Responsibilities As a midwife with Doctors Without Border/ Mdecins Sans Frontires (MSF), you will be involved in coordinating mother and child health departments in rural clinics, providing reproductive healthcare from mobile clinics or treating patients in a hospital. Your role is to implement and coordinate maternal health programs, supervise and train staff and support with policy development You will mainly supervise birth attendants and provide training as needed. You may be involved in handson assessment and treatment of women in areas where formal health systems are lacking. Midwives are in charge of prenatal and postnatal consultations including counselling for family planning, as well as data collection, analysis and reporting. Requirements Full and current registration Minimum two years of postqualification work experience Experience in medical and surgical termination of pregnancy, management of sexually transmitted infections, management of complicated deliveries in hospital settings, family planning At least six months of clinical experience within the last two years Experience in managing staff in a multicultural team (supervision and training) Fluency in English and French (Intermediate+, minimum level B2 in both). Refer to this Assets Relevant experience in HIV, prevention of mothertochild transmission, neonatal resuscitation, care for survivors of sexual assault, repair of third and fourthdegree lacerations Course in tropical medicine Proficiency with Microsoft Office software (especially Excel) MSF Core Competencies Behaviour flexibility: Level 2 Adapts behaviour to the needs of the situation Teamwork and cooperation: Level 2 Shares information and coordinates with team and others Result and quality orientation: Level 2 Works towards objectives, preserving established standards Commitment to MSF principles: Level 1 Demonstrates knowledge of and accepts MSFs principles People management: Level 2 Gives feedback and sets limits Crosscultural awareness: Level 3 Demonstrates an integrating attitude Stress management: Level 2 Manages own stress Understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI): Level 1 Familiarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian context #J-18808-Ljbffr
Job Title
Midwife