Technical Advisor – Health, Nutrition, Immunization & WASH | World Vision
World Vision is inviting applications for a Technical Advisor – Health, Nutrition, Immunization & WASH position based in Nairobi, Kenya, with approximately 50% travel within Somalia. The position offers an opportunity for an experienced health and development professional to provide strategic technical leadership across a major portfolio of health, nutrition, immunization and WASH programmes.
The application deadline is 20 November 2026.
About World Vision
World Vision is a global humanitarian and development organization with decades of experience working with vulnerable children and communities. The organization operates across nearly 100 countries and works to address poverty and improve the wellbeing and opportunities of children.
The successful candidate will join World Vision Somalia’s programme team and provide technical and operational oversight across several donor-supported programmes.
About the Technical Advisor Role
The Technical Advisor will provide strategic technical leadership and operational oversight for World Vision Somalia’s Health, Nutrition, Immunization and WASH portfolio.
The position will oversee implementation of programmes supported by GiveWell, Gates FARID, Core Group Polio, UNICEF Health and Nutrition, as well as future health and nutrition grants.
The role will also provide strategic oversight of the WASH technical portfolio through supervision of the WASH Technical Specialist.
A major responsibility will be ensuring technical quality, programme effectiveness, donor compliance and integrated implementation across the portfolio. The Technical Advisor will also represent World Vision in engagements with government ministries, donors, UN agencies and technical coordination platforms.
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will provide leadership across grant and consortium management, staff supervision, financial management, monitoring and donor engagement.
Responsibilities include overseeing project implementation, ensuring activities remain aligned with approved work plans, budgets, technical standards and donor requirements.
The Technical Advisor will also coordinate project sub-grantees and consortium partners, ensuring effective collaboration and integration of activities.
Staff management is another important component of the position. The successful applicant will recruit, train and supervise project implementation teams, conduct performance reviews and strengthen staff technical capacity.
The role also carries responsibility for budget management, financial compliance and accurate reporting. The postholder will work with finance teams to monitor expenditure, prepare variance explanations and ensure spending complies with donor rules and contractual requirements.
Monitoring and knowledge management will also be central to the position. The Technical Advisor will establish quality assurance mechanisms, track project indicators and milestones, conduct field monitoring visits and ensure timely, accurate donor reporting.
Donor and Stakeholder Engagement
The Technical Advisor will represent World Vision in engagements with donors, government institutions, UN agencies, clusters, implementing partners and other technical stakeholders.
The role requires strong partnership-building skills and the ability to maintain effective relationships with sub-grantees, NGOs, UN agencies and government counterparts.
The successful candidate will also contribute to proposal development, project reporting and strategic coordination within the health and development sectors.
Qualifications and Experience
A Master’s degree in Public Health, Health Informatics, Epidemiology or Public Health Nutrition is preferred. Applicants with a bachelor’s degree in areas such as medicine, public health, nutrition, project management, health education, community medicine, nursing or sociology may also be considered.
Candidates should have at least five years of experience in project management and administration, consortium management, agreement compliance, sub-award management and tracking project performance and costs.
Experience managing partnerships and coordinating with government institutions is required, while experience working with donors such as Gates, ECHO and UNICEF is highly relevant.
Applicants should demonstrate strong analytical, managerial, leadership, communication and interpersonal skills. Experience in WASH, cash programming and disaster risk reduction is also valuable.
Previous experience working in Somalia or another fragile and climate-vulnerable context is an advantage.
Location and Application Deadline
The position is office-based in Nairobi, Kenya, with approximately 50% travel within Somalia.
This is a local fixed-term employee position, and the vacancy is open to local applicants only.
World Vision emphasizes strict safeguarding requirements, and selected candidates will be subject to reference and background checks.
Application deadline: 20 November 2026 at 00:00 EAT.
