Program Description:     The USAID funded Urban Health Initiative (UHI) Program’s goal is to improve health outcomes of people living in urban areas, particularly focusing on the health of women and children and other vulnerable populations. Interventions aim to increase demand, access and quality of health services. Lead by Jhpiego and implemented by a dynamic consortium of organizations, UHI is implemented in five cities in Afghanistan – Kabul, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Jalalabad and Kandahar.

Key duties and responsibilities:
1. Provide health education and counseling to women on all aspects in relation to
pregnancy, childbirth, nutrition, hygiene and family planning.
2. Provide care and advice for women during pregnancy. Where the pregnancy is
normal, the midwife is expected to be the main caregiver.
3. Inform and refer the woman to reasonable level of health facility in cases of a high-risk
pregnancy or when complications occur.
4. Provide ANC, PNC and delivery care.
5. Provide total care and support for the woman in labour.
6. Conduct normal and breech deliveries and where necessary, perform
episiotomies and suturing.
7. Perform life saving and emergency measures on the patient where a doctor is not
available, including manual removal of placenta, maternal resuscitation and bimanual
compression of the placenta.
8. Provide the immediate care for the newborn baby and where necessary perform
neonatal resuscitation.
9. Support and advise the mother on infant feeding and vaccination. Promote
exclusive breastfeeding.
10. Maintain and ensure safe storage of all equipment you use. Report faults and
damaged equipment. Ensure safe waste disposable of relevant rooms (used
gauze, sharps, D/S etc).
11. To managing the CS OPD cases dressing and follow up.
12. Organizing, managing and controlling the MNH activities.
13. To keep record and on time report of MNH activities as required.
14. Attending all necessary meetings, workshop and training.

Qualifications required:
- Graduated from recognized midwifery institute.
- More than 2-year experience in the same position.
- Fluency spoken written and reading local languages.
Others:
• Respect to the rules/regulation
• Keep patient’s confidentiality
• Be respectful and proper attitude against the Clients
• Good interpersonal relation and skills
• Good team worker.

Please send your CV to Recruitment-AF@jhpiego.org. For further information about Jhpiego, please visit our website at www.jhpiego.org. Note: Please mention the job title and vacancy number of the position on your email subject line otherwise your application may not be considered . The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation. Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer!