Vacancy title:
Midwife

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Healthcare]

Jobs at:
Alight

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, July 3 2025

Duty Station:
kigali | Kigali | Rwanda

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, June 20 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

VACANCY – MIDWIFE POSITION

COUNTRY PROGRAM MISSION:

Alight Rwanda, formerly known as the American Refugee Committee, has been a key player in delivering impactful humanitarian programs since 1994. Operating in all five refugee camps in Rwanda, Alight provides integrated services in protection, health, livelihoods, and community development. The organization has pioneered initiatives like the SASA! methodology to promote gender equality, reduce GBV, and empower vulnerable populations. By fostering resilience and innovation, Alight Rwanda continues to make meaningful and sustainable contributions to refugee and host communities.

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

The primary purpose of the Midwife position is to provide comprehensive maternal and newborn healthcare services, ensuring safe pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postnatal care. The midwife plays a critical role in promoting reproductive, maternal, and neonatal health, preventing complications, and supporting family planning and health education.

PRIMARY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Antenatal Care (ANC):

• Conduct routine ANC consultations, assessments, and screenings.
• Monitor maternal and fetal health.
• Educate pregnant women on nutrition, birth preparedness, and danger signs.

Labor and Delivery:

• Provide skilled birth attendance, manage normal deliveries, and identify complications early.
• Ensure use of infection prevention and control practices.
• Maintain accurate delivery records and partographs.

 Postnatal Care (PNC):

• Provide postnatal assessments and counseling for mothers and newborns.
• Support breastfeeding initiation and monitoring.
• Identify and manage early maternal or neonatal complications.

Family Planning and Reproductive Health:

• Offer counseling and provision of family planning methods.
• Educate clients on sexual and reproductive health.

Emergency Obstetric Care:

• Recognize obstetric emergencies and initiate appropriate management.
• Refer high-risk cases to higher-level facilities in a timely manner.

Health Education and Community Engagement:

• Conduct individual and group education sessions.
• Collaborate with community health workers to promote maternal health services.

Record Keeping and Reporting:

• Maintain up-to-date patient records and monthly reports.
• Ensure data quality and confidentiality.

Team Collaboration and Supervision:

• Work closely with nurses, doctors, and other staff to provide holistic care.
• Support capacity building and mentoring of junior staff or students if applicable.

EDUCATION, TECHNICAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

• A1 degree in midwifery, preferably a background in nursing
• 2 years minimum experience in midwifery in Rwanda
• Registration with the National Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Knowledge of newborn vital signs, family planning methods
• Knowledge of Ministry of Health standards and protocols for maternal/child health and obstetric health
• Knowledge of the regional political and social conditions
• Kinyarwanda, English, and French oral/writing skills, Kiswahili oral skills also preferred
• Excellent organizational, administrative and management skills
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment
• Experience working in protracted refugee situation and/or previous experience in Rwanda a plus
• Experience in managing and working with a multicultural staff
• Strong participatory leadership and interpersonal skill
• Computer knowledge (Microsoft office, MS Word, MS Excel)
• Ability to motivate and counsel staff working in a refugee camp environment.
• Provide weekly, monthly and quarterly reports of the activities.

KEY BEHAVIORS & ABILITIES:

• Commitment to personally champion ALIGHT’s Program vision and Mission and inspire others to do the same
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including effective presentation and facilitation skills
• Excellent strategic thinking, process management and problem-solving skills
• Collaborative, result-oriented management style
• Initiative, resourcefulness and innovation
• Strong participatory leadership and interpersonal skills. Ability to motivate staff and lead a high performing team in a politically sensitive environment,
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure
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• Interested and qualifying candidates should submit applications to ALIGHT Rwanda Executive Director – to include 1 page Cover Letter, an updated CV (max. 3 pages), and three names (plus titles & contacts) of relevant professional referees, to include most current Employer/ Supervisor ( All in one document) – to the following email address only: with the position applied for CLEARLY indicated in the subject line. The deadline for submission of applications is July 3^rd, 2025 at 16:00hrs. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Alight is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status. Alight complies with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.

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