Job ID
49070
Job Title
Midwife
To work for
La Chaine de L'espoir
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Medicine/Nursing
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Not Specified
Minimum Education Level
Intermediate Institute
Responsibilities
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Midwife is responsible for supporting the delivery and quality of maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition (MNCHN) services in hospitals, primary health care centers (PHCs), and community settings along the continuum of care. The role focuses on strengthening service quality, supporting capacity building and supervision, monitoring service delivery, and enhancing coordination between health facilities, community health workers (CHWs), and relevant stakeholders.
MAIN RESPONSABILITIES
The Midwife ensures that activities are implemented in line with Ministry of Health guidelines, humanitarian standards, donor requirements, and recognized clinical protocols, contributing to improved maternal and newborn health outcomes and effective referral systems. The Midwife will also work in close coordination with a pool of French & Syrian experts from France.
Technical Leadership and Program Implementation:
Lead the implementation of maternal, newborn, child health, family planning, and nutrition activities across supported hospitals, PHCs, and community platforms.
Ensure that MNCHN services are delivered in accordance with Ministry of Health protocols, WHO recommendations, and project standards developed collaboratively.
Provide technical guidance and trainings to health facility staff and CHWs on maternal and newborn health interventions.
Support the integration of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child health, and nutrition services within the continuum of care, engaging actively with all actors involved along the way.
Support for Hospitals and Maternity Services:
Monitor and support the quality of antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, family planning, and newborn care services.
Lead the implementation and monitoring of Basic and Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (BEmONC/CEmONC) services, and the early detection of neonates in need of higher levels of care or congenital orthopedic or cardiac malformations
Conduct regular clinical supervision visits to maternity wards, delivery rooms, neonatal units, and outpatient maternal health services as well as communities.
Review adherence to clinical protocols, infection prevention and control measures, and patient safety standards.
Support maternal and perinatal death reviews and follow-up of recommendations, in close collaboration with a pool of Frenc & Syrian experts
Support to Primary Health Care Centers (PHCs):
Ensure the provision of quality ANC, PNC, family planning, breastfeeding counselling, growth monitoring, and maternal health screening services.
Strengthen referral and follow-up mechanisms between PHCs and hospitals and propose practical improvements if needed.
Monitor the availability and proper utilization of essential MNCHN supplies, medications, and equipment.
Support quality improvement initiatives and corrective action plans within PHCs.
Community Health Worker (CHW) Support:
Provide trainings, technical support, mentoring, and supervision to CHWs involved in maternal and newborn health activities.
Support CHWs in conducting awareness sessions on pregnancy danger signs, birth preparedness, newborn care, breastfeeding, family planning, and nutrition.
Strengthen community-based identification and referral of high-risk pregnancies, newborn complications, and malnutrition cases.
Monitor the quality and effectiveness of CHW outreach and referral activities.
Ensure feedback mechanisms between health facilities and CHWs are functional.
Capacity Building and Training:
Conduct training needs assessments for facility-based staff and CHWs.
Lead, Organize and facilitate training sessions, refresher courses, mentoring, and on-the-job coaching.
Support skills development on ANC, PNC, essential newborn care, breastfeeding, family planning, IPC, referral pathways, and emergency obstetric care.
Monitor post-training performance and competency improvement.
Quality Assurance and Monitoring:
• Conduct regular supportive supervision visits to hospitals, PHCs, and community activities.
• Monitor compliance with clinical standards, protocols, and project indicators.
• Review service utilization trends and identify gaps in quality or coverage.
• Develop and follow up on action plans to address identified gaps.
Referral System Strengthening:
• Support the establishment and strengthening of referral and counter-referral systems between CHWs, PHCs, and hospitals.
• Monitor referral completion and follow-up for maternal, newborn, and high-risk cases.
• Facilitate coordination among different levels of care to ensure continuity of services.
Monitoring, Reporting, and Documentation:
• Collect, verify, analyze, and report MNCHN data from supported facilities and community activities.
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of registers, reporting tools, and project databases.
• Prepare monthly technical reports, supervision reports, training reports, and activity summaries.
• Contribute to assessments, evaluations, donor reporting, and lessons learned documentation.
Coordination and Representation:
• Coordinate with Ministry of Health counterparts, facility managers, community leaders, and relevant stakeholders.
Coordinates her work with the Pool of French & Syrian experts in Gynecology, midwifery and neonatology
• Participate in health, reproductive health, and nutrition coordination meetings as required.
• Support collaboration between hospitals, PHCs, and community-based services to strengthen the continuum of care.
Accountability, Protection, and Safeguarding:
• Promote respectful maternity care, confidentiality, and patient-centered services.
• Adhere to safeguarding, protection, gender, accountability, and humanitarian principles throughout project implementation.
TEAM RELATIONSHIP:
The Midwife reports directly to the Medical Coordinator and works in close collaboration with the MNCHN team, project staff, and relevant technical departments within CDE.
The Midwife maintains regular coordination with:
CDE Medical Coordinator and Health Program Management Team.
Hospital and PHC managers, maternity staff, nurses, and physicians.
Community Health Workers (CHWs) and outreach teams.
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) staff for data collection, reporting, and monitoring of indicators.
Pharmacy, logistics, and procurement teams to ensure the availability of essential maternal and newborn health supplies and equipment.
Other CDE technical staff are involved in health, nutrition, biomedical, and community-based interventions.
Ministry of Health counterparts and local health authorities.
Relevant humanitarian partners and health sector stakeholders as required.
The pool of Frenc & Syrian experts engaged in the project.
The midwife is expected to foster effective teamwork, maintain positive professional relationships, facilitate communication between community and facility-based services, and contribute to the achievement of project objectives through active collaboration with all members of the CDE team and external partners.
The Midwife is responsible for supporting the delivery and quality of maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition (MNCHN) services in hospitals, primary health care centers (PHCs), and community settings along the continuum of care. The role focuses on strengthening service quality, supporting capacity building and supervision, monitoring service delivery, and enhancing coordination between health facilities, community health workers (CHWs), and relevant stakeholders.
MAIN RESPONSABILITIES
The Midwife ensures that activities are implemented in line with Ministry of Health guidelines, humanitarian standards, donor requirements, and recognized clinical protocols, contributing to improved maternal and newborn health outcomes and effective referral systems. The Midwife will also work in close coordination with a pool of French & Syrian experts from France.
Technical Leadership and Program Implementation:
Lead the implementation of maternal, newborn, child health, family planning, and nutrition activities across supported hospitals, PHCs, and community platforms.
Ensure that MNCHN services are delivered in accordance with Ministry of Health protocols, WHO recommendations, and project standards developed collaboratively.
Provide technical guidance and trainings to health facility staff and CHWs on maternal and newborn health interventions.
Support the integration of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child health, and nutrition services within the continuum of care, engaging actively with all actors involved along the way.
Support for Hospitals and Maternity Services:
Monitor and support the quality of antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, family planning, and newborn care services.
Lead the implementation and monitoring of Basic and Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (BEmONC/CEmONC) services, and the early detection of neonates in need of higher levels of care or congenital orthopedic or cardiac malformations
Conduct regular clinical supervision visits to maternity wards, delivery rooms, neonatal units, and outpatient maternal health services as well as communities.
Review adherence to clinical protocols, infection prevention and control measures, and patient safety standards.
Support maternal and perinatal death reviews and follow-up of recommendations, in close collaboration with a pool of Frenc & Syrian experts
Support to Primary Health Care Centers (PHCs):
Ensure the provision of quality ANC, PNC, family planning, breastfeeding counselling, growth monitoring, and maternal health screening services.
Strengthen referral and follow-up mechanisms between PHCs and hospitals and propose practical improvements if needed.
Monitor the availability and proper utilization of essential MNCHN supplies, medications, and equipment.
Support quality improvement initiatives and corrective action plans within PHCs.
Community Health Worker (CHW) Support:
Provide trainings, technical support, mentoring, and supervision to CHWs involved in maternal and newborn health activities.
Support CHWs in conducting awareness sessions on pregnancy danger signs, birth preparedness, newborn care, breastfeeding, family planning, and nutrition.
Strengthen community-based identification and referral of high-risk pregnancies, newborn complications, and malnutrition cases.
Monitor the quality and effectiveness of CHW outreach and referral activities.
Ensure feedback mechanisms between health facilities and CHWs are functional.
Capacity Building and Training:
Conduct training needs assessments for facility-based staff and CHWs.
Lead, Organize and facilitate training sessions, refresher courses, mentoring, and on-the-job coaching.
Support skills development on ANC, PNC, essential newborn care, breastfeeding, family planning, IPC, referral pathways, and emergency obstetric care.
Monitor post-training performance and competency improvement.
Quality Assurance and Monitoring:
• Conduct regular supportive supervision visits to hospitals, PHCs, and community activities.
• Monitor compliance with clinical standards, protocols, and project indicators.
• Review service utilization trends and identify gaps in quality or coverage.
• Develop and follow up on action plans to address identified gaps.
Referral System Strengthening:
• Support the establishment and strengthening of referral and counter-referral systems between CHWs, PHCs, and hospitals.
• Monitor referral completion and follow-up for maternal, newborn, and high-risk cases.
• Facilitate coordination among different levels of care to ensure continuity of services.
Monitoring, Reporting, and Documentation:
• Collect, verify, analyze, and report MNCHN data from supported facilities and community activities.
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of registers, reporting tools, and project databases.
• Prepare monthly technical reports, supervision reports, training reports, and activity summaries.
• Contribute to assessments, evaluations, donor reporting, and lessons learned documentation.
Coordination and Representation:
• Coordinate with Ministry of Health counterparts, facility managers, community leaders, and relevant stakeholders.
Coordinates her work with the Pool of French & Syrian experts in Gynecology, midwifery and neonatology
• Participate in health, reproductive health, and nutrition coordination meetings as required.
• Support collaboration between hospitals, PHCs, and community-based services to strengthen the continuum of care.
Accountability, Protection, and Safeguarding:
• Promote respectful maternity care, confidentiality, and patient-centered services.
• Adhere to safeguarding, protection, gender, accountability, and humanitarian principles throughout project implementation.
TEAM RELATIONSHIP:
The Midwife reports directly to the Medical Coordinator and works in close collaboration with the MNCHN team, project staff, and relevant technical departments within CDE.
The Midwife maintains regular coordination with:
CDE Medical Coordinator and Health Program Management Team.
Hospital and PHC managers, maternity staff, nurses, and physicians.
Community Health Workers (CHWs) and outreach teams.
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) staff for data collection, reporting, and monitoring of indicators.
Pharmacy, logistics, and procurement teams to ensure the availability of essential maternal and newborn health supplies and equipment.
Other CDE technical staff are involved in health, nutrition, biomedical, and community-based interventions.
Ministry of Health counterparts and local health authorities.
Relevant humanitarian partners and health sector stakeholders as required.
The pool of Frenc & Syrian experts engaged in the project.
The midwife is expected to foster effective teamwork, maintain positive professional relationships, facilitate communication between community and facility-based services, and contribute to the achievement of project objectives through active collaboration with all members of the CDE team and external partners.
Qualifications
PROFILE:
Education and Professional Qualifications:
Registered Midwife with a diploma in Midwifery.
Licensed and certified to practice by the relevant Syrian health authorities.
Valid professional registration and authorization to practice as a midwife.
Experience:
Minimum of 5-7 years of professional experience in maternal, newborn, reproductive health, and family planning services.
Previous experience working in hospitals, maternity units, primary health care centers (PHCs), or humanitarian health programs is highly desirable.
Experience in training, mentoring, and supportive supervision of health care providers and/or community health workers is an asset.
Previous experience with international NGOs and donor-funded projects (ECHO, UN agencies, or similar) is preferred.
Specific skills:
Strong commands of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) [required]
Previous experience in analyzing data [required]
Strategic thinking, capacity to analyze and propose solutions [required]
Patient, flexible, and with a sense of diplomacy in the operational environment [required]
Strong organizational skills and capacity to prioritize and manage multiple tasks at the time [required]
Excellent verbal and writing skills [required]
Capacity to travel in CDE’s projects’ implementation areas [required]
Knowledge of software such as Kobo or ODK is a plus [required].
Conflict-sensitive programming and Do No Harm in volatile contexts [required]
Working knowledge of safeguarding standards (PSEAH, child safeguarding) and protection mainstreaming [required].
Ability to operate under pressure, manage competing priorities, and adapt to evolving security conditions [required].
Technical Competencies:
Strong knowledge of maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition (MNCHN) interventions at the field level
Familiarity with Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (BEmONC) and reproductive health standards.
Knowledge of national maternal and newborn health guidelines, protocols, and clinical standards.
Understanding infection prevention and control (IPC), patient safety, and quality improvement approaches.
Experience with health data collection, reporting, and monitoring tools.
Languages:
Fluent in Arabic and English (speaking, writing, reading).
Education and Professional Qualifications:
Registered Midwife with a diploma in Midwifery.
Licensed and certified to practice by the relevant Syrian health authorities.
Valid professional registration and authorization to practice as a midwife.
Experience:
Minimum of 5-7 years of professional experience in maternal, newborn, reproductive health, and family planning services.
Previous experience working in hospitals, maternity units, primary health care centers (PHCs), or humanitarian health programs is highly desirable.
Experience in training, mentoring, and supportive supervision of health care providers and/or community health workers is an asset.
Previous experience with international NGOs and donor-funded projects (ECHO, UN agencies, or similar) is preferred.
Specific skills:
Strong commands of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) [required]
Previous experience in analyzing data [required]
Strategic thinking, capacity to analyze and propose solutions [required]
Patient, flexible, and with a sense of diplomacy in the operational environment [required]
Strong organizational skills and capacity to prioritize and manage multiple tasks at the time [required]
Excellent verbal and writing skills [required]
Capacity to travel in CDE’s projects’ implementation areas [required]
Knowledge of software such as Kobo or ODK is a plus [required].
Conflict-sensitive programming and Do No Harm in volatile contexts [required]
Working knowledge of safeguarding standards (PSEAH, child safeguarding) and protection mainstreaming [required].
Ability to operate under pressure, manage competing priorities, and adapt to evolving security conditions [required].
Technical Competencies:
Strong knowledge of maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition (MNCHN) interventions at the field level
Familiarity with Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (BEmONC) and reproductive health standards.
Knowledge of national maternal and newborn health guidelines, protocols, and clinical standards.
Understanding infection prevention and control (IPC), patient safety, and quality improvement approaches.
Experience with health data collection, reporting, and monitoring tools.
Languages:
Fluent in Arabic and English (speaking, writing, reading).
Salary and Benefits
as per CDE Syria Mission Salary Grid
About us
La Chaîne de l’Espoir (CDE) is a French non-profit organization founded in 1994. Its mission is to ensure that every woman and child has access to the medical care they need, regardless of where they are born. Specialized in pediatric and cardiac surgery, CDE delivers surgical care to those who cannot access it locally, strengthens hospitals and trains medical teams in partner countries, and supports education and primary healthcare for women and children, in close partnership with local medical networks.
PROGRAM IN SYRIA
La Chaîne de l'Espoir has been present in the region since 2012, through operations in Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. Following the February 2023 earthquake, CDE extended its support directly inside Syria through assistance to a hospital in Aleppo. In January 2025, CDE conducted two technical assessments in Syria, which informed the design of its current intervention in the country.
In 2026, CDE will start implementing its first in-country intervention, in the Damascus and Rural Damascus governorates. The project combines primary and secondary healthcare, specialized pediatric surgical care, integrated nutrition activities, and emergency preparedness.
PROGRAM IN SYRIA
La Chaîne de l'Espoir has been present in the region since 2012, through operations in Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. Following the February 2023 earthquake, CDE extended its support directly inside Syria through assistance to a hospital in Aleppo. In January 2025, CDE conducted two technical assessments in Syria, which informed the design of its current intervention in the country.
In 2026, CDE will start implementing its first in-country intervention, in the Damascus and Rural Damascus governorates. The project combines primary and secondary healthcare, specialized pediatric surgical care, integrated nutrition activities, and emergency preparedness.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Jun 17, 2026
Expiry Date
Jul 17, 2026
CV Language
English
