Health and Nutrition Coordinator

Health and Nutrition Coordinator

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.

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Employee Contract Type

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description

Job Purpose: The Health and Nutrition Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and supporting the implementation of World Vision Ethiopia’s health and nutrition program in targeted woredas of the Amhara Region. The role works closely with field teams, government health offices, partners, and other stakeholders to ensure quality, coordinated, and responsive programme implementation.

The position provides technical support, monitors programme progress and quality, conducts field visits, identifies gaps, and works with teams and partners to address implementation challenges. S/he actively participates in health and nutrition coordination and cluster meetings at woreda, zonal, and regional levels, representing World Vision and sharing programme updates, priorities, and challenges.

During emergencies, the coordinator supports timely planning and delivery of life-saving health and nutrition interventions, including coordination of emergency medical kits and essential health supplies from sources such as WHO, UNICEF, and World Vision warehouses to health facilities. The role also maintains strong collaboration with government authorities, NGOs, UN agencies, and health and nutrition partners to strengthen coordination, avoid duplication, and ensure that services reach affected communities in a timely and effective manner.

Major Responsibilities

• Work with other sectors to assess needs, identify priority areas, and propose appropriate health and nutrition activities and locations.
• Contribute to concept notes, proposals, budgets, and project designs, ensuring health and nutrition activities are practical, integrated, and responsive to community needs.
• Lead and support the quality implementation of key health and nutrition services, including CMAM/IMAM, IYCF, IMNCI, ANC/PNC, essential medicines, and other emergency health and nutrition interventions.
• Develop and regularly update DIPs, procurement plans, supply plans, and activity schedules in line with project priorities and budgets.
• Work with MEAL teams to develop monitoring tools, track progress, and use programme data to identify gaps and improve implementation.
• Support and, when needed, lead rapid health and nutrition assessments and provide contextual information to inform programme planning and response.
• Strengthen community mobilization, referral, and linkage systems to improve early identification and access to health and nutrition services.
• Prepare timely procurement requests based on approved BoQs and budgets and monitor the availability, consumption, and replenishment of medicines, nutrition commodities, and other supplies in collaboration with Supply Chain, Logistics, Hub, and technical teams.
• Conduct regular field visits and supportive supervision to identify challenges, provide technical guidance, and follow up on agreed actions.
• Coordinate with government, clusters, partners, and other stakeholders to ensure activities are aligned, complementary, and responsive to changing needs.

People and Staff Development

• Participate in recruitment and selection of staff in line with World Vision policies and procedures, working closely with P