Community Midwife Assistant

The International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH) is a center in the University of Washington’s Department of Global Health that works in partnership with the University of California, San Francisco. I-TECH has projects in more than 20 countries, and its worldwide staff work with local ministries of health, universities, non-governmental organizations, medical facilities, and other partners to support efficient, well-ordered health care systems that provide high quality care to all citizens. I-TECH Malawi provides technical assistance to the Malawi Ministry of Health and its partners to support human resource development, health systems strengthening, HIV care and treatment, and HIV surveillance for epidemic control.

I-TECH has been privileged to provide technical support to the Government of Malawi Ministry of Health (MoH), since 2008, through seconded senior Technical Assistants, Program Officers and Public Health Fellows. The International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH) was established in 2002 at the University of Washington in Seattle. I-TECH is funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Global HIV and TB (CDC-DGHT) under the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

MOH through I-TECH Malawi wishes to recruit highly qualified and experienced personnel for the following position

Community Midwife Assistant

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Build and maintain therapeutic relationship with patients, guardians and fellow health workers and always use appropriate communication skills.
• Conduct comprehensive assessment of patients/clients needing midwifery services.
• Use the midwifery process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate midwifery care.
• Identify actual and potential needs of women throughout the maternity cycle and provide the necessary care, management and refer where appropriate.
• Manages elected gynecological and obstetrical problems such as post Abortion Care.
• Promote preconception health and that of adolescents with emphasis on the girl child
• Conducts community-based HIV services community testing, outreach clinics, contact tracing, bringing back to care, PrEP, sexual reproductive health services and other HIV prevention interventions including AGYW HIV related biomedical interventions.

Educational Qualifications

Applicants must be in possession of a certificate in Community Midwifery from a recognized university/institution. Applicants must be registered with Midwives Council.

Application Process

Applications with Curriculum Vitae (CV), three traceable referees and relevant copy of certificates should be emailed to : hr@itech-malawi.org with the job you are applying for in the subject line.

Deadline for receiving applications is 5th November 2024. I-TECH Malawi, an equal opportunity employer, appreciates all applications. However, only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.

For more information about I-TECH, visit our website: http://www.go2itech.org/