Health & Nutrition Technical Advisor Vacancy at Samaritan’s Purse Ethiopia

Samaritan's Purse is currently inviting qualified and experienced professionals to apply for the position of Health & Nutrition Technical Advisor based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This opportunity is ideal for public health professionals interested in humanitarian healthcare, nutrition programming, emergency response, and technical leadership.

The role focuses on providing strategic technical support for health and nutrition programs while strengthening evidence-based humanitarian interventions across Ethiopia.

Position Details

Position: Health & Nutrition Technical Advisor
Organization: Samaritan's Purse
Job Category: NGO / Public Health / Nutrition
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Employment Type: Full Time
Education Level: Master’s Degree
Experience Required: 6–7 Years
Application Deadline: 17 June 2026

About Samaritan’s Purse

Samaritan's Purse is an international evangelical humanitarian organization delivering emergency relief, healthcare services, nutrition support, and community development programs worldwide. The organization works in vulnerable communities and maintains strong safeguarding, accountability, and humanitarian standards.

Samaritan’s Purse focuses on improving lives through high-quality humanitarian assistance and evidence-based public health interventions.

Job Summary

The Health & Nutrition Technical Advisor serves as the primary technical resource for Samaritan’s Purse Ethiopia health and nutrition programs. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership, technical guidance, program quality support, and coordination between field teams and the International Health Unit.

The role also supports program design, donor proposal development, technical training, emergency response activities, and health systems strengthening initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership and Strategic Planning

• Provide technical leadership for health and nutrition programs
• Ensure alignment with national policies and humanitarian standards
• Lead development and revision of health and nutrition strategies
• Analyze public health and nutrition trends
• Support innovative program design and donor proposal development
• Prepare technical budgets and implementation plans

Program Quality and Field Support

• Provide technical support to field teams and program managers
• Support service quality monitoring and implementation guidance
• Conduct field visits and technical coaching sessions
• Assist in documenting lessons learned and impact stories
• Support preparation of reports and performance reviews

Coordination and Representation

• Coordinate with International Headquarters technical teams
• Represent the organization in health cluster meetings and coordination forums
• Strengthen staff technical capacity and emergency preparedness
• Support evidence-based emergency health responses

Required Qualifications

Applicants should meet the following requirements:

• Master’s Degree in:
  • Public Health
  • Nutrition
  • Or equivalent advanced qualifications
• Clinical background is preferred
• Minimum 6–7 years of professional experience in the Ethiopian health sector
• At least 2 years field experience in northern Ethiopia
• Experience in:
  • Primary healthcare
  • Child health
  • Reproductive health
  • Health systems strengthening
  • BHA programming
• Strong understanding of humanitarian health and nutrition programming
• Excellent technical writing and reporting skills

Language Requirements

Applicants should have:

• Professional proficiency in English and Amharic
• Knowledge of regional languages where programs operate is mandatory
• Additional Ethiopian language skills are advantageous

Required Skills

• Public health technical expertise
• Nutrition programming knowledge
• Leadership and coordination ability
• Technical writing and reporting
• Program design and strategic planning
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Problem-solving and analytical thinking

Work Environment and Safeguarding

Samaritan's Purse requires all employees to comply with safeguarding policies, institutional safety standards, and organizational codes of conduct. Employees are expected to remain alert to safeguarding risks affecting children and vulnerable adults.

The position involves regular travel to field locations and work in challenging humanitarian operational environments.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants can apply through the official Samaritan’s Purse recruitment platform. Apply Here

Why This Opportunity Matters

This role provides an excellent opportunity for experienced public health and nutrition professionals seeking careers in humanitarian leadership and technical advisory services. Candidates will gain exposure to emergency response programming, health systems strengthening, donor-funded health interventions, and national-level humanitarian coordination.

Professionals searching for NGO public health jobs in Ethiopia, nutrition advisor vacancies, and humanitarian health leadership careers are encouraged to apply before the application deadline.

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