Midwife

Leads maternity services in MSF field projects, supervising local teams and providing safe antenatal, delivery, postnatal, family-planning and newborn care. The midwife manages obstetric emergencies, infection prevention, pharmacy and equipment controls, clinical records and support for survivors of sexual violence.

• Supervise, coach and evaluate midwives, assistants and maternity support staff
• Plan staffing, schedules, coverage, leave and task allocation across maternity services
• Oversee antenatal care, deliveries, postnatal follow-up, family planning and newborn vaccination
• Manage complicated deliveries and coordinate specialised cases with medical doctors
• Enforce hygiene, infection-prevention and biohazard protocols
• Ensure safe use, cleaning, maintenance and fault reporting for medical devices and equipment
• Monitor maternity pharmacy stock, consumption and medical-equipment maintenance
• Maintain patient records and monthly reports and ensure appropriate care for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence

• Recognised midwifery diploma
• At least two years of relevant post-qualification professional experience, including at least six months of clinical midwifery in the previous two years
• Experience managing teams and providing training, coaching and supervision
• Hands-on experience managing major obstetric emergencies and complicated deliveries, abortion care, contraception and medical care for survivors of sexual violence
• Ability to work independently in caring for women and infants
• Experience living and working in low- or middle-income countries
• Willingness to work in unstable and insecure areas and remain on call for difficult births
• English proficiency at B2 level
• Availability for at least nine months

• Global-health or tropical-nursing diploma is a strong asset
• Paediatric, emergency-room, sexual and reproductive health or SGBV specialisation is an asset
• Family-planning, community-midwifery, infectious-disease or sexual-assault-care experience is an asset
• French and Arabic proficiency are assets

• Clinical Midwifery
• Obstetric Emergency Care
• Antenatal Care
• Postnatal Care
• Family Planning
• Abortion Care
• Sexual Violence Clinical Care
• Maternity Team Leadership
• Infection Prevention and Control
• Pharmacy Stock Management
• Newborn Care

• Medical Devices
• Maternity Equipment
• Pharmacy Stock Systems

• Field assignments may involve rural maternity units, hospitals, conflict zones or programmes for survivors of sexual violence
• Candidates must be available for at least nine months
• Applications require an English CV of no more than three pages, a motivation letter, qualification scans and medical licence registration