MNCH+N Lead

About the role

World Vision Ethiopia is hiring an MNCH+N Lead in Addis Ababa on a local fixed-term contract. The role leads planning, implementation, monitoring and technical oversight of integrated maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition (MNCH+N) interventions, coordinating delivery across hubs, spokes and Circle of Hope posts and ensuring alignment with FMoH guidelines and HSTP II priorities.

Key responsibilities

• Lead planning, implementation, monitoring and technical oversight of integrated MNCH+N interventions, including ANC, PNC, skilled delivery, EMTCT, immunization, IPTp and nutrition services.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching and supportive supervision to project and frontline health teams, and strengthen referral linkages between communities and health facilities.
• Coordinate demand generation through faith platforms, women's groups and the Health Extension Programme, and review performance indicators regularly.
• Ensure quality implementation, including safeguarding, disability inclusion, gender and conflict sensitivity standards, and documented competency verification of health workers.
• Work with the MEAL specialist on data collection, baseline, outcome and endline evaluations, quarterly learning reviews and documentation of lessons learned.
• Support budget and activity plan development, monitor expenditure against approved budgets, ensure donor compliance and provide technical input for grants, audits and donor reports.
• Produce quarterly reports, learning briefs, case studies and success stories, and compile routine program data for evidence-based decision-making.

Required profile

• Medical doctor (MD), or a bachelor's degree in midwifery, nursing, public health or nutrition plus a master's degree in public health, nutrition, reproductive health or a related field.
• Current professional registration or license with the relevant Ethiopian professional body, where applicable.
• At least 8 years of progressively responsible experience in maternal, newborn and child health and/or nutrition programming in Ethiopia, including at least 3 years in a technical advisory or leadership role on a donor-funded health programme.
• Substantive experience with FMoH structures, EPI, regional health bureaus and the Health Extension Programme, and documented operational research or publication experience.

Required skills

• MNCH+N programming, maternal, newborn and child health, nutrition programming and primary healthcare.
• Service integration, quality improvement, health systems and community health.
• EMTCT, immunization, referral systems, health information, data analysis and MEAL.
• Technical reporting, capacity building, safeguarding, gender and inclusion.