ESA Technical Coordinator

About this role

Action Against Hunger USA, part of the Action Against Hunger International network, seeks an East and Southern Africa Technical Coordinator to strengthen community-led adolescent health and nutrition solutions across the region. The post sits within the World Bank GFF CIVIC Platform's second pillar, Scaling Community-Led Solutions for Adolescent Health and Nutrition, which supports civil society and youth-led organizations to integrate effective solutions into national systems. Reporting to the Project Director, the coordinator provides day-to-day technical coordination and implementation support to country teams and implementing partners. Core responsibilities include coordinating technical inputs for adolescent health and nutrition activities and supporting nutrition-sensitive approaches across agriculture, livelihoods, school nutrition, maternal and child health, and WASH programming.

The post-holder assesses partner capacity, delivers mentoring, coaching, and training, coordinates data collection, analysis, and reporting, and uses monitoring and evaluation findings to guide improvements. They translate evidence into policy briefs and learning materials and work with government ministries, technical working groups, GFF platforms, and World Bank country teams. The role also supports civil society and youth-led advocacy, collaboration with ENN and consortium partners, donor compliance, and integration of social protection and Graduation Approach activities. Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Public Health, Nutrition, or a related health field and bring at least seven years of experience managing adolescent health and nutrition programs in low-resource settings, especially within food security and resilience initiatives.

They should have demonstrated capacity-building experience with government institutions and local organizations, familiarity with donor regulations including GFF CIVIC, strong report-writing skills, adaptability, and English fluency. Preferred experience includes influencing national health or nutrition policy through technical working groups or donor coordination mechanisms, advocacy and localization work, and proficiency in additional local languages. The position is full time and grant funded, based in Tanzania, with an anticipated end date of July 31, 2028. Applications are submitted through Action Against Hunger's recruitment portal.