Technical Advisor (Health)

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy and Technical Programme Design

• Lead the development, review and monitoring of the H&N technical strategy and annual implementation plan, aligned with WVIM strategy and global standards.
• Lead evidence-based H&N programme design, including root-cause analysis and integration of H&N across relevant sector programmes.
• Oversee contextualisation and adaptation of H&N programme models, technical standards, guidelines and tools.

Technical Guidance, Capacity Building, Quality Assurance and Improvement

• Lead and coordinate the H&N technical team and ensure effective delivery of technical support.
• Provide technical input to ADP and grant project DIPs, budgets and implementation plans.
• Lead development and dissemination of technical resources and quality-assurance tools.
• Develop and implement an annual H&N capacity-building plan, including competency assessment, training, coaching and field-based technical assistance.

Evidence, Learning and Knowledge Management

• Lead the development and use of H&N monitoring, evaluation and learning tools in collaboration with MEAL.
• Establish systems to capture, analyse and apply programme evidence, learning and innovation and consolidate annual learning and good practices.
• Maintain and expand the H&N technical resource library.
• Disseminate evidence and learning internally and externally to inform programme improvement and advocacy.

Advocacy, External Engagement and Partnerships

• Represent and position WVIM as a technical partner in H&N through relevant government, UN, NGO, donor, cluster and working-group forums.
• Contribute technical evidence and analysis to sector advocacy and policy priorities.
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships that strengthen H&N programming and influence.
• Coordinate H&N programming with government priorities and other humanitarian/development actors.
• Support engagement with MoPH and relevant departments on the Health and Nutrition Workplan approvals and MoU development.
• Support WASH related activities, in connection with the Health and Nutrition Workplan with MoPH.

Resource Acquisition and Donor Engagement

• Provide technical leadership and input throughout the grants acquisition cycle, from opportunity analysis and Go/No-Go decisions through concept notes, proposals and donor engagement.
• Maintain an up-to-date H&N funding landscape and pipeline in collaboration with Grants Acquisition.
• Engage donors and partners to position WVIM’s H&N technical expertise and programme models.

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

• At least 5 years’ experience implementing Health and/or Nutrition programmes in Myanmar.
• Strong understanding of Myanmar’s Health and Nutrition context, national health strategies, policies, and priorities, health systems, including community health services and civil society engagement.
• Experience in training, coaching and capacity strengthening of health and programme staff.
• Demonstrated skills in networking, representation and partnership development, including collaboration with government, civil society, UN and other stakeholders.
• Experience in generating, analysing and applying data and evidence to improve programme quality, learning and impact.
• Demonstrated programme design, monitoring and evaluation skills, including developing approaches for sustainable impact at scale.
• Experience supporting humanitarian preparedness, response and recovery.
• Master’s degree in Public Health, Nutrition or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Health, Medicine, Public Health or a related discipline.
• Valid SAMA certification, or evidence that certification is in process.
• Training in basic epidemiology and statistics strongly preferred
• Technical expertise in community health and health systems strengthening

• Experience managing government relationships to promote improved sustainability
• Based in the Head Office in Yangon. Periodic in-country and international travel is required, not exceeding 30% of the time

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