Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation.
“MSF promotes the inclusion of women and people with disabilities.
MSF does not charge fees or accept any money during the entire recruitment process”

MSF is advertising for the following position: Midwife Supervisor

Requirements for the position

Education:    

• Essential Minimum 3-year diploma in midwifery after secondary school Bachelor degree in Midwifery is desirable.
• Essential: valid work permit as midwife technician from Yemen medical council ( in Sanaa ) and desirable to have WP as midwife

Experience:    

• Essential: 2 years previous experience as Midwife and desirable 1 year as supervisor.
• Desirable previous experience with MSF or other NGOs

Languages:    

• Essential: Arabic & English

Competences:    

• Stress management
• Commitment
• Flexibility
• Results
• Teamwork

Description

• Place of work: Abs District, Hajja governorate Republic of Yemen
• Level: 8
• Duration: 1 year fixed term contract with the possibility of extension. Subjected to a probationary period.
• Others:  Salary: Based on the organization scale.

Main objectives: 

Supervising the clinical activities and guaranteeing the quality of midwifery care in the department, according to MSF protocols , values and universal hygiene standards in order to provide a high quality Mother and Child Health (MCH) care to the population.

Main responsibilities and tasks    

• Supervising, supporting and evaluating the team under his/her responsibility particularly midwives, midwife assistants and other related staff in her team such as cleaners. Planning and organizing their work (areas, days, absences, visits, holidays, etc) and coaching them in their work with special focus in following all appropriate protocols and procedures
• Ensuring team work and a professional relationship between maternity and other departments.
• Supervising the clinical activities in all the maternity departments.
• Ensuring that the staff on duty knows, implements and follows at all times the universal hygiene standards/ precautions, bio-hazard prevention and infection control.
• Ensuring that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained, cleaning and minor maintenance tasks are performed according to the protocols, reporting any malfunction to the project biomedical service.
• Being responsible for the department-related pharmacy activities (stock and consumption monitoring) as well as maintenance of the medical equipment
• Being responsible for ensuring that all the administrative procedures.
• Ensure that the newborn babies are followed up correctly since delivery and until discharge, making sure all babies are receiving the vaccination at birth.
• Responsible for all biomed equipment in her department..
• Ensure all post c-sections patients are up appropriatelly reporting of any change in the patients’ status.
• Responsible for the pharmacy in her department.
• After discharge, ensure the patients files are classified.
• Carry out supervision of staff in maternity in roster shifts.