Midwives

Afghan Women Rights Organization (AWRO) is a national, non-profit, non-political organization working to promote the rights and well-being of Afghan vulnerable populations through initiatives in livelihoods, health, nutrition, education, food security and other humanitarian responses. AWRO has successfully implemented multiple humanitarian projects across Afghanistan, with a strong focus on community engagement, inclusion, and sustainability.

Midwives will be hired for this project to provide quality maternal and newborn care, including antenatal, delivery, postnatal, and family planning services, health and nutrition education, in line with national guidelines and safe motherhood standards.

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The Midwives will be responsible for the following tasks, including but not limited to:

·Provide Antenatal Care (ANC) and Postnatal Care (PNC) to pregnant and lactating women.

·Conduct routine screenings for pregnancy-related conditions (e.g., anemia, hypertension, infections).

·Educate PLW on Safe delivery practices, Family planning options, Importance of skilled birth attendance

·Provide assistance during labor and delivery, including monitoring of labor progress

·Identify and manage or refer obstetric complications in a timely manner.

·Monitor the health of newborns post-delivery.

·Educate mothers on postpartum care, including breastfeeding techniques.

·Provide Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) counseling.

·Educate PLW on Nutrition and hygiene, Infection prevention, Vaccination awareness

·Ensure accurate documentation of all maternal and child health services provided.

·Follow strict Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) protocols during maternal care services.

·Promote maternal and child health awareness through outreach and counseling.

·Any other activities as related to the position or assigned by the supervisor

• Bachelor’s degree midwifery or diploma in midwifery with additional one year of experience

• Graduation from an accredited institute

• Minimum two years of related work experience

• Valid License to practice from Afghanistan Government

• Strong knowledge of maternal and child health and nutrition

• Familiarity with national health guidelines

• Ability to provide skilled birth/deliveries, and manage obstetrical complications

• Preference will be given to candidates who have previous working experience with Mobile Health and Nutrition Teams (MHNT), as this experience is considered highly relevant and important for the position.

• Familiarity The Project targeted areas which are Barmal, Dila, Gomal, Sar Rawzah, Surobi, Turwo, Urgun, Waza Khwah, Yahya Kheil and Yusuf Kheil district of Paktika Province is preferred.

Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their updated CV and a cover letter as a single Word document, clearly stating the position title and vacancy number (Midwives - AWRO-PKA-AHF-26-07) in the subject line, Applications without this subject line will not be considered for the next step of the recruitment process.

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