International Rescue Committee

Position: MHNT Midwife/Officer

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: ****, Ethiopia

Posted date: 22 minutes ago

Application Deadline: Jun, 14/2021 (7 days left)

Job Description

BACKGROUND: The International Rescue Committee, one of the world’s largest humanitarian international NGOs, provides relief, rehabilitation, and development support to vulnerable people and communities in over 30 countries. We began work in Ethiopia in 2000 in response to severe drought in Ethiopia’s Somali region and are currently providing assistance to Ethiopians and refugees in six regions in Ethiopia, implementing emergency and development programs in health, water and sanitation, economic recovery and development (ERD), women’s protection and empowerment, education, child protection, and multi-sectoral emergency response.

Position Overview:

MHNT Midwife/Officer is responsible for proper implementation of Emergency Health and nutrition services targeting children and adults provided at MHNT sites. She/he will work closely with the MHNT Team leader, MHNT Midwife nurse, and Senior health officer based in Konso, Alle, and Derashe. Supporting the MHNT team leader in liaising with the woreda health office to enhance their participation and involvement in prevention, awareness creation, and capacity building of woreda based government health staff (HWs & HEWs) and s/he will provide ongoing technical support for gov’t health care providers (HWs and HEWs).

This position will be based at different woredas in Konso, Alle, and Derashe and will directly report to the MHNT Team Leader/Senior Health Officer based in the Hawassa field office.  

Key Responsibilities:

•    Provide health education at MHNT sites,
•    Provide consultation and treatment for children based on IMNCI protocol,
•   Provide proper nutrition screening and emergency nutrition services (OTP, TSFP, and linking cases for SC) based on national protocols,
•   Record and registration of consulted/treated and nutrition program beneficiaries,
•   Prepare, compile, and timely submission of child health and nutrition services report,
•   Manage child health and nutrition products/drugs stock, follow up on the stock level, utilization, and balance and notify early shortage to MHNT team leader,
•   Conduct demonstration of Super cereal plus and other nutrition products preparation for new mothers to ensure appropriate utilization,
•   Capacitate and assist HEWs in providing child health and nutrition services provision,
•   Perform additional responsibilities as required by the MHNT Team leader and senior Health officer,

Qualifications

Requirements:

• BSc Degree in Public Health, Nursing or midwifery/MD Degree.
• Minimum work experience of 3 years for BSc Degree & 2 years for MSc Degree holders, 1 year for MD.
• Basic supervisory/managerial skills with strong interpersonal skills.
• NGO experience in emergency health response project activities is preferable.
• Demonstrable experience in working with communities in participatory approaches and capacity building of health centers.  
• Ability to plan, organize, and supervise the implementation of emergency health response projects
• Good technical and report writing skills with computer skills and knowledge.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Self-motivated, honest, highly responsible, and punctual, and able to constructively address gaps and weaknesses.
• Ability to work under pressure in remote areas and understanding the cultural context of the local area.

IRC is an equal employment opportunity employer. IRC considers all applicants based on merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

Professional Standards: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. Following these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons

Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols, and other supportive benefits and allowances

Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants based on merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

How to Apply

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