Health & Nutrition Coordinator

Job Title:                          Health & Nutrition Coordinator

Reports to:                       Programme Director

Terms:                                12-month role with unaccompanied terms based in El Geneina, capital of West Darfur State, with travel to field locations in Darfurs and Kordofans.

- €52,024

Requirements:                The position is based in El Geneina, West Darfur, with regular travel to Concern field locations in Darfur and Kordofan. Travel will take place in complex and potentially insecure operating environments and will be subject to security and access conditions. The post-holder may also be required to travel outside Sudan for relevant training, coordination or other work-related purposes.

About Concern:               Established in 1968, Concern is a non-profit, non-governmental humanitarian organisation, dedicated to the reduction of suffering and the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.

Concern’s vision, our mission and our work are all defined by one goal – ending extreme poverty, whatever it takes. Concern strives for a world free from poverty, fear and oppression.

Our culture is values driven and we believe that our people are central to all that we do and are key to delivering on our goal of Reaching the Furthest Behind First. We are committed to ensuring a workplace where everybody feels valued and are enabled to succeed in their work and contribute to delivering on our mission.

Role Purpose:                  The Health & Nutrition Coordinator will provide technical leadership and quality oversight for Concern Sudan’s health, nutrition and WASH-in-health programming, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based and contextually appropriate interventions in line with Concern’s strategic priorities, donor requirements, national policies and relevant international standards.

Responsibilities:

Programme Design and Strategy

• Lead the development and implementation of Concern Sudan’s Health and Nutrition strategy, ensuring alignment with Concern’s global and country strategic priorities and responsiveness to evolving humanitarian needs.
• Lead the development of high-quality Health and Nutrition proposals and concept notes, including development of realistic budgets, logframes and programme approaches, to support resource mobilisation and programme expansion.
• Lead and/or oversee Health and Nutrition needs assessments in current and potential new areas of operation, ensuring that findings inform programme design, prioritisation, resource allocation and operational decision-making.
• Regularly monitor the health and nutrition situation in Concern operational areas and provide timely technical advice to the Programme Director, Area Coordinators and Programme Managers on emerging needs and appropriate response options.
• Contribute to emergency preparedness and response, including rapid assessment, programme adaptation and scale-up of Health and Nutrition interventions as required.

 

Programme Quality and Technical Oversight

• Provide technical oversight for Health, Nutrition and WASH-in-health interventions, ensuring that programme quality and coverage meet relevant national and international standards.
• Ensure compliance withSphere Standards, Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), WHO/UNICEF guidance, relevant national Ministry of Health policies and protocols, and other applicable technical standards.
• Develop and maintain appropriate technical protocols, methodologies, guidelines, tools, Activity ToRs and BoQs for common Health and Nutrition interventions.
• Coordinate and systematise Health and Nutrition programming across Concern’s operational locations, promoting consistency, best practice and appropriate contextual adaptation.
• Develop and maintain information management tools to monitor the functionality and performance of supported health facilities and Health and Nutrition programmes.
• Work closely with MEAL and HQ technical colleagues to ensure robust monitoring, evaluation, learning and programme quality mechanisms are in place.
• Ensure that monitoring findings, evaluations, operational research and programme learning are systematically used to improve programme design, implementation and impact.
• Follow up on recommendations arising from monitoring visits, audits, evaluations, donor reviews and internal quality assurance processes.

 

Capacity Building and Technical Support

• Identify technical capacity gaps and develop and implement capacity development plans for Concern staff and partners.
• Provide mentoring, coaching and on-the-job technical support to Health and Nutrition staff and partner organisations.
• Work with national and local partners to assess capacity strengthening needs and provide tailored technical support.
• Support partners to establish and maintain appropriate MEAL systems aligned with project indicators and logframes.
• Support government and partner counterparts to strengthen health system capacities, including service quality, referral systems, supply chain management and use of data for decision-making.
• Strengthen the management of pharmaceuticals, medical supplies and nutrition commodities within Concern-supported pharmacies and health facilities.

 

Programme Implementation and Operational Support

• Provide technical guidance to Health and Nutrition Programme Managers and programme teams to ensure effective implementation of activities and achievement of programme outputs and outcomes.
• Support Programme Managers in programme planning, budgeting, procurement and resource management, ensuring efficient, accountable and transparent use of programme resources.
• Coordinate with Logistics and relevant programme teams on the procurement and timely delivery of pharmaceuticals, medical supplies and nutrition commodities.
• Support anticipatory distribution planning and supply chain monitoring to reduce the risk of stock-outs of pharmaceuticals and nutrition supplies.
• Support the recruitment and induction of technical Health and Nutrition staff.
• Provide technical input into data management, routine monitoring, mid-term reviews, evaluations and donor reporting.
• Support teams to design, implement and analyse nutrition surveys, coverage surveys, KAP assessments and other relevant assessments as required.
• Ensure appropriate reporting tools and systems are in place and that programme and partner staff understand and use them effectively.
• Review internal and donor reports and provide technical feedback to ensure accuracy, quality and consistency.
• When required, act as Programme Manager and/or budget holder during periods of staff absence or vacancy to ensure continuity of programme implementation, financial management and team oversight.

 

Representation, Coordination, Advocacy and Learning

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with State and local health authorities, UN agencies, INGOs, local responders and implementing partners.
• Actively participate in Health and Nutrition Cluster coordination at national and sub-national levels, representing Concern as a credible technical partner.
• Represent Concern in relevant Health and Nutrition coordination meetings, technical forums and events.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships withMoH, WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP, donors and other relevant stakeholdersto strengthen coordination and advance Concern’s Health and Nutrition priorities.
• Document and disseminate programme learning, evidence and best practice internally and externally.
• Monitor emerging developments, policies, standards and technical guidance and ensure relevant learning is incorporated into programme design and implementation.

Management and Leadership

• Provide direct line management to Pharmacists and Clinical Advisors and technical line management to Health and Nutrition Programme Managers.
• Provide effective leadership, coaching and performance management to direct reports, promoting professional development, accountability and teamwork.
• Work closely with Area Coordinators, Area Managers, MEAL and Programme Quality colleagues to ensure effective coordination between technical and operational functions.
• Promote integrated programming and effective linkages between Health, Nutrition, WASH and other relevant sectors.
• Ensure that Health and Nutrition programming incorporates appropriate approaches togender, protection, disability inclusion, accountability to affected populations, safeguarding and PSEA.
• Support effective risk management and ensure that technical and operational risks affecting programme quality are identified and addressed.
• All managers are responsible for upholding and promoting Concern’s values, demonstrating leadership on workplace equality, diversity and inclusion, and role modelling a positive safeguarding ethos.
• All managers are required to actively participate in any emergency response as and when required.

Role Holder Requirements:

Qualifications

Essential

• Master’s degree inpublic health, nutrition or equivalent qualification.
• Relevant professional qualification in Health, Nutrition, Medicine, Nursing or another relevant health discipline.
• Relevant clinical experience.

 

Experience

• At leastfive years’ relevant professional experiencein Health and/or Nutrition programming.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing Health and Nutrition programmes in fragile, conflict-affected or emergency settings.
• Significant experience inPrimary Health Care (PHC) and Maternal and Child Health (MCH)programming.
• Experience in nutrition programming, includingCMAM.
• Experience in capacity strengthening of staff and partner organisations.
• Experience in community mobilisation and behavioural change approaches.
• Experience managing or supporting complex programmes in conflict and/or post-emergency contexts.
• Experience developing and rolling out routine supervision, monitoring and evaluation tools for Health and Nutrition programmes.
• Experience in designing and implementing nutrition assessments and surveys, includingSMART, SQUEAC/SQEACor comparable methodologies.
• Experience with qualitative and participatory assessment methodologies, including FGDs, KIIs and community consultations.
• Experience inBEmONC programming, including quality improvement of lifesaving maternal and newborn health services, is highly desirable.
• Experience withcash-for-nutrition approachesis desirable.
• Experience working in Sudan or the Horn of Africa is desirable.
• Experience working with government health authorities, Health and Nutrition Clusters, UN agencies and implementing partners.

 

Technical knowledge and skills

• Strong technical knowledge of humanitarian Health and Nutrition programming.
• Strong understanding ofPHC, MCH, CMAM and community-based Health and Nutrition approaches.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical and medical supply management.
• Good understanding of Health and Nutrition MEAL systems and data management.
• Strong proposal development, programme design and donor reporting skills.
• Strong coordination, representation, advocacy and networking skills.
• Familiarity withSphere Standards and the Core Humanitarian Standard.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Arabic language skills would be a distinct advantage.
• Good computer literacy and ability to work with programme data and information management systems.

 

Personal and behavioural requirements

• Strong cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Commitment to Concern’s mission, values and principles, including capacity building, protection and participation.
• Strong communication, facilitation and training skills.
• Proven organisational, planning and management skills.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative and lead diverse teams.
• High degree of flexibility, adaptability and initiative in a rapidly changing humanitarian context.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and to strict deadlines.
• Ability to work collaboratively and live/work effectively within a close team environment.

 

Competencies:               

Candidates are expected to demonstrate abilities in the following priority competency areas:

Planning and decision-making

Influence, advocacy and networking

Communication and working with others

Delivering results

We encourage all eligible candidates, irrespective of gender, ethnicity or origin, disability, political beliefs, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status to apply to become a part of the organisation. Concern is against all forms of discrimination and unequal power relations and is committed to promoting equality.

If this role sounds right for you, please apply with your CV and cover letter. We will respond to every applicant. Please be aware we may offer positions before the closing date.

If you have any concerns about our recruitment process and need particular assistance - for example if you have a disability e.g. a hearing impairment - please let us know and we will do our best to respond to your needs.

Important information:

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct with three Associated Policies: The Programme Participant Protection Policy, the Child Safeguarding Policy, and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy accessible here. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisations, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in their work, in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Consequently, working or volunteering with Concern may be subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking. 

During this job application, you will provide Concern with your personal data. Concern takes its responsibilities towards this personal data very seriously and is committed to complying with all relevant data protection legislation. 

 

• Salary:€46,821 - €52,024
• Based in Country:Sudan
• Job Title:Health & Nutrition Coordinator
• Contract Type:Fixed Term Full Time
• Annual Allowance:e6,000
• Benefits:See T&C's attached
• Closing Date:27 August 2026