Health and Nutrition Research Technical Director

Health and Nutrition Research Technical Director at World Vision

With 75 years of experience, World Vision focuses on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. Inspired by Christian faith, we support children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places. Join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

As the Health and Nutrition Research Technical Director, you will provide technical leadership and overall direction to develop and manage a prioritized evaluation and research agenda aligned with WVI priorities. Reporting to the Sr. Director, Evidence of Impact, Research, Knowledge Management and Learning, this role collaborates with Support, Regional, and Field Offices to design and implement studies and evaluations. This includes applying appropriate methods, data management practices, and securing required ethics approvals. The Director will also lead equitable partner engagement, coordinate documentation and dissemination of findings, and promote the uptake of evidence for program improvement, advocacy, and resource acquisition, while contributing to cross-sector learning and integration.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Public Health or related research field required; PhD/DrPH preferred.
• Ten years of practical experience conducting health and nutrition program monitoring, evaluation, and/or research in humanitarian and development contexts.
• Demonstrated quantitative and qualitative research skills (including formative research) and experience with data analysis software.
• Experience contributing to publications or technical products; peer-reviewed publishing preferred.
• Experience coordinating small teams, consultants, and/or research workstreams.
• Experience collaborating with external partners (e.g., academic institutions) on research activities.
• Fluent English; Spanish, French and other languages advantageous.
• The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 10% of the time.

World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organization working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people. Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.

Key skills/competency

• Public Health
• Nutrition Research
• Program Evaluation
• Quantitative Research
• Qualitative Research
• Data Analysis
• Evidence Uptake
• Partnership Management
• Humanitarian Contexts
• Knowledge Management