International Consultant in Peri- and Neonatal Care – Midwife, Sukhumi, Georgia

UN Children's Fund - UNICEF

Consultant Closes 10 Apr 2026 22 days left

Overview

International consultant to conduct an assessment of the quality of neonatal and obstetric care in Abkhazia, Georgia, focusing on improving peri- and neonatal care services.


Key Responsibilities
  • Provide technical expertise on maternity and immediate newborn care, including patient rights, human resource motivation, tool adaptation, facility assessments, report preparation, and protocol development.
  • Lead maternity and immediate newborn care assessments across all sites, producing completed facility assessment tools and facility gap summaries.
  • Draft maternity and newborn sections of the assessment report and recommendations.
  • Draft maternity-related elements of five clinical protocols.
  • Co-facilitate workshops and update protocols.
  • Provide final technical inputs and presentation slides.
Required Experience
  • Minimum 10 years clinical experience
  • Experience with WHO quality assessment tool
  • Experience in developing clinical protocols
  • Training experience
  • Experience with UNICEF and WHO
  • Experience in fragile contexts (advantage)
Qualifications

• Professional degree, Bachelor’s Degree in Midwifery

Other Details
Languages Required
Fluency in English and Russian
Languages Preferred
Not specified
Contract Duration
1 June 2026 – 30 November 2026
Work Modality
Hybrid with international trips to the duty station anticipated.
Remuneration
lump sum fee
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