Organization Background:

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through healthcare training and relief and development programs.

Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, the International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in areas worldwide. By offering training and healthcare to local populations and medical assistance to people at high risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergencies, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated healthcare systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

To learn more about our mission, visit https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/who-we-are.

Project Background:

Health Sector Response to protection   & Increasing Access to RMNCAH Services project funded by UNFPA for 2024 will provide psychosocial support services to the beneficiaries through Psychosocial Counselling Centers (PSCCs),Mother and child health center(MCHC) in  the targeted provinces each (Kabul, Balkh, Jawzjan, Samangan, Kunduz, Faryab, Baghlan, Bamyan, Daikund, Paktika and Kapisa.

The objectives of the project are to facilitate access for all women and adolescent girls to knowledge, skills and a range of relevant services, support women’s and adolescent girls’ psychosocial well-being and creation of social networks, serve as a places where women and adolescent girls can organize and access information about the health and PSS services  serve as a key entry point for their  needs and to provide a space where women and adolescent girls can access basic skills training as a way of building a foundation for their livelihood assets.

Job Purpose:

The midwife will work in the MCHC established in the community. The midwife is directly responsible for the provision of Antenatal Care, Postnatal care, family planning, newborn care, health education and referral of complicated cases. The MCHC midwife works under the supervision of the MCHC in-charge.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Main responsibilities:

• Provide Antenatal care (ANC), postnatal care (PNC) and family planning services.
• Provide awareness sessions on: ▪ major complications of pregnancy, antenatal and postnatal, family planning, institutional delivery and its importance and benefits in maternal and neonatal mortality reduction.

• breastfeeding, maternal nutrition, menstrual hygiene, family planning methods, its benefits and information related to service availability at nearest health facilities.
•  vaccines, its benefits and importance, and referral of women and girls to the nearest health facility for the vaccination.
•  other available services in the MCHC such as Psychological first aid (PFA), Psychosocial support (PSS) and youth awareness on healthy lifestyles.
• Identify women and adolescent girls with reproductive health complications and referral to nearest health facilities.
• Refer women and girls with psychosocial distress and postpartum depression to PSS counselors for psychosocial support interventions.
• Maintain data entry registers and other information related to Antenatal Care, Postnatal care, family planning, newborn care, health education and referral of complicated cases as per organization and UNFPA requirements on already developed tools.
• Develop weekly and monthly reproductive health (RH) activity plans with coordination of the MCHC in charge.
•  Participate in the mother and child health center weekly, monthly planned and ad hoc meetings.
•  Work closely with other MCHC staff members to build a professional team.
•  Perform any other MCHC-related task assigned by MCHC in charge.
•  Collaborate with other team members to enhance the overall effectiveness of the MCHC.

Organizational Responsibilities:

Policy Adherence

• Adhere to the Code of Conduct, maintain humanitarian principles and respect international humanitarian law.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:

• Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.

Compliance & Ethics:

• Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.  Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.

Safeguarding

It is all staff’s shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children and adults at risk; and any form of trafficking in persons. 

Qualifications:

• Graduate from the recognized midwifery school or Community midwifery education (CME) program.

Experience:

• Minimum 1- 2 years of experience working within BPHS health facilities or with a Humanitarian NGO/Agency in a similar position.

Competency:

• Good communication skill both in writing and oral in Dari/Pashto essential
•  Ability to communicate clearly and work well with others in a team environment.
• Good capacity and analysis of conflict management to provide advises to the population.
• Written and spoken English is a plus.
• To be able to propose solutions to the identified problems/challenges.
• Flexibility is requested regarding the working hours and the live-in community after the working hours.

Dear Applicant,

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Please note that:

• IMC commits to a fair and transparent recruitment procedure.
• IMC will conduct his recruitment on the base of need only.
• Only HR department will contact you during the recruitment process.
• IMC may keep data of your application for its pool of candidate and might propose you other position than the one you applied for based on your qualification.
• Only short-listed candidates whose application responds to the criteria will be contacted & local applicants from the same province are encouraged to apply and will be given priority.

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Equal Opportunities:

International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran.