Senior Midwifery

About ASDEPO

ASDEPO’s mission is works to improve the lives of the needy mothers, children, youths, and elders from first to last escalating their access to health and education services, supporting income generation and improving the natural environment, using a holistic and participatory loom.

ASDEPO is a local Civil Society Organization that has been working in all Regions of Ethiopia towards ensuring the poorest and most vulnerable and those affected by humanitarian crises have access to the fundamental rights of life, including but not limited to adequate shelter, food and livelihoods, water and sanitation, nutrition, healthcare and education. ASDEPO implements a range of multi-sectorial development, resilience, recovery and humanitarian responses Programmes by being sensitive to cross-cutting issues.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND 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.

• BSC Degree in midwifery with valid registration/practicing license.
• At least six 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/Refugee context is preferred.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Quantity required: 1

Salary: ETB 39,850 with 35% hardship allowance