Midwife Officer

About the role

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is hiring a Midwife Officer for its facility in Sheraro, Ethiopia. The role covers maternal and child health services, including antenatal and postnatal care, family planning, newborn care and emergency obstetric support, as well as monitoring and evaluation of services. The position is open only to internal candidates.

Key responsibilities

• Provide antenatal care, including assessments, follow-up, pregnancy and syphilis testing, HIV counselling and testing, iron-folic acid, TT vaccination, deworming and maternal nutrition counselling.
• Develop birth preparedness and complication readiness plans, provide family planning counselling and postnatal care for mothers and newborns.
• Identify high-risk pregnancies, manage obstetric emergencies, ensure active management of the third stage of labour and arrange ambulance and referral services.
• Provide newborn care, promote exclusive breastfeeding, support newborn immunization and give first-line support and referrals for GBV survivors.
• Offer adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health services and run awareness sessions on traditional practices, teenage pregnancy, STIs, menstrual hygiene and institutional delivery.
• Register, tally and report all services, maintain MCH and referral registers, compile weekly and monthly reports and contribute to DHIS2 reporting.
• Promote safeguarding, protect patient confidentiality and encourage community feedback.

Required profile

• Diploma, BSc or MSc in Midwifery from a recognized institution.
• Minimum 5 years' experience for a diploma, 2 years for a BSc and 1 year for an MSc.
• Clinical experience running reproductive health services, including family planning, antenatal care, delivery, postpartum care, abortion care and neonatal care; mobile health and PHEM experience is an asset; NGO emergency health experience is preferable.
• Renewed professional license.
• Excellent verbal and written English, Amharic and Tigrigna.

Required skills

• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong organizational, time-management, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams, and to lead change proactively.

Applicants must apply through the IRC online recruitment site, state the position applied for, date of application, summary of qualifications, motivation, addresses and contact details, and disclose any family relationship with existing IRC staff. Three references from current or former employers are required.