Clinical Service Officer (Midwife) at Marie Stopes Nigeria

Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria (MSN) is a results-orientated non-profit Social Enterprise, which uses modern management and marketing techniques to meet the needs of the underserved and dramatically improve access to high quality family planning and other reproductive health services in Nigeria. MSN is a member of Marie Stapes International's Global Partnership, which operates in over 42 countries worldwide. MSN is funded by a mix of donors which includes Department for International Development (DFID). UNEPA, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Marie Stopes International (MSI), Association of Spouses of Heads of Mission (ASOHOM) amongst other donors.

MSN is currently engaged in creating and expanding access to reproductive health services to low income women and couples in Nigeria. Outlets for MSN services include an MSN owned static clinic, Social Franchised facilities and Outreach programs including training, coaching and mentoring of public sector providers in 8 States. With new funding, MSN is expanding it's programme and now establishing integrated regional hubs to support and serve field operations, coordination and management of teams to achieve improved efficiency and effectiveness.

The core responsibility of these positions is to use your: Initiative; energy persistence results orientation; drives integrity; enthusiasm; commitment to personal development. To further MSI's partnership mission of: empowering individuals to have children by choice not chance.

Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria (MSN) is seeking to recruit:

Job Title: Clinical Service Officer (Midwife)

Reporting to: Centre Manager
Location: Abuja
Length of contract: Two (2) years

Key Responsibilities

• To give high quality MSIN focused community based activities and core clinical Services in the assigned communities and centre of excellence.
• Efficiently provide core MSI clinical services (family planning methods).
• To support and implement core MSI values within the centre, such as de-medicalization, task shifting, client focus no blame culture, non-hierarchical management and marketing
• Ensure proper management and maintenance of all clinical supplies and equipments Ensure proper sterilization of Clinical instrument on a daily basis
• Ensure proper supervision of the IPO officer in maintaining infection prevention policy
• Train the health care workers on long term FP/contraceptive methods.
• Sensitize the community on the importance of FP.
• Support the Community mobilization activities of the community with counselling, service provision and follow up of clients.
• Ensure formal communications with the various health partners are properly documented
• Follow up on all clients complaints relating to any of the MSIN services and make ake recommendations.

Qualifications and Skills

• Must have a recognised clinical qualification in Midwifery.
• Must he registered with a recognised local clinical professional body in Nigeria and of good Standing
• At least 1 year post-graduation experience in a Midwifery position
• Experience of working in Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Excellent provider-client Interaction skills
• Work experience with Nigeria Health Service and/or an INGO
• Sympathetic to women and men seeking Family Planning and Reproductive Health services
• Customer-focused with good interpersonal skills to engage with people at all levels - government, donor and community.

Application Closing Date
25th November, 2013

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidate should submit a suitability statement and an updated CV as a single document to: [email protected] quoting the position and location applied for as the subject of the email.

Note: Application that do not follow this format will not be considered.