MHNT Midwifery (2 Positions) – Habru woreda

Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) orintensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Fraud, Bribery, and Corruption policy and code of conduct. The key responsibilities include understanding and complying with the SCI policies and procedures, not committing any act of fraud, bribery, or corruption, understanding risks in their area/role, and implementing mitigation measures, report any suspected fraud, bribery, or corruption immediately, declare conflicts of interest in accordance with internal procedures and complete mandatory training related to ethics and anti-fraud measures

ROLE PURPOSE: 

The position holder is responsible for the implementation of Mobile health and Nutrition activities in Mubarak. He/she the position holder shall be in charge of technical quality implementation and delivery of the mobile health and Nutrition services in the assigned woreda. S/He will mainly be responsible for the daily implementation of  ANC/PNC service, FP service, strengthen referral of pregnant women to health facilities to ensure safe delivery, ensure nutrition screening for PLW , , provide EPI service through jointly working with health extension workers and woreda health offices , provide health education, sanitation, safe motherhood and child health as per the guideline of national and regional mobile health and Nutrition teams. In addition, the position holder is also expected to provide supervision, technical assistance and capacity building to health extension workers and Health workers in health facilities. S

he/he will be responsible for the daily implementation of mobile health and Nutrition services package as per standard, supporting health facilities assigned as integrated mobile health & Nutrition modality and daily dispensary and drug supply management. He will also be responsible for day-to-day documentation of screened children and mothers, children admitted to OTP, children and adults treated, people provided for health education, vaccinated children and all provided services accordingly and compile weekly and monthly reports and share with mobile health and nutrition officers and woreda health offices. He/She will spend 100% of their time on the award.

Scope of Role:

• Supports and liaise with the health centre staff and provide on the job training and capacity building where required,
• Provide ANC/PNC service, FP service, ensure nutrition screening for PLW , OTP, consultation, outreach provide EPI service through jointly working with health extension workers and woreda health offices , provide health education, sanitation, safe motherhood and child health
• Ensure availability of essential maternal and child health service supply in coordination with health extension workers and woreda health offices.
• Follow up on safe motherhood, delivery
• Makes sure that midwife activities are implemented according to the National protocol i.e. application of the admission and discharge criteria, closely monitors and strictly follows anthropometry measurement
• Facilitates the trainings under this project
• Makes sure that all the mother receives health Education on FP, safe Delivery, immunization
• Giving care to the newborn babies
• Reports any problems in a timely manner to the Health Officer
• Coaches and supervises the every deliveries, immunization, health education
• Upholds the image and values of SC at all times,
• Performs other related tasks as required and tasks assigned by the organization.
•  Creates and maintain relationship with local health and other authorities and try to link Mobile health and Nutrition program with the existing health structure smoothly,
• Provides a daily/weekly/and monthly over view of drug items, stocks supplied to beneficiaries, Drugs, F100 and F75
• Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly report and submit to Mobile Health Officer

Dimensions:

• Number of direct reports: none
• technical teams to deliver the approved workplan, procurement plan, rehabilitation package and donor commitments.

• Represents the project in Habru Woreda and North Wollo coordination platforms, including relevant PHEM, Health and Nutrition forums.

Work with budget holder to ensure   activity lines and ensures compliant, timely and value-for-money use of project resources

Staff reporting to this post:  

Staff directly reporting to HN& WASH Program Manager.

Job specific roles and responsibilities 

• Facilitates the trainings under this project
• Make sure you regularly do ANC Delivery and new borne care, postnatal care, provision of water treatment and hygiene promotion
• Makes sure that all the mother receives health Education on FP, safe Delivery, immunization
• Giving care to the new born babies
• Giving medication and other essential nutrition to the children which are in the program
• Reports any problems in a timely manner to the Health Officer
• Coaches and supervises every delivery, immunization, health education
• Upholds the image and values of SC at all times,
• Performs other related tasks as required and tasks assigned by the organization.
• Perform any other activities based on Line manager’s assignment
• The staff should do all the responsibilities assign by the organization

Accountability:

• holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• builds and maintains effective relationships with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• honesty encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

MINIMUM QUALFICATION, EXPEREINCE, COMPETENCIES

QUALIFICATION

• Diploma or Degree in Nursing and midwifery.

EXPEREINCE

• Minimum 2 years working experience for BSC and six years’ experience for Diploma holders out of which one-year experience directly related to emergency health & nutrition particularly Midwifery

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITY 

• Knowledge, training and experience in Mobile Health and Nutrition and community mobilization/BCC
• Demonstrated skills in program planning, implementation and monitoring.
• Demonstrated skills in peer group training, Training of Trainers and development of training materials.
• Proficiency in spoken and written Amharic, English and Local language.
• Strong computer (Microsoft skills), all and interpersonal skills.

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as setout above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.