Global Health Advisor

Demo160: Core Template TEMC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Concern Worldwide is seeking a Technical Advisor for Health & Nutrition to provide high‑quality leadership and support to country programmes. You will drive PHC quality improvement, health integration, and preparedness planning, while building local capacity and promoting equity in health services.

You will coordinate across teams, contribute to donor reporting and knowledge sharing, and engage with partners to strengthen primary health care systems in fragile settings.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or diploma in nursing, medicine or midwifery or public health postgraduate qualification.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in health programming and advisory roles in fragile contexts.
• Strong PHC, SRH, and health/nutrition integration knowledge.
• Experience in capacity building and data use.
• Excellent written English and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in line with the Health & Nutrition Strategy 2026–2030.
• Deliver and support implementation of annual workplans and PHC strengthening.
• Serve as focal point for country programmes with remote and in-country support.
• Lead capacity building, coaching and joint supervision on PHC quality improvement.
• Document learnings, produce guidance and contribute to evaluations and donor reports.
• Represent Concern in technical groups and build relationships with partners.

Skills

Health programming

Public health

Project management

Capacity building

Training & facilitation

Behaviour change

Communication

Remote collaboration

Education

Undergraduate degree in nursing/medicine/midwifery

Postgraduate qualification in public health

Job description

Overview

About Concern:

Established in 1968, Concern Worldwide is an international, humanitarian, non-governmental organisation dedicated to the elimination of extreme poverty and the reduction of human suffering, primarily in fragile countries.

Our Vision is a world where all people live in peace and prosperity and are treated equally, with dignity and respect. Informed by the priorities of affected communities, we go where the needs are greatest, and work to save lives, protect and develop livelihoods, support recovery and build long-term resilience

To advance our mission and ensure high quality, impactful work, we are guided by our core values and a culture committed to inclusion, compassion, and humanity. Inspired by our founders and our long history of effective programming, these values reflect both who we are and how we address extreme poverty in the world’s most fragile countries.

We are dedicated to fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported to succeed and contribute to our mission.

The Strategy Advocacy and Learning Department (SAL) supports the whole organisation in developing and setting strategy and supporting implementation of the same, assuring programme impact, supporting advocacy and influencing and facilitating and driving organisational learning. The Technical Assistance (TA) Unit provides direct assistance to Country Programmes and comprises over 30 advisors who support ongoing learning, programme quality and capacity development.

Responsibilities

Role Purpose:

To provide high-quality technical leadership in line with Concern’s Health & Nutrition Strategy 2026–2030, supporting country programmes to strengthen primary health care systems, deliver integrated health and nutrition programming, improve quality of care, and enhance preparedness and response to health and nutrition emergencies. The role acts as a global resource person for multiple country programmes.

Responsibilities:

Delivering the Technical Strategy

• Support delivery of annual workplans aligned with the Health & Nutrition Strategy 2026–2030, including PHC strengthening, quality improvement, behaviour change and gender-transformative approaches, and lead on specific activities/ initiatives as agreed with the Senior Health Adviser.
• Ensure health programming reflects Concern’s organisational priorities for health and nutrition and support teams to identify and resources the technical skills needed to deliver them.

Direct Technical Support to Country Programmes

• Serve as focal point for a portfolio of countries, providing timely and responsive remote and in-country technical support across programme design, implementation and review.
• Support integration of health, nutrition and WASH and promote equitable access, locally led programming and improved quality of PHC services (including SRH), and strengthened CHW/community systems.

Capacity Building & Support

• Lead technical support and capacity building for focal countries and more broadly in agreed technical areas, including coaching, training, and joint supervision on PHC quality improvement, Concern Surge Approach integration and data use.
• Promote locally led approaches and build strong collaboration with MoH and local partners.

Learning, Guidance & Knowledge Management

• Document and share learning across countries, producing guidance, tools and learning products relevant to PHC, integrated health–nutrition and disease surveillance preparedness and response.
• Contribute to evaluations, reviews and meta‑evaluations related to the strategy.
• Support the continuous development of Concern’s work around climate and health linked to wash.

Proposal Development & Technical Review

• Provide technical inputs to health components of proposals, concept notes and donor reports.
• Ensure design and resources reflect strategy priorities and minimum criteria for higher‑risk interventions.
• Contribute to identification of strategic health funding opportunities.

Representation & External Engagement

• Represent Concern in technical working groups, networks and coordination fora relevant to PHC (especially SRH), nutrition integration and emergency preparedness.
• Build strategic relationships with technical agencies, research institutions and donors.

Organisational Responsibilities

• Ensure Concern’s values, safeguarding, accountability, equality and inclusion are embedded in all technical support.
• Support emergency responses as required and contribute to cross‑sectoral analyses and assessments.

Qualifications

Role Holder Requirements:

Essential:

• Undergraduate degree/diploma in nursing, medicine or midwifery or post‑graduate qualification in public health.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in health programming and technical advisory roles in or supporting fragile or conflict‑affected contexts across a range of countries.
• Strong understanding of PHC systems (including SRH), health and nutrition integration, quality improvement and health emergency preparedness.
• Experience in health system strengthening and a good understanding of capacity building approaches
• Training and facilitation skills
• Experience of behaviour change approaches
• Demonstrated ability to influence and support teams remotely and in person, with excellent communication skills.
• Strong analytical and project management skills.
• Commitment to Concern’s values, including safeguarding, equality and accountability.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and writing skills in English.

Desirable:

• Previous experience of supporting country programmes with the management of pharmacy and medical supplies
• French or other language spoken in Concern country programmes.

Competencies:

• Communication and working with others
• Managing Yourself
• Delivering results
• Creativity and innovation

We encourage all eligible candidates, irrespective of gender, ethnicity or origin, disability, political beliefs, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or socio‑economic status to apply to become a part of the organisation. Concern is against all forms of discrimination and unequal power relations and is committed to promoting equality. We will respond to every applicant. Please be aware we may offer positions before the closing date.

If you have any concerns about our recruitment process and need assistance - for example if you have a disability e.g. a hearing impairment - please let us know and we will do our best to respond to your needs.

Skills

Please note that Concern Worldwide does not provide Visa sponsorship.

Due to the urgency of this position, applications will be shortlisted on a regular basis and we may offer posts before the closing date.

If you have any concerns about our recruitment process and need particular assistance - for example if you have a visual impairment or is neurodivergent - please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Concern has an organisationalCode of Conductwith three Associated Policies: TheProgramme Participant Protection Policy, the Child Safeguarding Policy, and the Anti‑Trafficking in Persons Policyaccessible here. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisations, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in their work, in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Consequently, working or volunteering with Concern may be subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.

During this job application, you will provide Concern with yourpersonal data. Concern takes its responsibilities towards this personal data very seriously and is committed to complying with all relevant data protection legislation.