Executive Director @ Ethiopian Midwives Association

Job Description:

The Ethiopian Midwives Association is a legally registered, autonomous, and not-for-profit professional association established in 1992 and re-registered under the new civil society proclamation. Ethiopian Midwives Association (EMwA) works for the quality of midwifery education and care in all regions of Ethiopia. The primary goal of EMwA is to contribute towards the reduction of maternal and child mortality and morbidity in Ethiopia, which are the MDGs 4 & 5 of global initiatives. The mission of the association is to promote and enhance the expansion, performance and status of the midwifery profession through adopting quality and evidence based practices; adhering to the code of ethics and empowering the professionals. To reach its mission, the Association has been implementing many programs and projects over the last decades in different parts of the country under its four strategic directions: Capacity Building, Advocacy & Representation, Partnership and Resource Mobilization and Research, Monitoring & Evaluation.

Currently in order to fulfill its objectives, the association is organized into the following divisions; Capacity Building (In-Service and Pre-Service); to build the capacity of health professionals and other partners (Health and Teaching Institutions) as well as itself, Research, Monitoring & Evaluation; to generate information for the best intervention and policy recommendations, Resource Mobilization & Membership Service; to ensure organizational sustainability by mobilizing resources and developing business ventures, and Communication and Promotion Unit; to advocate for and contribute to the quality of midwifery education and care.

To achieve the desired results, Ethiopian Midwives Association would like to hire competent candidate for the following position.

Vacancy no. 008/2014

Reports to:  Presidents of the Association

The Executive Director is under the overall control of the Executive Committee and is responsible for the overall leadership, management, representation of the association at national, regional and international level. She/he is responsible in leading and coordinating the different units and programs in the association.  

Key Responsibilities 

• Foster strategic alliance, partnerships and networking between Ethiopian Midwives Association, other allied health professional associations, local and international and governmental organizations
• Strengthen external relationship and representation of the association at national, regional and international level
• Advocate for quality of midwifery education and care in Ethiopia and the placement of senior midwives at policy level
• Compile relevant national statistics as regard to midwifery training and services, outputs and deployment of midwives as well as attrition rates
• Take part in the development of national guidelines in Ethiopia in relation to the midwifery profession 
• Lead and take part at national level advocacy and policy dialogue on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health
• Participate in the development of the strategic plan of the association, midterm review and end evaluation
• Lead the development of Data Base for all midwives and midwife students in Ethiopia
• Design grant proposals and concept notes for international NGOs and government organizations
• Design resource mobilization strategies for the Association and communicate potential partners nationally and internationally to strengthen the midwifery profession in Ethiopia
•  Lead and coordinate the preparation of annual work plan and budgets
• Supports the generation of strategic information and evidence to inform national policies and strategies for midwifery improvement. Documents and share best practices in midwifery with wider stakeholders
• Participate in the development of standards for monitoring the quality of tutors and the performance of preceptors
• Coordinate efforts of the National Midwifery association to build capacity of regional Chapter offices and other relevant parties involved in midwifery education, regulation and association to improve the overall quality of midwifery programmes in Ethiopia
• Ensures effective implementation of midwifery related activities by incorporating lessons learned and best practices
• Provide support to the process of technical/annual and financial reviews of the association funds through the preparation of internal documents to assess progress of implementation and measure success.

Salary: As per the scale of the association
Duration: One year with possibility of extension

 

Job Requirements:

Educational Requirement:  

• Master’s degree in Midwifery, Reproductive health, Public Health, Nursing, Demography, Sociology, Management, Rural Development, Health Informatics and/or related fields.

Work experience and required skills:

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in managerial position 
• Sound experience in leadership and ability to lead and guide the staff
• Excellent knowledge of midwifery education, legislation and regulation
• Proven ability to lead, coordinate, manage and evaluate program performance
• Strong understanding of Ethiopian Health system, cultural diversity and cross-cultural responses 
• Experience in designing researchable areas, study protocol preparation, M&E, analysis, preferably in the health sector
• Excellent writing, editorial, and communication skills, including strong presentation skills to report results to major donors, national and international partners
• Prior experience of working in multi-stakeholder environment including NGOs, bilateral and multilateral agencies and having Midwifery background is an asset

Required skill and ability 

• Skills in team work, interpersonal communication, innovative, respectful and cooperative with a drive for positive results
• Shows integrity, commitment, and push for high standards of work quality
• Broad knowledge of maternal and newborn care issues in Ethiopia
• Previous experience in project management
• Proactive, flexible and problem-solving skills
• Computer literacy with advanced skills in Microsoft Office(Word, Excel, Access and Power point)

How to Apply:

N.B. Female Midwives are highly encouraged 

Interested applicants can send their non returnable curriculum vitae and credentials within ten consecutive days from the date of announcement by stating the position and the vacancy number through the following address listed below.

hrrecruitment.ema@gmail.com