ASRH Midwife

VSO is the world’s leading international development charity that works through volunteers to create a fair world for everyone. At VSO we pride ourselves on doing development differently. We fight poverty not by sending aid, but by working through volunteers and partners to create long-lasting change in some of the world’s poorest regions. We bring key stakeholders together to co-ordinate collective action, from local organisations to national governments. Our programmes in Africa and Asia focus on health, education and livelihoods, with an increasing emphasis on resilience, peace building, social accountability, gender and social inclusion. We’re not about delivering quick fixes, but instead we focus on long-lasting, sustainable change that will improve the lives of generations to come.

Working at project location – In this role, you will provide on-site support in the project location and/or VSO office, (full-time unless otherwise specified) for a set period of time.

Build and strengthen the capacity of health workers, clinical leads, peer educators and Village Health Team members in Adolescent friendly Sexual Reproductive Maternal Neonatal Child Adolescent Health and Rights through trainings, on the job coaching, mentoring and support supervision. Support strengthening of referral pathways and functioning of maternity and labour wards in Moroto and Napak districts. Provide technical advice and support implementation of policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:
• Organize community awareness campaigns within schools on ASRH issues and
menstrual hygiene interventions.
• Organize health center visits getting adolescents and youth representatives from the community to familiarize them with services offered. This will be integrated with table talks where youth can freely consult and ask questions relating to their adult-hood and adolescent stage development.
• Increase health and education workers’ sexual, reproductive, maternal, new born, child, and adolescent health (SRMNCAH) knowledge and skills in order to improve
performance and address stigma and Perception on health services provided.
• Institutionalize social accountability mechanisms by the health systems actors through capacity building on Social Accountability and health systems strengthening.
• Expansion/Advocacy of ITDT project to ensure continuing essential Sexual
Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent Health services during COVID 19 pandemic.
• Establish and support to 4 fellows living with the disability reach people living with
disability with RMNACH and GBV messages.
• Ensure partnering with the disability union/associations to better provide ASRHR
services to the disabled.
Knowledge & Experience:

Essential:
• Qualified nursing professional specialized Midwifery.
• A minimum of 5 years proven professional experience.
• Fully accredited by the relevant professional body.
• Proven experience in emergency obstetric care and ASRH.
• Flexible and used to working with limited resources.

Desirable:
• Experience in mentoring and training in service health workers/colleagues and facilitating workshops.
• Innovator, experienced in implementing projects.
• Prior experience of working in developing countries.

Personal Qualities
• Strong interpersonal skills and suitable character to work in a slow-paced environment.
• Conceptual and analytic thinking.
• Initiative, self-motivated.
• Ability to adjust and adapt easily to a new environment, culture and situation.
• A team player able to work alongside their local colleagues in a spirit of partnership.
• Proactive, supportive and accommodative.

Competencies and Behavior
At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:

• Ability to be open minded and respectful
• Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
• Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
• Ability to seek and share knowledge

Equal Opportunities

VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.

Allowance

As a VSO volunteer, you will be sharing your skills with local communities on a full time basis. VSO will cover your travel, vaccinations, accommodation, and medical insurance costs, along with a local living allowance which will be paid in local currency. This allowance meets reasonable living expenses in country, but will not be enough to send money home. You will also receive some financial support to contribute to your on-going expenses at home.

Accommodation

VSO works with some of the poorest communities in the world which means accommodation varies and will be basic.

Some background about VSO

Much has changed since VSO started 60 years ago. We’ve gone from being a UK charity to a truly global development organisation. In 2016/2017 alone, we worked with over 7,000 volunteers from all over the world and from all backgrounds to deliver services that had an impact on the lives of almost 2.6 million people in the 24 countries where we work. Our programmes focus on the areas of health, education and livelihoods, with an increasing emphasis on resilience building, social accountability, gender and social inclusion. We believe progress is only possible when we work together and that strong partnerships are crucial to delivering positive change. That’s why we work with over 500 partner organisations, from local and national governments, to businesses, NGOs, funders, charities and community groups. Currently, over 30% of our people are recruited from within the country in which they work, and we continue to grow the share of community and national volunteers involved in our programmes. We also send increasing numbers of volunteers from one developing country to another. However, our vision has remained the same; to build a world without poverty.

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