Technical Coordinator - Nutrition

IRC

Nairobi, Kenya
Onsite
Nutrition program management
Technical guidance and capacity building
Multi-sectoral program coordination
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster

Job Summary

  • The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster.
  • The Technical Coordinator will provide strategic leadership and technical support to IRC’s Nutrition programs throughout Kenya, ensuring quality and impact of nutrition interventions aligned with IRC’s SAP 100 ambitions.
  • This role involves collaboration with government, partners, and communities, leading advocacy efforts, capacity building, and emergency preparedness within the nutrition sector.

Matching Summary

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Nutrition program management
  • Technical guidance and capacity building
  • Multi-sectoral program coordination
  • Donor engagement and resource mobilization
  • Monitoring and evaluation expertise
  • Humanitarian and development experience
  • Policy and advocacy work

Nice-to-have

  • Cross-cultural team leadership
  • Innovative systems development
  • Integrated programming approaches
  • Strategic partnership development
  • Emergency preparedness and response
  • GEDI mainstreaming
  • Community participatory approaches

Key Requirements

  • Advanced degree in nutrition and public health
  • Minimum 7 years nutrition or public health experience
  • At least 4 years senior-level program management
  • Minimum 5 years humanitarian and development experience
  • Experience managing multi-year, multi-sectoral programs
  • Proven donor engagement and proposal development
  • Experience working with government structures at national and county levels

Work Rights

Not specified

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