Senior Midwife

Medical Advisor-Sanità - Tecnico

Descrizione

Founded in 1950, Doctors with Africa CUAMM was the first NGO focused on healthcare to be recognized by the Italian government. It is now one of the leading organization working to protect and improve the well-being and health of vulnerable communities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The NGO promotes long-term health cooperation projects, intervening also in emergencies to ensure that services are available to all.
Doctors with Africa CUAMM is currently active in 10 Sub-Saharan countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda.
The NGO supports public and non-profit hospitals, local districts, schools of nursing and midwifery, university faculties of medicine.
CUAMM’s action focuses on health system strengthening and targets the weakest population groups, particularly women and children. Interventions include prevention, screening and treatment programmes; development or strengthening of referral systems at community level; training of health staff; management support and technical assistance to local health institutions; field research.
CUAMM’s international and national staff work together on the front line to strengthen local health systems, in resource-limited contexts where the commitment and contribution of the individual can make a real difference.
Which is why we always need skilled and motivated people who are ready to join us to collaborate on our projects ‘with Africa’.

Start date: ASAP (October or earlier)
Location: Abobo Hospital, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Duration: 3-4 months (extendable to 6 if necessary)

Purpose of the role
As part of a project to strengthen neonatal services at Abobo Hospital, the senior midwife will carry out a short mission to analyse the functioning of the delivery room and define an action plan for quality improvement.

Key duties:

Conduct a clinical and organisational-management assessment of the delivery room
Identify priorities for action and share them with delivery room representatives, together with operational recommendations
Develop, in close collaboration with delivery room representatives, an action plan coordinated with existing neonatal strategies
Facilitate opportunities for discussion/training for delivery room and neonatal staff to ensure an integrated mother-newborn approach

Requirements

University Degree in Midwifery
Excellent knowledge of French
At least 10 years of clinical experience in delivery rooms, including experience in organizational roles
Experience in resource-limited settings; previous experience in evaluating/assessing healthcare processes and services will be considered an advantage
Strong organizational and management skills
Excellent mediation and communication skills in both intercultural and institutional contexts
Resilience and ability to remain effective under pressure
Other information

TERMS OF CONTRACT

Type of contract: collaboration contract
Salary: TBD according to NGO salary grids and compensation policy (basic salary for the job position, with possible increase based on professional experience)
Rest days: 2.5 days for each month worked, in the case of a contract of at least 4 months
Flight ticket: one return flight at the beginning and at the end of the collaboration; if the collaboration is extended to 6 months, the return flight is set accordingly at the end of the service
Health issues: the NGO provides health insurance and covers vaccination costs
Visa and permits: the NGO bears the cost and paperwork for visa and work/residence permits
Accommodation: provided by the NGO, it is generally individual, depending on the logistical situation and the availability of accommodation in the workplace
Other costs: the NGO covers costs related to housing utilities and internet; food and personal expenses are covered by the worker

Due to the high number of applications, please note that our recruiting team will contact only short-listed candidates.
The selection process is based on non-discrimination criteria and candidates are taken into consideration without distinction of ethnicity, gender, political orientation, religion, personal opinions, sexual orientation.

Doctors with Africa CUAMM does not tolerate any abuse, exploitation or violence against vulnerable children and adults, nor other behaviour that does not respect human dignity from its own staff, partner staff or other staff associated with the NGO.

All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to the mission and values of the organization, nondiscrimination policies and safeguarding principles.

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