Project Coordinator

The Palestinian Ministry of Health has got a grant from the Norwegian Aid Committee (NORWAC) to implement a four year midewifery care project “ Implementing Continuity of Midwifery Care Model in Palestine” within the Ministry’s facilities in Nablus and Jericho, as a pilot phase. The ministry is seeking qualified candidates for the following post:

Job description
Qualifications
-BS – midwife
-Master Degree in midwifery or related management field
-Experience as midwife in hospital and primary health care
-Experience with Continuity of Care
-Valid Driving License

Responsibilities
The Project Midwife-Coordinator will be assigned the following tasks:
- Lead the daily management of implementing the continuity of care model. She will do this in cooperation with the Midwifery-Project Daily Management Team (MDMT). The MDMT is responsible for the daily implementation of the project and consist of the NORWAC supervisor, NORWAC Project Manager, Head-Midwives in the hospitals included in the implementation of the model, and the secretary. The MDMT is responsible for the good governance of human and material resources regarding the Midwifery Care Project. The team will provide the inputs regarding the approved concept and make policy recommendations.
-Prepare, support and supervise the midwifery team in their daily work
-Monitor and report to the higher management levels, about the progress of the implementation process through
-Planning and coordinating the daily fieldwork and hospital-work
-Planning and coordinating the routines in daily work in the clinics according to MOH protocols and aims of the project
-Following up the midwives working with the model
-Conducting and following up the monitoring program
-Collecting and evaluating the monitored data
-Conducting regular professional workshops
-Making monthly evaluation-report from the experience in the field and for the project as a whole
-Working to inform about midwifery in the community and society as a whole
-Reporting progress and any obstacles to the higher management-level

Interested candidates can submit their applications along with all supporting documents (CVs, certificates, transcripts, experience certificate, etc) to the General Directorate of Administrative Affairs/ Personnel Affairs Department, Ministry of Health HQ, Nablus , 3rd floor, no later than COB Thursday June 14,2012.

For inquiries, please contact Mr. Samir Shalabi (cellular #: 0597910198)
Ministry of Health