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7 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 28 JUNE 2020 NEWS We're Recruiting Join Our Team Assisting Reporting Officer Permit no. 828/2019 Telephone Operator Permit no. 193/2020 Qualifications: • A minimum school leaving certificate; • In possession of ECDL Standard Qualification or must be achieved within the first three months of employment; • Holds a security license or must be achieved within the first six months of employment. Duties & Responsibilities • Oversee control systems in order to prevent or address violations of legal guidance and policies within Identity Malta's remit; • Conduct systematic due diligence and investigations on requests submitted to Identity Malta, including on-site inspections as provided for by law; • Collaborate with other entities in monitoring enforcement of standards and regulations. • Responsible for enforcing regulations in all aspects and levels of operations; • Carry out general office duties and offer clerical as well as administrative support; • Open files, register applications/notices in daybook and forward to other sections for the necessary action; • Receive payments and issuing receipts on applications received. • Conduct daily reconciliation statement for all applications received; • Answer telephone calls, reply to emails, set appointments, and assist in maintaining an organised filing system; • Answer queries in relation to applications and documentation required; • May be required to man reception desks, answer queries and handle complaints; • Compile statistical information and prepare reports; • Work diligently and adhere to legal obligations. • Hold freedom of movement interviews; • Any other duties as may be required by the Chief Executive Officer or his delegate; Interested persons are kindly requested to submit a letter of application and a detailed CV to re c r u i t m e n t @ i d e n t i t y m a l ta . co m by Sunday 12 th July 2020 Qualifications: • A minimum school leaving certificate; • Has good written and verbal communication skills and is computer literate; • Front office experience, has good interpersonal skills and is motivated to work; • Customer service skills is essential; • Has a positive, proactive approach to working and able to represent the Agency in a professional manner. Duties & Responsibilities • Answer telephone calls, reply to emails, set appointments and assist in maintaining an organised filing system; • Answer queries in relation to applications and documentation required; • May be required to man reception desks, answer queries and handle complaints; • Carry out general office duties and offer clerical as well as administrative support; • Open files, register applications/notices in daybook and forward to other sections for the necessary action; • Receive payments and issuing receipts on applications received; • Conduct daily reconciliation statement for all applications received; • Works well in a team environment; • Any other duties as may be required by the Chief Executive Officer or his delegate. MATTHEW VELLA MALTESE mums are not get- ting 'younger', as national ob- stetric data for 2018 confirms yet again a consistent trend of women giving birth after the age of 30. And more women giving birth tend to have com- pleted tertiary education. The majority of some 4,400 deliveries (36.8%) in 2018 were in the maternal age-group of 30-34 years, with a steady sig- nificant decrease in the propor- tion of mothers younger than 30, and a shift towards older maternal age. The department for health in- formation said this was of pub- lic health importance due to the association between older maternal age and adverse out- comes during pregnancy and delivery. There were a total of 4,516 births in Malta in 2018, an in- crease of 118 over 2017. Just 76 were twin deliveries, and three deliveries were triplets. Most of the mothers were primiparas (51.4%) and 66.8% of all moth- ers were reported as married. Of all births, 158 mothers utilised assisted reproduction technology, of which 51% were through in vitro fertilisation or sperm injection. A steady increase in the pro- portion of non-Maltese moth- ers when compared to previous years was noted, with nearly a quarter of all mothers (24.5%) having a non-Maltese nation- ality. The majority of non-Mal- tese mothers were Europeans (15.5%), with Italians (2.1%) and British (1.9%) topping the list. On the other hand, the ma- jority of non-European moth- ers were from Syria (2.3%), Sub-Saharan Africa (1.5%), Lib- ya (1.4%) and the Philippines (1.3%). The proportion of mothers who had completed compulsory education up to primary (2.4%) or secondary (19.7%) levels of education was dwarfed by those who contin- ued with postsecond- a r y or vocation- al non-ter- tiary education (23.2%) and tertiary education (39.4%). "This is n o t a b l e as mater- nal education has been shown to affect outcomes on preg- nancy and infant health, with higher educational levels as- sociated with more favourable outcomes," the department of health information said. During 2018 there were 874 mothers (19.7%) who reported smoking one or more cigarettes during their pregnancy, while 43 reported drinking some al- cohol. 21 were reported to be using illicit drugs at some point during their pregnancy. "The links between these maternal lifestyles and adverse perinatal outcomes have been well estab- lished and it is likely that these negative lifestyle choices are under-reported by the moth- ers," the department said. The majority of wom- en (68.4%) delivered by normal or assisted vaginal delivery, while elective and emergency Caesarean Sections (CS) totalled 1,400 (31.6%) of all deliveries. Spe- cifically, elective C-Sections were 17.1% of deliveries. New mums older, more educated Four in 10 mums are university- educated, obstetric data shows, changing demographic of Maltese motherhood Malta's growing labour influx from overseas also means a growing cohort of new foreign nationals born in Malta