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.

Position Overview

 Midwife will be based in UHI priority HFs of Kabul city and will work to manage all MNH activities in the HF Position Reports To: Cluster Manager

• Location: Kabul (Ahmad shah Baba DH)

Responsibilities

• Monitoring the health of pregnant women and their unborn babies.

• Educating patients as well as their partners and family members on reproductive health, preparation for parenthood, and antenatal care.

• Covering the normal and assisted delivery.

• Teaching patients with pain management techniques to prepare them for labor.

• Delivering patients’ babies in birthing centers, patients’ homes, or hospitals as well as providing emotional support and encouragement during labor.

• Taking and recording patients' blood pressure, temperature, and pulse as well as ordering diagnostic tests as needed.

• Helping patients and their partners to cope with miscarriages, stillbirths, neonatal deaths, and terminations.

• Teaching new mothers how to feed their newborns.

• Assisting Client in creating suitable birth plans.

• Providing sound advice to patients regarding diets, exercises, and medications suitable for pregnancy.

Qualification Required:

Certified Midwife ;

At least Three years of work experience in a similar position

Abilities/Skills:

• Ability to work successfully in teams, across a diverse team in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform

• Strong skills in facilitation, team building and coordination

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including strong writing, analytical and communication skills in Dari, Pashtu and English (preferable)

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!