices

• Adhere to AND code of conduct

Skills

• Time, stress and anger management
• Ability to work under stress.
• Excellent teamworking skills
• Good Interpersonal and communication skills
• Good observational skills
• Ability to follow instructions and procedures
• Ability to draft reports when needed
• Act instantly in case of emergency

 Education & Experience

• Midwife degree or related field with a minimum of 5 years’ experience.
• Experience with NGO is a plus
• Midwife should also be familiar with the GBV core concept and safe identification and referral process.