Job Description

Posted 4 weeks ago

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

The primary purpose of the Midwife position is to provide comprehensive maternal and newborn healthcare services, ensuring safe pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postnatal care. The midwife plays a critical role in promoting reproductive, maternal, and neonatal health, preventing complications, and supporting family planning and health education.

PRIMARY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Antenatal Care (ANC):

• Conduct routine ANC consultations, assessments, and screenings.
• Monitor maternal and fetal health.
• Educate pregnant women on nutrition, birth preparedness, and danger signs.

Labor and Delivery:

• Provide skilled birth attendance, manage normal deliveries, and identify complications early.
• Ensure use of infection prevention and control practices.
• Maintain accurate delivery records and partographs.

 Postnatal Care (PNC):

• Provide postnatal assessments and counseling for mothers and newborns.
• Support breastfeeding initiation and monitoring.
• Identify and manage early maternal or neonatal complications.

Family Planning and Reproductive Health:

• Offer counseling and provision of family planning methods.
• Educate clients on sexual and reproductive health.

Emergency Obstetric Care:

• Recognize obstetric emergencies and initiate appropriate management.
• Refer high-risk cases to higher-level facilities in a timely manner.

Health Education and Community Engagement:

• Conduct individual and group education sessions.
• Collaborate with community health workers to promote maternal health services.

Record Keeping and Reporting:

• Maintain up-to-date patient records and monthly reports.
• Ensure data quality and confidentiality.

Team Collaboration and Supervision:

• Work closely with nurses, doctors, and other staff to provide holistic care.
• Support capacity building and mentoring of junior staff or students if applicable.

EDUCATION, TECHNICAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

• A1 degree in midwifery, preferably a background in nursing
• 2 years minimum experience in midwifery in Rwanda
• Registration with the National Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Knowledge of newborn vital signs, family planning methods
• Knowledge of Ministry of Health standards and protocols for maternal/child health and obstetric health
• Knowledge of the regional political and social conditions
• Kinyarwanda, English, and French oral/writing skills, Kiswahili oral skills also preferred
• Excellent organizational, administrative and management skills
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment
• Experience working in protracted refugee situation and/or previous experience in Rwanda a plus
• Experience in managing and working with a multicultural staff
• Strong participatory leadership and interpersonal skill
• Computer knowledge (Microsoft office, MS Word, MS Excel)
• Ability to motivate and counsel staff working in a refugee camp environment.
• Provide weekly, monthly and quarterly reports of the activities.

KEY BEHAVIORS & ABILITIES:

• Commitment to personally champion ALIGHT’s Program vision and Mission and inspire others to do the same
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including effective presentation and facilitation skills
• Excellent strategic thinking, process management and problem-solving skills
• Collaborative, result-oriented management style
• Initiative, resourcefulness and innovation
• Strong participatory leadership and interpersonal skills. Ability to motivate staff and lead a high performing team in a politically sensitive environment,
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested and qualifying candidates should submit applications to ALIGHT Rwanda Executive Director – to include 1 page Cover Letter, an updated CV (max. 3 pages), and three names (plus titles & contacts) of relevant professional referees, to include most current Employer/ Supervisor ( All in one document) – to the following email address only: RWJobs@WEAREALIGHT.ORG with the position applied for CLEARLY indicated in the subject line. The deadline for submission of applications is July 3^rd, 2025 at 16:00hrs. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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