Health & Nutrition Technical Advisor

Title: Health and Nutrition Technical Advisor

Location: oPt - Gaza/ Amman

Travel: Up to 50%

Job Family and Level: Technical Family, T6

Pre-hire checks: This role is classified as requiring enhanced due diligence.

Responsibility: Country Level

Department: Program

Reporting to: Program Manager

Direct reports: Health Coordinator, Nutrition Coordinator, Pharmacist

Budget responsibility: No budget responsibility

Relationship management: Program Manager, Area Director, Finance, Supply Chain, HR and Technical Advisors

Relief International (RI) is an international non-profit organization that partners with communities impacted by conflict, climate change and disaster to save lives, build greater resilience and promote long-term health and wellbeing. Our team of more than 7,000 staff and local volunteers work in 15 countries across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, providing Health and Nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), Education and Livelihoods programming that creates the foundation for community resilience.

We do this by working with local actors to develop safe and inclusive local programming that is evidence-based, conflict-sensitive, climate-smart, and reaches those in need.

Relief International is an alliance of four organizations with one shared mission, comprised of Relief International, Inc., Relief International-France, Relief International-UK and Relief International-Europe, which operate under a one-team concept under a single senior leadership team.

Relief International (RI) currently seeks a dynamic, hands-on Health and Nutrition Technical Advisor to support our OPT Program. The Technical Advisor will provide technical direction to project staff and partners, actively participate in implementation of RI programs in OPT, and provide recommendations for improvements in RI's service delivery and overall quality of the program. The capacity building of national teams and local partners will be an integrated component of his/her work. In addition, the Advisor will, on an ongoing basis, assess current health and nutrition needs and assist in program development to secure funding for new projects from a range of donors. This position requires an individual who is used to the pace of emergency response programming, does not require close supervision or direction, and is flexible and highly responsive.

• Contribute to the development of longer-term operational and strategic plans, and translate longer-term strategy into departmental work plans.
• Responsible for identifying, building and maintaining strategic partnerships.
• Representation in different forms and influences and advises internally and externally.
• Works within general functional policies and industry guidelines, but with discretion to use judgment when applying to own work.

• Review the short- and long-range plans for delivery of project services, and provide guidance to the RI staff, health facility staff and/or local partners to improve planning, management and delivery of quality services of various program components.
• Evaluate activity progress and determine necessary actions in short and long term.
• Support medical audits to assess status of health and nutrition services, quality of supply and facilities, and on-site health information systems, in accordance with RI and international standards and policies.
• Review and share program-specific tools/resources/curricula and work with Regional and Global team members to contextualize and adapt global and country-specific materials.
• Coordinate with program managers, TAD and supply chain teams in procurement of medical supplies including pharmaceuticals in accordance with RI medical supplies procurement policy and donors' regulations.

• Represent RI at health and nutrition clusters and technical working groups, coordination meetings as well during other stakeholder meetings (if relevant), and maintain a positive, continuous and visible presence for RI.
• Ensure RI's mandate is shared and explained to relevant stakeholders.
• Pro-actively liaise and build rapport with community representatives, UN agencies, and any other relevant stakeholders.

• Provide a summary of recommended areas of improvement, areas of success, and lead the commencement of an action plan with RI staff, local partners and/or health facility staff to evolve and make positive systems improvements where needed.
• Provide technical inputs and revision for donor reports and other types of reports (ex. assessment, KAP etc.) and ensure they are timely and meet quality methodological, institutional and donor requirements.
• In collaboration with RI MEAL team, develop and support effective monitoring and evaluation system by collection and analysis of health and nutrition data in order to improve the program interventions.
• Take part in field trips to assess project sites and provide support to team as needed.
• Assist the program teams to document and share lessons learned and best practices, including inputs on health program reports and technical publications.

• Supervise cross-project functional roles: referral system, pharmaceuticals management and mental health (in collaboration with Nutrition, Primary health care (PHC), secondary health care (SHC) and Protection team.
• Ensure that high quality, integrated, and needs-based proposals are developed and according to RI OPT priorities identified in its country strategy and Health sector strategy.
• Provide technical input, writing and budgetary input for new program design, as needed.
• Take lead in needs assessments to inform new programming of impact of RI current programs.

• Will ensure the highest standards of behavior inside and outside of work promotes the values in RI's code of conduct and safeguarding policies.
• Will be a model for ethical conduct standards for other team members.
• Will ensure own actions and the actions of the team members they manage do not impact the safety of the RI team and the vulnerable communities we serve.
• Will ensure external stakeholders are aware of RI conduct and reporting mechanisms.
• Report any concerns.

Skills, knowledge and expertise required for the role.

• Advanced degree in a health or nutrition field (M.P.H., MD, R.N).
• At least 5 years' experience in public health, including at least two years in complex humanitarian setting, preferably in a conflict humanitarian setting in the Middle East.
• Demonstrated technical expertise in more than one of the following areas: primary/secondary health care, reproductive health, child health nutrition.
• Able to transfer technical knowledge and skills and experience of coaching and capacity building of teams.
• Demonstrated experience in project design, proposal development and fundraising.
• Solid background and knowledge of UN agencies and other international emergency response systems, standards and modalities of work in Health and Nutrition sectors.
• Excellent English writing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and tasks efficiently.

• Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Knowledge of the socio-political context in Gaza.
• Familiarity with ECHO guidelines and humanitarian standards.
• Proficiency in Arabic.
• Previous work in OPT.

Guided by the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence, as well as "Do No Harm," Relief International Values:

• Integrity
• Adaptability
• Collaboration
• Inclusivity
• Sustainability