Health & Nutrition Coordinator - Sekota

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Health and Nutrition Coordinator will provide overall technical leadership, coordination, and oversight for the implementation of health and nutrition interventions under the ECHO-funded Area-Based Approach (ABA) Programme in Wag himra. The position will ensure the effective planning, integration, quality delivery, and monitoring of health and nutrition activities within the broader multisectoral ABA framework, contributing to improved access to lifesaving and resilience-building services for vulnerable populations.

The Health and Nutrition Coordinator will lead the operationalization of integrated health and nutrition programming by strengthening coordination among consortium partners, government health structures, humanitarian actors, and community stakeholders. The role will support evidence-based decision-making, joint needs analysis, service mapping, referral pathways, and adaptive programming to ensure that health and nutrition interventions are responsive to evolving humanitarian needs and aligned with national and international standards.

The Health and Nutrition Coordinator will serve as the central technical focal point for:

• Coordination and oversight of health and nutrition interventions across the project area;
• Integration of health and nutrition services within the ABA multisectoral response;
• Technical support, capacity building, and quality assurance for implementing partners and frontline staff;
• Service mapping, referral systems, and continuity of care for vulnerable populations;
• Health and nutrition needs assessment, surveillance, and analysis;
• Monitoring, reporting, learning, and adaptive management of programme activities;
• Strengthening collaboration with government health offices, health facilities, and humanitarian coordination mechanisms.

The role will ensure that programme implementation is:

• Technically sound and evidence-based;
• Community-centered and accountable to affected populations;
• Conflict-sensitive and responsive to local contexts;
• Operationally coherent and well-coordinated across sectors and partners;
• Aligned with ECHO requirements, national health and nutrition strategies, and humanitarian standards.

The Health and Nutrition Coordinator will work closely with consortium partners, local health authorities, community structures, and other humanitarian actors to enhance the quality, coverage, and effectiveness of health and nutrition services, strengthen referral and surveillance systems, promote community engagement, and contribute to sustainable local ownership of the response.

SCOPE OF ROLE

Reports to: Health, Nutrition and WASH Program Manager

Staff reporting to this post: None

Budget Responsibilities: None

Role Dimensions:

The Health and Nutrition Coordinator will oversee the day-to-day field-level operationalization the health and nutrition component in the Lense of ABA framework across targeted locations in Wag himra. The role requires close collaboration with consortium partners, government structures, humanitarian coordination mechanisms, and local actors to ensure integrated and geographically coherent implementation.

The position will support:

• multisectoral coordination,
• service functionality analysis,
• operational prioritization,
• referral pathway strengthening,
• and adaptive humanitarian response management.

The Health and Nutrition Coordinator will also support operational preparedness, emergency escalation, and integration of accountability and MEAL systems within the broader ABA framework.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: