Strategic Impact: Technical Director for Nutrition Programs at WOCHAD Initiative

Lead Evidence-Based Health Strategies in Ebonyi and Benue States

The WOCHAD Initiative (Women, Children, Aged, and Disabled Initiative) is a registered, community-based non-for-profit committed to significantly improving the rural livelihoods of marginalized populations—including orphans, disabled persons, the aged, young mothers, and widows—across Benue and Ebonyi States. Our work spans critical development areas: from WASH and sustainable agriculture to comprehensive primary health care and human rights advocacy.

We are seeking a highly experienced, strategic leader to provide technical oversight and guidance for our health and nutrition portfolio.

The Opportunity: Technical Director

Job Title: Technical Director Location: Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Employment Type: Contract

The Technical Director serves as the expert authority, driving the technical quality, innovation, and strategic direction of all nutrition-related components within WOCHAD’s projects. This role requires an individual capable of bridging high-level policy with effective community-level implementation, ensuring that all programs are evidence-based and achieve maximum impact.

Key Responsibilities

The Technical Director will focus on technical excellence and strategic alignment:

• Technical Leadership: Providing overarching technical guidance for all nutrition components within the projects, ensuring alignment with national and international best practices.
• Strategy and Quality: Leading the development of evidence-based strategies, high-quality implementation guidelines, and rigorous technical quality assurance protocols across project teams.
• External Liaison: Serving as the primary technical representative and liaison with key state partners, including SPHDA, SMOH, the Nutrition Technical Working Group (TWG), and other development partners.
• MEL and Reporting: Supporting Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) processes, ensuring accurate tracking and interpretation of core nutrition indicators, and reviewing all technical reports and learning documentation.
• Innovation: Guiding the identification and integration of innovations and best practices to sustainably strengthen community and facility-level nutrition systems.
• Capacity Building: Overseeing the technical supervision, mentorship, and capacity-building efforts for project staff.

Requirements: Expert Profile

This position demands significant, proven technical and strategic leadership experience:

• Education: A Master’s degree is required in Public Health, Nutrition, Health Policy, Medicine, or a closely related field.
• Experience: A minimum of 7–10 years’ technical leadership experience in donor-funded nutrition or Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) programs.
• Expertise: Deep expertise in Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF), community health systems strengthening, and the implementation of evidence-based nutrition programming.
• Skills: Demonstrated capacity for strategic thinking, high-level technical writing, complex data interpretation, and effective stakeholder engagement and mentorship.

How to Apply

If you possess the required experience and are driven to apply your technical knowledge to save lives and improve community health systems, we encourage you to submit your application.

Application Closing Date: 9th December, 2025.

Method of Application: Interested and qualified candidates should send their:

1. Cover letter
2. Updated CV
3. Relevant credentials

Please submit all documents to: [email protected]

Important: Use the exact title “Technical Director” as the subject of your mail.

Note: WOCHAD Initiative is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from women, youths, and persons with disabilities.