Nutrition Technical Advisor

IsraAID

Nutrition Technical Advisor leading and providing technical guidance for nutrition programming at IsraAID in Africa region. Managing community-based nutrition interventions and ensuring quality across multiple country offices.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeNairobi • 🇰🇪 KenyaSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide strategic and technical leadership for nutrition programming across IsraAID country offices in the Africa Region
Lead the development and implementation of regional nutrition priorities, approaches, and technical frameworks
Ensure nutrition programming is aligned with national policies, technical guidelines, and global standards
Guide the design, planning, and implementation of community-based nutrition interventions
Ensure the integration of health and nutrition programming with WASH, Protection, Education and cross cutting Triple i, and DRR.
Provide strategic technical oversight and support the translation of technical guidance into practical implementation approaches across program sites
Support the development and implementation of coordinated capacity-strengthening approaches across program countries
Design, adapt, and facilitate training, mentoring, and on-the-job coaching on nutrition programming
Conduct regular supportive supervision and field visits to provide hands-on technical support
Strengthen the competencies of national staff and partners in nutrition program implementation, quality assurance, data use, adaptive programming, and adherence to national and global nutrition standards.
Promote the integration of nutrition programming with Health, WASH, Protection, and Education.

Requirements

What you’ll need

BSc degree in Nutrition and master's degree in nutrition or public health
Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in senior nutrition roles
Strong expertise in community-based nutrition programming
Experience working in multi-country or regional programs strongly preferred
Experience working with multiple stakeholders, technical teams, UN and government actors, and donors
Proven experience working in humanitarian and development nutrition programming
Experience working across multiple locations or within matrix management structures is an advantage.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Frequent travel across IsraAid countries of operation and program sites in Africa (at least 60% of time)
Periodic travel to IsraAid Headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel
High flexibility required, including extended field deployments to COs and program implementation sites

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Hard Skills & Tools

community-based nutrition programmingnutrition program implementationcapacity strengtheningtechnical oversightdata useadaptive programmingquality assurancetraining designmentoringcoaching

Soft Skills

strategic leadershipinterpersonal skillscollaborationcommunicationsupervisionproblem-solvingstakeholder engagementcross-functional teamworkadaptabilitymentorship

Certifications

BSc in NutritionMaster's in NutritionMaster's in Public Health