Midwife (2 Positions)

Medical Teams Calling  

Daring to love like Jesus, we boldly break barriers to health and restore wholeness in a hurting world. 

Medical Teams International holds strict child and vulnerable adult safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for misconduct related to sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment & selection, hiring decisions will give due emphasis to assessing candidates’ eligibility thorough background checks, police clearance, and professional reference check processes.

JOB SUMMARY

The Midwife will contribute to the calling of Medical Teams  providing high-quality comprehensive maternal, newborn, and reproductive health services in Medical Teams -supported health facilities. The role involves antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, and family planning counseling, safe delivery support, and emergency obstetric care. The midwife is expected to ensures respectful, timely, culturally sensitive care and evidence-based care in line with national and international standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide comprehensive antenatal care, identifying and managing risk factors in pregnancy.
• Conduct safe and clean deliveries, ensuring proper use of infection prevention protocols.
• Monitor labor progress and provide active management of the third stage of labor (AMTSL).
• Offer immediate postpartum care for mothers and newborns.
• Identify, manage, and refer obstetric and neonatal complications appropriately.
• Provide postnatal follow-up and health education.
• Administer medications, vaccinations, and supplements as required.
• Provide family planning counseling and services in accordance with national guidelines.
• Educate women, families, and communities on safe motherhood, newborn care, breastfeeding, nutrition, and family planning.
• Promote community awareness of maternal health and available services.
• Collect and report data in line with facility and program requirements (e.g., HMIS).
• Provide compassionate and respectful care to all patients who present to the clinic
• Support other staff and colleagues to maintain good infection control practices to prevent spread of illnesses within the clinic and among the staff
• Support safeguarding of program participants and employees through promoting an environment of awareness and upholding the code of conduct provisions of Medical Teams Protection from Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, Child & Vulnerable Adult protection, and harassment-free workplace policies. Incumbents will remain alert and responsive to any child and adult safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child and adult safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding.

EDUCATION, LICENSES, & CERTIFICATIONS

Required: 

• BSc degreein Midwife, and related educational background from recognized academic institutions.
• Valid professional license/certification by the national regulatory body.

EXPERIENCE 

• At least 1 years of experience providing maternal and newborn services, preferably in a primary health care or humanitarian setting.
• Knowledge of basic emergency obstetric and newborn care (BEmONC) is an advantage.
• Experience working with INGOs is an added advantage

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

Knowledge:   

• Knowledge of development & humanitarian issues and concepts
• Skilled in use of partograph, AMTSL (Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor), and basic newborn care.
• Fluent spoken and written local Language Amharic and English.
• Strong interpersonal and team skills
• Proven ability to be flexible in demanding situations
• Excellent communicator
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment
• Negotiation and representation skills
• Analytical and problem solving Computer literate, able to work efficiently in Microsoft office on standard or mobile platforms.

Skills:  

• Humanitarian motivation
• Emotionally and spiritually mature
• Team player – practical, desire to support the field teams.   Abilities Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
• Ability to prioritize tasks
• Ability to embrace and promote MTI’s mission and vision
• Ability to pitch in and get the job done
• Ability to understand and sensitivity to cross cultural issues
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to ever changing environments
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Able to build new relationships and gain people’s trust quickly
• Ability to keep Integrity in representing Medical Teams Willing to travel to insecure environments
• Ability to uphold and exemplify the organization’s core values
• Ability to represent the organization in a professional manner to donors, volunteers, and the public.

PHYSICAL CONDITIONS

Physical Requirements:  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequent use of a personal computer, database and digital platforms, and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine and computer printer.
• Frequently uses hands, fingers, and arms to reach, handle, touch or feel equipment, medical instruments, materials, computer.
• Frequent communication and exchange of information among colleagues and persons of concern which requires the ability to speak, hear, convey and express oneself.
• Frequent close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Occasionally ascends/descends stairs, steps, or ladder
• Occasionally move about inside an office to access file cabinets, office machinery, meet with colleagues, etc.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25Kg.
• Seldom to occasionally positions oneself to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• If in travel status, occasional to frequent traversing over rough or steep terrain in either a motor vehicle or on foot.