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Job Title:  Community Midwife

Organisation: Adara Development

Duty Station: Kiwoko, Uganda

About Organisation:

Adara Development has a mission to bridge the world of business and the world of people in extreme poverty, and to support vulnerable communities with health, education and other essential services. Adara Development is on a mission to strengthen Maternal, Newborn and Child Health services in Uganda. They are scaling their evidence-based, high-impact Adara Newborn model across 10 health facilities to halve maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths.

Job Summary:  The organisation is seeking an exceptional Community Midwife to support the home follow-up component of the Hospital to Home (H2H) programme. This role involves providing support, care, and advice to families during the first six months following discharge from the Kiwoko Hospital (KH) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Reporting to the H2H Community Midwife, the Community Midwife will support the home follow-up component of the Hospital to Home (H2H) programme. The primary responsibilities include providing support, care, and advice to families during the first six months following discharge from the Kiwoko Hospital (KH) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in training sessions for the Village Health Teams (VHTs).
• Provide supportive supervision and conduct home visits alongside VHTs for high-risk cases.
• Deliver continuous training and development at monthly VHT meetings.
• Perform administrative duties, including programme planning, reporting, and evaluation.
• Engage in community dialogue.
• Assist the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team in collecting programme data.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Minimum of a Diploma in Nursing or Midwifery, or Comprehensive Nursing.
• Knowledge of public health, newborn health, and community midwifery.
• Relevant professional experience.
• Fluency in Luganda and in spoken and written English to the tertiary level.
• Effective engagement with the local community, including children.
• Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas including travel to villages around Nakaseke, Luwero, and Nakasongola districts. Preference will be given to applicants with established relationships and in-depth knowledge of these communities.
• Computer Literacy: Proficiency in computer use and excellent documentation skills are a must.
• Cultural Awareness: Highly developed cultural awareness and the ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Team Management: Experience managing and motivating a team.
• Communication Skills: Strong communication skills, including a clear style of giving instructions.
• Interpersonal and Counselling Skills: Strong interpersonal and counselling skills.
• Time Management: Excellent time management and planning capacity.
• Organisational Skills: Strong organisational, administrative, and project management skills.
• Personal Attributes: Accountability, integrity, and trust.

Skills and Attributes:

• Passion for supporting newborns and families during the postpartum period.
• Excellent management and clinical skills.
• Aptitude for motivating a team.

How to Apply:




All suitably qualified and interested persons who meet the above criteria should submit their CV and a cover letter highlighting how their experience is relevant to the key responsibilities described in the job description. The CV must include two referees, detailing their email address and contact number. Shortlisted applicants will need to provide relevant academic documents and a copy of their national ID.

Applications should be sent to:  josephine.mbabazi@adaragroup.org

Deadline: 22nd July 2024

NB: Adara Development is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo an International Police Check and sign our Child Protection Policy.

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