Midwife Program Officer

Core responsibilities:

• Support the development, implementation, and periodic review of the midwifery profession improvement program, aligning midwifery issues with national and sectoral strategic frameworks
• Establish relationships with stakeholders for maternal health human resources in Burkina Faso to promote a coordinated, multisectoral approach to strengthening midwifery practice
• Contribute to the systematic integration of sexual and reproductive health interventions in humanitarian response, including deployment of midwives to crisis-affected areas
• Provide technical expertise for training obstetric and reproductive health personnel in national public and private institutions for quality service delivery in humanitarian contexts

This role contributes to UNFPA's mission to build a world where every pregnancy is desired, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled by strengthening midwifery care and improving quality childbirth services in Burkina Faso, particularly in humanitarian contexts.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with 2 years experience OR High School certificate with 5 years experience
• State Midwifery/Maieutician diploma; higher diploma in SIO or SOG
• Mastery of French and functional level of English
• Experience in program development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation in maternal health and reproductive health

Compensation and conditions:

• Grade NOA level position
• Fixed Term contract for 1 Year with Possibility for extension
• Non-Rotational assignment
• No specific salary information provided in the posting