Technical Senior Manager - Nutrition

About the role

The Technical Senior Manager - Nutrition is a regular full-time position based in Bamako, Mali, reporting to the Technical Director or DCOP of the AFGHS-IMA project. The role gives technical guidance and capacity-building support to integrate nutrition interventions into maternal, newborn and child health and immunization platforms, improving the quality and coverage of maternal, infant and young child nutrition services. It is part of the AFGHS-IMA project, which aims to strengthen MNCH, nutrition and health security services in Mali's fragile and conflict-affected areas.

Key responsibilities

• Provide overall technical guidance for nutrition programming, focusing on adolescent, maternal, infant and young child nutrition, community-based management of acute malnutrition and infant and young child feeding in emergencies, tailored to fragile settings.
• Ensure integrated nutrition interventions (screening, counseling, treatment) across ANC, delivery, PNC and immunization, and support the rollout of national training packages and quality improvement tools.
• Lead capacity-building for health workers at regional and district levels, coach and mentor staff and stakeholders, and strengthen local implementing partners.
• Support functional outpatient therapeutic programs and inpatient stabilization centers for severe acute malnutrition, and contribute to quality assurance and routine supervision.
• Work with the Ministry of Health, regional and district health teams and partners to align activities with country priorities, and contribute to monitoring, data use and project reporting.
• Participate in national nutrition technical working groups and help plan for nutrition-related emergencies.

Required profile

• Advanced degree (MPH, MSc or equivalent) in Nutrition, Public Health or a related field.
• At least 7 years of experience designing, implementing and building capacity in maternal and child nutrition programs in USG-funded projects in Mali.
• Proven experience training, mentoring and supervising health workers at multiple system levels.
• Ability to travel frequently to field and facility sites, including in challenging settings, and authorization to work in Mali.

Required skills

• Demonstrated technical expertise in AMIYCN, CMAM, MAM, IYCF-E and maternal nutrition integration within MCH platforms.
• Strong coordination and partnership management with government, donors and implementing partners.
• Excellent communication and report-writing skills; French is required, English and local languages preferred.