Save The Children Mid-Wifery Jobs in Ethiopia

Save The Children Mid-Wifery Jobs in Ethiopia

Job Id: 203151

Category: Health Care
Location: Wonago and Gedeb
Career Level: Mid Level ( 2+ - 5 years experience)
Employment Type: Full time
Salary: As per the scale of the organization

Job Description

Introduction

Save the Children is an exciting and dynamic organization that follows a holistic approach to achieve more for children and use its resources in an efficient and sustainable way.

In every programming we aim to achieve results at scale, build partnership to influence others and increase our impact; look for innovate solutions to the problems children faces, campaign for better practice and ensure that Children’s voices are heard.

Save the Children is an organization for talented people with different backgrounds and perspectives. We are proud that our people are representative of the children we work with and we thrive on our diversity.

We are an equal opportunity organization dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. Our culture is embedded in these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate the highest standards of behavior towards children both in their private and professional lives.


Save the Children offers sound employment conditions with opportunities for personal growth and development. If you are interested to work in an organization that is determined to achieve dramatic change for the most vulnerable children, we encourage you to look through the job profile below.

Job Title

Mid-Wifery

Code

SCI/HFO/024/19

Place of Work

Wonago and Gedeb

Program/Unit

Humanitarian Program-gedeo IDP Response

Monthly Salary in ETB

As per the scale of the organization

No. of Positions

02

Length of Contract

One Year

Role Purpose:

Job Summary:

Mid-wifery based at each intervention sites of Gedeo woredas, will be responsible to implement the life-saving interventions component of the humanitarian health assistance project for Internally Displaced People (IDP), people returned to their original places and for hard to reach areas in SNNPR in Gedeb,Bule and Wenago districts.

S/he will provide technical support to health facilities including health posts as well as participate in carrying out essential lifesaving primary health care services. The incumbent expected to work in collaboration with the district health offices, local stakeholders, staffs of Save the children and partners for effective implementation and monitoring of the project activities.

Job Specific Roles and Responsibilities

Key Areas of Accountability:

Specific Roles and Responsibilities:

Collaborate with the district health facilities and provide technical assistance and participate in conducting maternal and reproductive health in emergency in west-Guji zone’s district.

Provide technical support and participate in carrying out all components of MNCH packages (ANC, PNC, FP, PMTCT, labor and delivery, EPI) in West-Guji zone’s district.

Participate in static clinic and/or Mobile Health and Nutrition Team to provide essential lifesaving primary health care services to displaced people and people who have no access to health services.

Work in collaboration with the district health facilities including health posts and provide technical support to health workers for the delivery of emergency and primary health care services such as IMNCI, ICCM and CBNC activities to the internally displaced people, returnees, and people who have no access to the services.

Provide essential lifesaving primary health care services to Internally Displaced people, people returned

to their original areas and SGBV victims who have no access to primary health care services, returnees and remaining IDPs.

Provide technical support to health workers and participate in basic and fundamental nursing care, counselling, and treatment for sexually Gender Based Violence victims.

Makes sure that the health staff have adequate training on key maternal and child health activities per national manual/protocol,

Ensures the availability of job aids, reporting formats, therapeutic products and drugs for program implementation at health facility level.

Follow and ensures, action taken by all responsible parties on gaps identified during supervision.

Supports and liaise with local health staffs and provide on the job training/coaching and capacity building where required.

Undertake individual evaluations with the team and improve gaps.

Makes sure that health professionals from the health facilities to participate on the daily routine work for sustainability and smooth phase out strategy,

Organizes Weekly, monthly, Quarterly reports and report on time to the project coordinator and provide updates when needed.

Reports any problems in a timely manner to the project coordinator.

Upholds the image and values of Save the Children at all times.

Performs other related tasks as required.

Job Requirements

Qualifications

Degree in midwifery fields 2 years for BSc and 4 years for Diploma.

Previous experience and training on BEmONC.

Experience of pervious temporary static clinic and /or MHNT experiences.

Demonstrable experience in supervising, coaching and mentoring others.

Demonstrable experience in working with communities and knowledge of participatory approaches.

Skills/Ability required:

Demonstrated skills in program planning, implementation and monitoring.

Demonstrated skills in peer group training, Training of Trainers.

Strong computer (Microsoft skills), all and interpersonal skills.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment

Willingness to work under pressure and extra hours.

Additional requirements: Committed to Save the Children’s vision, mission and core values.

Percent of Travel:

90 Percent

How to Apply

Interested applicants who met the minimum requirements should send the following through Ethiopia.hawassarecruitment@savethechildren.org before or on April 05, 2019.

a. A CV (not more than 3 pages)

b. A cover letter (not more than one page)

c. A one-page table summarizing your educational background, work experience, technical skills and competencies to facilitate the screening process. Refer the vacancy announcement while doing this.

Please Do not submit copies of transcripts, academic degrees or recommendation letters with the application. You should provide them upon request otherwise your application will reject.

Please Make Sure You State the Code of the Vacancy on the Subject of Your Email ensuring that the job title is clearly stated in the cover letter. All applications should be received within 10 working days of this advertisement.

We need to keep children safe and as such, our selection process reflects our commitment to ensuring that only those who are suitable to work with children are considered for these posts.

All successful applicants will, therefore, be required to complete a Police Check and must sign onto our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.

In the selection of its staff, Save the Children is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities.

Note: All travel costs should be covered by the applicants, if invited for written exam or interview.

Save The Children Mid-Wifery Jobs in Ethiopia