Advisor - Technical Assistance and Capacity Development (Knowledge and Policy Coherence for Nutrition (KPCN)/Capacity for Nutrition (C4N) projects)

A. About the project & context

The global programme Capacity for Nutrition (C4N) supports the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the European Commission (EC), and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in promoting coherent nutrition policies. The programme works closely with the “Scaling Up Nutrition” (SUN) Movement and partner countries to strengthen evidence-based nutrition strategies and investment frameworks. The central implementation instruments are technical assistance (TA) and capacity development (CD). C4N works through teams in Germany and Belgium and regional structures in Kenya, Senegal and Thailand.

B. Responsibilities

The Technical Advisor supports the regional implementation of C4N from Nairobi. The advisor
coordinates and provides TA and CD for SDC cooperation offices and partner countries with a focus on nutrition-sensitive programming, especially in fragile contexts and across the Human-Development-Peace (HDP) nexus. The role connects SDC cooperation offices and country support with SUN structures, EU Delegations (EUDs), German cooperation offices and relevant regional initiatives.

C. Tasks

Under the overall supervision of the Project Manager, you will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Coordinate with SDC cooperation offices and SUN structures in the region.
  

• Provide TA and CD to SDC cooperation offices and (SUN) partner countries on nutrition-sensitive programming, especially in fragile contexts and across the HDP nexus.
  

• Strengthen partnerships with regional organisations such as the African Union (AU), implementing partners and other development actors relevant to the delivery of C4N activities.
  

• Organise and facilitate peer-to-peer learning formats that enable partner countries and regional actors to exchange practical experiences, good practices and lessons learned.
  

• Ensure coherence and strengthened synergies with EUDs, German and Swiss cooperation offices as well as with regional initiatives, such as the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CADDP).
  

• Strengthen the exchange of information and coherence between all C4N programme structures and ensure complementarity and synergies with other GIZ programmes in the region.
  

• Contribute to reporting and knowledge management, including documentation of good practices, lessons learned and support for the monitoring and evaluation of programme activities.
  

D. Required qualifications, competences, and experience

Qualifications

• University degree in nutrition, food and nutrition security, public health, international development or equivalent is essential.
  

Professional experience

• Several years of relevant professional experience in development cooperation programmes in the fields of nutrition, food and nutrition security, agriculture or public health.
  

• Several years of experience with nutrition-sensitive programming, especially in fragile contexts and across the HDP nexus.
  

• Work experience in a regional or multi-country context in Africa.
  

• Proven experience working in complex cooperation systems involving government institutions, bilateral or multilateral partners, regional organisations or the SUN Movement.
  

• Proven experience in stakeholder and partnership management and in working across
  global, regional and national levels.

• Familiarity with GIZ projects and SDC cooperation structures is a strong asset.
  

Other knowledge, additional competence

• Strong organisational and communication skills, including the ability to coordinate parallel processes, prioritise, and meet deadlines.
  

• Strong analytical, research, and report-writing skills, including synthesising evidence for policy advice.
  

• Strong interpersonal and networking skills.
  

• Team orientation, flexibility within a rapidly changing environment, with a high degree of intrinsic motivation to achieve results and to deliver goal-oriented results on time.
  

• Regional experience in Anglophone Africa.
  

• Excellent written and spoken language skills in English (C2) are essential.
  

• Profound Office 365 skills, especially Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
  

• Willingness to work in accordance with GIZ’s internal administrative and financial
  procedures.

• Readiness to travel, including to fragile contexts.
  

Assignment Details

Duty Station: Nairobi

Duration: 01.12.2026 - 31.12.2028

Vacancy Reference Number: GIZ/ARD/08/10/2026

Equal Employment Opportunity

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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.