Health and Nutrition Coordinator

About the role

Action Against Hunger is seeking a Health and Nutrition Coordinator to lead the design, implementation and monitoring of high‑quality health and nutrition programmes in Zambia. Reporting to the country director, the coordinator will provide technical guidance, ensure compliance with donor standards and represent the programme with partners and stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Design, plan and oversee health and nutrition projects aligned with country and sector strategies.
• Provide technical support and capacity‑building to programme staff and partners.
• Ensure adherence to Action Against Hunger and donor guidelines, standards and best practices.
• Conduct regular field visits, analyse the humanitarian health and nutrition context and produce situation analyses.
• Lead proposal development, fundraising inputs and support procurement and recruitment as needed.
• Coordinate with logistics, HR, finance and programme teams to ensure timely delivery of interventions.
• Represent the organisation with government ministries, development partners, NGOs, private sector and research institutions.

Required profile

• Proven experience in managing health and nutrition programmes in humanitarian or development settings.
• Strong knowledge of nutrition standards, health interventions and donor compliance requirements.
• Excellent analytical, planning and coordination skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multi‑disciplinary teams and external partners.
• Fluent in English; knowledge of local languages is an asset.

Required skills