Senior Technical Advisor - Maternal and Newborn Health and Nutrition (MNHN)

Education/Professional Designations/Experience

• Master's degree (or higher) in nutrition, public health nutrition, maternal health and nutrition, nutrition and international development.
  
• Minimum 10 years' experience providing senior technical leadership in international development, public health, nutrition, health systems strengthening, or a related field.
  
• 5-7 years of experience at a regional level in Senior Technical roles in nutrition programs in international development / Public Health / NGO environments.
  
• Experience working in a senior technical capacity across multiple African countries, including within consortium-based or multi-partner settings.
  
• Demonstrated upstream and downstream health system experience with nutrition actions for a positive pregnancy, including micronutrient supplementation - MMS and calcium supplementation.
  
• Experience working in the public health/nutrition sector in Africa; understanding of health systems.
  
• Demonstrated experience providing strategic technical advice and translating evidence into programme and policy decisions.
  
• Significant experience reviewing technical designs, theories of change, implementation plans, and technical deliverables.
  
• Extensive experience supporting monitoring, evaluation, learning, and the use of data to improve programme performance.
  
• Proven experience leading knowledge translation, including synthesising evidence and developing technical guidance, reports, learning products, and dissemination materials.
  
• Experience working on large, multi-country, donor-funded programmes and coordinating across multiple partners.