Senior Medical Officer- Neonatology

Job Description

Title: Senior Medical Officer- Neonatology

Company Name: Save the Children

Vacancy: 3

Age: Na

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 1 year
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery(MBBS)

• MBBS degree recognized by the BMDC with 1 year’s post-graduation training. 1 year’s job experience in pediatric medicine, SCANU/NICU and child nutrition field.

• Up to date evidence of current licence and registration to practice.

• At least 1 year
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Minimum of 1 years’ experience practicing independently as a Paediatrician (i.e., does not require supervision).

• Ability and willingness to travel to remote and insecure locations, in unstable areas

• Previous experience of managing paediatrics complications often associated with humanitarian emergencies.

• Advanced life support, paediatric life support and neonatal life support trained or their equivalents

Save the Children invites applications for the above-mentioned position. We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, age, or beliefs and religion. We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply.
The Opportunity
Save the Children Bangladesh operating a Maternal and Child Hospital to provide unmet needs in maternal and neonatal emergency. The focus of the Maternal and Child Hospital is to provide specialized Maternal, New-born and Child Health care with the provision of management of complicated deliveries, Emergency Caesarean section, Blood transfusion and care for the complicated newborns which complements their already pre-existing primary health care capability. The hospital will provide inpatient care for mothers, newborns, and children, with a specialist emergency obstetric surgical capability, alongside emergency and outpatient care.
The Senior Medical Officer- Neonatology will be part of the technical leadership of the health program, with a focus on child health. In addition, the role is expected to liaise with internal and external technical working groups and communities of practice. He/ She will work closely with other physicians on the clinical team and specialists and will have direct communication with SCANU nurses and midwives in the inpatient, emergency, OPD and delivery room areas.
The Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the rights of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday

• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,

• Violence against children is no longer tolerated.

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Contract Type: Contractual till 30 September 2026