Technical Advisor - Maternal and Newborn Health and Nutrition (MNHN) at Nutrition International

About the role

The Technical Advisor provides technical support to ensure NOURISH programming is evidence-informed, high quality, and contributes to achieving intended outcomes. The role works closely with consortium partners and Nutrition International teams to provide technical input into programme implementation, support knowledge generation and learning, contribute to reporting and performance monitoring, and facilitate collaboration to strengthen programme impact. 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Technical Advisory and Programme Support

• Provide technical support to NOURISH by reviewing partner workplans and implementation approaches, applying evidence and programme data to strengthen programme quality, and contributing to technical problem-solving and evidence-informed decision-making.

Knowledge Translation and Learning

• Support knowledge management and learning by synthesizing programme evidence and lessons learned into technical briefs, reports, guidance documents, presentations, and other knowledge products, while contributing to the implementation of the NOURISH learning agenda.

Representation and Stakeholder Engagement

• Represent NOURISH in selected technical meetings, working groups, and partner engagements, build and maintain effective working relationships with consortium partners, government counterparts, and other stakeholders, and provide technical support during country and regional coordination meetings.

Collaboration and Partnership

• Collaborate across the NOURISH team, Nutrition International technical teams, and consortium partners to deliver high-quality programme outputs, provide technical support for workplan implementation, and promote lessons learned and cross-country learning.

NOURISH Reporting and Performance Management

• Contribute technical inputs to partner reports to ensure reporting reflects programme progress and technical achievements, support the review of programme performance data to identify opportunities to strengthen implementation, and assist with documenting technical progress against programme deliverables and results frameworks.

Any other related duties as assigned by the Senior Technical Advisor - Maternal and Newborn Health and Nutrition (MNHN).

Supervisory Responsibilities

• No direct supervisory responsibility.
• May provide technical guidance and mentorship to consultants, implementing partners, and junior staff as required.

Requirements

Education/Professional Designations/Experience

• Master's degree (or higher) in nutrition, public health nutrition, maternal health and nutrition, nutrition and international development.
• Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible technical experience in international development, public health, nutrition, health systems strengthening, or a related field.
• Over 5 years of experience supporting nutrition programmes in international development, NGO, or public health settings, with demonstrated technical knowledge of maternal nutrition interventions for a healthy pregnancy, including multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) and calcium supplementation.
• Experience supporting maternal nutrition programmes in one or more African countries.
• Experience supporting implementation of nutrition and health systems strengthening programmes.
• Experience contributing technical advice and translating evidence into programme implementation.
• Experience reviewing technical documents, implementation plans, and programme deliverables.
• Experience supporting monitoring, evaluation, learning, and use of programme data.
• Experience contributing to development of technical reports, guidance documents, and knowledge products.

Other Specific Skill Requirements:

Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated understanding of results-based management, performance measurement frameworks and fundamentals of program monitoring and donor reporting.
• Demonstrated understanding and/or experience operationalizing child safeguarding principles and policy.
• A working knowledge of French is an asset.

Competencies

• Organization: Exceptional organizational and planning skill with a proven ability to prioritize and work in a dynamic fast paced environment.
• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively, provide technical guidance, and contribute to successful team performance.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Relationship Building: Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with team members, project stakeholders and partner organizations.
• Cultural Sensitivity: Ability to navigate diverse cultural environments and tailor solutions to country and regional contexts.