Position Title: Community Midwife/Nurse (Female)
Activation Date: 23 Feb, 2021 Announced Date: 23 Feb, 2021 Expire Date: 04 Mar, 2021
Job Description:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provide awareness and basic life-saving messages as well as health and reproductive health sessions to women and girls, pregnant and married females at the Women and Girls Safe Spaces
Conduct regular meetings with the community focal points, for sharing information, discussing relevant health issues and weekly activity plans for health messaging in the communities.
Ensure health basic information and IEC materials are utilized during awareness sessions.
With support from Protection Officers, establish health referrals with community level health clinics and raise awareness on referrals.
When need arises step in and support the Psychosocial councilor during group sessions and individual counselling sessions in absence of Psychosocial councilor
Sensitize communities and raise awareness to female community members during campaigns and advocate for reproductive health rights as well as women and girls protection issues.
Identify key risk concerns for women and girls in the community and share with Protection Officer.
Participate in capacity building trainings
Draft weekly and monthly reports as requested by Protection Officer.
Job Requirements:
Graduated from registered midwifery/ nursing school or relevant educational institutions.
Minimum 2 years of experience working with government and/or NGOs in health care provision, psychosocial counselling or GBV programs, community-based programs in the fragile environment/region.
Good coordination and proven communication and facilitation skills.
Personal qualities: Works well in big teams and promotes teamwork, empathetic and shows commitment to prevent Gender-Based Violence
Written and spoken English is a plus.
Submission Guideline:
You are kindly requested to send your written CV or resume through email and mention the vacancy number and title of the position in the subject line. Application received after the closing date and without subject line will not be considered.
Only short-listed candidates whose application responds to the above criteria will be contacted for written test. Interested candidates should send their application to the following email address:
Email: hrafghanistan@internationalmedicalcorps.org
Important: To ensure an open, transparent staff selection process pleases certify in your application form that I have no relative or personal relationship with International Medical Corps employees if yes, please disclose the Name, Position and Relation, otherwise your CV will be not considered for shortlist
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