Pediatra neonatologo/a | Costa d'Avorio

Project manager-Sanità

Descrizione

Job position: Pediatrician/Neonatologist

Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Start date: March 2025

Duration: 12 months

Family duty station: YES

* The NGO reserves the right to close the application process once the position is filled.

Purpose of the role

The neonatologist provides primary care for the newborn and collaborates in the start-up and smooth running of a NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) within the Abobo hospital

Key duties

• Attending complicated deliveries and giving basic care to newborns
  
• Training staff on basic newborn care
  
• Collaborating on awareness-raising activities on newborn care and kangaroo mother care
  
• Collaborating with the construction expert in defining the organisation of the spaces and flows of the NICU and its set-up
  
• Starting Neonatal Intensive Care Unit activities and collaborating with the clinical management of the hospital to ensure the quality of neonatal services
  
• Providing specialized technical assistance, supervision and monitoring of care
  
• Organising and implementing training activities for NICU staff
  
• Contributing to the development and adaptation of clinical guidelines and protocols
  
• Collaborating in data collection and analysis, monitoring progress and target achievement.
  
• Taking part in technical meetings on neonatal health at provincial and national level
  

Requirements

• University Degree in Medicine with Specialization in Pediatrics
  
• Specific qualification or expertise in Neonatology will be an asset
  
• Consolidated experience in Paediatrics and Neonatology
  
• Previous experience of Pediatrics and Neonatology in low income countries
  
• Good knowledge of French; good knowledge of Italian will be an asset

Send your candidature
https://www.mediciconlafrica.org/candidatura

Due to the high number of applications, please note that our recruiting team will contact only short-listed candidates.

The selection process is based on non-discrimination criteria and candidates are taken into consideration without distinction of ethnicity, gender, political orientation, religion, personal opinions, sexual orientation.

Doctors with Africa CUAMM does not tolerate any abuse, exploitation or violence against vulnerable children and adults, nor other behaviour that does not respect human dignity from its own staff, partner staff or other staff associated with the NGO.

All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to the mission and values of the organization, nondiscrimination policies and safeguarding principles.