About This Role
This role is for an experienced nurse-midwife who will take ownership of labour and delivery services within Marie Stopes International Ethiopia’s specialty centres. It suits a practitioner who thrives in a clinical setting focused on maternal health and who can work both independently and alongside doctors. As part of a global reproductive health organisation, the position carries a strong expectation of upholding professional ethics and safeguarding standards.
What the Requirements Say About This Role
The listing signals a need for a mid-level professional with 3–5 years of hands-on delivery room experience, not just general nursing. The employer is looking for someone who can manage a labour ward without constant supervision and who is comfortable preparing instruments and assisting during complex deliveries. Beyond technical skill, the emphasis on the professional code of conduct suggests the ideal candidate demonstrates high integrity and sensitivity in serving women in vulnerable circumstances.
How to Approach This Application
In your application, highlight specific examples of managing labour wards—such as the number of deliveries you have led or supported, and how you ensured readiness of supplies and equipment. Mention any experience working under protocols for adult safeguarding or client confidentiality, as MSIE places strong weight on these standards. Tailor your CV to show clinical independence and familiarity with emergency obstetric care, rather than listing generic nursing duties.
Who This Role Suits
This role is best suited for a midwife who wants to deepen her clinical expertise in a structured, mission-driven organisation. It is moderately competitive, as Marie Stopes is a well-regarded employer, but candidates with clear delivery-room experience and a commitment to reproductive health ethics will stand out.
JOB SUMMARY
Under the supervision of the Technical Head/ MCH Specialty Centre Manager, Midwife Nurse performs delivery services at the labour ward; assists doctors and specialists help delivery services; ensures the women in labour get all the necessary support, ensures the tools and instruments for the delivery room are readily available; performs the duties in accordance with accepted standard medical practice and professional code of conduct.
We recruit talented, dynamic individuals from diverse backgrounds who share our mission and are committed to delivering measurable results. As an equal opportunity employer, MSIE fosters an inclusive workplace where everyone can participate and contribute meaningfully. MSIE is firmly committed to its Code of Conduct, Adult Safeguarding, Child Safeguarding, and Anti-Sexual Harassment policies, which promote equality and safeguarding the welfare of both team members and clients.
- DUTIES/TASKS
- Takes active part in the provision of services in the labour and maternity ward;
- Provides labour follow-up and attend normal deliveries;
- Ensures all instruments needed for delivery services are readily in place;
- Assists normal delivery including vacuum assisted vaginal delivery;
- Provides immediate new born care;
- Provides immediate postnatal follow up and timely consultation when problems arise;
- Assists postpartum women in initiating breast feeding postpartum women on danger signs, family planning and HTC;
- Provides counselling to labouring and postpartum women;
- Assists doctors as Theatre Nurse and undertakes all standard measures required for procedures;
- Prepares all surgical instruments, sets and medical supplies required for operation in accordance with accepted standards;
- Assists doctors intra-operatively (as a Scrub Nurse, Circulating Nurse, etc.) and makes the instruments ready for other operations as required;
- Co-works with the scrub nurses in the OR as a runner/ circulator;
- Puts the interest of clients / patients above all other considerations and ensures the confidentiality of all cases;
- Ensures proper receipt, storage, safe keep, issuance and timely placement of orders of surgical instruments and medical supplies for theatre by pre-establishing re-order level and regular replenishment of enough stocks of the same;
- Ensures the maintenance of high level standards and applies universal precautions to infection prevention;
- Avails herself / himself to regular stock taking and audit as and when required;
- Prepares and submits periodic reports as required;
Make an on-time report for the clinical incident happened in the center as per the guideline of MSIE.
- Performs related tasks as required.
- Qualifications Requirements
- Education
BSc/Diploma in Midwifery
- Experience
Four years with Diploma in Midwifery. Two years of experience need for BSc
- Skills, Attitudes, Attributes
- Good Communication and Interpersonal skills
- Capacity to be compassionate and caring
- Conscious of Government, MSI and MSIE regulations
- Ability to make logical and timely decisions
- Counselling skill
- Awareness of concepts and strategies of quality care
- Pro-choice
How To Apply
How to Apply
We invite candidates meeting the required qualifications to download and fill the job application form from https://mariestopes.org.et/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2022/06/MSIE-Job-Application-Form.pdf and email to [email protected] before the closing date of this announcement on May 6,2026 i.e. within Ten (10) consecutive days.
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