MSF BELGIUM VACANCY:  

MIDWIFE ACTIVITY MANAGER OUTREACH 

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization 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 is therefore guided by the principles of neutrality and impartiality.  These principles must apply to all MSF staff. 

Job Details 

Main Purpose :

Defining, coordinating, monitoring all midwife and maternity related activities in a project area (Outreach activities), according to MSF policies, protocols and standards in order to provide a high-quality Mother and Child Health (MCH) care to the population.

Main Responsibilities :

• Planning, organizing and ensuring the implementation and supervision, in close collaboration with other medical staff, all Sexual and Reproductive health activities. Participating in the definition and update of annual project planning and budget, and if needed, in any emergency activity or exploratory visit in or out of the project area
• Informing other medical managers or doctors about any possible serious problem or complication (i.e. worsening of state of patients, problems in medicines, etc.). Coordinating and assessing the feasibility for referral of pregnant women to receive further medical evaluation, in order to manage efficiently the resources needed for delivering MCH care while keeping good quality levels.
• Assisting and collaborating with the field doctors and nurses when required (normal or complicated deliveries, SV cases, etc.), to complement the existing human resources and contribute to the resolution of complicated cases. Ensuring the new-born babies are followed up correctly since delivery and until discharge and that all pregnant women and new-born children are referred to the Extended Program on Immunization (EPI).
• Managing the midwifes at outreach level and can be called to support maternity staff in the project (Hospital). Planning and supervising the associated HR processes (recruitment, training, performance evaluation, motivation, internal/external communication, etc.) in order to improve staff capabilities and to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required
• Ensuring and supervising the implementation of protocols by all staff under his/her responsibility in order to improve the quality of the healthcare given to population and to prevent any infection due to staff malpractices
• Supervising the proper distribution of drugs and use of materials, keeping track of consumption patterns and supply orders, and monitoring inventories, together with the project logistician. Training the outreach midwifes and maternity staff if needed in order to ensure having minimum levels of stock to carry out the activities of the project and a rational and appropriate use of material resources
• In coordination with the project biomedical service supervising the appropriate use of outreach medical devices and anticipating and communicating future needs.
• Supervising administrative procedures and documents, analysing routine data for monitoring purposes, and being responsible for the collection and analysis of medical statistics and reporting of outreach SRH activities (participation in epidemiological reports and monthly reports according to guidelines) in order to have updated and correct information about the day-to-day activity in the project and to provide support in the decision-making

Note: 1. SRH Activities include: antenatal and postnatal care, family planning, obstetrical care (BEmONC 1 and CEmONC 2), neonatal and comprehensive abortion care, management of victims of sexual violence, female genital mutilation, reproductive tract infections and Fistula care.

Note: 2. BEmONC = basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care = Administration of antibiotics, oxytocics, anticonvulsants, manual removal of the placenta, removal of retained products following abortion, assisted vaginal delivery, preferably with vacuum extractor and newborn care including neonatal resuscitation.

Note 3. CEmONC = comprehensive obstetric and neonatal care = the full package of BEmONC Plus; surgery (caesarean section, hysterectomy, laparatomy), safe blood transfusion and care to sick and low birth weight new-borns)

Context Specific Responsibilities :

• The employee will work in the PHU and villages supported by MSF within the Kenema District.
• She should show flexibility and motivation to carry on extra responsibilities
• Aligned with the aim of capacity building , to encourage the staff to grow their professional skills
• Considering the the nature of the the job ,a subsequent level of flexibility and mobility will be expected.
• To establish a safe work environement and adequate team interaction , regular meetings are organized with the team (all the stakeholders)

Specific objectives related to this position (MWAM/OUTREACH).

• Actively monitor, support and follow up the SRH activities activities (ICCM)in the villages supported by MSF ➢ Perform and / or supervise the MOH drug gap filing management and medical equipment (drug orders, stock monitoring, storage conditions, inventories, monitoring of expired drugs and their destruction, consumption of drugs, etc.), in order to respond to needs efficiently and effectively
• In collaboration with HP team, follow all SGBV activities for better management according to the standards policy

Note: Other job-related activities can be adjusted following the context evolution.

Requirements :

Education (essential): Midwifery recognized qualification essential. Tropical medicine training desirable Experience:  Two years experience as a midwife.  

 Having worked in MSF or other NGO’s and in developing    countries is desirable 

Language: English, Mende, Krio 

Competencies • Results

• Teamwork
• Flexibility
• Commitment
• Service

Application Details :

Applicants should submit: Application letter, CV, copy of certificates/diplomas, copy of labor card, copy of license

released by the Sierra Leone Nursing and Midwife Board, copy of work certificates from previous employment – no original documents to be submitted 

Applications can be submitted to: MSF Kenema Base (Tissor), MSF Kenema Hospital (Hangha), & MSF Office in Freetown.

Applications can be submitted via email: msfocb-kenema-hrtl@brussels.msf.org

Application deadline: 09 August 2023 at 5 PM– no late applications will be accepted

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for further recruitment process.

Please note that MSF does not reimburse transportation cost if applicants are asked for a test or interview.

Please indicate “Midwife Activity Manager” and NAME on the envelope/subject. 

MSF does not charge fees for receiving any applications or participating in any recruitment process.