HEALTH AND NUTRITION ADVISOR, May 2026

Role & Responsibilities

The Health & Nutrition Advisor works as an important member of a diverse team who are committed to serve the world’s most vulnerable with practical and compassionate care, the Health and Nutrition Advisor has a vital role to play in improving the overall health and nutrition situation of the target population. This involves providing technical advice and support to the field management and the health and nutrition staff, as well as developing, leading, monitoring and evaluating the health and nutrition aspects of the country programme. Important parts of the role include: Coordinate and network at a senior level with national and regional health authorities and other NGOs; lead on all health and nutrition elements of proposals and reports, providing capacity building for national and international staff; promote best practice in the health programmes and contribute to the overall management of the country programme.

Project Overview

Medair has been present in Sudan since February 2020, building on Medair’s previous work in the country from the 2010s. Medair currently has Health and Nutrition programming in the states of Khartoum, West Darfur, South Darfur, North Darfur and Blue Nile

Workplace & Conditions

Medair field-based position in Khartoum or Port Sudan, Sudan, with regular trips to project locations.

Starting Date / Initial Contract Details

July 2026. Full time, two years.

Key Activity Areas

Provide strategic and technical leadership for Medair’s health and nutrition portfolio, overseeing programme design, quality implementation, responsible exits, policy adherence, and supplychain oversight while supporting proposal development and reporting, donor engagement, and evidence based decision making.
Deliver high quality technical support to health and nutrition teams through capacity building, coaching, staff recruitment input, and support to line managers on technical induction, appraisal, and professional development.
Strengthen programme quality and accountability by conducting regular monitoring visits to Health and Nutrition sites in all Medair programming areas, ensuring robust data systems and analysis, ensuring global technical guidance is followed, and providing feedback and recommendations to improve project performance and beneficiary engagement.
Lead external representation and coordination, actively participating in national-level Health and Nutrition Clusters, engaging UN agencies, NGOs, MoH, donors, and networks, facilitating field visits, and effectively communicating Medair’s priorities and programme information.
Provide crosscutting organisational support, oversight of country staff health and occupational health procedures, technical recruitment of health/nutrition staff, budget and expense monitoring and contributing to the spiritual life of the team in alignment with Medair’s Christian values.

This job description covers the main tasks that are anticipated. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary.

Qualifications, Experience & Technical Competencies:

Clinical degree (nurse or doctor), or Public Health degree.
3 years’ work experience in managing programmes in international public health settings with at least 1 year in a humanitarian emergency context, implementing primary health care and emergency nutrition programs inline with Sphere standards.
Experience in the design, monitoring of implementation and evaluation of public health programmes in humanitarian contexts.
Good report and proposal writing skills, negotiation, problem solving, communication as well as advanced planning and analytical skills.
Good working knowledge of English (speaking and writing). Ability to speak, or learn, local language (Arabic) desired.

Behavioral Skills

Strong servant leadership skills with a consultative management style
Creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner, with good understanding of cross-cultural issues
Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels, self-motivated, proactive
Able to oversee multiple tasks, prioritizing, delegating, and seeking advice as required
Excellent interpersonal communication skills, team player

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Team Spiritual Life

Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, people we serve, and external contacts. Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based teams. Fully contribute to a rich spiritual team life, including team devotion, prayer, and words of encouragement.

How to apply

Before you apply

Please ensure you are fully aware of the:

Medair organisational values.
Medair is committed to safeguarding the protection of beneficiaries, volunteers, staff and partners, and particularly children. Therefore, we do not employ staff whose background we understand to be unsuitable for working with children. Medair staff are required to give the utmost respect to, and comply with,Medair’s accountability policies and best practices.
Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC) (which forms part of the recruitment selection process for field positions).

Application Process

To apply, go to this vacancy on our Medair page. Please do not make multiple applications. We will not review email applications. Only English-language applications / CVs will be reviewed

More Information

Job City Sudan

Sudan

Medair

Medair is a humanitarian aid organisation inspired by Christian faith. For our Headquarters and Internationally Recruited Staff, we are looking for professionals who share our values, and are committed and motivated to relieve suffering in some of the world’s most remote and vulnerable communities. What’s so rewarding about a career with Medair? You will help save and sustain the lives of people who truly need assistance, while also learning new skills in a complex humanitarian environment. You will immerse yourself in a foreign culture and experience the joys and challenges of living and working with an international team. You will know the rich blessing of saving a life, of teaching new skills, of seeing communities restored and transformed.

Medair is an international non-governmental organization NGO of humanitarian aid with a stated mission, "to relieve suffering in some of the world’s most remote and devastated places." Medair provides emergency relief and recovery services including Health and Nutrition; Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene; and Shelter and Infrastructure. Medair lists its values as: hope, compassion, dignity, accountability, integrity, and faith.Medair’s statutes were registered in 1989 with the Registre du Commerce of the state of Vaud, Switzerland. Its international and operational headquarters are based in Switzerland. Medair has been active in 31 countries, working in some of the most remote, hard-to-reach places in the world. It is independent of any political, economic, or social authority. As a signatory of the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief, the organization provides aid to the most vulnerable, irrespective of race, gender, religion, age, or nationality.Medair has approximately 750 employees worldwide, many with years of humanitarian experience. Medair’s annual operating income in 2013 was USD 45.3 million. Its programs served 1.25 million direct beneficiaries in 2013.The organization is responding to the Nepal earthquakes, to the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon and Jordan and providing relief and recovery services in, South Sudan, Iraq, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Afghanistan, Syria and Somalia. Recent programs have been run in Albania, Angola, Armenia, Bangladesh, Chad, Chechnya, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Ingushetia, Iraq, Iran, Kenya, Kosovo, Liberia, Mozambique, Ossetia, Philippines, Rwanda, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Pakistan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.

0 USD Sudan CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week Medair Role & ResponsibilitiesThe Health & Nutrition Advisor works as an important member of a diverse team who are committed to serve the world’s most vulnerable with practical and compassionate care, the Health and Nutrition Advisor has a vital role to play in improving the overall health and nutrition situation of the target population. This involves providing technical advice and support to the field management and the health and nutrition staff, as well as developing, leading, monitoring and evaluating the health and nutrition aspects of the country programme. Important parts of the role include: Coordinate and network at a senior level with national and regional health authorities and other NGOs; lead on all health and nutrition elements of proposals and reports, providing capacity building for national and international staff; promote best practice in the health programmes and contribute to the overall management of the country programme.Project OverviewMedair has been present in Sudan since February 2020, building on Medair’s previous work in the country from the 2010s. Medair currently has Health and Nutrition programming in the states of Khartoum, West Darfur, South Darfur, North Darfur and Blue NileWorkplace & ConditionsMedair field-based position in Khartoum or Port Sudan, Sudan, with regular trips to project locations.Starting Date / Initial Contract DetailsJuly 2026. Full time, two years.Key Activity Areas

Provide strategic and technical leadership for Medair’s health and nutrition portfolio, overseeing programme design, quality implementation, responsible exits, policy adherence, and supplychain oversight while supporting proposal development and reporting, donor engagement, and evidence based decision making.
Deliver high quality technical support to health and nutrition teams through capacity building, coaching, staff recruitment input, and support to line managers on technical induction, appraisal, and professional development.
Strengthen programme quality and accountability by conducting regular monitoring visits to Health and Nutrition sites in all Medair programming areas, ensuring robust data systems and analysis, ensuring global technical guidance is followed, and providing feedback and recommendations to improve project performance and beneficiary engagement.
Lead external representation and coordination, actively participating in national-level Health and Nutrition Clusters, engaging UN agencies, NGOs, MoH, donors, and networks, facilitating field visits, and effectively communicating Medair’s priorities and programme information.
Provide crosscutting organisational support, oversight of country staff health and occupational health procedures, technical recruitment of health/nutrition staff, budget and expense monitoring and contributing to the spiritual life of the team in alignment with Medair’s Christian values.

This job description covers the main tasks that are anticipated. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary.Qualifications, Experience & Technical Competencies:

Clinical degree (nurse or doctor), or Public Health degree.
3 years’ work experience in managing programmes in international public health settings with at least 1 year in a humanitarian emergency context, implementing primary health care and emergency nutrition programs inline with Sphere standards.
Experience in the design, monitoring of implementation and evaluation of public health programmes in humanitarian contexts.
Good report and proposal writing skills, negotiation, problem solving, communication as well as advanced planning and analytical skills.
Good working knowledge of English (speaking and writing). Ability to speak, or learn, local language (Arabic) desired.

Behavioral Skills

Strong servant leadership skills with a consultative management style
Creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner, with good understanding of cross-cultural issues
Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels, self-motivated, proactive
Able to oversee multiple tasks, prioritizing, delegating, and seeking advice as required
Excellent interpersonal communication skills, team player

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Team Spiritual Life