About Maternity Africa

Maternity Africa is a Christian-based not-for-profit organization committed to providing fistula treatment and quality maternity care for marginalized women throughout Tanzania.

The organization delivers its services through clinical excellence while demonstrating love, kindness and compassion to all patients, regardless of race, religion or ethnicity.

Maternity Africa operates from Kivulini Maternity Centre, located outside the city of Arusha in Northern Tanzania.

About the role

Maternity Africa is seeking a qualified and compassionate Nurse-midwife to provide high-standard maternal nursing care to vulnerable pregnant women.

The role involves supporting women during antenatal care, delivery, postnatal care and birth injury treatment, including fistula surgeries.

The ideal candidate should demonstrate professionalism in midwifery, strong competence in managing obstetric emergencies, and a caring approach when interacting with women under care. The role also offers continuous learning, skill development and career growth opportunities through local and international mentors and training programmes.

Key responsibilities

The Nurse-midwife will be responsible for:

• Providing prenatal and postpartum care for pregnant women.
• Tending to patients and newborns during labour and delivery.
• Performing routine gynaecological care, including examinations.
• Educating patients on parenting and family planning.
• Maintaining patient medical records.
• Collaborating with other healthcare professionals.
• Referring patients to specialists when necessary.
• Testing for and diagnosing various medical conditions.
• Providing emotional support for expectant and new mothers.
• Administering vaccinations to children under 5 years.
• Providing all types of family planning methods to mothers.
• Writing records.
• Tutoring student midwives.
• Identifying high-risk pregnancies.
• Monitoring and administering medication, injections and intravenous infusions during labour.
• Performing any other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, skills and competencies

Applicants should meet the following requirements:

• A minimum of a Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery.
• Nursing and Midwifery registration certificates from TNMC.
• A valid nurse practising license.
• Minimum of 3 years’ working experience, preferably in a labour ward, RCH and operating theatre.
• Competence in managing obstetric emergencies.
• Strong interpersonal skills to develop professional relationships with patients.
• Microsoft Office skills.
• Ability to practise compassionate care, kindness and love towards patients.
• Good written and spoken English and Kiswahili communication skills to help patients understand their options and potential implications.
• Collaborative and teamwork skills to work effectively with other medical care providers.

• Providing prenatal and postpartum care for pregnant women.
• Tending to patients and newborns during labour and delivery.
• Performing routine gynaecological care, including examinations.
• Educating patients on parenting and family planning.
• Maintaining patient medical records.
• Collaborating with other healthcare professionals.
• Referring patients to specialists when necessary.
• Testing for and diagnosing various medical conditions.
• Providing emotional support for expectant and new mothers.
• Administering vaccinations to children under 5 years.
• Providing all types of family planning methods to mothers.
• Writing records.
• Tutoring student midwives.
• Identifying high-risk pregnancies.
• Monitoring and administering medication, injections and intravenous infusions during labour.
• Performing any other duties as assigned.

• Competence in managing obstetric emergencies.
• Strong interpersonal skills to develop professional relationships with patients.
• Microsoft Office skills.
• Ability to practise compassionate care, kindness and love towards patients.
• Good written and spoken English and Kiswahili communication skills to help patients understand their options and potential implications.
• Collaborative and teamwork skills to work effectively with other medical care providers.

• A minimum of a Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery.
• Nursing and Midwifery registration certificates from TNMC.
• A valid nurse practising license.