Midwife

The Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh), with headquarters in Lausanne and an office in Zurich, is the leading Swiss child rights organisation with more than 2000 employees worldwide. We stand together with children to uphold their rights, protect their lives and improve their well-being. We achieve this through innovative programmes focused on health, migration and access to justice, specially designed to have a positive and sustainable impact.

Tdh has been working in Afghanistan since 1995 and carry out projects related to Child Protection, Mother and Child health and Livelihood Programs in Kabul, Balkh, Kunar and Nangarhar provinces.

Job Summary :

The midwife will offer the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health services including Antenatal care, Postnata care, Family planning and delivery services to pregnant and lactating women attending the health facility. In addition she will be responsible to provide health education on reproductive health to pregnant and lactating women during their to health facility.

Main responsibilities:

• The midwife will provide the Antenatal care services to pregnant and lactating women attending the health facility in accordance with MopH guidelines.

• The midwife will provide the Postnatal care services to pregnant and lactating women attending the health facility.

• She will provide the health education to pregnant and lactating women on reproductive health and maternal nutrition

• To provide the family planning services to women

• To carry out the normal delivery in health facility and refer the complicated delivery cases to nearby health facility

• To advise micro-nutrient and folic acid to childbearing age women attending the health facility

• To set the target of ANC, PNC, Family planning and delivery of the health facility considering the catchment area population of the health facility.

• To maintain the registration of ANC, PNC, FP and delivery in their registers accordingly.

Education :

Graduated from a recognized midwifery institute; bachelor’s degree preferred.

Experience / Skills :

• Minimum of three years of professional experience as a midwife in recognized health facilities.

• Prior experience working with national or international NGOs is preferred.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to assess and manage Antenatal Care (ANC) and Postnatal Care (PNC).

• Competent in conducting clean and safe normal deliveries.

• Skilled in monitoring labor using a partograph.

• Ability to provide comprehensive maternal care, including antenatal and postnatal services, safe delivery (normal vaginal delivery), and early identification and referral of complications.

Languages:

Strong and effective oral and written communication skills in local languages.

Tdh General Code of Conduct and Ethical Policies :

• Commits to promoting and complying with the Global Code of Conduct, systematically reporting any violations of the Code through Tdh's formal reporting mechanisms and dealing with any violations of procedures and processes appropriately.

• Raises awareness of the Foundation of the risks of policy non-compliance, violence and abuse, and related rights, towards children, community members and our own employees.

• Undertakes to comply with key ethical policies and guidelines, including the Safeguarding Policy, the Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy, the Conflict-of-Interest Policy and other policies related to the prevention of terrorist financing and criminal activities, as well as workplace behavior.

• Commits to putting values and principles into practice through exemplary behavior, in full compliance with the Code of Conduct, and always respecting established procedures and processes.

• Commits to developing a compliant and enlightened management culture within the organization and in our work with children and the communities in which we operate.

References :

Please note that all job offers will be subject to satisfactory references and checks (criminal record and anti-terrorism funding check). Terre des hommes will ask the Human Resources of previous organisations to provide references on any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment as well as fraud and corruption, during employment, or incidents under investigation at the time the candidate left employment.

Procedure:

Only complete applications (updated and accurate CV + covering letter) received through Tdh online application platform will be processed. It is essential that all information provided is complete, truthful and verifiable, as any discrepancies may affect your eligibility in the recruitment process.

Additional documents (diplomas, work certificates, etc.) will be requested at a later date. 

Please note that

- Only applications submitted through the online platform will be considered. Applications submitted by email, in person, or through other means will not be accepted.

- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next stages of the recruitment process.

- Tdh upholds the principles of equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion, and maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward any harm, abuse, or exploitation of children or vulnerable adults by staff, representatives, or partners.

- Female candidates and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Tdh values the diversity, perspectives and contributions each individual brings to the team. 

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply through the Tdh online application platform via the following link

https://jobs.tdh.org/en-GB/jobs/internal/f5352020-e8bb-49d2-9472-f61e6e17b020