Emergency Response Manager-Health and Nutrition at Save the Children
Job Description
Job Summary
Save the Children is seeking an Emergency Response Manager – Health and Nutrition to lead a multi-country ECHO-funded humanitarian action addressing acute malnutrition and related health crises in Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Madagascar.
The role is responsible for the strategic, operational, and managerial oversight of the regional response, ensuring timely, high-quality, and on-budget delivery across all three countries. This includes overseeing integrated nutrition, primary health care, WASH, protection, cash assistance, and anticipatory action interventions. The Emergency Response Manager will ensure strong coordination among country offices, consortium partners, and key stakeholders including UNICEF, Danish Church Aid, and government authorities.
Under the direct supervision of the DPOPAM and matrix reporting to the PDQ Director, the postholder will manage budgets, lead teams, and drive adaptive decision-making in complex emergency contexts. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role may require working outside the normal role profile and flexible working hours.
Educational Qualifications, Experience, & Skills Required
- Minimum 10 years’ experience managing complex, multi-location humanitarian or nexus programmes, with at least 5 years in senior leadership roles.
- Proven experience managing large-scale nutrition or health responses (CMAM/IMAM/NiE), with protection integration preferred.
- Experience leading multi-country or multi-partner consortia.
- Strong experience with ECHO grants, compliance, and reporting.
- Operational expertise in supply chain management, cash/voucher programming, WASH in health facilities, protection and safeguarding integration, and MEAL systems.
- Experience engaging with government ministries, UN agencies, and clusters.
- Strong budget management skills (budgets over €2M).
- Excellent people management, partner coordination, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Willingness to travel up to 50% across Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Madagascar.
- Master’s degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Humanitarian Assistance, International Development, or related discipline.
Application Procedure
Please submit a CV and cover letter, including details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A full role profile is available at: www.savethechildren.net/careers
Save the Children is committed to child safeguarding. Our selection process includes rigorous background checks to ensure protection from abuse. All employees are expected to uphold our global anti-harassment policy.
