Midwifery Nurse – MHN (Jigjiga)

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

The purpose of this role is to provide essential support to Save the Children’s emergency programmes in Afar, focusing on promoting accountability to beneficiaries with the objective of empowering communities and obtaining feedback on SC UK projects leading to improved quality and impact. The incumbent will work very closely with the MEAL Coordinator as well as all concerned project staff and project beneficiaries in establishing accountability mechanisms.

Reports to: Mobile health team lead

Dimensions: Save the Children works in – regions in Ethiopia with a current staff complement of approximately – staff and current expenditure of approximately $90+ million each year

Number of direct reports: N/A

•  Providing mothers with the necessary professional care and services during normal pregnancy and childbirth.
• The midwife also provides mothers and  baby with professional care and services during the first six weeks after delivery.
• Monitor and observe the condition of pregnant women.
• Obtain medical history and conduct screening tests as ordered by physician.
• Assist mothers-to-be in their labor processes through midwife nursing care.
• Provide follow-up nursing care to new mothers and their babies.
• Educate new mothers on breastfeeding, bathing and dressing babies.
• Instruct and educate mothers on related baby healthcare issues.
• Administer medications as prescribed by the consulting physician.
• Educate pregnant women on gynecological healthcare.
• Instruct and counsel women on birth control issues.
• Ensure  at all times adequately equipped and supplied with the necessary nutritional and clinical requirements – Plumpy’nut, Vitamin A, routine drugs, nutritional equipments, nutritional/medical stationeries, etc.
• Assisting the planning and promotion of awareness creation on nutrition and preventative health care issues in the community.

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:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Essential

Essential

• BSc/College Diploma in Midwifery and/or other health related fields.
• At least Four years working experience in the field out of which two years  NGO experience in related field
• Experienced in Midwifery and health program implementation –data collection and compilation, working with counterpart for lasting intervention, training of health workers, etc.
• Good written and spoken ability of the  local language
• Extremely flexible, able to work independently, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations and frustrations.
• Interest in and ability to work in team. .
• Good organizational and interpersonal skills.

Ability and willingness to work in remote and potentially insecure environments

Desirable

• Awareness of international accountability standards including HAP (Humanitarian Accountability Partnership) and a demonstrated commitment to promoting these standards in ways of working and project implementation.
• Experience of working with an international NGO in Afar region.
• Experience of social work in local communities.
• Experience of effectively communicating findings to internal/external stakeholders.
• Experience in child friendly accountability systems.
• Previous experience of working in an emergency context.