Nutrition and Health Coordinator for ALIGN/12433

The Nutrition and Health Coordinator (ALIGN Programme) provides day-to-day technical coordination and implementation support for the ALIGN programme across West and Central Africa. The role supports country teams, consortium partners, civil society organizations and youth-led organizations to strengthen adolescent health and nutrition outcomes through evidence-based, community-led approaches. The Technical Coordinator also contributes to capacity strengthening, knowledge generation, policy engagement, and the promotion of learning and innovation across the programme.

In this role, he/she will:

• Coordinate technical inputs related to adolescent health and nutrition, civil society engagement, and evidence-based programming.
• Support the design, rollout, and implementation of health, nutrition, WASH, food security, and resilience interventions.
• Contribute to capacity assessments and capacity-strengthening initiatives for civil society and youth-led organizations.
• Support monitoring, evaluation, learning, and the use of evidence to improve programme performance and adaptive management.
• Lead the development and dissemination of knowledge products, lessons learned, and best practices.
• Facilitate the translation of programme evidence into policy-relevant recommendations and advocacy products.
• Engage with ministries, technical working groups, and relevant regional and global platforms to promote the uptake of programme learning.
• Coordinate with country teams, consortium members, and technical stakeholders to ensure effective collaboration and alignment.
• Support quality assurance processes and compliance with donor requirements and technical standards.
• Promote cross-sector integration and contribute to strengthening sustainable, community-driven approaches to adolescent health and nutrition.

• Lead the technical implementation of the ALIGN Programme across the region.
• Support capacity strengthening of civil society and youth-led organizations.
• Promote learning, innovation, and evidence-based programming.
• Contribute to advocacy, policy influence, and stakeholder engagement.
• Coordinate collaboration among country teams, partners, and programme stakeholders.

• Knowledge on Public Health, Nutrition, International Development, Humanitarian Action, or a related field.
• At least, 3 years of experience in technical programme coordination, partnership management, and capacity strengthening within multi-country or regional programmes.
• Strong knowledge of adolescent health and nutrition, community-based approaches, monitoring, learning, evidence generation, and policy engagement.
• Excellent coordination, communication, stakeholder engagement, and analytical skills, with full professional proficiency in English; French is a strong asset.

We offer immediate integration into a dynamic international organization under the following contractual conditions:

• 12-month employment contract, with the possibility of renewal.
• Duty station: Dakar, Senegal.
• Salary: Grade V3 (according to Action Against Hunger’s salary scale and the candidate’s experience).
• Duty Station Status: Non-accompanied.
• Insurance Coverage: Health, Life, Repatriation, and Travel insurance.
• Annual Leave: Round-trip airfare provided.
• R&R / Break: Every 4 months, in addition to a contribution toward airfare within the designated zone and a break per diem.
• Accommodation: Covered by the organization through a housing allowance.