MNCH+N Lead – World Vision Ethiopia
MNCH+N Lead – World Vision Ethiopia
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Experience
8 Year
Employee type
Full TimePosition
Experienced Professional
Offer Salary
Attractive
Job Description
World Vision Ethiopia is seeking a qualified and experienced MNCH+N Lead to provide technical leadership and strategic oversight for Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition (MNCH+N) programming.
The successful candidate will lead the design, implementation, monitoring, and improvement of integrated health and nutrition interventions, ensuring quality service delivery and alignment with national health guidelines and donor requirements.
The position will focus on strengthening maternal and newborn healthcare, child health, nutrition services, immunization, referral systems, and community-based healthcare interventions in collaboration with government institutions and development partners.
Key Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership and strategic guidance for MNCH and nutrition programs.
Strengthen antenatal care (ANC), postnatal care (PNC), skilled delivery, and emergency obstetric and newborn care referral services.
Support immunization, EMTCT, IPTp, and integrated child health interventions.
Strengthen nutrition programming, including MUAC screening, IMAM/CMAM, RUTF treatment pathways, and IYCF counselling.
Provide technical mentorship, supportive supervision, and capacity-building support to healthcare workers.
Collaborate with the Federal Ministry of Health, Regional Health Bureaus, and other government health structures.
Strengthen community engagement through the Health Extension Programme and HDA/WDA networks.
Monitor health program performance using routine health data and evidence-based approaches.
Support operational research, technical reporting, documentation, and knowledge management.
Promote gender equality, disability inclusion, safeguarding, and equitable access to healthcare services.
Qualifications & Experience
Education:
Medical Doctor (MD), or Bachelor's Degree in Midwifery, Nursing, Public Health, or Nutrition.
Master's Degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Reproductive Health, or a directly related field is required.
Current professional registration/license with the relevant Ethiopian professional body, where applicable.
Professional Experience:
Minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible experience in maternal, newborn, child health and/or nutrition programming.
At least 3 years in a technical advisory or technical leadership role within a donor-funded health program.
Demonstrated experience in MNCH, nutrition, primary healthcare, and integrated service delivery.
Experience working with government health structures, health facilities, and community health systems.
Experience in quality improvement, referral systems, supportive supervision, and capacity building.
Operational research or publication experience in MNCH or nutrition.
Required Competencies
Strong technical leadership and program management skills.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Experience in monitoring, reporting, and evidence-based decision-making.
Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and development partners.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified applicants should submit their applications through the official World Vision Ethiopia recruitment portal.
Application Link: https://worldvision.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/WorldVisionInternational/job/Addis-Ababa-Ethiopia/Faith-Engagement-Lead_JR53870
Application Deadline: November 13, 2026.
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