Technical Advisor I - Nutrition at CRS

Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

12 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

14 Oct, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Technical Leadership, Nutrition Interventions, Case Management, Supportive Supervision, Monitoring, Coaching, Nutrition Commodities, Social Behavior Change Communication, Emergency Response, Program Implementation, Quality Improvement, Stakeholder Engagement, Vulnerability-Based Targeting, Health Professionals Support, Emergency Food Assistance, Community Assets Rebuilding

Industry

Software Development

Description

Job Title: Technical Advisor I – Nutrition Employment Term: Definite term (November 2025 to February 28, 2026) Job Grade: 9 Department: JEOP Reports To: Program Manager II – Nutrition Country/Location: CRS Ethiopia/Addis Ababa Important Note: Candidates selected for this role should be available to start effective November 1, 2025. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding. For nearly 60 years, CRS has taken the lead in responding to natural and man-made disasters affecting Ethiopia’s most vulnerable communities. Moving beyond emergency response, CRS’ disaster mitigation and recovery projects in drought and flood-prone areas have rebuilt individual and community assets through non-food aid in the form of agriculture, livestock, health, nutrition, and water and sanitation assistance. CRS’s humanitarian work in Ethiopia also provides livelihoods support to farmers and entrepreneurs, promotes equality and inclusion, and mitigates the impact of COVID-19. The Joint Emergency Operation (JEOP) is an emergency food assistance program targeting transitory food insecure households through a vulnerability-based targeting system. JEOP provides emergency assistance to protect their lives and livelihood where recurrent drought resulted in significant harvest loss, livestock death and price increase of essentials. The JEOP has integrated emergency nutrition since 2023 to treat and prevent moderate (MAM) and severe acute malnutrition (SAM) through provision of the respective nutritional commodities (e.g., Ready to Use Supplementary Foods, Super Cereal Plus, and Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods), screening and referral, and Social Behavior Change Communication (SBCC). JEOP has acquired additional funding to expand its emergency nutrition work in more woredas across several regions in Ethiopia. This new expansion is solely focused on the management of SAM cases. The consortium for the emergency nutrition activity is led by CRS and includes partners, such as CARE, GOAL, World Vision, Food for the Hungry, ORDA-Ethiopia (ORDAE), and Relief Society of Tigray (REST). Job Summary: This position will provide technical leadership and support on the overall implementation of the nutrition interventions in the JEOP emergency nutrition response activities. The position will support the consortium partners to implement nutrition, approaches and protocols for all malnourished children and pregnant and lactating women across JEOP operation areas. S/He will provide technical support to partner staff to improve quality case management of children with SAM at stabilization centers (TFU) and OTP and TSFP sites through conducting frequent supportive supervision and monitoring/coaching of health professionals, ensuring availability of nutrition commodities and basic materials and supplies at all levels and, timely requesting of required supplies. S/He will ensure effective systems and processes are in place that support high-quality programming advancing CRS’ work in serving the poor and vulnerable. Your technical skills and knowledge will ensure that the team continuously works towards improving the impact of nutrition intervention based on CMAM interventions within the JEOP’s nutrition programming. He or she will also ensure GFD and Nutrition linkage program interventions in the JEOP emergency nutrition response activities are appropriately implemented according to agreed standards.

Responsibilities

This position will provide technical leadership and support on the overall implementation of the nutrition interventions in the JEOP emergency nutrition response activities. The role includes supporting consortium partners to implement nutrition approaches and protocols for malnourished children and pregnant and lactating women.