Technical Health and Nutrition Program Manager
Core
Strategic leadership and technical direction for the development, implementation, and quality assurance of Health and Nutrition programs to improve maternal, newborn, child, and community health outcomes.
Role type
Senior Program Manager (Health & Nutrition)
Builds
Integrated, child-focused health and nutrition interventions across Area Programmes and grant-funded initiatives
Domain
International Development / Public Health / Nutrition
Required skills
Strategic program design, technical quality assurance, budget management, stakeholder engagement, capacity building, monitoring and evaluation, resource mobilization, policy advocacy
Preferred skills
Experience with donor requirements, health systems strengthening, gender-responsive programming, knowledge management
Technologies
MEAL frameworks, indicator tracking systems, logic models, logframes
Responsibilities
Lead development and review of National Office Health & Nutrition Technical Programme strategy; Provide technical oversight to Area Programme Managers and project teams; Conduct technical monitoring, supportive supervision, and quality assurance visits; Coordinate Gift-in-Kind (GIK) planning, demand forecasting, and distribution; Engage with government institutions, UN agencies, and donors for policy dialogue and resource acquisition.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership