Midwives

The role

Midwives with MSF coordinate maternal and child health in rural clinics, run mobile reproductive healthcare, or treat patients in hospitals. The work includes supervising and training birth attendants, prenatal and postnatal care, and data reporting.

What you will do

• Coordinate mother and child health departments in rural clinics, mobile clinics or hospitals
• Implement and coordinate maternal health programs
• Supervise and train birth attendants and other staff
• Provide hands-on assessment and treatment of women where formal health systems are lacking
• Conduct prenatal and postnatal consultations, including family planning counseling
• Collect, analyze and report data
• Support policy development

Required qualifications

• Relevant diploma, degree and current valid midwifery license (CNM, CPM, CM, LM)
• At least two years of professional experience after midwifery training, with at least 6 months of relevant clinical experience in the last two years
• Commitment to a minimum 9 to 12 month international assignment
• Experience in a low resource setting
• Experience supervising, managing or training staff
• Experience managing high-risk pregnancies and obstetric complications
• Experience working in a hospital setting
• Willingness to provide care in line with MSF policy and protocols on women's health
• Ability to work within a diverse team

Nice to have

• French or Arabic at B2 level or above
• Advance Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) course
• Experience in safe abortion care, neonatal resuscitation, or care for sexual assault survivors

Benefits

• Salary and benefits as MSF employees
• Opportunities for professional growth in medical, non-medical and coordination streams
• Possibility of multiple assignments

Before you apply

• Assignments may involve long hours, heavy workload, basic living conditions, and settings of active conflict or post-conflict with security risks
• Employment may depend on satisfactory reference checks and/or background screening
• Staff must strictly follow security rules; failure may result in dismissal

About the company

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international organization providing medical care to people affected by conflict, disease outbreaks, disasters and social exclusion in more than 70 countries. MSF USA is one of 24 sections supporting the global movement, mainly through recruitment, fundraising, advocacy and communications.