This is a remote position.
Open Call: ICM Global Coalition of Midwives for Climate and Humanitarian Action
The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) is pleased to announce an open call for midwives to join the ICM Coalition of Midwives for Climate and Humanitarian Action.
As climate change and humanitarian crises increasingly impact maternal and newborn health, midwives remain at the forefront of care, often working in the most challenging and resource-constrained environments. Through this Coalition, ICM aims to bring together midwives from across the world to shape, inform, and strengthen global and national responses.
About the Coalition
The Coalition is a global group of midwives working across diverse humanitarian and climate-affected contexts. Members will contribute their expertise, experience, and leadership to ensure that ICM’s work is grounded in real world experience and responsive to the needs of women, newborns, and communities.
This is an opportunity to:
Contribute to shaping global approaches to midwifery in crisis and climate contexts
Share your experience and inform practical tools, education, and guidance
Engage in global advocacy and knowledge exchange
Join a growing movement of midwives advancing climate response and standing with communities in humanitarian crises.
Join a network of midwives working across different settings and regions
What Coalition Members Will Do
Selected midwives will:
Provide technical input and feedback on tools, educational materials, and programme design
Support the validation and testing of approaches in real-world settings
Contribute to learning and evidence generation, including case studies and documentation
Participate in knowledge exchange and peer learning across countries and regions
Support education and capacity building, including potential roles as trainers
Contribute to advocacy efforts at local, national, and global levels
Who Should Apply
We are looking for qualified midwives who:
Have experience working in humanitarian, fragile, or climate-affected settings, or with populations who have experienced displacement, crisis or humanitarian settings.
Bring expertise in areas such as:
Midwifery leadership
Government representation and experience
Clinical service delivery
Programme implementation
Research or evidence generation
Training and education
Advocacy and policy engagement
Climate and environmental health
Humanitarian response
Indigenous knowledge and community led approaches
Sustainable health systems and low carbon care
If interested, please apply for 30th June COB.
For more information please see following link: https://internationalmidwives.org/wp-content/uploads/Global-Coalition_ToRs.pdf