Project HOPE is an international NGO with more than 1,000 engaged employees and volunteers who work around the globe, responding to the world’s most pressing global health challenges. Throughout our 65-year legacy, Project HOPE has treated millions of patients, provided more than $3 billion worth of medicines to local health care organizations around the world helped build hundreds of health programs from the ground up, and responded to humanitarian crises worldwide.

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It is our shared responsibility and obligation to treat each other with respect, take affirmative steps to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse and Trafficking in Persons, and to disclose all potential and actual violations of our Code of Conduct, which may include Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption, Discrimination or Harassment. Together we can reinforce a culture of respect, integrity, accountability, and transparency.

Program Summary:

Project HOPE is providing humanitarian assistance to the conflict-affected population in Gaza. The current response portfolio focuses on Health, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Protection, and WASH programming through Project HOPE programs and local partnerships.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The primary responsibility of the Midwife is to provide comprehensive maternity care in a challenging setting, ensuring maximum access and utilization of services by affected populations in areas without health care, and referring when possible. In addition, the midwives may be asked to support health care delivery through Project HOPE in the communities where they are residing.

This position will be based in Gaza. Local Nationals Only.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty with satisfactory results with or without reasonable accommodation. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Provide comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care with a focus on maternity care in a challenging setting, ensuring maximum access and utilization of services by affected populations; including screening, initial response, and referrals for gender-based violence, mental health concerns, STI, malnutrition, anemia, newborn concerns etc.
• Conduct and supervise respectful labor, birth, newborn, and immediate postnatal care for women unable to access hospitals, provide initial stabilization of maternal and newborn emergencies, and manage referrals where necessary.
• Set up maternity care in new health centers, hospitals, and mobile clinics as directed by Project HOPE.
• Offer support and advice following events such as miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal abnormality and neonatal death.
• Assist in development and delivery of educational sessions for health care providers and beneficiaries. including topics on breastfeeding, danger signs, when to seek care, self-care in pregnancy, etc.
• Identify and care for survivors of Gender Based Violence in partnership with other team members.
• Collaborate with other health workers and support services as needed to ensure smooth implementation and integration of services.
• Report on clinical services offered and outcomes.
• Communicate with regard to needed supplies of life saving commodities.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Midwife certification and registration required.
• A minimum of two years’ experience as a midwife in public or private health facilities.
• Ability to provide and counsel on basic STI treatment and family planning preferred.
• Willingness to work in unstable areas.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Arabic and working English required.
• Must be able to demonstrate a positive working relationship with clients and colleagues with professionalism and integrity.
• Demonstrated skills in creative problem solving particularly in limited resource settings.
• Understanding humanitarian work / having worked with vulnerable populations.
• Strong interpersonal skills and commitment to humanitarian principles.
• Flexibility and Adaptability: Adapts to changes in work environment.
• Identifies with Project HOPE mission, vision and core values.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be mobile in an office environment and able to use standard office equipment.
• Must be able to communicate in verbal and written form and must be able to travel.
• Project HOPE employees may be required to travel or work in countries where working conditions are classified as “hardship.”

Work environment:

• This position is based in Gaza. Given the current conflict conditions, candidate must be able to work in a rapidly changing environment.
• Position will be in resource-deprived environment with austere living conditions.
• Travel for extended periods may be by air and/or other modes of transportation.
• Project HOPE employees may be required to travel or work in countries where working conditions are classified as “hardship.”

Due to the substantial number of inquiries, we receive, only candidates who have met the required experience & qualifications for this position will be considered. No phone calls please.

However, since we are active around the world in the field of public health, we may wish to retain your CV in our database for other/future opportunities, unless you direct us otherwise.

Thank you very much for your interest in Project HOPE.