Health & Nutrition Technical Advisor, Pacific Region

There’s something special about spending your days alongside like-minded people, just as committed to purposeful work as you. At Save the Children Australia, we attract bright and big-hearted people who are inspired to make a difference. Together, we are fearless in our pursuit of making lasting change for the children and communities who need it most.

Save the Children and 54 reasons: A place where your purpose matters.

It takes all types of personalities and talents to drive our organisation– yours included. We value a healthy work-life balance and ensure our people feel connected to each other and our impact. Learn from inspiring people and grow from a connection to our strong local and global networks. From our programs to our support services - this is the place to realise your purpose.

A place to make a difference:

Calling Pacific Health & Nutrition leaders! Come join our Pacific team and use your expertise to drive our regional strategy to eliminate childhood malnutrition in the Pacific. We need your unrivalled public health knowledge and experience in designing maternal child health and nutrition programs to deliver positive outcomes for children.

Reporting to the Regional Director of Pacific Program Development and Quality, you will be part of the Pacific regional team, and provide leadership in expanding our health and nutrition portfolio in the Pacific.  You will be based in the Pacific region providing strategic and technical advice on new health and nutrition opportunities as well as technical support to current programmes.

You will make a difference by:

·       Lead our Pacific Regional Strategy to eliminate childhood malnutrition.

·       Grow and strengthening the health & nutrition portfolio across the region.

·       Provide technical guidance on the implementation of high-quality health and nutrition programs.

·       Represent Save the Children with governments, donors, partners, I/NGOs and CSOs., including coordinating with national nutrition initiatives and partners.

·       Advise on advocacy initiatives designed to promote health and nutrition objectives across the region.

A place to feel valued:

Your deep expertise in the Health & Nutrition field in the Pacific context is invaluable. Your experience has seen you contribute to transformative program design, implementation and monitoring. Your outstanding communication skills, flexibility and resilience will see you achieve great outcomes for vulnerable children whilst working with multiple teams and stakeholders.

We recognise your contribution and provide you the support to ensure you can bring your best, knowing here you have the space and opportunity to grow. Bringing your best every day, means:

·       7+ years of professional experience in health & nutrition program design and implementation including maternal child health and nutrition in the Pacific

·       Advanced understanding of the Pacific health sector especially working with national and provincial health authorities as well as local communities

·       Experience managing large, complex health and nutrition programs in the Pacific with multiple stakeholders and implementing partners

·       Experience in coordinating maternal child health and nutrition programs with national and provincial health authorities, NGOs, UN Agencies, institutions and development partners involved in maternal child health and nutrition programs.

Please note: in order to apply for this role, you must already be based (and with full work rights) in either Australia, New Zealand or one of our Pacific member countries (Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu). Other Pacific countries will be considered as well.

A place to belong:

It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do. We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

·       Individual learning plans to help map and deliver on your career development.

·       Internal employment and development opportunities

·       A modern, up to date working space. Or the opportunity to work from home (WFH), or both!

·       Kids are welcome! We understand the demands of working parents and we have safe, accessible spaces where our little people can relax while their mums or dads help other children and families,

·       Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program

·       Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We’ve established internal networks to support our diverse workforce, foster inclusion and allow you to bring your whole self to work (if that’s what you want!) (Pride@Save, Parents and Carers@Save, Mental Wellness Alliance, Disability@Save, First Nations Advisory Committee).

·       Full salary packaging benefits (please use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you!)

·       Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you’re able to perform at your optimum

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

We’d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.

Applications close 4pm AEST, Monday 23^rd September 2024.

Position Description – Health & Nutrition Technical Advisor

For more information about this position, please contact Adele Harmer on adele.harmer@savethechildren.org.au. Or for more information about a career at Save, visit our Careers Page.

*We understand the need for work-life balance. We've advertised this role as full-time permanent, but if you're looking for something different, please let us know. We offer flexible hours, remote working, and individual flexibility plans to ensure we’re providing you a personalised career.

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure it's straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didn’t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at people.culture@savethechildren.org.au. We’re dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

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