Midwifery Nurses (10 Positions)

Position: – Midwifery Nurse

Reports to: Roving Mobile Health Team Leader

Category: Health and Nutrition

Work Location: North Wollo and North Shewa Zones of  Amhara Region, Central and North Western Zones of Tigray Region, West Wollega Zone of Oromia Region, and Contested Areas 1 and 2

Career Level: Mid-Level (2+ – 5 years’ experience)

Project Duration: 9 months

Employment Type: Contract

Salary: As per the organization salary scale

Required Number: 10

About ASDEPO:

Action for Social Development and Environmental Protection Organization (ASDEPO) is an Ethiopian indigenous, “Civil Society Organization” established in 2014. ASDEPO is mandated to operate in all regional states of the country and is engaged indifferent thematic program areas of intervention namely: Humanitarian Response, Education, Health/HIV and AIDS/RH, Women and Youth Economic Empowerment, Gender Based Violence and Child Protection, Migration/Human Trafficking, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (Wash), NTD’s Climate Change, Agriculture, Environmental Protection and Training in Gambella, Oromiya, Amhara, Benishangul Gumuz, Afar, SNNPR and Somali Region.

Job Purpose

Midwife/Midwifery Nurse is responsible for providing quality, respectful, and evidence-based maternal, newborn, and reproductive health services to women, newborns, and adolescents in accordance with Ethiopian Ministry of Health guidelines, professional standards, ASDEPO policies, and project requirements.

The position will contribute to reducing preventable maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality through antenatal, delivery, postnatal, newborn care, family planning, health education, early identification of complications, timely referral, and community-based maternal and reproductive health interventions.

Key Responsibilities

• Improving basic preventive health care at community level in line with public health emergency management with emphasis health especially preventing maternal and new born deaths.
• Conduct & undertake family health services as of PHC
• Provide ANC, PNC, delivery and essential new born care.
• Provide iron supplementation, TT vaccine, FP counselling and contraceptives
• Strengthening of early referrals mechanism all obstetrics complications and other maternal and child health illnesses.
• health facility based on the availability of ambulance and seriousness of the illness.
• Manage sick children according to IMNCI and ICCM guideline.
• Train and support HWs and HEWs on how to provide quality maternal and child health services.
• Train and support community-based volunteer health workers for the implementation of the community component of the project.
• Conduct planning and promotion of awareness creation on nutrition and preventative health care issues in the community.

Safeguarding and Accountability

The post holder is expected to uphold ASDEPO’s safeguarding and protection standards, including child safeguarding, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, non-discrimination, confidentiality, accountability to affected populations and the principle of do no harm. The Officer must immediately report suspected or observed safeguarding or serious protection concerns through ASDEPO’s established reporting mechanisms

Job Requirement

• BSC Degree in midwifery with valid registration/practicing license.
• At least two years of experience in the field out of which one year NGO experience in the field is preferred.
• Experienced working at the primary health care unit (Health centres) at the MCH department and labour wards.
• 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

• Knowledge on emergency nutrition/IDP context is preferred.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English and Local language

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.