Medecins Sans Frontieres Midwife Activity Manager Jobs

Doctors Without Borders is an international, independent medical humanitarian action-driven

organization created in 1971, providing aid to populations in need, to victims of natural or manmade disasters and to the people affected by armed conflicts, without discrimination and
regardless of their race, religion, belief or political affiliation (MSF Charter).

OCBA stands for Operational Centre Barcelona-Athens and is made up of four Operational Cells (OCs), the Emergency Unit and the Humanitarian Affairs Unit (HAU) and other departments or services supporting Operations. MSF-OCBA is currently present in around 20 countries.

Defining, coordinating, monitoring all midwife and maternity related activities in a project area, according to MSF policies, protocols and standards in order to provide a high quality Mother and Child Health (MCH) care to the population.

International position based in Kenya (Nairobi) with frequent field visits to Somalia


Responsibilities

Planning, organizing and ensuring the implementation and supervision, in close
collaboration with other medical staff, all Sexual and Reproductive health activities.

Participating in the definition and update of annual project planning and budget, and if needed, in any emergency activity or exploratory visit in or out of the project area.

Informing other medical managers or doctors about any possible serious problem or
complication (i.e. worsening of state of patients, problems in medicines, etc.).

Coordinating and assessing the feasibility for referral of pregnant women to receive further medical evaluation, in order to manage efficiently the resources needed for delivering MCH care while keeping good quality levels.

Assisting and collaborating with the field doctors and nurses when required (normal or
complicated deliveries, SV cases, etc.), to complement the existing human resources and
contribute to the resolution of complica

Ensuring and supervising the implementation of protocols by all staff under his/her
responsibility in order to improve the quality of the healthcare given to population and to
prevent any infection due to staff malpractices.

Supervising the proper distribution of drugs and use of materials, keeping track of
consumption patterns and supply orders, and monitoring inventories, together with the project logistician.

Training the midwife and maternity staff in order to ensure having minimum levels of stock to carry out the activities of the project and a rational and appropriate use of material resources.

In coordination with the project biomedical service supervising the appropriate use of
medical devices and anticipating and

communicating future needs.

Supervising administrative procedures and documents, analysing routine data for
monitoring purposes, and being responsible for the collection and analysis of medical
statistics and reporting of SRH activities (participation in epidemiological reports and
monthly reports according to guidelines) in order to have updated and correct information about the day-to-day activity in the project and to provide support in the decision-making.


Requirements


Education

Midwifery recognized qualification essential: 3 or 4-year degree in midwifery or nursing degree completed with a 1 or 2-year specialization in midwifery

Experience

Minimum 2-year experience as midwife

Experience as team manager essential

Having worked internationally, with MSF or another NGO will be an asset

Languages

Excellent English essential

Arabic is an asset

Knowledge

Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)

Competencies

People Management

Commitment

Flexibility

Results

Teamwork


Contract Conditions


Eligibility

International candidates only: Somalian residents cannot be accepted as this is an
international posting

Duration of the contract

Fixed-term contract of 6 months with renewal option

Salary/Indemnities

Salary defined by the MSF International salary grid

Additional monthly living allowance

Lodging provided at the organization’s guesthouse/or housing allowance

International and local transportation costs covered

Provision of medical, life, and repatriation insurance


How to Apply

To apply, all applicants should please send their CV and cover motivation letter online
http://cv.msf.es/en/msf-cv-forms/form-001/es

CLOSING DATE: July 30th 2018

Candidates are advised to submit applications early to avoid disappointment as we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the advertised closing date.

Replies will only be sent to short-listed candidates.


For more information and job application details, see; Medecins Sans Frontieres Midwife Activity Manager Jobs

Médecins Sans Frontieres, as a responsible employer, under article 38 of “Ley de Integración Social del Minusválido de 1982 (LISMI)” invite those persons with a recognized disability and with an interest in the humanitarian area to apply for the above mentioned position.





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