Technical Advisor (Health, Nutrition, Immunization & WASH)

About the role

World Vision Somalia is looking for a Technical Advisor (Health, Nutrition, Immunization & WASH) to provide strategic technical leadership and operational oversight of its Health, Nutrition, Immunization and WASH portfolio. The role oversees the implementation of grants such as GiveWell, Gates FARID, Core Group Polio, UNICEF Health and Nutrition and future Health & Nutrition grants, and supervises the WASH Technical Specialist. It also acts as the technical representative to the Federal and State Ministries of Health, donors, UN agencies and coordination platforms. The position is office-based in Nairobi with 50% travel within Somalia.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of GiveWell, Gates FARID, CGPP and UNICEF projects at field level, ensuring outcomes are met and donor rules and regulations are followed
• Coordinate and manage project activities, budget and documentation, and lead sub-grantee agencies in participatory planning
• Recruit, train and supervise project staff, conduct quarterly performance reviews and build technical capacity
• Manage the project budget within approved limits, prepare accurate financial reports and support compliance with contracts and audits
• Maintain quality assurance mechanisms, develop SOPs for monitoring, reporting and documentation, track deliverables and visit project sites regularly
• Represent the project and World Vision in engagements with donors, government, UN agencies and clusters, and keep sub-grantees and partners informed

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in social development (medicine, public health, nutrition, project management, health education, community medicine, nursing or sociology); MSc in public health, health informatics, epidemiology or public health nutrition preferred
• At least five years of experience in project management, consortium management, agreement compliance, sub-award management and cost tracking
• Experience managing partnerships with the host country government, donors, private sector, NGOs and communities
• Fluency in English; prior experience in Somalia or a similar fragile, climate-vulnerable context is an advantage
• Post-graduate qualification in the relevant sectors is an added advantage

Required skills

• Familiarity with donor requirements such as Gates, ECHO and UNICEF
• Proficiency in WASH, CASH and disaster risk reduction
• Proven proposal writing and project reporting experience