Midwife / Nurse Assistant at Lindii Peace Foundation (LPF)

Lindii Peace Foundation (LPF) is a nonprofit, non-governmental national organization established in Nigeria in July 2014 with the aim to improve the lives of people through effective and efficient humanitarian and developmental assistance in communities where such supports are essentially necessary within Nigeria. Through international and national networking, LPF provided humanitarian and developmental assistance to individuals, families, schools, Health facilities, and communities in more than twelve (12) states within Nigeria regardless of their ethnicity, political and religious affiliation. LPF fundamentally intervenes in multi-sectoral humanitarian activities majoring in Protection, Health, Food Security & Livelihood, Education, Nutrition, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) interventions, and other Cross-Sectoral areas.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Midwife / Nurse Assistant

Location: Monguno, Borno
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 5 Months full-time

Duty Description 

• Provide obstetrical care to pregnant women and their babies, doing follow up before, during and after delivery, according to required standard and obstetrical/reproductive health protocols, universal hygienic and newborn caring standards and under supervision of a specialist doctor, in order to ensure their health conditions and avoid post-delivery complications

Key Responsibilities

• Assist midwives and nurses in providing comprehensive antenatal, delivery, and postnatal care, ensuring adherence to protocols and standards.
• Support in the implementation of PMTCT protocols during ANC, delivery, and PNC consultations, including pre-counseling, testing, and post-counseling.
• Collaborate with medical doctors and nurses in managing cases of Sexual Violence, ensuring appropriate care and referral.
• Support the assessment of pregnant women for referral from Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) to OPD/MCH for medical evaluation or management of complicated deliveries.
• Prepare and maintain delivery rooms, ensuring hygiene and sterilization standards, including universal precautions, are strictly followed.
• Assist during normal deliveries and manage obstetric emergencies according to standard protocols; identify cases requiring urgent referral and facilitate timely transfer.
• Perform neonatal care immediately after delivery, including cleaning, resuscitation, vaccination, and monitoring for anomalies or infections; document all procedures accurately.
• Support mothers and families with newborn care, emphasizing the importance of breastfeeding, vaccination, and warning signs of complications resulting from harmful traditional practices.
• Ensure the privacy and confidentiality of patients are maintained at all times.
• Conduct routine cleaning and minor maintenance of biomedical equipment used in maternity care, following user manuals and protocols; report malfunctions promptly.
• Guarantee a consistent supply of drugs, medical supplies, and equipment required for maternity activities; monitor stock levels, manage consumption, and assist in ordering as needed.
• Support proper documentation of all maternity activities, including admissions, hospitalizations, and discharge procedures, ensuring compliance with LPF protocols.
• Verify that patients receive all necessary documentation (birth certificates, vaccination cards, etc.) and are properly informed.
• Participate in ward organization and coordinate with other midwives and the maternity ward supervisor; ensure effective handover of relevant information, especially regarding high-risk cases.
• Conduct normal deliveries independently and manage obstetric emergencies effectively, including administration of medications such as antibiotics, oxytocics, anticonvulsants, and performing manual removal of the placenta.
• Assist with neonatal procedures, including neonatal resuscitation and initial medical acts (umbilical cord care, vaccination), and report any anomalies or infections to the doctor.
• Supervise the rational use of drugs, obstetric materials, and facilities, maintaining proper storage conditions and stock levels to ensure safety and availability.
• Follow standard protocols for Basic Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (BEmONC) and Comprehensive Obstetric and Neonatal Care (CEmONC), including surgical interventions like cesarean sections when required.
• Support health education for mothers and families on postnatal care, hygiene, and newborn health practices.
• Respect patients’ rights to privacy and confidentiality throughout all interactions.
• Participate in team meetings, training sessions, and coordinate with other health staff to improve service quality and ensure continuous care.

General Accountability:

• The Midwife at OPD NEP Clinic is the main responsible for the Antenatal and Postnatal Consultations and
• Contraceptive Methods / Family Planning Activity; she/he is the focal person for the care and orientation of survivors of sexual violence and abduction.
• Assigned tasks / responsibilities may change or be added based on the changing project needs and strategy.

Sexual & Reproductive Health:

• Ensures the ANC/PNC area is cleaned and well equipped and supplied. Ensures sterilization of materials used in the ANC/PNC.
• Ensure that pregnant women are vaccinated for routine vaccination (TT) including new born in PNC for their routine vaccines (Pentavalent, Measles, Meningitis…).
• Provide the rapid diagnostic tests for Malaria, Syphilis, Urine and HIV when ANC and treatment of common maternal morbidities.
• Awareness on pregnancy, delivery, and their complications, related health promotion, hygiene, nutrition and immunization.
• Providing contraceptive methods/family planning according to users’ choices, monitoring side effects and ensuring follow-up appointments.

• In collaboration with the mental health team, ensures that medical care and psychosocial first aid is provided without compromising SV and/or abduction survivor-centred principles in collaboration with NAM, MAM and SV-PAM, facilitate the referral of survivors to other services, where applicable.

Documentation & Reporting:

• Support the MoH teams to ensure appropriate documentations, data collection and storage.
• Preparing, analysing and then sharing with the NAM the daily situation reports (Sitrep) and the monthly medical report (MMR) for ANC, PNC, FP, SV, Abduction).
• Assisting the supervisor in ordering drugs and consumables as required by the department and providing consumption reports.
• Appropriate documentations, record keeping and storage of survivor data.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Midwifery is essential
• Working experience of at least 2 years in midwife activities related jobs is essential. (INGO)
• English Language and the local language are essential

Competencies:

• Results and Quality Orientation,
• Teamwork and Cooperation, Behavioural Flexibility,
• Commitment to LPF Principles.
• Stress Management.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Suite is essential

Application Closing Date
25th July, 2025.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit the hardcopy of their resume, cover letter, and credentials (as a single file) to: hr@lindiipeacefoundation.org using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
OR
Submit the hard copy of their Resume, Cover Letter, and Credentials at:
LPF Maiduguri Office,
No 1, Sugun Mai Mele Close,
Mustapha Goni Street, New GRA,
Maiduguri, Borno State.

Other information:

• For your application to be valid, your application letter and CV must include full name (as it appears on bank/account information)
• Language proficiency (List the Language and state your proficiency level)
• Referee (minimum of 3 referees) with full and accessible contact information/details

Note

• All applications should be received on or before CoB 25th July 2025. The application will be assessed on a rolling basis.
• Only applicants who scale through the prerequisite conditions will be invited for an interview.