Medical Trainer

Job Title: MEDICAL TRAINER

About LifeNet
Guided by our Christian values and the belief that every individual deserves an equal opportunity to lead a healthy and whole life, LifeNet improves the quality of health systems from the ground up. We are dedicated to strengthening health systems by leveraging existing resources to maximize return on investment and promote local sustainability. Through a framework of partnerships with faith-based health centers, we innovate and implement pragmatic responses to everyday health challenges
facing the poor.
LifeNet International’s intervention design takes an asset-based approach to development. Rather than build new clinics and bring in external healthcare providers, LifeNet builds and strengthens the capacity of local healthcare facilities, people, and resources, effectively empowering facilities to care for their communities
with compassion, respect, confidence, and evidence-based knowledge.

I. Duties and Responsibilities

1. Planning     

• Contribute to the organization’s annual planning and budgeting, specifically health facilities’ training and mentorship plans
• Prepare adequately for centralized training workshops as per the program training workplan and schedule.
• Coordinate with the Finance department for centralized training workshops to ensure training materials, venue and logistics are processed and procured in a timely manner.
• Plan, prepare quarterly and monthly onsite training and mentorship visits schedules and communicate them to partners.
• Identifies trends, areas of unmet need, and other issues of concern, and recommends strategies to effect sustainable change in health facilities.

2. Training and mentorship 

• Conduct assigned training and mentorship activities.
• Conduct centralized training workshops as per planned training plan for the year.
• Mentor and coach health facility staff as per plan and established guidelines.
• Manages alumni partners and ensures the level of quality care is maintained.
• Support and onboard health facility partners in the LifeNet online e-learning platform, create their accounts and ensure participation and login in the platform.
• Provides advice and insight into the curriculum and assists in regularly adapting the curriculum to the local context in conjunction with government health authorities.
• Collect and analyze partner health facility medical data and give supportive advice to the health facility leadership where gaps are identified.
• Conduct maternal and neonatal death audits and share with HFs strategies to mitigate these deaths.
• Continuously assess individual health facility capacity-building needs, strengths, and opportunities and recommend support that would achieve the program objectives.
• Follow up on the implementation of the action plans arising from centralized trainings and mentorship visits.
• Participates in review meetings and contributes to program quality improvement.
• Ensures training evaluation is appropriately conducted, pre, post, and end of the training.

3. Partnership development        

• Ensures smooth relations with partner facility Church-owners and local government.
• Attends District and Church meetings as called upon from time to time.
• Effectively represents LifeNet in other forums as directed by the Management.
• Builds good relations with all stakeholders and ensures the image of LifeNet is well projected.
• Assist the organization in finding and developing ways to leverage resources to further the program’s objectives.

4. Reporting

• Ensure reporting is done in line with LifeNet standards
• Participates in stakeholder engagement activities as a technical person whenever called upon.
• Prepare and provide continuous feedback and reporting to partners and Church body leadership.
• Ensure partners files are updated periodically.

II. Skills, Abilities, and Competencies:

• Report writing skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with high proficiency
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to build relationships and networks with stakeholders and local partners
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills
• Facilitation skills as opposed to a top-down approach to support health facilities staff
• Ability and willingness to comply with LN safeguarding requirements  Emotional maturity, ability to take constructive feedback.

 III. Values & Attributes

• Integrity and Responsibility: A commitment to honesty, strong moral principles, and a sense of ownership over one’s duties.
• Respect and Compassion: A deep respect for all individuals, treating everyone with dignity, kindness, and empathy, regardless of their background or circumstances.
• Stewardship: A responsible and careful attitude toward entrusted resources, including vehicles, finances, and equipment.
• Service-Oriented Mindset: A proactive and willing attitude to assist colleagues and contribute to the team’s success in a way that aligns with LifeNet’s mission.
• Reliability: The ability to be punctual, dependable, and available to work flexible hours as required.
• Professionalism: A professional demeanor, including a neat appearance and polite conduct with all staff and partners.
• Safety Consciousness: A strong commitment to safe driving practices and a clean driving record.
• Interpersonal Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with a diverse team and external partners.
• Alignment with Christian Values: A personal alignment with the core Christian values of the organization, as demonstrated through conduct and a commitment to serving others.

IV. Educational qualification and experience

• Comprehensive Nursing Degree (Bachelors or equivalent) and a current registered license.
• An excellent knowledge of English and strong knowledge of computer use (Ms. Word, Ms. Excel, Google Doc, Google sheet)
• A minimum of 2 years of direct experience in patient care. Experience in a broad range of the HSS pillars in teaching is a plus
• Social and Behaviour Change Communication experience.
• A working experience with NGOs is advantage
• Trainer of Trainers experience in health system strengthening
• Experience working as a health facility in charge or Hospital Administrator or chief Nurse is a plus
• Demonstrated understanding of health systems strengthening.

Please provide a cover letter, a CV or resume with at least two references, and copies of your relevant degrees and certificates.

Submit your complete application via email to LNMalawiHR@LNinternational.org with the subject line ” Application for Medical Trainer Position”

Application deadline: by September 24, 2025, at 23h59.