National Consultant on Wasting Management

Global Roles; Manila; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Roles seeks a senior public health specialist to provide national technical support for capacity building, monitoring, QA, and documentation to advance the PIMAM scale-up in the Philippines.

You will lead trainings, data analysis, and policy translation across CNF components, leveraging WHO guidelines and health-system experience in both development and emergency contexts. Fluency in English and Filipino is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s as asset.
• 7+ years in public health or nutrition at national/subnational levels in the Philippines.
• Hands-on experience with PIMAM/CMAM protocols and health-system experience.
• Knowledge of DOH, LGUs, and NNC structures.
• Experience with health facility accreditation or PhilHealth systems is a plus.
• Fluency in English and Filipino.

Responsibilities

• Provide national technical support for capacity building and monitoring of program implementation.
• Support scale-up of PIMAM and OTC packages nationwide.
• Update guidelines for service providers and coordinate TOTs.
• Strengthen PIMAM across development and emergency contexts.
• Translate policy for Simplified Approaches and related pilots.
• Coordinate technical assistance across CNF components to strengthen the wasting ecosystem.

Skills

Child Wasting Programming

PIMAM Protocols

CMAM Protocols

Outpatient Therapeutic Care

Inpatient Therapeutic Care

Philippine Health System

Local Health Systems Devolution

Health Facility Accreditation

PhilHealth Benefit Package

Social Health Insurance Claims

WHO Wasting Guidelines

Simplified Approaches

Family MUAC

CHW-led Models

Nutrition Supply Chain Management

Therapeutic Commodities

Data Analysis

Data Visualization

Health Information Systems

HOMIS

iClinicSys

Training of Trainers Workshops

Service Provider Mentoring

Supportive Supervision

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health / Nutrition / Medicine / Nursing / Health Economics / Health Policy / Social Development

Master’s Degree (asset)

Tools

HOMIS/iClinicSys

Job description

This consultancy provides national technical support to advance the scale-up of the Philippine Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (PIMAM) programme. The role involves capacity building, monitoring program implementation, quality assurance, and documentation to strengthen child wasting management across multiple components of the Child Nutrition Fund programme.

Responsibilities

• Provide national technical support for capacity building, monitoring of program implementation, quality assurance, and documentation to advance PIMAM scale-up
• Support the nationwide scale-up of the PhilHealth SAM Outpatient Therapeutic Care (OTC) package
• Update guidelines and capacities of service providers
• Strengthen PIMAM implementation across development and emergency contexts
• Support closure and policy translation of the Simplified Approaches Operations Research, including Family MUAC and CHW-led treatment pilots
• Coordinate technical assistance to strengthen the wasting ecosystem across all five Child Nutrition Fund components

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Medicine, Nursing, Health Economics, Health Policy, Social Development, or a closely related field (Master or above an asset)
• At least seven (7) years of progressively responsible professional experience with Bachelor’s degree or at least five (5) years with Master’s degree in public health, child nutrition, or health systems strengthening at national and/or subnational levels in the Philippines
• Demonstrated hand-on experience in child wasting programming, specifically PIMAM/CMAM protocols (both Outpatient Therapeutic Care and Inpatient Therapeutic Care)
• Proven experience with the Philippine health system, including local health systems devolution (LGUs), Department of Health (DOH), and National Nutrition Council (NNC)
• Direct experience in health facility accreditation, PhilHealth benefit package rollout, or social health insurance claims systems is a distinct advantage
• In-depth technical knowledge of WHO guidelines on wasting prevention and management and their application in decentralized contexts
• Understanding of Simplified Approaches (e.g., Family MUAC, CHW-led models) and their policy translation pathways
• Knowledge of nutrition supply chain systems and therapeutic commodities (RUTF, F75, F100, ResoMal)
• Strong skills in data analysis, interpretation, and visualization (interactive dashboards, routine health information systems such as HOMIS/iClinicSys)
• Proven capacity in designing and facilitating Training of Trainers (TOT), service provider mentoring, and supportive supervision
• Fluency in English and Filipino (both oral and written) is required
• Prior work experience with UNICEF, WHO, or other UN agencies/international development partners is desirable
• Familiarity with Universal Health Care (UHC) implementation sites and Special Health Fund arrangements is desirable

Skills

• Child Wasting Programming
• PIMAM Protocols
• CMAM Protocols
• Outpatient Therapeutic Care
• Inpatient Therapeutic Care
• Philippine Health System
• Local Health Systems Devolution
• Health Facility Accreditation
• PhilHealth Benefit Package
• Social Health Insurance Claims
• WHO Wasting Guidelines
• Simplified Approaches
• Family MUAC
• CHW-led Models
• Nutrition Supply Chain Management
• Therapeutic Commodities
• Data Analysis
• Data Visualization
• Health Information Systems
• HOMIS
• iClinicSys
• Training of Trainers Workshops
• Service Provider Mentoring
• Supportive Supervision

Languages

English, Filipino