Midwife Advisor

Midwife Advisor Fluent in French and English (40 hours per week) We are looking for a senior midwife with extensive experience who can translate expertise into strategic technical guidance, working with midwives and partners across the world to shape and strengthen the profession and drive better outcomes for mothers and newborns.

About us

At the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), we envision a world where every woman, newborn and adolescent has access to a competent and autonomous midwife, and every midwife is enabled to provide equitable, inclusive, and rights-based care. We champion and advance midwives’ associations and the profession of midwifery globally by setting and implementing the Global Standards for Midwifery.

We advocate for midwives as the most appropriate primary health professionals for sexual, reproductive, maternal, adolescent, and newborn care. ICM is an equal opportunity employer, and as the global voice of midwives it is important that our staff represent the diversity of our membership. We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion and welcome applications from all backgrounds, particularly underrepresented groups.

Applicants will be assessed fairly against the role requirements, without discrimination based on ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. Your Impact as Midwife Advisor Midwife Advisors are central to the work of ICM as the organisation’s midwifery experts that lead the technical work of the Head Office.

Key responsibilities include

providing midwifery leadership and technical advice (internally and externally); supporting advocacy and communications through ensuring that key messages reflect most recent and robust midwifery evidence; managing the development, reviewing and updating of ICM core documents including standards and position statements; representing ICM at various fora to ensure that the views and interests of midwives and ICM are represented; supporting midwife volunteers who may represent ICM from time to time; contributing midwifery technical expertise to ICM-managed projects or where ICM provides technical expertise; liaising with and supporting capacity-building of member associations; supporting the development, dissemination and implementation of ICM’s professional framework at country, regional and global levels, including developing resources and approaches to support implementation; and supporting the strengthening of ICM’s regions and the development of midwifery globally.

Click here for the full job description: https://internationalmidwives.org/wp-content/uploads/Midwife-Advisor_General_10.2025_for-2026.pdf Requirements What You’ll Bring Education Registered midwife. Educated to Master’s degree level or equivalent:

• Midwives with education or research expertise must hold a Master’s degree or above.
• For regulation, practice, policy, member association strengthening, or humanitarian/climate expertise a Master’s degree is not required, but candidates must demonstrate equivalent knowledge and experience.
• Midwife educators must also hold a recognised teaching or faculty-development qualification. Experience and knowledge Proven recent experience in midwifery practice. Professional fluency in French and English. Evidence of leadership within the midwifery profession (formal or informal). Evidence of continuous professional development and continuing competence as a midwife and, depending on area of expertise Active membership of a Midwives’ Association in home country. Experience in working with a Midwives' Association to strengthen the midwifery profession in-country. Strong interpersonal skills and excellent advocacy/influencing skills; competent facilitator and presenter. Excellent written and verbal communication skills to present information in user friendly language.

Benefits

Combine your expertise with global reach, making a significant contribution to enhancing the sexual and reproductive health of women, their newborns and their families. Location & Benefits: Work in the heart of The Hague, in a supportive environment, with competitive compensation ranging from EUR 3,739 - 5,000 gross per month* (for 40 h/week), 8% holiday pay, 13th-month bonus and pension scheme.

Work-Life Balance: benefit from a flexible work policy including hybrid work to maintain a healthy work-life balance. Growth Opportunities: enjoy the benefits of working in a small team where you can learn and grow with colleagues each day, as well as the opportunity to develop professionally. Location is The Hague *The salary offer will depend on the selected candidate’s skills and experience in relation to the requirements for the role.

Application Process Ready to take on this challenge? Click on the I'm interested button and submit your CV and Cover Letter by 25-10-2026. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Applicants must be willing to relocate for a minimum of two years. Join us in transforming sexual and reproductive health outcomes for women and babies worldwide at ICM!